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  Over Thirteen Minutes of Gameplay Footage from the PS3’s Best-Looking Game

  Level-5’s Ni No Kuni was easily my “game of the show” for 2011’s Tokyo Game Show. It’s the first game I ran to on opening day, and it’s the only game I went and played twice If my impressions and some off-screen footage weren’t enough to convey how good this game looks, here’s 13 minutes…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  Dark Souls Made Even Harder by Online Freezing

  Dark Souls, the spiritual successor to bastard hard Demon’s Souls, was released today in Japan. There are reports of it selling out at select shops. There are also reports of game-killing bugs. For some gamer, during online play the game either won’t progress from the main screen or freezes up. From Software, the game’s developer,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011
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  2012 Tokyo Game Show Dated

  Next year, the Tokyo Game Show will be held slightly later than this year’s. The 2012 Tokyo Game Show will run from Sept. 20 to Sept. 23, with the first two days being business days. The last two are public.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011
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  Diablo III On a Control Pad Sounds Great

  Given the nature of the game, and the financial realities of 21st-century game development, you should all be expecting Diablo III to appear on a console at some stage. So try not to let the following statement from Blizzard’s Jay Wilson freak you out too much. Because it’s for the best! “One of the reasons…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  This Persona Fighting Game Trailer Is Giving Me a Headache

  Not because it looks bad. It looks great! But all that flashing, and bright lights, and flashing. Argh! I sadly didn’t get a chance to play Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena at last week’s Tokyo Game Show, when it was playable, but the guys from Kotaku Japan did and said it was surprisingly…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  Using the Nintendo DS to Paint Very Pretty Pictures

  Budding game artist Ed Chee (Monkey Island 2 Special Edition) will be displaying some of his works in an exhibition to be held in Toronto early next month. What makes this cool is that all the paintings were done not in paint, but on a Nintendo DS. Using the DS’ Colors! program, Chee has drawn…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  New Counter-Strike Incorporates Old Mod

  Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is Valve’s retooling of the classic team-based first-person shooter Counter-Strike. Today, Valve revealed that the game will include “Arsenal Mode”, which is based on the popular Counter-Strike: Source mod “Gun Game”. Valve is working with the Gun Game creators to create Arsenal Mode. “We are excited that Valve reached out and is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011
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  An Absolutely Fabulous 3DS Game Trailer

  Fab Style isn’t just a fashion game. It’s a management sim. There’s pink. And hearts. The game’s even got Prince Charming. Players try to make the numero uno fashion boutique. Attending fashion school sharpens players’ fashion savvy as well as their manners. Don’t know how to hold a wine glass correctly? Play this game! It…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011
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  Sword & Sworcery Going for a Song

  Don’t have Sword & Sworcery yet? What the hell’s wrong with you? Actually, put that question on the backburner. For now, just get the game. It’s only $0.99. For today. Because it’s Autumn Solstice. You’ll understand once you get it.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  How Did Sony Get Away With Its New Terms of Service?

  Sony’s new PS3 terms of service are designed to stop the company being hit with class-action suits, and having to front juries, which care about little things like the right of the consumer over the operations of multi-billion dollar corporations. So how did the company get away with legally including a “don’t sue us” clause?…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  For a Game With Big Boobs, You Need a Girl with…

  Nintendo 3DS game Senran Kagura unabashedly features boobs. Which is exactly why the game’s advertising campaign also features, you guessed it, boobs Ample pin-ups like baby-faced Chiaki Kyan are playing through the game in promotional clips. Kyan is part of the busty idol troupe created for the game. Kyan is famous for her love of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011
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  This Vita Game Is Metal Up Your Ass

  I’m not normally a man to carry around regret, but last week, I didn’t get a chance to play this game. The lines, as we’ve told you, were too damn long. But if ever Square Enix were going to make a game that spoke directly to my heart, it would be this. Army Corps of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  To Catch a Game Thief

  Late this spring in Kyoto, an 8-year-old kid left his gaming pouch in the restroom at his local supermarket. The pouch contained a portable game machine and some games. When he and his parents went looking for the pouch, it was already gone. You’ve heard this story a million times. Someone leaves something behind, some…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011
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  Gabe Newell Knows When the Next Half-Life is Coming. He Just Can’t say it via Haiku.

  Valve boss Gabe Newell has a history of replying directly to emails from the public, so there’s a good chance this exchange with an impatient Half-Life fan is for real. Either way, there’s a definite chance that it’s great. If anyone else wants to give it a show, maybe try a sonnet. Or an epic…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  There’s an Uncharted 3 PS3 Bundle, With not a Hideous Controller In Sight

  Sony will be releasing an Uncharted 3 hardware bundle in the US that includes the system and a game. Mercifully, Japan’s hideous Uncharted 3 controller is nowhere to be seen. It’s just a straight-up black console (320GB) with a straight-up, single black DualShock 3. Alongside that and the game the bundle will also include a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  Let Us Look At Japan’s Very Strange 1987 Star Wars Video Game

  Darth Vader turns into a shark, if you were wondering how strange

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011
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  Gotham City Impostors Carries a ‘Sensual’ Voice Option

  Gotham City Impostors, the unusual first-person shooter that’s not about Batman, earned a T rating from the ESRB, which itself isn’t surprising. But the certificate included this weird tidbit: The game includes a “sensual” voice option. Along with cleavy outfits and underthings for the female characters, “a “sensual” voice option is also available in the…

  By Owen Good Published September 21, 2011
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  Watch Resident Evil 4 HD Vs. Resident Evil 4 for Gamecube

  The high-definition remake of Gamecube horror classic Resident Evil 4 has finally been released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, via the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace. We opted for the Xbox 360 version, a hefty 3.59 GB download. To highlight the changes that were made in Resident Evil 4‘s HD upgrades, we captured…

  By Chris Carolan Published September 21, 2011
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  Endless, Nameless

  Greetings, Kotaku readers. Can we interest you in some music-themed conversation tonight? May we ask… what are you listening to these days? Even if it’s video game soundtracks, this open thread full of off topic conversation is where it’s at. I’m in need of some fresh music suggestions, since all I’ve been listening to for…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 21, 2011
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  Facebook Game Studio Formed by EA Sports Defectors Readies First Release

  Rowshambow, the studio formed by the former studio general manager over EA Sports’ Madden and Tiger Woods franchises, is nearing its first release, less than six months after it opened. Woodland Heroes, built by a team with at least a dozen alumni of EA’s Tiburon studio, will soon launch on Facebook. Philip Holt, Rowshambow’s president…

  By Owen Good Published September 21, 2011