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  Let a Giant Mecha Show You Around

  Bandai Namco is releasing a Gundam themed navigational app for the iPhone. Users can selected Earth Federation or Republic of Zeon interface choices and voice guidance. You or your car is represented by a Mobile Suit or battle suit. The more you use the app, the more Mobile Suits you can acquire. While using the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011
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  The 3DS Now Comes in Red

  If you needed convincing that this Friday is as good as a second launch for the ailing Nintendo 3DS, look no further: alongside a hefty price cut the handheld will also soon be available in a new colour. Well, new for the US. The “Flame Red” 3DS has been available in Japan for a while…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011
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  Check Out the Giant Hole Physics

  Bugs happen. And since games can be patched and fixed, I personally don’t think a few aren’t that big of a deal. They can be, however, very funny. Take this one, which is what is apparently a recently discovered bug in Gran Turismo 5, a not-so-recently released game. The bug was in Super GT: Eifel…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011
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  Oh God…a Shopping Mall Simulator…On the iPhone…

  When I was at university, I was designing a game with a friend. With The Sims making buckets of money and Theme Park being a big inspiration, we set out to make a game based on…running a shopping mall. It didn’t get very far. But that’s OK! We’re both going to be playing it this…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011
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  Fondling Breasts for a Good Cause

  If super group AKB48 are idols you can see live on a daily basis, then Marshmallow 3D are idols you can cop a feel from. Forget 3D boob games on the Nintendo 3DS! Later this month during a 24 hour telethon for an adult TV channel, you, me or anyone else can pay ¥1,000 (US$13)…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 10, 2011
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  The PlayStation Phone Just Got a bit More Useful

  The Xperia Play, Sony Ericsson’s first PlayStation-branded phone, hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. Mostly because, for a PlayStation Phone, there aren’t many PlayStation games on it. That could soon be about to change, though perhaps not in a way that will make Sony very happy. Coder yifanlu is working on reverse-engineering the phone’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011
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  Looks Like the 3DS Is Already $170 at Walmart

  While Nintendo’s 3DS isn’t due for its massive price cut until August 12 (this Friday), it appears one retailer has jumped the gun and is already selling the handheld at the new, greatly reduced price. Walmart outlets in some parts of the US appear to be selling the 3DS for $170 right now, users of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011
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  Don’t Blame Grand Theft Auto for the London Riots

  So, a London cop says something about Grand Theft Auto and suddenly a British newspaper sees fit to blame the series for the riots that have plagued the English city all week long. Idiots. They’re blaming the wrong Rockstar game! If the unnamed London police officer who made the statement, or anyone at the London…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 10, 2011
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  What Are You Reading?

  ‘Sup, Kotaku. You want to talk about things that aren’t necessarily video game related? Cool. Because we have a Themed Tuesday open thread, the kind that’s perfect for off-topic talkin’ noobs. Today, I ask “What are you reading?” I’ll start, revealing that I’m reading Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, a sci-fi novel about a massively…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011
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  PS3 Firmware Update Adds Cool New Features (For Some)

  The newest PS3 firmware update (v3.70) adds auto-syncing trophies and an auto-upload function for online save data… but only for PlayStation Plus subscribers. A PlayStation Store “recommendations” feature, a “TV/Video Services” XMB section and Blu-ray 3D enhancements are for everybody.

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011
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  Angry Birds Go MAD, Crush Alfred E. Neuman

  Some 300 million downloads later, Rovio’s mobile hit Angry Birds has reached a very important milestone. Like recent-ish pop culture sensations Harry Potter, Justin Bieber and Mark Zuckerburg, Angry Birds graces the cover of a new issue of MAD Magazine. In addition to taking a poke at Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and TV show Parks…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011
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  THQ Cuts 200 Jobs, MX vs. ATV Series, de Blob Studio and More

  Saints Row and Red Faction publisher THQ is cutting jobs, studios and games in a major way today, “strategically realigning” hundreds out of work and putting an end to the MX vs. ATV franchise. THQ announced today that the company will increase “emphasis on high potential categories” at its five internal development studios and reduce…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011
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  Commander Shepard has Finally Played a Mass Effect

  Jennifer Hale, celebrated voice actor for the female version of Mass Effect lead Commander Shepard doesn’t play video games. Writer Tom Bissell, who profiled Hale in this week’s New Yorker magazine does and cajoled her to play Mass Effect 2 with him, just for a bit. She decided to play “middle-of-the-road Shepard,” as she defines…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2011
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  Now You Can Trade Team Fortress 2 Hats for Actual Video Games

  Does your Team Fortress 2 backpack runneth over? With the newly launched Steam Trading Beta, you can turn your excess in-game TF2 items into other in-game items or, more importantly, a gifted copy of Left 4 Dead How does it work? Well, first, Steam users must first opt-in to the Steam Trading Beta. Then, should…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011
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  The Stanley Parable Turns Video Game Storytelling On Its Head

  Is it a game? Is it a manifesto? An artsy-fartsy waste of time? A story-within-a-story, an exercise in branching plotlines, meta-humor, and video game commentary? The provocative new Half-Life 2 mod The Stanley Parable is perhaps all of those things. Or maybe none of them. The game and its designer hope only that you’ll draw…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published August 9, 2011
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  Mario & Luigi Totally Killed It At the 2011 National Jitterbug Championships

  In the unlikely scenario that you missed this year’s National Jitterbug Championships, the good people at Camp Hollywood have you covered. Specifically, they have you covered on the Super Mario Bros./ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! showcase that dazzled the jitterbugging crowds during the 2011 showcase. Seen here getting down to chippy Mario tunes are…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011
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  Samus Gets A Deep Brain Kiss for Metroid‘s 25th Anniversary

  Samus gets a loving / mind numbing Metroid kiss in this 25 year anniversary illustration by artist Drew Green. Check out more of his work here on Tumblr Death of the Bounty Hunter by Drew Green (Tumblr) (deviantART) (Twitter) Via: drew-green Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011
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  Kotaku TV

  SPIKE TV – Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley and crew hung out at the offices all day today shooting a future show about Kotaku. Kinda fun. GameFly Sweetens the Pot with PC Game Downloads For nearly a decade GameFly has been the Netflix of video games, delivering console and handheld titles to eager gamers across the…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 9, 2011
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  Battlefield 3 and Theme Park(!) Coming to iOS

  Electronic Arts has two potentially very exciting additions to its iPhone and iPad line-up in the form of DICE’s Battlefield 3 and (perhaps more importantly) Bullfrog’s classic sim Theme Park Pocket Gamer reports that the two iOS games are “likely” to make an appearance at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany next week. Kotaku will be in…

  By Michael McWhertor Published August 9, 2011
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  Tommy’s Looking Mighty Fine in His Prey 2 Jeans

  Dawasi “Tommy” Tawodi might not be repeating his gig as Prey‘s leading man in the upcoming sequel, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be playing a part. even if that part involves doing his best impression of Journey front man Steve Perry. Fresh from the Prey 2 Facebook page, this is the first look we’re…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 9, 2011