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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
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  Wear These New Meat Bun Shirts. Wear Them With Pride.

  Purveyors of fine video game t-shirts, Meat Bun Heavy Industries, are back with an all-new line of clothing. And by clothing, I mean fine video game t-shirts. The new range includes shirts paying homage to stuff like Mortal Kombat (via Calvin and Hobbes), Pin*Bot, Metroid and Street Fighter (via the Chinese Communist Party). Look close…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  Super Monkey Ball Rolling onto the PS Vita?

  Apparently, if Sega of America’s Flickr page is to be believed. And it should be. Website Destructoid has spotted a handful of screens for a PS Vita Super Monkey Ball title—Super Monkey Ball hasn’t officially been announced for the PS Vita. The images, which were found on Sega’s Flickr page, have since been scrubbed from…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2011
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  Fighting Games Look Easier When They’re Nothing but Buttons

  The kids at Hit Box got in touch over the weekend to show us this video of their custom fight stick in action. And as someone who sucks at fighting games, I am interested. The hit box replaces the traditional layout of stick on the left, buttons on the right with an all-button configuration. How…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  The Original PlayStation Controllers Looked Stupid (Thank God for Evolution!)

  There’s a reason why the world has the PlayStation 1 controller it does. The reason is that the other PS1 controller prototypes were dumb-looking. Previously, Kotaku‘s Total Recall featured the PlayStation 1 controller you never got to use Before Sony settled on the new iconic PlayStation controller, it tried and tried again to create something…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2011
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  First Screenshots, Official Info From the New Syndicate

  So, there’s a new Syndicate game. Still not quite sure what to think about that. Anyway, here are the first official screenshots from the title. EA just sent through a press release confirming the game’s existence, as well as all the information contained in the leaked info we posted over the weekend Tiny versions of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  Link, Samus and Mario are Model Nintendo Characters

  Artist Ty Lettau combines two (well, four) of my favourite things in these pieces: classic Nintendo characters and plastic model kits. They’re pretty unique as far as the crowded “pixellated tribute art” dealio goes, but damned if they don’t now make me actually want some kind of “create-a-Nintendo-game” kit from Revell to show up. soundofdesign’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  For This Idol, Life Sounds More Like Rhythm Hell

  Famous since the age of twelve, sugary sweet idol Ai Kago grew up in the limelight. By the time she turned 18, that light had dimmed. During the past few weeks, Kago’s been on television, first for Yakuza connections. The second reason is far more tragic: Ai Kago tried to kill herself. During the early…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2011
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  Winning Isn’t Everything. Blowing Our Minds Is.

  Sega arcades are populated with UFO Catchers, claw redemption games that allow punters their chance to win a prize. Prizes can vary from figures to even snacks. The fellow filming this clip didn’t snag the intended prize, he did something else entirely. Just watch. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2011
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  OK, So This Neon Genesis Game Doesn’t Look That Stupid After All

  There’s a new Neon Genesis Evangelion game coming out soon on the PSP. It’s a music game. Which at the time of its announcement both sounded and looked, well, a little stupid Now that this clip shows off a ton of Rebuild of Evangelion: Sound Impact’s gameplay footage, though, maybe that was a little harsh.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  There Will be at Least Six Blizzard Releases In the Next Three Years

  Up on stage at the Citi 2011 Technology Conference last week, Activision Blizzard COO Thomas Tippl told attendees that over the next three years there should be six “proven property” releases from Blizzard. That doesn’t mean six games. It just means six releases, as five of them are going to be expansions: two more add-ons…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  Giant Plastic Alien Heads, Badass Fantasy Art & Video Games

  Fans of classic rock and fantasy art will no doubt be familiar with the name Roger Dean. The British artist is as synonymous with 1970’s prog rock (especially the band Yes) as epic guitar tracks, and his bold, unique art style means you’ve probably seen and remembered his work, even if you’ve never remembered his…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2011
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  Ninja Academy

  But Is It Accredited? | A new school opened this week in Jonesville, N.C. Its faculty is a little young. If you have to ask where the entrance is you probably won’t pass the admissions exam. (Photo: Katie Tysinger, used with permission) The Syndicate Reboot Is Real, First Details & Screens Leak Out of EA…

  By Owen Good Published September 11, 2011