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  Nintendo DS: Over 150 Million Sold

  Today, Nintendo revealed that as of Dec. 31, 2011, the Kyoto-based game maker shipped over 150 million Nintendo DS (and DS spin-off) units. That’s a lot!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2012
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  Do Apple, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo Really Care? Do We?

  For Westerners, the conditions are shocking. Workers slave away for hours on end, pulling overtime, until their legs swell or they suffer from crippling disabilities. Our iPhones and game electronics are made by hand, probably because it’s cheaper to pay a worker in China to fit, solder, and polish products than it would be to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2012
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  The Wii U Will be Out by Christmas in the US, Europe, Japan & Australia

  While there’s still scope for slight delays, Nintendo has tonight eased fears of a drastically staggered release of the Wii U by confirming the new console will be out in all four major territories by Christmas. Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has told Reuters that the Wii U would be out in the US, Europe, Japan…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2012
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  Someone Turned TV’s The Office Into a Counter-Strike Map

  YouTube user Blitzkrieg1981 has, after spending around 55 hours pausing and examining episodes of the hit TV show The Office, gone and replicated the entire thing as a map in first-person shooter Counter-Strike Fans of the original British series, sorry. This is the American version. Counterstrike Source The Office (TV) map [YouTube, via Reddit]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2012
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  One Does Not Simply Design Badass Lord of the Rings Characters

  Well, actually, one does if one is Wes Burt, concept artist at Massive Black, whose recent work for Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online is well worth sharing. We’ve featured Wes’ work before here on Fine Art. If you haven’t seen it, you really should Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2012
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  Adolf Hitler Cuddling Dinosaurs? These Posters are Amazing.

  Dino D-Day, a multiplayer first-person shooter released on PC last year, never really caught on as a game. Its premise, though – that the forces of the Second World War were able to harness the power of dinosaurs – was great. Something plainly obvious in these incredible promotional/propaganda posters. They don’t need to make sense.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2012
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  Crazy Man Plays Street Fighter Against Himself

  Watch, as Street Fighter player Desk grabs two arcade sticks, sits down and proceeds to kick his own ass at Street Fighter III: Third Strike Desk plays SF3 Third Strike against himself [Eventhubs]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2012
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  What Does Your Favourite Game Say About You? As a Person?

  Sadly, it seems I missed Slacktory’s excellent “What Your Favorite Video Game (Series) Says About You” feature from a few weeks back. Sure, not every one of them is entirely accurate – or even remotely accurate – but the ones it gets right, it gets right. And even the ones it gets wrong can be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2012
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  Anti-Cheat Crusaders Blame Each Other for Battlefield 3 Hacks

  Over the past week, a ton of innocent Battlefield 3 gamers have been wrongly banned from the game, the result of a hack movement protesting the use of (ahem) anti-cheat software. Of interest in the wake of the bans is who, or what, is to blame for the security lapse which allowed them to take…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012
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  Deus Ex’s Sexy Pin-Up Photo Shoot (What?)

  Deus Ex: Human Revolution not sexy enough for you? It was for me, (I’ve always asked for cereal boxes and cigarette smoke, Adam) but not cosplay photographer chrisfkn, apparently. WARNING: This post may be considered NSFW. I know, that sounds weird, but if you’re at home, you’ll see what I mean. He snapped this photo…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012
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  Skyrim’s Quest Markers Can Now Lead You Around the Real World

  Oh God. As if my Obsessive compulsive problems with Skyrim weren’t bad enough, there’s now the distinct possibility that the game’s quest markers could start turning up on the door to my garage and crapper. Etsy seller hollygreengeekcraft has turned the game’s quest icons into pixellated, real-world items, ready to be hung or slung from…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012
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  Hey, Lucas, Hands Off the Goddam Merchandise

  Hello team Kotaku, and welcome to your mid-week open thread! The open thread was telling me that it missed you the last couple nights, and that it’s so glad to be back with you. It’s been a cool week so far, both in San Francisco and at Kotaku. It rained some, which was desperately needed,…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 25, 2012
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  Why an Xbox With Anti-Used Game Tech Makes Perfect Sense

  So, we’ve heard from a source that the next Xbox may feature some kind of anti-used games technology. When you first read that, your first instinct was probably to think it’s either bullshit or the worst idea a video game company has ever had. It is, I believe, neither. In fact, if it ends up…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012
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  Tiny Tower Rips Off a Flash Game—and SimTower

  Earlier today, the makers of mobile gaming blockbuster Tiny Tower published the kind of open letter loved by video gaming’s instantly and constantly angry fuck-the-man constituency, not least because it can be disseminated by imgur. It alleged that Zynga, the popularly despised maker of Facebook McGames, stole Tiny Tower‘s idea and was reaping a dishonest…

  By Owen Good Published January 25, 2012
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  Check Out This Battlefield Case Mod. It Has a Freakin’ Chain Gun.

  Earlier this year, Raptr ran a competition where famed case modder Brian Carter would produce a custom PC based on either Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3. He eventually went with the latter. And it’s awesome The case features an airbrushed Battlefield image on one side, a massive crosshair intake fan, a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012
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  Oh, Netflix Won’t be Renting Games After All

  Netflix once had plans to rent video games. Those plans are now dead in the water. Move along, move along. [The Verge]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 25, 2012
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  Don’t Blame uDraw, Blame Yourselves, Rankled Staff Tells THQ Executives

  Though THQ recently beat back rumors it was readying itself for sale, all is not happy within its house. Earlier today the company restated that it’s done with the kidstuff, blaming the commercial failure of its uDraw tablet, among other things, for its poor performance of late. The company’s stock closed at 70 cents today.…

  By Owen Good Published January 25, 2012
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  Midweek Moneysaver: Kingdoms Come

  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 • Feb. 7 release Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (360, PS3, PC) is $44.99, free shipping from ToysRus. Next best is $57. [Dealzon] • Feb. 28…

  dealzon Published January 25, 2012
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  What ‘Calibur’ Is Your Soul?

  A Stick and Six Buttons | One of the big honkin’ custom controllers at last night’s Soulcalibur V launch party in San Francisco. Sources: The Next Xbox Will Play Blu-Ray, May Not Play Used Games (And Will Introduce Kinect 2) Microsoft will upgrade its disc technology for its next Xbox from DVDs to Blu-Ray discs,…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 25, 2012
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  You Can Take This Wheel for More than One 3DS Game

  We’re a little late reviewing Hori’s official Mario Kart 7 Wheel peripheral, but I’m somewhat glad we are, thanks to some of the non-racing games I played with it on a whim. If this was just a piece of plastic meant for one game, the wheel is a $13 novelty at best, a luxury at…

  By Owen Good Published January 25, 2012