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  The Ladies of Mass Effect Cosplayed Out of This Galaxy

  Photographer Darrell, aka BGZ Studios, has collected some of the best Mass Effect cosplayers around and shot them, with wonderful results. BGZ Studios [Blog, via Rampaged Reality]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2012
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  Live and Breathe Japanese Games? Kotaku Is Now Hiring.

  Occasionally, people ask me, “Brian Ashcraft, is Kotaku ever hiring?” To which I reply, “No, random person, it is not.” But if you were to ask me that same question today, I’d have a very different answer. Kotaku is looking for a few good men/women/whatever in the Tokyo area for increased Japanese gaming coverage. Do…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 10, 2012
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  Runescape is Getting a Facelift. Here’s Some Art.

  Here’s something cool. Runescape, the venerable (and hideous) MMO that’s now over ten years old, is getting a graphical overhaul later this year. Before the new models take their place in the game, though, concept artists had a tricky challenge. How to maintain the identity of such ancient characters but update them for 2012? And…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2012
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  The PS Vita’s Best-Looking Game Gets a New Heroine, Multiple Endings

  Sumioni—a wonderful, upcoming PS Vita game—is getting a new female character, a princess named Mitsuhime. You must rescue her! According to Famitsu, the game will also feature multiple endings—three to be exact. During last year’s Tokyo Game Show, I got hands on with Sumioni. It was the best title I played at the show, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 10, 2012
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  What’s Worse? Shopping at GameStop or Getting Kicked in the Junk?

  This ad for an online games retailer (yes, a competitor) examines. With little people. And lots of kicks to the dick. Not as bad as Gamestop [Super Punch]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2012
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  An Aliens Colonial Marines Collectors Edition? Bay 12, Please.

  The Frenchmen at Gamekyo have posted images of what looks like a very big, very fancy collectors edition for Aliens Colonial Marines The news isn’t that it’s getting one, because every game gets one these days. The news is that this one comes with a big resin statue of a Marine strapped into a Cargo…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2012
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  Check Out Square Enix’s Brand New Headquarters

  This Summer Square Enix, the home of everything from Final Fantasy to (these days) Deus Ex, will be moving house, shifting its headquarters to a brand new building located in Shinjuku’s East Side Square. It looks like a hospital. From the future. [via Gamasutra]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012
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  Kinect Coming to Windows on February 1 (and Costs $250??) [Update]

  Microsoft has announced that Kinect is coming to Windows on February 1. While you’ll of course be playing games on it, as has been explained when the crossover was first revealed, there’s more to it than just waving your arms to play Microsoft Flight. There are a number of office and communications uses for it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012
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  Xbox 360 Getting Fox News, Wall Street Journal

  Hope you Xbox 360 owners in the US like your News Corp and Fox, because later this year there’ll be a range of apps bringing Murdoch-owned content like Fox News, IGN, The Wall Street Journal, Family Guy, House and The Simpsons to the console, all available on demand.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012
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  The Legend of the Legend of Zelda Board Games

  In 1988, Milton Bradley released a Legend of Zelda board game. Awesomely, it wasn’t a lazy conversion of an existing game like we see now, with Nintendo Monopoly or Metal Gear Risk. It was a game specifically tailored for Zelda And take a look at that box art! Amazing stuff. The game was based on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012
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  PlayStation Vita Breaks Half a Million

  Sony announced earlier today that the PlayStation Vita has sold over 500,000 units since its launch in Japan and Asia last month.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012
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  There are now 66 Million Xbox 360 Consoles In the Wild

  Microsoft announced just ahead of its CES keynote that the Xbox 360 has sold 66 million units worldwide. Kinect has sold 18 million. And there are just under 40 million Xbox Live users. That’s…a lot of people not connected to Xbox Live!

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012
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  The Saga of Ken Levine and the E3 Ice Cream

  Our friends over at Unwinnable have posted the unforgettable story of “The Rapture of Ken Levine.” What does the Bioshock creator enjoy even more than talking about his latest game? Delicious frozen yogurt, as it turns out. They’ve got the pics to prove it.

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2012
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  OnLive to Stream Full PC Capability to Your iPad

  The company OnLive has revealed a new iPad app that allows iPad owners to stream a full Windows 7 PC straight onto their tablet. Using similar technology that allowed them to make the iPad gaming app that allowed gamers to play full AAA console games on their iPads, Onlive has now given tablet owners access…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2012
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  PlayStation Vita Getting Netflix

  During its CES address, Sony has announced that the PlayStation Vita will be capable of streaming Netflix’s movie service. It’ll be available in the US at launch.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012
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  Say Hi To the Next PlayStation Certified Phone

  At CES today, Sony unveiled the latest of its mobile devices to carry PlayStation Certification: the Xperia S. With the company’s Ericsson partnership lying in the dust, this one’s branded with only the Sony logo, and carries a 4.3 inch, 720p screen. It’s powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and has a 12 megapixel camera.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2012
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  That’s a Big Touch-Screen You Got There

  Minority Report slowly comes into focus… | Attendees at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas go hands-on with a prototype 3M 46-inch touch-screen. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Kotaku‘s Guide to Gaming in the Year 2012 Another year, another twelve months filled with new game releases, extravagant gaming events, and big hardware releases. How…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2012
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  Rockstar Studies the Cops ‘n Robbers of São Paulo for Max Payne 3

  Rockstar Games has posted the first in a series of posts about the creation of their upcoming action game Max Payne 3. In this one, they talk about visiting the city of São Paulo, Brazil, the setting for the game. Both Max Payne and Max Payne 2 had been set in New York. It’s a…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2012
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  Battlefield Play 4 Free Angers Its Paying Customers

  Last month, EA’s “EAsy” division, which runs the free-to-play Battlefield Play 4 Free, elected to lower the damage of paid-for in-game weapon add-ons in the interest of balancing the game. Users were justifiably angry that the in-game items they had bought had been taken away, particularly as they were offered no refund. EAsy explained their…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2012
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  The Great Fallout Legal Battle Ends Without a Fallout MMO

  As reported last week, the legal battle between Bethesda and Interplay over the final fate of a massively multiplayer online Fallout game has ended in a settlement, one that leaves full control of Fallout intellectual properties in the hands of Bethesda. For those of you just joining the ongoing legal battle, when The Elder Scrolls…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2012