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  “Beer Soaked” Homeless Guy Crashes Suda Interview, Lasts Ten Minutes

  According to a report on CVG, a Game Developers Conference session with No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda (pictured) got a little strange yesterday when a homeless man (not pictured) joined Edge for an interview. “There were plenty of drinks flowing at the event so nobody took much notice that this second ‘journalist’ was heavily…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012
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  The Tiniest Little PlayStation You Ever Did See

  Sebastián Vargas has a fetish for tiny things. Tiny PlayStations, tiny Game Boys,you name it, if it’s a tiny video game console, he’s got it. These are Japanese gashapon pieces, all of them for old consoles and handhelds, all photographed wonderfully by Vargas. If you like tiny things as much as he does, check out…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2012
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  The Winners of the 2012 Game Developers Choice Awards

  Here are the winners of the 2012 Game Developers Choice Awards, announced tonight at GDC 2012: Best Game Design: Portal 2 (Valve) Innovation: Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik) Best Technology: Battlefield 3 (DICE) Best Handheld/Mobile Game: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers) Best Audio: Portal 2 (Valve) Best Downloadable Game: Bastion (Supergiant Games)…

  By Owen Good Published March 7, 2012
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  An Inspiring, Sad Interview With the Father of Video Games

  If you care about the history of video games, at all, and would like to hear from one of the founding fathers of the medium (who is, remember, a total badass), then please, watch this video interview with Ralph Baer. At times it’s fascinating. Inspiring, even. There’s one point, though, where I actually teared up.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012
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  Why Peter Molyneux Leaving Microsoft is a Very Good Thing

  So, after a decade working almost exclusively with Microsoft for Xbox consoles (and occasionally the PC as well), Lionhead founder Peter Molyneux has called it quits, and will soon be joining British start-up 22 Cans (or Twenty Toucans, if you prefer). It’s a sad day for Microsoft, who bought Lionhead in 2006, but as we’re…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012
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  Total Recall Starts Now!

  Kotaku’s daily look back at the history of video games starts right now.

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012
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  I Had to See This, and Now You Do Too

  And then Luke got eaten by spiders. That’s the town of Wagga Wagga, where recent floods have made millions of arachnids that would otherwise remain safely hidden underneath your bed or in your shoes take to the skies in a majestic display of oh god, I am going to throw up in fear. Luke is…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 7, 2012
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  The PlayStation Vita Somehow Makes Augmented Reality Look Amazing

  This is augmented reality, but not as you know it. Usually, AR in video games is a tedious gimmick, reliant on either incredibly simple, overlaid images or specially-made cards being placed in specially-designated positions. But Sony’s PlayStation Vita can now do proper, three-dimensional AR all on its own. No tricks, no cards. All it needs…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012
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  After Five Crummy Games, Marvel Wants No More of Sega

  “No current plans” is politespeak for “this ballgame is over.” And that was the reply given by Marvel’s senior executive responsible for video games production, when asked what the future holds for the publishing label and Sega. “There are no current plans for additional Marvel games to be published by Sega,” T.Q. Jefferson told The…

  By Owen Good Published March 7, 2012
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  Fez Creator Says Comics and Games Can Expand Your Brains

  “Hi, I’m Phil Fish and I’m here to talk about Japanese games.” Referencing the controversy over his recent remarks, the Fez designer’s opening line during the Indie Soapbox got big laughs. But, his remarks at the GDC 2012 session actually dealt with comic books, a medium that originated in America, and the conceptual connection between…

  By Evan Narcisse Published March 7, 2012
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  Nearly 6 Million Years of World of Warcraft Healthy for Players’ Brains

  A number of recent research studies conducted on games and gamers have found a generally positive trend in the effect that gaming has on players’ brains, the Wall Street Journal reports. Not only is World of Warcraft good for senior citizens brain function, it’s good for a lot of other groups as well. Some of…

  By Kate Cox Published March 7, 2012
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  How Do You Make a Super Mario Game At a Time of National Tragedy?

  Most of Koichi Hayashida’s talk at the Game Developers Conference today about making the most recent Super Mario game for Nintendo was silly. Some of it was even a joke. Until he got to the earthquake. March 11, 2011. Japan’s worst natural disaster in ages. He was in the fifth floor of a building in…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 7, 2012
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  You Lived to See the Day When the Cubs Finally Win the World Series

  I was on a six-hour flight back from Washington last week and struck up a conversation with my seatmate, a woman who was, literally, a brain surgeon from Arizona. She asked what I do, and I told her, and she asked me what value sports video games provide that playing an actual sport does not.…

  By Owen Good Published March 7, 2012
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  Who’ll Win the First Round of Madden‘s Cover Contest (I Think)

  EA Sports yesterday completed its announcement of the field of 64 candidates for the cover of Madden NFL 13, and opened voting today in its joint promotion with ESPN. Having tried to predict the entire field before it was announced (I went 38 for 62), I’m now going pick who wins the play-in round. How…

  By Owen Good Published March 7, 2012
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  Midweek Moneysaver: Hell, Yes They’re Already Taking Preorders for Assassin’s Creed III

  This Wednesday edition of Kotaku’s The Moneysaver catches all the offers, promotions and bargains that can’t wait until the weekend. The Midweek Moneysaver is brought to you by Dealzon. Software • Oct. 30 release Assassin’s Creed 3 (PC download) is $44.99 from Amazon, $5 off list price. Also available for pre-order, 360 and PS3 for…

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  This is Why Everybody and Their Brother Uses Unreal Engine 3

  Epic rolled out the latest Unreal Engine 3 features reel at the Game Developers Conference today, reminding us once more why it’s so damn popular with game makers.

  By Mike Fahey Published March 7, 2012
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  We’ve Played Mario Tennis 3DS… Poorly

  Here’s a hands-on look at Mario Tennis Open, a goofy upcoming sports game that will be out this May for Nintendo 3DS. And by “hands-on look,” I mean Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo demonstrating a serious lack of ability to play video games. As you can see, Mario destroyed him. Totilo wants me to note that…

  By Jason Schreier Published March 7, 2012
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  The New Face of Browser-Based Gaming, Courtesy of Unreal Engine 3

  Epic Games likes to show off at the Game Developers Conference. They just did. They wanted to show how their Unreal Engine running in Flash. In a web browser. So they showed us Epic Citadel the tech demo used to show off Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 on the iPhone and iPad. It looked great. And…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 7, 2012
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  Heavy Rain Maker Shows off Incredible Demo of Kara

  Developer David Cage, of Quantic Dream, has just unveiled a demo of their new motion capture tech at this year’s Game Developer Conference, called “Kara.” “Kara” is not a new game, but is more akin to The Casting video that Quantic Dream released several years ago, prior to Heavy Rain. The demo features a scanned…

  By Kate Cox Published March 7, 2012
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  Sportaku Will Run at 8pm (EST) Today

  Owen Good hasn’t gone anywhere! We’re pushing Sportaku to 8pm Eastern today to make room for a few Game Developers Conference announcements. Sit tight for sports content coming your way.

  By Tina Amini Published March 7, 2012