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  Preorders Begin for Old School Dungeon Crawler The Legend of Grimrock

  The first-person grid-based PC dungeon crawler rises again on April 11, when indie developer Almost Human releases The Legend of Grimrock on Steam and GOG.com. Act now and it’s far cheaper than it should be. You might recall The Legend of Grimrock from a story I posted about the developers changing the game to accommodate…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 27, 2012
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  In BioShock: Infinite, This Siren Will Raise the Dead

  In the above video, Irrational Games introduces the Siren—a creepy baddie who is able to raise the dead. In the above clip, BioShock: Infinite‘s creators talk about the character and briefly show game footage of her. Blink and you’ll miss it. BioShock: Infinite is slated for release on Oct. 16.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Why It Took Me A Year To Buy a 3DS

  When the 3DS was announced in March 2010, I knew it was only a matter of time before I bought one. It wasn’t the wonder of 3D or even the games Nintendo was sure to release that gave me this moment of clairvoyance. It was the simple fact that eventually, I buy every system. The…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 27, 2012
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  Marvel at China’s Movie Poster Rip-Offs

  If you think Hollywood (or the game industry, for that matter) isn’t creative, check out the folks working China’s dream factory. Many of the posters are straight up copies, while some of them *could* be kwinky-dinks, such as the Hero and the DOA: Dead or Alive posters. One of the most interesting things about Chinese…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Five Songs That Must Be Added to Theatrhythm

  The Final Fantasy series has been renowned for excellent soundtracks since back in the 8-bit era. So it’s really no surprise that Square Enix would release a game like Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy. Despite hitting the streets in Japan back in February, it has only recently been announced for Western release. There are five songs from…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 27, 2012
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  Angry Birds Developer Bought Finnish Studio

  Rovio, the folks behind Angry Birds, bought Futuremark Games Studio for an undisclosed sum. The studio is known for its sci-fi games Unstoppable Gorg and Shattered Horizon. [Reuters]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Namco Bandai Updates Its “X” with “Action Adventure”

  Thrilling! Day two of Namco Bandai’s drip-fed PR continues. In this installment of irritating corporate promotion, Namco Bandai added the words “action adventure” in Japanese, along with three question marks. I don’t know what the game is, but unless it’s something utterly fantastic, I already hate it. New Title [Namco Bandai]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Theatrhythm‘s Three Types of Gameplay in Action

  Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a music game much like Oendan/Elite Beat Agents where you tap the 3DS’ pen on the touch screen in time with the beat. There are three different types of stages (four if you count the unfailable opening and ending bonus songs): 1) Event, where the song path can move anywhere on…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 27, 2012
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  Akira Creator Is Returning with a New Manga

  Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of Akira, is working on a new manga. It’s set in the Meiji Era, it’s a shonen manga, and it’s his first long-form manga since his iconic Akira. [Japanator]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Using Giant Anime Breasts To Promote Cycling

  This promo clip looks like it could be promoting a myriad of things, the least of which is pro cycling. But that’s why the Nagoya Keirin Association had Japanese character designer Ikuo Nakamura and anime studio Madbox whip this up. The result is a jubblie anime lady named Pist-Star. Keirin is track cycling, which originated…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Capcom Is Opening a Store. A Real, Retail Store.

  Earlier this year, Capcom opened an official Capcom bar, where people can get hammered. And this spring, it’s opening an official Capcom shop, where people can buy stuff. Other Japanese game companies have official shops in Japan—Konami, for example, has a Konami store in Roppongi Hills. The Capcom store, which is called Capcom Official Shop…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Lupin Makes Anime Cool and Sexy Again

  For a long, long time, Japanese anime has been moé. The word actually means “budding”, but it’s actually geek slang for cute things that give otaku warm fuzzy feelings. Screw warm fuzzy feelings. I’m sick of them! Aside from the momentarily blips of hope on the anime radar, the moé aesthetic has dominated Japanese TV…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Before There Was The Hunger Games, Japan Had This Brutal, Bloody Opus

  Were you one of the oodles of theatergoers who packed into American cinemas to see The Hunger Games? The movie is raking in the box office cash—and it’s being hailed as a smash hit. But in Japan, people are referring to the flick as something else: “Hollywood’s version of Battle Royale.” Based on a 1999…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Kotaku East Starts Now

  Kotaku East runs from 4am to 8am Eastern. For more info about Kotaku East click here

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2012
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  Nearly-Nude Men are Selling Nintendo 3DS Games

  If our gripping gameplay footage of the title from last year’s Gamescom wasn’t enough, here’s an advertisement for the upcoming Farming Simulator 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS. Not that I looked that closely at the pic, but it does creep me out a little that his red underpants seem to be Photoshopped on. UPDATE –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2012
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  The Saddest, Loneliest Screenshots in the World

  Video games are meant to be fun. Social networks are supposed to bring us together with friends. Sadly, not everything goes according to plan. Screenshots of Despair exists to catalogue the more depressing side of the modern internet: empty friends lists, nobody sharing anything, the fact you have won absolutely nothing Click through for a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2012
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  Batshit Crazy Fake Star Wars Figures are Cooler Than Real Ones

  In the late 1980s, a line of bootleg Star Wars figures was released in Turkey called Uzay. What’s so great about these figures isn’t the fact they’re horrible copies of the originals because, given the time, the toys themselves weren’t that bad. What makes them so great is the packaging. It’s just bananas. The Imperial…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2012
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  This Gears of War Gun is Terrifyingly Real

  Prop-builder and artist Ryan Palser, whose Portal turret wowed the internet last year, returns with a replica Gears of War weapon so real you’d think you could play a minigame just to reload it quicker. It’s a Digger Launcher from the third game in the series, and Palser worked on it alongside his wife Dena.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2012
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  Fallout: New Vegas Isn’t as Dangerous on Paper

  In over fifteen years working as an artist in the video game industry, Joseph Sanabria has been in the employ of companies like Obsidian, THQ and Rockstar. For those developers, he’s produced art for games such as Terminator 3 and, awesomely, the Neverhood series. Most recently, he served as art director for Fallout: New Vegas,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2012
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  Wii U “On Par” With 360, PS3 (So Far) Says Darksiders Developer

  While Nintendo has yet to release the full specs for its upcoming Wii U, you can guess by its launch lineup that its capabilities are probably in line with the Xbox 360 and PS3, something Vigil Games are now backing up. “So far the [Wii U] hardware’s been on par with what we have with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2012