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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Wednesday’s commonly known as Hump Day but around these parts we call it the Dawn of the Foreboding Dread. But fear not! You’ve arrived at Kotaku‘s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to…

  By Evan Narcisse Published March 14, 2012
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  How Wasteland 2 Went From Hopeless to Half a Million in 24 Hours

  Brian Fargo had given up. He’d spent the better part of the past decade pitching a game idea to publishers, only to be met by indifference and rejection. While he pitched and tried to sell his game, business executives would stare at their phones, texting. Barely paying attention. It was infuriating. The idea was for…

  By Jason Schreier Published March 14, 2012
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  Did You Know Kid Icarus: Uprising is Part Collectible Card Game?

  With “hundreds” of augmented reality (AR) cards being distributed across via special events, magazines, retailers and Club Nintendo, Kid Icarus: Uprising for the 3DS is more than just a third-person shooter; it’s also a collectible card game. Can you collect the whole set? The initial set of AR cards that came packaged with the Nintendo…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 14, 2012
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  This 3DS Game Didn’t Scare Me Much, But It Did Make Me Want to Puke

  Maybe a brightly lit conference show floor was not the place to be playing a game meant to scare the pants off of me, because all I felt while playing Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir was dizziness. Spinning off of the Fatal Frame series—generally acknowledged to be some of the scariest games ever—Spirit Camera has…

  By Evan Narcisse Published March 14, 2012
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  BioShock Infinite‘s Handyman is the Saddest Tosser of Them All

  In the first “Heavy Hitters” video for BioShock Infinite we met evil robot George Washington. In this second video Ken Levine and crew introduce us to the Handyman, one of the first villains we saw in the game’s trailers, and possibly the last one we’ll see in game. Capitalizing on the inherent creepiness of “realistic”…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 14, 2012
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  What a Korean Pop Song Can Teach Us About Video Game Sequels

  I’m going to ask you to think about K-pop Girls’ Generation (SNSD)’s song “Gee”. You know, “Gee, gee, gee, gee, baby, baby, baby…” Now that you have that song stuck in your head again, check out the English remix by an American pop-rock band called Nylon Pink in the above video. For research purposes, I’ve…

  By Chi Lee Published March 14, 2012
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  This Cosplayer Is Hungry Like a Wolf

  This is South Korean cosplayer Hyun-Ah Cho. That’s not her cosplayer name. Oh, no. Her cosplayer name is “Wolf”. The Seoul resident tackles a wide variety of games and anime with her cosplay. Though, she sure seems to like fighting game Guilty Gear. There’s a lot of Guilty Gear! When not cosplaying Wolf says her…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012
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  Why The Hell Am I Not Playing this Korean Girl Group Game?

  In Asia, Girls Generation is huge. And in their native South Korea, the girl group has shilled DSi units for Nintendo. Yet, the group does not have its own game. But if it did, would it look like this? This is a fan creation. It’s totally made-up and headed to stores sometime between never and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012
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  Press This Arcade Button. A Real Person Will Appear.

  One of the best things about Japan is the service. The service is generally great. One of the things that makes it so great? Call buttons. Instead of sitting in a restaurant waiting around for a waiter or waitress to make his or her way towards your table, you can press the call button, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012
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  This Xbox 360 Game Demo Is Ten Hours Long. Wait, What?

  This spring, Japanese adventure game Root Double: Before Crime*After Days is coming to the Xbox 360. The game’s limited edition bundle costs ¥9,240 (US$112), while the regular edition is ¥7,140 ($87). That’s a lot of money. How can you be sure it’s worth it? Well, you could play the game’s demo. Make that, the game’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012
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  League of Legends is the New StarCraft in Korea [CORRECTED]

  I guess Koreans are finally starting to get sick of StarCraft II and Fifa Online 2, because League of Legends (LoL) has made its way to the top spot in e-sports tournaments, replacing StarCraft II. Professional broadcasters as well as sponsors are now supporting LoL, which may be an effort to improve stagnating expansion of…

  By Chi Lee Published March 14, 2012
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  Cleaning Your Girly Skinsuit Is a Pain in the Ass

  Kigurumi, those folks who dress head-to-toe as characters, know. Keeping one’s skinsuit clean and in good shape is no easy task. Just watch this instructional video and be freaked out learn for yourself. Kigurumi Skinsuit (Zentai) Care [YouTube via Chris Person]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012
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  How Do You Lure Kids to a Power Rangers Beta Test? Pizza.

  A Power Rangers Online exists in Korea, which is about to enter its second closed beta testing phase from March 29 to April 4. Somebody thought it would be brilliant to lure students to test their game with the promise of pizza; the top ten school classes with the most applications for the beta test…

  By Chi Lee Published March 14, 2012
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  Another Peek at What Metal Gear‘s Creator Is Working On

  Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid, is not only working on a new game, he’s also working on a new game engine. Oh, and he’s also hiring up for the “next” Metal Gear. Busy guy! But Kojima’s also been nice enough to provide a peek into what’s going on at his studio, Kojima Productions.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012
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  New Final Fantasy Versus XIII Info? Hrm…

  Square Enix has been making Final Fantasy Versus XIII for a long, long time. Gamers aren’t playing the game yet; rather, they’re playing the waiting for it game. The Versus designer, Tetsuya Nomura said the latest info about the title is ready to roll, but… But…. “We’re almost done with preparing the latest info for…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012
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  Why this Ridiculous Zombie Game Rings True

  Yakuza: Dead Souls is goofy. It’s silly. It’s a parody. The game looks like it has borrowed pages from both the Left4Dead and Resident Evil handbooks. Yet wrapped inside that hammy exterior is something surprising: reality. When the game was originally about to be released, the Tohoku Earthquake hit. Yakuza: Dead Souls, with its images…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012
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  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 14, 2012
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  Oh God, a Kanye West Video Game

  Kanye Zone may look, play and sound like a cheap flash HTML5 game, and…well, it is. That doesn’t stop it being a perversely addictive thing. I don’t even like the guy’s music, but then, maybe that’s the genius behind it. The aim of the game is to stop Kanye getting into his zone. Keep him…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2012
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  This Weekend, Play Star Wars: The Old Republic For Free

  BioWare’s galactic MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic normally costs money to play, but not this weekend. And by “weekend” I actually mean Thursday through Monday, because as EA rightly assumes, if you can’t afford a subscription, you might not be doing much on Friday anyways. Beginning Thursday, March 15 at 12:01AM CT and running…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2012
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  Mass Effect 3’s Director Didn’t Want you to Forget the Game’s Ending

  Casey Hudson, the Director and Executive Producer of Mass Effect 3, has spoken with Digital Trends about the game’s controversial ending sequences, and how it was BioWare’s intent all along to “polarise reaction”. “I didn’t want the game to be forgettable, and even right down to the sort of polarizing reaction that the ends have…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2012