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  Riptide GP Rips Android Gamers a Console Quality Racer

  I knew absolutely nothing about gaming on the Android platform before Vector Unit sent me a build of its jet ski racer Riptide GP and a couple of devices to play it on. Now I want to know everything. Shortly after I wrote up Hydro Thunder Go for the Windows Phone 7 as a gaming…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 17, 2011
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  Touch Me, Because We’ve Come This Far

  Advanced | LONDON, UK: The Game Boy Advance was showed off with Atari’s Touch Me at a 2001 game exhibit. (Photo: Sion Touhig/Staff | Getty) The Problem With Releasing Duke Nukem Forever After All These Years… I’ve finished Duke Nukem Forever. There are a lot of things wrong with it, which I’ll get to next…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2011
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  Who’s Bringing Minecraft to the Xbox 360?

  Not Mojang, the game’s original developer. According to Minecraft designer Markus Persson, 4J Studios is doing the port. “They seem to have a very good mentality, and obviously are very talented,” tweeted Persson. [@notch via GamePro]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2011
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  This is a Super Robot Trailer in Three Parts

  2nd Super Robot Taisen OG is coming to the PS3. This is the game’s trailer. It’s as if the trailer is chopped up into three distinct parts. I like the first part best. The others? As much as that style is part of the series, less so. 『第2次スーパーロボット大戦OG』第1弾PVを公開！【映像配信】 [ファミ通.com Thanks, Josh!]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2011
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  Report: Microsoft *Finally* Has Sold 1.5 Million Xbox 360s in Japan

  According to Japanese site Wazap, the Xbox 360 has finally crossed the 1.5 million sold mark in Japan. The Xbox 360 launched in Japan in 2005, but didn’t sell a million consoles until 2009. Now it’s 2011, and apparently Microsoft has sold another 500,000 in Japan. [はちま起稿]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2011
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  The Problem With Releasing Duke Nukem Forever After All These Years…

  I’ve finished Duke Nukem Forever. There are a lot of things wrong with it, which I’ll get to next week in my review. One thing I want to talk about today, though, has as much to do with the game as it has the game’s publishers. You may have read this elsewhere already, or seen…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2011
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  An Old Building Becomes a Battleground For Old Games

  How exciting can you make a drab old apartment building in the Czech Republic look? Turns out, with some video game effects, pretty damn exciting. Pavel Novák made this video, called 8-bit invader, showing a building being turned into a retro video game extravaganza. It’s not an actual projection, as it’s all computer work, but…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2011
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  The iPhone, Not the 3DS, Brings These Kiddy Cards to Life

  Bandai’s Carddas series of kiddy card games is going AR. Its newest One Piece and Kamen Rider cards are AR enabled and can be played with an iPhone. AR is the holy shit moment for the 3DS; however, these cards apparently do not work with Nintendo’s handheld. Here’s how it works: scanning a card causes…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2011
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  The Cutest Link You Ever Did See

  Wait a minute. There are no monsters here. Or convention centre staircases. What is this, cosplay, or a fashion shoot? It’s a bit of both, as we bring you the full range of pics from Ryan and Abigail’s Legend of Zelda afternoon we featured briefly last month. Be sure to click on “expand” to see…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2011
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  The Japanese Earthquake’s Unexpected Impact on Pokémon

  March 11’s earthquake has impacted car companies and electronics makers. That’s expected. But it’s also had an unforeseen effect on Pocket Monsters, namely Pokémon branded noodles. Coming in flavors like soy sauce and seafood, Pokémon Noodles feature small slices of kamaboko with characters faces on it, such as Pikachu. The earthquake and tsunami wrecked havoc…

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  The Very Worst of E3 2011

  You’ve seen the best E3 2011 had to offer. Now see the worst. The very worst. Oh good Lord is some of this bad. From Ubisoft’s Mr. Caffeine to the travesty that is Star Wars: Kinect, take four minutes out of your life to remind yourself that for all the pomp and pageantry surrounding the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2011
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  A Gallery of Bad-Ass Helmets

  When Bandai Namco isn’t making video games, it’s making Gundam toys. And when it’s not making Gundam toys, it’s making Super Sentai toys. Super Sentai are totally awesome. At this year’s Tokyo Toy Show, the Bandai booth had a full line-up of life-sized Red Super Sentai characters throughout the ages. To those who don’t follow…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2011
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  Battlefield 3 Looks Just Fine On Console, Thanks

  To date, every single thing we’ve seen on Battlefield 3 has been of the PC version. And yet, the game is coming out on Xbox 360 and PS3. Tonight, we got our first look at one of those console versions. On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon earlier tonight, as part of the show’s week-long focus…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2011
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  Play as a Six Year-Old Boy. Then Kill People.

  Lucius is an upcoming PC game that sounds a lot like Hitman. You get assignments to kill people, you sneak around, you kill them. Only, you’re not a skilled international assassin. You’re a six year-old boy. Oh, and you’re also the son of the devil. Whereas Hitman is an action game at heart, though, Lucius…

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  When Xbox Japan Meets Schoolgirls

  At the Tokyo Game Show, booth companions wear skimpy outfits. Some say it’s degrading, some like it. Microsoft’s booth companion outfits are cute and designed to show off each woman’s best feature, giving them more confidence and making them comfortable. None of this is awkward per se. But the moves Xbox Japan has made on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2011
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  The Gears of War Movie is In “Development Hell”

  There’s been a Gears of War movie in development since 2008. It was supposed to be released in 2010 which, yeah, never happened. We’ve even had a chance to read a version of the screenplay. So where is this supposed movie? Like most Hollywood projects, it’s having a lot of trouble getting off the ground.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2011
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  Nintendo Has Crushed Your Dreams of a Zelda 25th Anniversary Compilation

  This being the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo of America thought it’d be an awesome idea to celebrate with the release of a special compilation of the series. Nintendo Japan said, um, nothankyou.jpg. Yes, as insane as that may sound, while the idea of throwing a bunch of old Zelda games on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2011
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  Happy 100th Birthday, IBM!

  As amazing as it may seem for a company we associate with something as modern as computers, IBM was founded on this day, June 16, all the way back in 1911 It’s had some ups and downs since then – from helping the Nazis to helping put a man on the moon – but we’re…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2011
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  Longtime Madden Producer Leaves the Team

  Phil Frazier, a 13-year veteran of EA Sports and the executive producer for the label’s flagship Madden NFL title, is leaving the company, Kotaku has learned. Frazier’s departure follows by two months that of Ian Cummings, the series’ former creative director and himself a 10-year veteran of the project. Madden NFL 12 is due for…

  By Owen Good Published June 16, 2011
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  Why Nintendo Went Back to White for the Wii U

  Launching in a white case five years ago, the Wii has seen a special edition release in red, and currently is available in black. Its successor, Wii U, goes back to white. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto says the design choice is so people won’t think the console is kid’s stuff. Miyamoto, speaking to Game Informer said…

  By Owen Good Published June 16, 2011