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  Check Out this $950 Version of Pong

  iTari looks to turn the iPad into a full blown television console for a mere $950. That’s the cost of an iPad, two iPhones and the cables needed to hook the iPad into the television. Steep cost of entry aside there’s also the whole lack of support issue with only Pong running on the iTari…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2011
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  Pac-Man Creator Wants Games That Last

  Over thirty years ago, Toru Iwatani (not pictured) created Pac-Man. Decades later, it’s a game people still remember and still play. That, Iwatani said, is what game designers must do today. They must create games that stand the test of time. “When you look at games coming out today, it’s doubtful that any of us…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
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  Britain’s Hairiest Game Developer Returns to the iPhone

  Jeff Minter, he of Mutant Camels and Space Giraffe fame, is back with another iPhone title. This one’s called Deflex, and it’s a remake of sorts of Superdeflex, which Minter made in 1982. [Touch Arcade]

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2011
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  Better Farming and Villages Coming to Minecraft

  Minecraft creator Notch says his game’s undated Adventure update will add “complex terrain features, at least one new mob, … new combat mechanics, a new lighting engine… experimental new gameplay… more interesting farming, bigger incentives to explore, and npc villages.”

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 28, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Tuesday? More like snoozday am I right? It’s a great day to sit back, take a break and talk about video games. The Supreme Court sided with the video game industry yesterday showing that even gamers have First Amendment rights! So use them right here and speak your minds. Assuming you’ve got video games on…

  By Sam Winstrom Published June 28, 2011
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  This Thursday Retro Game Master Takes on Super Fantasy Zone

  This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on Sega Mega Drive classic Super Fantasy Zone in an epic struggle to avenge the death of Opa-Opa’s father. Released in Japan in 1992 on the Sega Mega Drive and Europe a year later, Super Fantasy Zone didn’t make it to the U.S. officially until it…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 28, 2011
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  When Turtles Fly

  There are countless mobile games that has players try to jump or fly as high as they can. Turtle Fly does that, but there’s a twist. A really interesting one. When I first started up Turtle Fly, I almost immediately turned it off, put the game down, and walked. The story, if you can call…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
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  This Game Is Probably Older Than These Girls

  Puyo! | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japanese idol group Idoling! celebrates the DS release of Puyo Puyo. It’s the game’s 20th anniversary. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) The inFamous Video Game Art of Wesley Burt Wesley Burt is a professional concept artist who works for Massive Black, one of the world’s biggest and most successful concept art studios.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
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  Suspected LulzSec Hacker Out on Bail

  Ryan Cleary, 19, was arrested early last week in connection with a string of attacks on websites around the world. He was recently released on bail. According to Reuters, Cleary is under a curfew between 9am and 7pm. Cleary’s been electronically tagged. If he wants to leave his house, Cleary must be accompanied by one…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
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  Girl After Girl Throwing Themselves at You

  Wonder what the new AKB48 game will be like? From the looks of it, it’ll be idols saying they like you, and then getting pissed when you turn down their advances. AKB48 is the most popular idol group in Japan at the moment. As previously posted, the sequel will feature the AKB girls in bikinis,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
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  Sony: 90 Percent of PSN Users Have Returned

  At the Sony shareholders meeting today, the company said that 90 percent of PSN users have returned since the service was hacked. Have you? [AV Watch Impress via はちま起稿]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
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  The inFamous Video Game Art of Wesley Burt

  Wesley Burt is a professional concept artist who works for Massive Black, one of the world’s biggest and most successful concept art studios. In his time there he’s worked on games like inFamous, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Borderlands, Red Faction: Guerilla, inFamous 2 and Kane & Lynch 2 This gallery showcases some of his…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2011
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  Man Behind Marvel Movies Now Behind Angry Birds

  The executive producer of blockbuster Marvel movies like Iron Man and Thor is now the executive producer of…any and all upcoming Angry Birds movies. Trading heroes for birds, David Maisel says of his move from Marvel Entertainment to Rovio, developers of the hit mobile game, “The business model, intellectual properties, and the franchise potential of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2011
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  Hold Me. Is Your Body Ready?

  It’s called Sense-Roid. It’s a hug simulator. Hugging the mannequin creates corresponding pressure in the Sense-Roid vest. Here’s how it works: on the mannequin there are force sensors that release corresponding pressure via air pressure valves in a vest worn in the video by brilliant, but possibly lonely scientists. “When people frist try out Sense-Roid,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
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  Xenoblade Chronicles Suddenly Sounds Very English

  This video, of Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles running in English, will be cause for both joy and consternation, depending on where you live. For those in Europe, particularly the British Isles, joy, as you not only see the game with English text, but can hear the English voice-over work as well. And it is very…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2011
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  Plastic Gun Roleplay Leads to Call for Video Game Ban. Wait, What?

  Donned in camo fatigues and bulletproof vests, four masked men were on a villa rooftop near a government building in Abu Dhabi. Special forces arrived and arrested the four men. The men were carrying fake guns as well as plastic and metal clubs. They were videotaping themselves roleplaying. According to daily newspaper The National, Col.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
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  Own a Little Piece of Indiana Jones: the Fate of Atlantis

  Lucasarts (and Indy) fans, hold onto your fedoras: this arts & craft session is going to blow your mind. Super-fan Fedora Smith builds replicas and nick-nacks based on Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Indiana Jones flicks. So his Flickr page is home to loads of amazing tributes to the franchises, like a perfect…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2011
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  Alice in Makielab Land

  If you are a long, long time Kotaku reader, you’ll know that Wonderland‘s Alice Taylor once graced us with her writing talents, turning out witty and charming posts. Taylor’s also known for her work at Channel 4, where she commissioned award-winning games for the broadcaster. Her next venture is Makielab, a toy and game company.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011
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  Can You Hunt Animals In the Uncanny Valley?

  People always talk about the uncanny valley in terms of relating to a human face. Few people stop to wonder what it means for games—like Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2012 here—where you shoot innocent animals in the face instead.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2011
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  Hey Japan, There Are Some PSP Value Packs!

  For summer 2011, Sony is offering a trio of PSP value packs, each priced at ¥17,800 (US$220). They come in Piano Black, Vibrant Blue, and Blossom Pink. Colors we’ve seen before, but they go on sale July 28 in Japan. “PSP®「プレイステーション・ポータブル」（PSP-3000）バリューパック” 希望小売価格：17,800円（税込）　2011年7月28日（木）発売 [Sony]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 28, 2011