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  Nintendo’s Creepy 3DS Fatal Frame Spin-Off Gets an Equally Creepy April Release Date

  If you thought the Fatal Frame series was terrifying, wait until you hold it in the palm of your hand. You’ll get your chance on April 13, when Nintendo releases the augmented reality-powered Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir for the Nintendo 3DS. Spirit Camera takes all the creepiness of Tecmo Koei’s terrifying horror series and…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2012
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  When the PSP Was a Fashion Statement

  Portable | LOS ANGELES: A “Pret a PSP” fashion show marked the console’s 2005 launch. (Photo: Chris Pizzello | AP) More Triangles in Games! Love-Triangles, That Is I was disappointed with Uncharted 3 for a number of reasons. Certainly one of those reasons was that the game had bizarre difficulty spikes and could be kind…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Japan’s Ten Biggest Games of 2011 Were…

  2011 is over. So let’s look back at last year and suss out what the ten biggest games in Japan were. Japanese sales tracker Media Create tracked the sales for the period between Jan. 3, 2011 and Jan. 1, 2012. Here goes: 10. Wii Sports Resort Wii: 579,220 9. Dragon Quest Mosnters: Joker 2 Professional…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Max Payne 3 Delayed Until May

  Originally planned for a March 2012, Rockstar Games revealed this morning that the game will get a new launch window. In Max Payne 3, players go to São Paulo, Brazil, where the game is set Remedy Entertainment, creators of the original Max Payne, recently said what Rockstar Games has done with Max Payne 3 is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Dine on These Resident Evil Cosplay Photos.

  Cosplay superstar Omi Gibson once again amazes the internet with her ability to bring game characters to life. Here, she’s Jill Valentine from Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse There’s smoking, a gun, and Omi as well as some fine photography from Omi cohort Taka. The end result is better than a Jill sandwich! BIOHAZARD２ Apocalypse [Omi…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Goodbye Hudson. It’s Been Fun.

  On Mar. 1, Konami’s takeover of Hudson will go into effect. The merger will mean that Hudson ceases to exist and is dissolved into Konami. Best known for Bomberman, Hudson became a fully-owned Konami subsidiary in last year. [Infoseek]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Dress Up Your Bikini-Wearing Cowgirl Killer!

  Onechanbara, that bikini cowgirl game that’s spawned several low-budget flicks, is getting a new installment, Onechanbara Z: Kagura And that latest Onechanbara installment is getting downloadable content. There are several packs, such as a Soul Afro one for 240 Microsoft Points, a Sailor Uniform set for 320 Microsoft, and a Demon Decoration set for 240…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  This Creepy Chinese Gundam Copy Will Blow Your Mind [Update]

  　Holy crap! China reworked Gundam Seed, and a bunch of other things, into this mind melting cartoon extravaganza. This brings back memories of the Chinese Gundam! Dubbed Xu You Ji, it is populated with creepy Uncanny Valley children in Evangelion style plugsuits and creatures from Monsters vs. Aliens. The cartoon even has music from anime…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Man Gets in Kid’s Face over the PlayStation Portable. Police Alerted.

  On Jan. 12 in Osaka, a grade schooler and a friend were playing video games outside. It was 5:30 and getting dark when a middle-aged male approached. Man, he seemed pissed. “Why you own a PSP?” he said to the grade schooler, grabbing the child by both shoulders. The man, dressed in a navy boy…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Indian Brides Are Angry about Illegal Marriage Dowries

  While the notion that Indian brides are so cheesed off about dowries that there’s a Angry Birds sounding clone Angry Brides might sound humorous, the backstory is anything but. Five decades ago, marriage dowries—giving money or jewels—were outlawed in India. The custom still exists, and, according to Reuters is still so widespread that many grooms…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Real BloodRayne Arm Blades. Real Awesome User Comments.

  Believe it or not, you can actually buy this terrifying “replica” of the arm blade from BloodRayne. I say “replica” because it doesn’t look much like the one from the series, not because it doesn’t look like it could cut my face off. We’re not here for the blade itself, though. Sorry, fans of vampires…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012
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  Thank this Japanese Porn Star for Edgy Cosplay

  The lines between Japanese cosplay and adult videos are becoming increasingly blurred. Porno actresses are doing cosplay. Cosplayers are doing blue movies. Japanese adult video studios churn out cosplay themed flicks. Everybody’s dressing up and taking off their clothes! But the lines weren’t always blurred. Ask Ran Asakawa. This article contains some NSFW imagery. Now…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  It’s Like Skyrim‘s Guardian Stones for Real

  In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Guardian Stones give players special abilities. One stone can be activated at a time, and if you’ve played the game, you will be familiar with them. These powers these stone offer exist only in Skyrim. The stones themselves seem to have a real-life counterpart. Kotaku reader Brian, spotted this…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  This Zelda NES Mod Is Magical

  Platinumfungi grew up playing The Legend of Zelda and decided the best way to say thanks was with a NES case mod and this lovely video. Platinumfungi did the casemod, custom NES guy Jayrod2 did the paint job, Will Chiles did the music, and Avid Productions 479 did the video. And I did this post.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Goatsnake: El Coyote

  Ah, Goatsnake. Formed in 1996 and for all intents done for today, this is El Coyote, taken from the band’s 2000 album, Flower of Disease. Goatsnake were one of several amazing bands on the sadly now-defunct Man’s Ruin label, which was owned by artist Frank Kozik and which at some time or another boasted the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012
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  These Video Game Companies Hunt Pirates For Cash

  You know how Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt were using German courts to go after alleged pirates of the game? And how they gave up when everyone told them how shitty the practice they were using was? Turns out CD Projekt are just the tip of the iceberg. An investigation from file-sharing specialists TorrentFreak has…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012
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  How to Make Your Skyrim Map Better: BLOOD

  Fake blood, that is. Skyrim player and prop maker Shannon Clawson decided to modify the map bundled with The Elder Scrolls V. Out came the sandpaper, fake blood, and fire. Add an old frame and bam you’re done! “Project time was less than an hour,” Shannon wrote. “Well worth the effort.” And yes, Shannon is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2012
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  Game Art From Star Wars, Command & Conquer, Call of Duty & More

  Thomas A. Szakolczay is a video game concept artist. With twelve years experience across some of the biggest franchises in the business, if you can’t tell me you’ve played a game he’s worked on, you’re probably lying. He’s been employed by the likes of Activision, Capcom, Epic, EA, Infinity Ward, Treyarch, Warner Bros., Lucasarts and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012
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  Fake Guns Make for Great Battlefield 3 Movies

  This isn’t, despite all appearances to the contrary, a fan film based on EA’s Battlefield 3. It’s a commercial based on EA’s Battlefield 3, one for a store that sells replica guns But that’s OK. The advertising is kept to a bare minimum, the majority of the clip devoted to grown men running around with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012
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  Play Mario as Samus, Simon Belmont and Mega Man. Again!

  In 2010, a fan-made game called Super Mario Bros. Crossover was released, which let players tackle the Nintendo classic using not just the standard plumber, but a cast of characters from other 8-bit games as well. It now has a sequel which is kicking things up a notch, taking the 8-bit visuals from the first…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2012