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  When Does a Game Console Go Retro?

  Commenter GiantBoyDetective wonders when video games and their consoles make the transition from recent to retro in today’s nostalgic installment of Speak Up on Kotaku. How old does a game have to be to be considered “retro”? I would definitely consider anything Super Nintendo or older as retro…at least in my eyes. I suppose the…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 9, 2011
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  One Day Games Will Caress, Smack You

  Imagine playing a game that can caress you, run its finger down your back, make you feel as if you’re flying, falling, crashing, or bugs are crawling over your face. The folks at Disney Research Pittsburgh (DRP. Yes, really.) are showing off a surround haptics system that relies on traditional tactile actuators and phantom sensation…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 9, 2011
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  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 United States, but where’s the PC gaming love? It’s coming later this year, when GameFly rolls out an online client featuring more than 100 free PC game downloads. Launching next month in closed…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 9, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Stop doing what you’re doing. Start talking here about video games. Thanks to reader kyosen for today’s TAYpic. To quote our interns: “We could always use some new TAYpics, so if you think you’ve got what it takes, here’s what to do: submit your images to #TAYpics, and please keep submitting until you’re out of…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2011
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  Space Combat Goes A Little Appleseed: Ex Machina, Steel Battalion

  The folks behind Burn Zombie Burn are working on a new space shooter that features a transforming fighter designed by the man behind the mechs of Appleseed: Ex Machina and Steel Battalion In Strike Suit Zero, due for a download release on the PC and game consoles early next year, players take control of the…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 9, 2011
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  Gesundheit! Blew My Pants Off. With Snot.

  It ain’t easy being green, and it’s harder being a green, mucus filled piggy. Your fellow pigs want nothing to do with you. But when monsters invade your homeland, it’s up to you (and your nose) to save the day. In Gesundheit!, the goal is to lead the monsters into traps, which are monster-eating sandworms…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011
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  Sony on Fire

  Destroyed | LONDON, UK: Firefighters rush to put out a burning Sony building. (Photo: BBC) If You Want to Stay Up Playing Xbox Games, Don’t Snort Ritalin A teenager from The Hutt Valley, New Zealand, was last week trying to stay up late playing his Xbox 360. Instead of doing what normal people do, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011
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  Want to Play Final Fantasy XIII-2 Early at Square Enix HQ in Tokyo?

  On September 10, Square Enix is letting 40 fans play some of FFXIII-2 before the Tokyo Game Show. Register over at Square Enix Members, and winners are picked via raffle. The catch? Registration is in Japanese. Good luck! [Square Enix]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011
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  This Year’s Sexiest Game Gets One Sexy Statue

  PS3 title Catherine is saucy. It inspires saucy cosplay and fan art. And next year, the game is getting a hot figurine. Figure maker Max Factory is offering this 1/7 scale PVC figure. It is slated for release next fall. Price is not yet revealed. Catherine was released this February in Japan and this July…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011
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  A Nice Thank You for Portal 2

  According to YouTube user Khaff 3, “This is my own way to make my thanks to the creators of Portal 2 for making such a WONDERFUL videogame!” For game creators, it must be nice making games that people like—and even nicer when players make something of their own as a humble way to say thanks.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011
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  From The Witcher to Mass Effect, This Game Art Has Seen It All

  Brazilian artist Rafael Grassetti is a talented kid. We’ve already seen his amazing work on the Mass Effect universe, from sculptures to fan art, but today we’re looking at his more professional output. Grassetti has been working as a video game artist for a few years now, mostly as a freelancer on games such as…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2011
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  The Best Moments from the World’s Biggest Fighting Game Tournament

  Now that EVO 2011—the world’s biggest and best fighting game tournament—has come to a close, it’s time to look back at the best moments. Many of which have been thoughtfully compiled into this lovely video. Shot by Richard Li, who spent all weekend with a camera attached to his face, this video captures 3:36 of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2011
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  Want Your 3DS to Look Stupid?

  The 3DS and its three-layer cake motif look beautiful. It’s a stunning piece of hardware, and one of Nintendo’s most interesting designs. So why not totally fuck that up? Linx Products is releasing the “Handy Grip” for the 3DS. It supposedly provides better grip for the glossy 3DS. There are even webbed handles to prevent…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011
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  If You Want to Stay Up Playing Xbox Games, Don’t Snort Ritalin

  A teenager from The Hutt Valley, New Zealand, was last week trying to stay up late playing his Xbox 360. Instead of doing what normal people do, and drink a ton of coffee, he got smart and tried to snort some Ritalin. Bad idea. The boy, 15, was rushed to hospital “white as a sheet…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2011
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  Battlefield 3, Meet a Supersonic Jet

  At this year’s Gamescom gaming expo in Germany, EA and DICE are bringing a Mig-21 to the Battlefield 3 booth. They used a red semi-truck! Battlefield 3 is facing off with rival title Modern Warfare 3, and unless the Activision booth has, I dunno, more impressive military hardware, chalk up a Battlefield 3 win in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011
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  Dennis Hopper Sounded Like Fun On the Mario Movie Set

  As we know, 1993’s Super Mario Bros. movie went through a few different scripts (and entire concepts) before it hit the silver screen. This created a few problems! One of them being the fact the movie’s big name stars, like Dennis Hopper and Bob Hoskins, were signed up because they liked the looks of a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2011
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  Is This the Greatest Kinect Game Ever Made?

  No. But once you’re done laughing, admire the bravery. You can catch glimpses of it behind his wry smirk. YOU CAN THANK TECMO KOEI FOR THIS [Destructoid] You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2011
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  Eyewitness: Looters Are Stealing Sony Stuff, Like the Wii [Update]

  As the riots in London rage on and spread to other UK cities, damage is being to buildings, homes, cars and more. A three-story Sony warehouse in North London was enveloped in flames on late Monday or early Tuesday. “There will likely be some impact on deliveries,” said Sony’s Yoko Yasukochi. “We cannot determine the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011
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  Heavy Rain Is Now Safer for the Children (Well, Teenagers)

  Over a year since it was first released, a revised edition of Heavy Rain is being cobbled together in Europe that reduces some of the game’s content in order to get it a less adult rating. Heavy Rain came out in February 2010, and at the time its European rating was PEGI 18 (adults only),…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2011
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  Bashcraft Talks about Nerdy Things!

  As I…often do. Website New School Kaidan interviewed me the other day, and that interview is live on the internet. You can read it. Or not. Whichever! [New School Kaidan]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 9, 2011