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  Watch This Guy Utterly Destroy an Arcade Basketball Machine

  This dude takes arcade basketball to the next level. He went through the effort of hijacking all of the extra basketballs in the arcade, and then proceeds to hurl rocks like a champion. Also, what’s the deal with the lady who just walks by without taking a second look? This is the stuff legends are…

  By Chris Carolan Published December 16, 2011
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  I’m an Actor. I’m a Gamer. But I’m No Street Fighter

  I recently was given a part in The Game Station’s 6-episode miniseries called “The Street Fighter,” and I didn’t even have to blackmail anyone for a role this time! Small victories. The series revolves around a dad who loses his job and as a result, decides to become a professional Street Fighter IV player in…

  Lisa Foiles Published December 16, 2011
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  Activision Stretches Another Franchise Even More with Skylanders Universe

  Activision notched an unexpected hit this year when they mashed up collectible toys and video games to create Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. The idea of static toys that you could bring to life inside of a playable world appealed to kids and adults alike, including Kotakuites Brian Crecente, his son Tristan and Mike Fahey. Sales for…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 16, 2011
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  Person Buys New Final Fantasy. Won’t Leave Home for a Week.

  Final Fantasy XIII-2 is on sale in Japan. On the Japanese internet, one commenter posted the above photo, noting that he (or she) stocked up on enough food to last a week in order to avoid leaving the house. Nothing says prepared like a half-eaten strawberry cake. Or healthy, for that matter. 1週間引きこもって「FF13-2」を遊ぶために買い込んだ食料がカオスｗｗｗｗ [はちま機構]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2011
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  This Guy Unboxes his PS Vita, Plays It, Seems Happy

  The PlayStation Vita is on the verge of release in Japan, and this guy has one. What’s it like to get your own Vita and start playing games on it? Watch this video, and pretend you’re this guy. He spends 9 cheerful minutes with the machine. The Vita will be officially released in Japan on…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 16, 2011
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  Let’s Look at New Zone of the Enders Figures!

  A new Revoltech figure of Z.O.E. character Anubis went on sale in Japan. Website Moeyo got up and close with the figure, manhandling the box and taking some snaps of the figure. Zone of the Enders is a mecha game from Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima. A sequel is long overdue and not coming…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Oh man, wouldn’t life be so much better if we could live like characters in action movies? We could all be jumping onto trucks, punching bad guys, and getting the girls. Unfortunately in reality I think that would just lead to me getting horribly injured. While I go search out some bad dudes to punch,…

  By Chris Carolan Published December 16, 2011
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  Nerds and Male Privilege

  I want to tell you a story. A few years ago, I was dating a girl who was decidedly not nerd curious. She tolerated my geeky interests with a certain bemused air but definitely didn’t participate in ‘em… not even setting foot inside a comic store on new comic day. She’d wait outside until I…

  Harris O'Malley Published December 16, 2011
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  A Physics Puzzle to Stretch Your Mind—and Your Patience

  Stretched is a physics puzzle for the iOS that explores slingshot physics in ways we’ve seen before, and a few ways we haven’t yet. Packing 80 levels for a buck, Stretched will definitely stretch your dollar, but it may also stretch your patience. Happily, there’s a “skip level” feature to get you past some of…

  By Owen Good Published December 16, 2011
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  Farmville’s Ringing NASDAQ’s Opening Bell in Billion-Dollar IPO

  The company most responsible for making Facebook a gaming destination will start to have their stock traded on Wall Street today, with shares going for $10 each. The initial public offering will likely make Zynga the second most valuable video game company after Activision but ahead of Electronic Arts. Company CEO Mark Pincus and other…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 16, 2011
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  There’s a Man in that Bag

  Comedy | TOKYO, JAPAN: Comedian Esper Ito arrives in a bag at a recent game event. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Skyrim Now Has Multiplayer (Sort Of) While modders have been working tirelessly since Skyrim’s release to improve things like the game’s graphics and inventory, one mod has set its sights a little higher: More » Kicking…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2011
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  How Badass Is This Life-Sized Anime Motorcycle? Totally Badass.

  Japanese figure maker Good Smile doesn’t only make figures. It’s also sponsoring race cars—and showcasing this. This is a life-sized version of Motored Cuirassier, the motorcycle Fate/stay character Saber rides in the new anime Fate/Zero Fate/stay night was originally a 2004 PC visual novel. It has since spun off anime, manga, and other video games,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2011
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  Nope, the Vita Only Supports One Account at a Time

  Confusing! First the PlayStation only supports one PlayStation Network account per handheld, then it doesn’t. Now, it does again. What? Sony told Wired that, contrary to reports that were contrary to reports, the PlayStation Vita will indeed only permit one PlayStation Network account per unit. If you want to change accounts you’ll have to reset…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2011
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  From Concept Costume to Cosplay

  Idol Yuko Oshima didn’t only work as the “official” Final Fantasy XIII-2 tester, she also designed outfits for the game. Above, you can see her original concept art and how Square Enix cleaned it up. Oshima, a member of the popular group ABK48, wore the outfit to the game’s promotional launch event at the Bic…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2011
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  Report: The PS Vita Is Killing Off the Instruction Booklet

  In years past, gamers poured over instructional manuals. The booklets gave a story synopsis, tips, and a rundown on how to play the game. Recently, the manuals have gotten skimpier and skimpier. For PS Vita, the manual vanished. Poof! Japanese website IT Media got its hands on PS Vita packaging a day before the new…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2011
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  Modern Warfare 3 Getting New Modes, Tweaks

  In response to player behaviour, and also a desire to just add new stuff, Infinity Ward and co. will later today be adding a new game mode (Drop Zone) to Modern Warfare 3, among other things. [Call of Duty]

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2011
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  There Will be Official LEGO Lord of the Rings

  LEGO and Warner Bros. have just announced that the Danish toy company has picked up the rights to produce playsets based on both Peter Jackson’s original Lord of the Rings film trilogy and the pair of new Hobbit movies. For people who like hobbits and toys, this is good news. For people who like LEGO…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2011
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  Testing Video Game Graphics with Women’s Underwear

  Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear, is working on a new game engine called the Fox Engine. Today, he’s been posting test images showing off what it can do. One of those things is see woman’s bras through their shirts. “One of the Fox Engine’s sales points?” Kojima tweeted. “Seeing bras through clothes tech.” Some…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2011
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  The Incredible Video Game Art of Marek Okon

  The Last of Us. Crysis 2. Star Wars: Old Republic. Uncharted 3. Some of the biggest games of the year, and beyond, and this man has done amazing art for the lot of them. Marek Okon is a Polish artist who primarily paints. The work you’ll know him for is of an incredibly polished state,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2011
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  Those Awful “No Sue” Clauses, In Plain English, So You Can Understand Them

  The gist of many big company’s new “No Sue” clauses are that you can’t sue them, but beyond that, aarrggghh, there’s so much legal wish-wash it makes your head spin. So thank you, website EULAgony, for translating them into something we can understand. The site, whose name is a play on the term EULA (End…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2011