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  When Mega Man Overcharges, Reality Pays the Price

  Mega Man’s Mega Buster arm cannon will never break the shell of those little hard hat critters, but charge it long enough and it just might rip a gaping hole in the fabric of reality. I remember as a kid holding down to charge button far longer than I ever needed to, just in case…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 12, 2011
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  What the New Counter-Strike Is and Isn’t, According to Valve

  The next Counter-Strike, the one coming out early next year called Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, won’t be called Counter-Strike 2, because that game would be “something different”, two of Valve’s top people on the new game recently told Kotaku “A lot of Counter-Strike: GO is taking Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike 1.6 and melding it into a…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 12, 2011
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  GameStop Launching its Own Android Gaming Tablet

  Still not convinced that mobile and tablet games are real video games? Gamestop doesn’t agree. The largest retailer of video games in the world today said that they are prepping to launch their own brand of Android gaming tablet next year, something they are calling a “GameStop certified gaming platform.” What’s that mean. We’re not…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 12, 2011
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  ‘Blizzard Music’ is Your Nostalgia Time-Waster of the Day

  Do you love Blizzard games? Any of them? The new Blizzard Music site, launched today, lets you listen to snippets of every song on the official soundtracks for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, StarCraft II, Diablo II and so much more. And then, after listening to the clips, you can click through and buy them on…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 12, 2011
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  Tokyo Game Show Soldiers On Despite A Looming Identity Crisis

  Japan may not be the birthplace of video games, but it is the heart of video game culture. Later this week, gamers from around the world will make their annual pilgrimage to the Tokyo Game Show to take in not just the news and games, but also the culture that surrounds gaming. This year, though,…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 12, 2011
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  If You Have No Willing Friends, This is How the New Ratchet & Clank Will Play

  Ideally, you’ll play next month’s PlayStation 3 exclusive Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One with three other people, online or offline. That’s what it was made for. But in case you can’t—in case you refuse—you can solo it. This new trailer shows what that looks like. As you play solo, controlling Ratchet, Clank, Dr. Nefarious…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 12, 2011
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  Tell Us About the Official Wireless PlayStation 3 Headset, PoweredByHentai

  Warning: Today’s Speak Up on Kotaku might send you to your local video game retailer with $100 in hand, as commenter PoweredByHentai goes hands-on with Sony’s recently-released wireless PlayStation 3 headset. So my Sony wireless headset for the PS3 arrived at my house this morning. It has a built-in rechargeable battery that is charged up…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 12, 2011
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  Did Angry Birds Help Tackle Political Corruption in India?

  India’s decision to take tough steps against political dishonesty may have had a little help from a flying, angry bird. Angry Anna, a political riff on popular game Angry Birds, helped to spread the word about Indian activist Anna Hazare’s campaign to rid the country’s government of graft, CNN reports. In free-to-play Angry Anna, players…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 12, 2011
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  Flying, Invisibility Removed from Red Dead Redemption

  Cowboys won’t be able to turn invisible, fly or otherwise emulate the Fantastic Four, thanks to a new automatic patch just released for Rockstar’s hit Western Red Dead Redemption. Details on the anti-cheating changes and bug fixes at Rockstar’s site

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 12, 2011
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  Spend the Witching Hour With Gears of War 3

  There will be more than 20,000 midnight launches next week to kick off the release of Xbox 360’s Gears of War 3. Among the events is a Times Square party at the Best Buy Theater in New York featuring Big Sean. Launching Sept. 20 worldwide, Microsoft says the game is the fastest pre-selling Xbox exclusive…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 12, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Well that’s one way to get Valve to count to three. Why not follow Chell, Gordon, and Heavy’s example and talk amongst yourselves? Thanks to Snake56 for this tri-valve TAYpic! Want to have your TAYpic featured here? If you think you’ve got what it takes, or even if you don’t, here’s what to do: submit…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 12, 2011
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  A Sticky Sweet Taste of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Multiplayer

  If you give me the option to make a pink and yellow Space Marine, I’m going to make a pink and yellow Space Marine. The Pink Lemonade Brigade is born of the highly flexible customization tools found in the online multiplayer portion of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. You can assign two different colors to each…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 12, 2011
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  Call Food Chain the Poor Man’s Tetris Attack

  iPhone and iPad owners will never want for colorful “match three” puzzle games. Nor will they be starved of clones (read: blatant rip-offs) of console and Flash games for their mobile devices. So why recommend Food Chain? It’s free. It’s a simple puzzle game with a well-explored mechanic. But most importantly, it is a faithful…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 12, 2011
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  The Kacho Isn’t Sleeping. He’s Sideways.

  Kacho! | LOS ANGELES – Fans met Arino in LA. Mike’s picture ended up sideways in our mailbox. (Photo: Mike Eisenberg) Monster Hunter, These Aren’t the Droids You’re Looking For We’re in the eye of the storm as far as cosplay goes for 2011. We’ve just come off a hectic past few weeks with Gamescom…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2011
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  Meeting The Kacho

  Last Friday, comedian Shinya Arino of Retro Game Master fame met fans in Los Angeles. Some of those fans contacted Kotaku, retelling their experiences meeting the man behind the powder green worksuit. A sizable crowd turned out to meet him, with some estimates putting it around 200 people total over the course of the evening.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2011
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  So That Final Fantasy Music Game Sure Looks Bad

  Final Fantasy Versus XIII looks great. Heck, PSP title Final Fantasy Type-0 looks great, too. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, that Final Fantasy music game, doesn’t. Stuff like this might fly on the iPhone, but this is actually a 3DS title—meaning, it will cost more than US$0.99 to play this. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2011
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  Monster Hunter, These Aren’t the Droids You’re Looking For

  We’re in the eye of the storm as far as cosplay goes for 2011. We’ve just come off a hectic past few weeks with Gamescom and PAX, and this coming weekend will see the Tokyo Game Show’s annual delight of people dressed up as other people who don’t really exist. But for now? We’re going…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  Three Videos Worth of Battlefield 3 Footage On the Xbox 360

  Some media of Battlefield 3 on the Xbox 360 has turned up over the weekend. It’s of limited use for graphics aficionados, as the capture is sub-par, but in terms of checking out gameplay it’s just fine All three videos are worth watching, as they show stuff not seen before, but the singleplayer jet combat…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  There are now Girls In This Man’s Game

  North Tonawanda schoolgirl Lexi Peters is 14 years old, and is a big hockey fan. So much so that she plays the sport. She also plays the popular NHL video games all the time, but was sick of her and her friends having to play as men. So she sent developers EA Sports a letter.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  Here It Is, the Steam Punk Fight Stick

  Sam Kurd from B15SDM Designs didn’t add a little steam punk to his custom fight stick, he added a lot Everything is crafted just for this custom piece, save for the Seimitsu buttons. Seimitsu is a famed Japanese arcade button maker. There’s also a blue-green LED light at the bottom of the fight stick, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2011