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  So Many Pastels

  Hot Shots | TOKYO, JAPAN – Sony’s latest golf game hits the virtual links with snazzy outfits (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Max Payne 3 Coming March 2012 Rockstar Games is releasing Max Payne 3 in March 2012, the company revealed today. The game picks up where Max Payne 2 left off, and follows Payne as…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011
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  Pikachu Ain’t a Dick. He Is Ash’s Friend.

  In a recent episode of Pokémon, Ash, or “Satoshi” as he’s called in Japan, introduced himself. The show, like most shows in Japan, has optional subtitles so hearing impaired individuals can also enjoy the program. Whoever did the subtitling has a wicked sense of humor. Japanese is filled with words that might sound similar, but…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011
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  These Are Two New Max Payne 3 Screens

  When Rockstar Games dated Max Payne 3 this morning, it also released two new screenshots. You’d think it would’ve released three, because, you know, it’s Max Payne 3. You’d think. The two screenshots show shooting and running, providing a glimpse at the sort of in-game maps as well as gameplay. You can contact Brian Ashcraft,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011
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  Max Payne 3 Coming March 2012

  Rockstar Games is releasing Max Payne 3 in March 2012, the company revealed today. The game picks up where Max Payne 2 left off, and follows Payne as he works private security for a wealthy Brazilian industrialist in Sao Paulo, and Payne must fend off gangs targeting his client. And do it in the series’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011
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  A Homespun Look at the 3DS Add-on Circle Pad

  The issue of Famitsu that introduces Nintendo’s new add-on 3ds thumb pad is on sale in Japan. Don’t live in Japan? Like Microsoft Paint? There is this. Kotaku Japan picked up a copy of the magazine, and using the images in Famitsu, recreated the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad. In the above image, Kotaku Japan wrote…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011
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  Here Are the Nintendo 3DS’s Biggest Mistakes

  It was a great day when the Nintendo 3DS went on sale in Japan on February 26. It was also a great day when it launched in North America the following month. Shame the rest of the 3DS’s timeline hasn’t been so great. It’s been awful. Here is a list of Nintendo’s 3DS blunders (so…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011
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  This Concept Art Features X-Men, Jedi Knights (and Jedi Outcasts!)

  Most of the time on Fine Art I look at new stuff, or at least somewhat contemporary art. Sometimes, though, I like to look a little further back. Today is one of those days, and it’s a real treat. Today we look at the art of Jeffrey Moy, who among other things did concept art…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011
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  Cheer Up Poland, Fallout Is Just Make-Believe

  Poland Comes First, a political party in [GUESS] has made an advertisement that you may recognise. Especially if you like Fallout The clip, above, doesn’t just take cues from Fallout intro, it takes cues, stuffs them in its pockets then moves onto stealing whatever is left after the cues. Effective at getting the gamer vote,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011
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  It Takes a Studio of Millions to Make a Call of Duty Game

  Technically, that’s a slight exaggeration, but from the perspective of most other development teams, the sheer number of bodies Activision assigns to making Call of Duty games still boggles the mind. According to Activision’s executive vice president for studios Dave Stohl, the publisher has at any one time around 500 people working on the Call…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011
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  From Grab Ass to Brush Work, a Grab Bag of PS Vita Game Trailers

  Yesterday, a slew of new PS Vita titles leaked from Japanese game mag Famitsu. Today, three of those games have trailers, providing a look at what players can expect. The three titles are Dream Club Zero, a Vita port of the Xbox 360 original, Ragnarok Odyssey, a Vita version of the wildly popular Ragnarok, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011
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  Are Portal’s Turrets Ten Years Old?

  This Philips webcam, from a 2001 Swedish catalogue, should look familiar to fans of Valve’s Portal series. What do you think? Awesome coincidence or awesome (given the nature of the “characters”) inspiration? Portal Webcam of the Day [TDW] You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011
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  The PlayStation Network is Getting its Nails Done Today

  Later today, Sony is bringing the PlayStation Network down for a little spring maintenance. I know it’s not spring in the US, or Europe, but it’s spring here, so that’s what I’m calling it. Between the hours of 0900 and 1100 US Pacific Time (convert time here), “the PlayStation Store, registration and Account Management will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011
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  They’ve Been Making Dragon Quest X for Too Damn Long

  Dragon Quest X was first revealed in December 2008—almost three years ago. If a former Square Enix employee is to be believed, the company has been working on it much longer than that. According to former Square Enix developer Takehiko Hoashi, the company’s been working on DQX for the past six years. If the title…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011
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  Buy Warhammer 40K Stuff, It’s for a Good Cause

  The Brian Wood Memorial Trust, set up to assist the family of a Relic developer killed tragically in a car accident last year, is raising funds this month with some great Warhammer 40K swag. With the studio having just wrapped up work on Space Marine, they’re auctioning off a range of memorabilia that includes signed…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011
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  The Man Who Makes Badass Robots

  Kogoro Kurata is an artist. But he’s not your typical artist. He’s an ironsmith, and he doesn’t build bed frames or chandeliers. Kogoro Kurata builds enormous robots. In a shed. The son of an ironsmith, Kurata grew up making things, whether that was folding paper or putting together Gundam models. Kurata followed in his father’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011
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  A 360 and PS3, Together In One Machine?

  It’s either heaven. Or blasphemy. But I’m leaning towards the former, especially since there’s also a PC involved. Timofiend has built a machine that combines the guts of an Xbox 360 and a PS3 in the one shell (a PC case). It’s not a simple project, but one that just on principle alone is more…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011
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  The Man Behind Zelda Has Never Finished the First Zelda

  If you’ve ever wondered why recent Zelda games have been a little easier than they used to be, consider the man in charge of the series, Eiji Aonuma. Who has never finished the first Zelda “I’ve never actually finished it,” Aonuma told Game Informer. “I almost feel like there’s still no game more difficult than…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011
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  When Nintendo Wanted to Bring Gambling Into American Homes

  In 1988, Nintendo released a modem for its Famicom system in Japan. A crude device, it didn’t allow for online play; just some downloadable stuff and access to basic news and information services. The device was never released in the United States, but it wasn’t for want of trying. Indeed, Nintendo figured at the time…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2011
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  Locked-Out NBA Player Joins Pro Gaming League

  Many NBA players have signed contracts with overseas teams as the 69-day NBA lockout drags on, certain to wipe out at least some of the regular season. One player is joining a different kind of professional league. Gordon Hayward (above left), in his second year with the Utah Jazz, wil compete in IPL 3: Origins,…

  By Owen Good Published September 7, 2011
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  Support This Indie Kickstarter, Get Tons Of Groovy Stuff

  Former Offworld editor, current IGF Chair, and all around cool dude Brandon Boyer wrote in today to let us know about a new project of his called “Venus Patrol.” The idea, as he describes it, is to make an online space dedicated to the culture of games that is holistic and far-ranging; it’ll avoid the…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 7, 2011