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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s the 5th of July! Not quite as patriotic as the 4th, but the fireworks are cheaper. Supposing you didn’t lose a finger playing with explosives yesterday, you probably want to talk about video games. So go ahead! A very special thanks goes out again to kaploy9 for todays TAYpic. To get your TAYpic featured…

  By Sam Winstrom Published July 5, 2011
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  Kinect Tech Inspires Glasses That Could Help “the Blind See”

  A clinical neurologist at the University of Oxford is working on a pair of glasses that is meant to help the near blind better see shapes and people. The glasses could be ready as early as 2014. Dr. Stephen Hicks and a group of researchers say they were inspired by the technology in Xbox 360…

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  Kiss Your Life Goodbye With Tiny Tower

  On the one hand, Tiny Tower is like so many countless iPhone games before it. Lure you in with a free game, then charge you real money as you tap, tap tap away at a menial and pointless task. On the other hand, Tiny Tower is freaking amazing. In the game, you take control of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011
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  Is It Too Early to Start Thinking about Halloween?

  Noooooo | LONDON, ENGLAND: The original Darth Vader costume from the iconic films went on the auction block in 2010. (Photo: Matthew Lloyd | Getty) The Renaissance Art of David Alvarez David Alvarez is a 2D and 3D artist employed at Ubisoft, who has worked on games like Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Is the PSN Getting a Makeover?

  The current PlayStation Store (above) is nice and all, but some might find it a bit text heavy. Some being me! It’s also not the most vibrant place. If The Register is to be believed, that could change. According to The Register, Sony is revamping the PS Store, making it more like Xbox Live and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Report: Xbox Live Cloud Saves Now Live

  According to blog Eurogamer, Xbox Live’s cloud saving is now live, making it possible to recover Gamertags across different consoles and access save data. It apparently doesn’t yet work for all games, however. [Eurogamer]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Have Never Looked Better

  Neither Ico nor Shadow of the Colossus are new per se. But both games are getting HD versions with 3D. The HD versions sparkle and so do these trailers. Ico was first released in 2001. Shadow of the Colossus was released in 2005. Both were developed by Team Ico, which is headed up by Fumito…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Here It Is, an *Official* Pokémon App

  There are unofficial Pokémon apps, such as this. Nintendo and Game Freak are *finally* releasing an official Pokémon app for the AppStore and the Android Market. The app, Pokémon Say Tap? BW, uses music and on screen Pokémon cards in a timing game. The free app is slated to be out this summer, making it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  The Renaissance Art of David Alvarez [Update]

  David Alvarez is a 2D and 3D artist employed at Ubisoft, who has worked on games like Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Test Drive Unlimited Today, we’re looking at his work on the Assassin’s Creed series. Since Alvarez is able to work in both 2D and 3D, we get a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011
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  Turn Call of Duty into a New Star Wars: Battlefront Game

  Hey, remember that mod that was going to turn Modern Warfare into a Star Wars game? It’s finally out. In development since 2009, it’s called Star Wars Mod: Galactic Warfare, and is the product of a team of German coders called BlackMonkeys. You can grab it at the link below. Since it’s a mod for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011
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  No More Heroes, with Way More Nudity

  Action game No More Heroes is getting an 18-years-old-and-up edition. What’s in the adult version? Adult things. (Yeah, this post is probably NSFW.) Earlier this year, No More Heroes’ developer released a trailer for No More Heroes: Red Zone, a Move-enabled PS3 port of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise The trailer showed a glimpse of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  If Only Mass Effect’s Toys Were Actually This Good

  For a series with such great characters and great visual design, Mass Effect has sadly been neglected on the action figure front, DC Unlimited only just releasing its first line of Mass Effect 2 figures in April 2011. Even then, those are pretty hit-and-miss, some fine detail on Grunt let down by Shepard’s train wreck…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011
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  Street Fighter Champ Shows Off Her Childhood Photo

  Besides being a model and a TV personality, Kayo Satoh is one of Japan’s top Street Fighter players, more than holding her own against the likes of legendary player Daigo Umehara. According to Satoh, she hasn’t had any plastic surgery to her face, but she does take hormones. Last year, Satoh revealed that she was…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Finally, Chesty Jake Meets Half-Life 2

  Source Code is a 2011 thriller starring Chesty “Jake Gyllenhaal” Jake. So it’s fitting that when somebody made a replica machinima trailer of it, they made it using Half-Life 2’s Source Engine. Compare it to the original here [thanks everyone who sent this in!]

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011
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  This Might Be Fun to Wear

  In Akihabara, Bandai Namco is showing off its latest line-up of Saint Seiya toys. Check out that life-sized Sagittarius armor! The 1-to-1 scale armor is for display purposes only. And what an awesome purpose that is. Bandai Namco is readying a Saint Seiya PS3 game for a 2011 release. Saint Seiya debuted as a manga…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Report: LA Noire Was Development Hell, Rockstar No Longer Working With Team Bondi

  Andrew McMillen, who published the original report on IGN claiming poor work conditions at LA Noire developer Team Bondi, has now published on GI.biz what’s claimed to be a series of leaked internal emails that don’t exactly paint Bondi’s boss, Brendan McNamara, in a good light. Amongst the bad blood between Rockstar and Team Bondi…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011
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  Sega and Electronic Arts Join Forces in Japan

  Starting with Shadows of the Damned, Sega will begin distributing EA titles in Japan. This should help EA take advantage of Sega’s sales network and get an edge in the Japanese market with titles like Battlefield 3 and FIFA. Famitsu]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Despite Hacks, Sony Is Still Asia’s “Most Valued Brand”

  It’s lost billions over the past few years and been publicly shamed by one of the world’s biggest ever online security breaches, but according to a survey across ten markets Sony is still Asia’s “most valued brand”. The results are part of the TNS Top 1000 Asia-Pacific Brands survey, which polled 3,300 people between the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011
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  An Odyssey of Murder, Sorrow, and Peril

  On March 24, 2007, 22-year-old Lindsay Hawker went to a cafe with a man she had met only days earlier, Tatsuya Ichihashi, then 28. Ichihashi had approached her on the train and then followed Hawker home, asking her for a drink of water. She acquiesced. While Hawker got him a glass of water, Ichihashi drew…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2011
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  Microsoft Thought About Buying the Guys Who Make Crysis

  Crytek are the developers behind the original Far Cry, Crysis, Crysis 2 and the Cryengine. They could also, but for the grace of God, have been bought out by Microsoft. IN an interview with Official Xbox Magazine, Microsoft’s corporate vice-president Phil Spencer says “The first time we met with [Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli] and the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 5, 2011