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  Has Call of Duty Driven Hundreds of Teens into Military Service?

  In today’s installment of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Tony Danza suggests the Call of Duty series from Activision is responsible for countless teenagers deciding to join the military and be all that they could be in the games. If there’s one thing Call of Duty has done right, it’s trick hundreds of teenagers into…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 7, 2011
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  Minecraft’s Notch Hires a Private Jet, May or May Not Be Feeling So Fly Like a G6

  While we have no confirmation on just how fly Minecraft creator Notch feels after renting a private jet to fly to a indie game summit, I’d expect he’s approaching the G6 territory Dutch game mag Control posted the pic of a smiling Markus “Notch” Persson sitting in one of the jet’s seats with his laptop…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 7, 2011
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  Watch Someone Dive From a Jet And Climb Into a Midair Helicopter In Battlefield 3

  Can you shoot someone in the head with a tank? Is it possible to jump from a jet and wrestle your way into a flying helicopter? Can a jeep safely drive over your prone form? DefendtheHouse tested out a bunch of Battlefield 3 myths in game in this video. It’s a neat bunch of clips…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 7, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Do a barrel roll and then talk about video games. Do it all right here in the comments section of Kotaku‘s one and only open forum about video games, Talk Amongst Yourselves. Thanks to pan1da7 all-star for today’s image. Take a crack at being featured atop TAY some time this month simply by making a…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 7, 2011
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  Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception: The Kotaku Review

  Telling a story is as much about what isn’t included as it is about what is included. It’s easy to overwhelm with too much: Too much story, too many people, too much detail. Artful brevity, careful selection is key to how a story is told and perceived. As much as novels, movies, television struggle with…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 7, 2011
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  Hardest Game Ever Has a Lofty Title. It Features Short Games

  For a good chunk of the last decade, it seemed like I played an absurd amount of mini-games. There were mini-games on gaming handhelds and home consoles. Mini-games, mini-games, mini-games. You’d think I would have had my fill. Thing is, I haven’t. Hardest Game Ever – 0.2s is a collection of, wait for it, mini-games.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011
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  Minecraft Moves Past 4 Million Sold

  Whether you love it or hate it, Minecraft‘s one of those games that caused a seismic shift in the culture of video games. It lets people create in a massive scale and, as a result, can reveal more about the subconscious of its users than other massively connected online games. As it turns out, it’s…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 7, 2011
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  Are Battlefield 3’s Servers Down Or Is It Just You?

  The official Battlefield 3 servers has their own webpage now, letting gamers know the current status of the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 servers: Up or Down. It also tells you the current status of the Battlelog website. You can check it here. It updates every 60 seconds.

  By Brian Crecente Published November 7, 2011
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  So, The Power Rangers Have an Online Game…

  Mighty | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: The Power Rangers get an online game in Korea. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) How to Get Crazy Battlefield 3 Points (Shit’s Broke?) Hey EA, you might want to patch Battlefield 3, because there’s apparently a game-breaking exploit. According to YouTube user DarkSydeGeoff, this is it. More » Take a Look at…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011
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  Watch This Lady Transform Final Fantasy VIII‘s Rinoa Before Your Eyes

  Internet person Michelle Phan is a make-up wizard—a magician! In this video, she shows the power of make-up as she gives a walkthrough on how to transform yourself into FFVIII‘s Riona Heartilly Besides make-up, Phan completes the look with contacts and a Riona costume, proving that there’s more to cosplay than costumes. If you are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011
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  Steam Forums Apparently Hacked

  Last night, the forums for Valve’s Steam service were apparently hacked. Redirects for a hacking website, Fkn0wned.com, appeared on the Steam Users’ Forums, offering “hacking tutorials and tools, porn, free giveaways and much more.” It’s not clear who hacked the forums, but Fkn0wned.com is denying responsibility, writing this on its own site: “Fkn0wned Forum is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011
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  Deus Ex’s Adam Jensen Faces the Toughest Choice of All

  Anyone who has played Deus Ex: Human Revolution and looked in the kitchen of star Adam Jensen would know that the man has a…taste for breakfast cereal. So it stands to reason that, with the events of the game all neatly tied up – a game built on making the tough call – Jensen’s toughest…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011
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  The Best Gundam Models in Japan. Made by Fans

  The world cup of Gundam plastic model making has been streamrolling Japan, impressing all “Gunpla”, or “Gundam model”, fans with impressive diorama and stand-alones. Because, really, who doesn’t love models of giant mechs? There are two divisions: One for over fifteen years-old, and the other for under-fourteen. The final round with the best of each…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011
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  It’s Ladies Night Here on Kotaku’s Cosplay Roundup

  Every week, I try to feature as many male video game cosplayers in this roundup as I can. It’s good to balance things out! But this week, there’s an imbalance in the force. Well, a greater one than normal, given the fact top-shelf cosplay (at least when it comes to video games) is usually dominated…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011
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  There’s Nothing Like a PSP Game to Help Get Over a Brain Tumor

  Chris Sands “starred” in a 2010 BBC documentary called The Man Who Can’t Stop Hiccupping. Turns out there was a reason Sands couldn’t stop hiccupping: he had a rare brain tumour. Although complex brain surgery helped set Sands on the road to recovery, it also had some nasty side-effects, like leaving large swathes of his…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011
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  Gears of War 2 Ripped-Off, Crying Marcus Fenix and All

  YouTube’s Ashens takes a delightful look at a Marcus Fenix “Bionicle of War 2” figure for ages 3 and up! The packaging features official art, a tweaked Gears logo, and a list of the other collectible figures that include “Damon Baird”, “C Santiago”, “Boomer”, and “Locust Drone”. The totally unofficial figures are made by Telitoy,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011
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  Over 13 Minutes of Mass Effect 3 Gameplay Footage

  Someone was bright enough over the weekend to not only download the accidentally-leaked Mass Effect 3 beta, but film themselves playing it. What we’ve got here, then, is over 13 minutes of gameplay footage from the singleplayer portion of the game. The first half deals with the Reaper invasion of Earth, the second a mission…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011
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  How to Get Crazy Battlefield 3 Points (Shit’s Broke?)

  Hey EA, you might want to patch Battlefield 3, because there’s apparently a game-breaking exploit. According to YouTube user DarkSydeGeoff, this is it. Using the exploit, detailed in the above video, players can get over 100,000 XP per game. Here’s how the exploit works: Join a “Hardcore” game with a buddy on the same squad.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011
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  Take a Look at Some of the Coolest Toys On Earth

  There are plenty of great toy companies in the world. Kotobukiya, Kaiyodo, Hot Toys. But for my money, none are a shade on Ashley Wood and Kim Fung Wong’s threeA Combining original figures with toys based on properties like Woods’ World War Robot book/comic line, threeA’s work is as slick and stylish as you’ll find…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011
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  The Secret World of Japanese Character Costumes

  They pop up seemingly everywhere in Japan. They’re called “yuru kyara” in Japanese and refer to the local mascots dreamt up to promote cities, towns, and rural villages across the country. Inside those mascots, there are people. And more and more, they’re women. Japanese morning show Toku Dane! took a look at the world of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011