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  I Don’t Remember Skyrim Being This Sexy

  Cold, yes. Leafy, yes. But even the most daring female companion in the game had the sense to wear more armour than this. Then again, this being the harmless cosplay of Jessica Nigri (shot by 12 North’s Larry Stone), all is well. It’s not like a troll is going to come bursting out of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2012
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  Local GameStop Says It’ll Show a PS Vita to Anyone, Pre-Order or Not

  Yesterday, Kotaku published a story in which it was suggested, after to speaking to a local store here, that some GameStop stores would only be showcasing a demonstration model of the PlayStation Vita for those who had preordered the device. I’ve since been contacted by store representatives saying that’s not the case. The GameStop in…

  By Owen Good Published February 6, 2012
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  Work It Out, Fat Dog!

  Hello Kotaku friends, and welcome to a new week. Did you have a good Super Bowl Sunday? I did. I thought that the game was pretty good if you were a fan of either of the teams (I wasn’t), and the ads were pretty much totally sub-par. Other than the one above. Welcome to the…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 6, 2012
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  The Video Game Humans of the Future Should Look This Awesome

  A new console generation is almost upon us, not to mention a new era in PC gaming fidelity. We know better graphics are coming, but just what do those better graphics actually look like? They’ll probably look a lot like this. This technology is called Separable Subsurface Scattering. It’s the product of “hours and hours…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2012
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  Journey is Finished, Hopefully Out Soon

  PS3 exclusive Journey, from Jenova Chen’s Thatgamecompany, is now done, with Sony “working on” a release date. Can’t. Wait. [Kotaku AU]

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2012
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  Yup, Looks Like There’s Another Medal of Honor Coming

  Not that anyone who finished the first game (or bought Battlefield 3, or is just paying attention) will be surprised by this, but an invite for a press event just turned up in our inbox looking like this. Meaning we’re 99% sure to be getting a first look at a new Medal of Honor game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2012
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  Float Like a Fireball, Sting Like a Dragon Punch

  Take a look at this awesome graffiti found in the streets of Paris. A down and out Ryu from Street Fighter is added to that empowering image of Muhammad Ali’s quickly-won 1965 heavyweight championship rematch against Sonny Liston, which these days you may see more often on the walls of college students than of boxing…

  By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 6, 2012
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  Strike Down Star Wars: Battlefront III and it Becomes More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine

  How many times have we been excited then let down by rumours and cancellations of a third game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series? Let’s see. First we hear it was in development at Free Radical. Then it was shipped off to Rebellion. Then it was handed over to Slant Six Games. Then we heard…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2012
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  Police Academy Star Beeps and Boops His Way Through Video Game Sound-Effects History

  Join Michael Winslow—the noise-making star from Police Academy—on a cursory run through The History of Videogame SFX. Indeed the video is far from exhaustive, going from the blips of Pong (1972) to those of Portal (2007) without much in between: just a few other arcade legends and shooters. All sounds like a bunch of noise…

  By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 6, 2012
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  A Resplendently Dorky Hip-Hop Tribute to Mass Effect

  However you define “Nerdcore,” I’d say that once a guy is dropping rhymes about the ins and outs of Mass Effect, he probably qualifies. But let’s not get caught up in labels—these tracks, which premiered over at Destructoid, are a goofy good time. They feature Memphis hip-hopper Adam WarRock sampling everything from Jay-Z to Guns…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 6, 2012
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  Enclosure: Infinite Hues is a Delightful Puzzle for Your Browser

  Enclosure: Infinite Hues instills peace. If petting a cat is enough to lower one’s blood pressure (which it is), then surely this browser-based game can do the same. You are tasked with converging streams of color to one point, manipulating their flow through a 5 by 7 grid. Hold a tile down and it will…

  By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 6, 2012
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  A Very Skyrim Super Bowl

  A Draugr Awakens | Surely we weren’t the only ones to notice a resemblance between Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime getup and the armor worn by Skyrim‘s undead Nords. (Image via Reddit) Putting the Razer Blade Through Its Gaming Paces Razer’s sleek and stylish Blade gaming laptop is slowly making its way into the hands of…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 6, 2012
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  Did Three Japanese Guys in Afro Wigs Just Accidentally Cover the Super Mario Land Theme?

  Game music can show up in the most random places. Rarely, however, does it involve rock bands in bad wigs. Japanese rock trio Tsuru recently donned afros and composed the theme to the upcoming live-action adaptation of the the manga Afro Tanaka, a bizarre romantic comedy about a 24 year old dropout sporting an intense…

  By Chris Person Published February 6, 2012
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  Live From New York, It’s Bastion‘s Ending Theme

  If you missed the New York Video Game Critics Circle Awards, here’s your chance to see a whole bunch of videos from last Thursday’s event, including a live rendition of Bastion‘s “Setting Sail, Coming Home” performed by songwriter Darren Korb and singer Ashley Barrett. Bastion, an indie action-RPG released last summer for Xbox 360 and…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 6, 2012
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  Sadly, Portal-Themed Combustible Lemon Does Not Actually Combust

  Portal 2‘s Cave Johnson rants about citrus fruit in this trailer for an “Electronic Combustible Lemon,” which, when ignited, plays an ominous ticking countdown followed by what I presume is the sound of lemons exploding. Sadly, the lemon itself does not explode. The lemon’s case plays the Aperture Science founder’s infamous rant from Portal 2,…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 6, 2012
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  Sony’s Kevin Butler Makes Brief Cameo in Super Bowl Commercial

  Here’s last night’s split-second appearance by Jerry Lambert, the actor best known for playing mascot Kevin Butler. “Giddy-up now, Deion,” Lambert says to legendary NFL cornerback Deion Sanders. Presumably later he tried to sell him a PS3. [Thanks, Rob!]

  By Jason Schreier Published February 6, 2012
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  Take a Gander at the Sand, Suffering and the Destroyed Luxury of Spec Ops: The Line

  Might we be seeing soldiers cry—or, at least get very pensive—in Spec Ops: The Line? Maybe. It may be set in the architectural wonderland of Dubai but bad shit’s going to down in 2K Games’ upcoming military shooter. These screens and concept art shots show the shattered steel and glass of Dubai festooned with bodies…

  By Evan Narcisse Published February 6, 2012
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  On Anti-Socially Loving Social Games

  I think I am a social game developer’s worst nightmare. It’s not that I don’t enjoy social platform games — rather, I do. I enjoy the hell out of them. Barely a day goes by without me playing a round or ten of Bejeweled Blitz, and a quick afternoon level in Bubble Island gives me…

  By Kate Cox Published February 6, 2012
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  You May Punch Heavily-Armed Buddhas and Giant Elephants in Asura’s Wrath, And You Might Like It

  How appropriate that a game as bonkers as Asura’s Wrath was mailed to me on a disc that only contained some chapters from its middle. Who cares how this game begins? It’s not like it would suddenly make complete sense. Having only played the game’s middle, I know little about who Asura is. He is…

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 6, 2012
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  How to Gut People: A Hands-on Preview of Ninja Gaiden 3

  I sat down with my katana and PS3 controller recently to play Ninja Gaiden 3. In addition to pausing the game every so often to act out my favorite moves, I put together this video showcasing what Ninja Gaiden 3 has to offer. You’ll see blood being flung off of a sword, an unsettling cutscene,…

  By Elyas Gorogo-Baker Published February 6, 2012