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  The Undercurrent of Domestic Violence in Bioshock Infinite

  “I’m sorry. I never should have left. I never should have left. Take me back. Take me back. Take me home… please.” The girl is crying as she says it. The tears remind me of what she said earlier, when we were alone, her hand against her face, smiling sadly: “Promise if it comes to…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 23, 2011
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  Is One of Japan’s Bloodiest Directors Working on an Ace Attorney Movie?

  Japanese film director Takashi Miike, well-known for the over-the-top violence depicted in movies like Ichi the Killer, also has a softer side, which should shine through in his next project, a light comedy courtroom drama based on a Nintendo DS game. Are we getting a live-action Ace Attorney movie? The Ace Attorney (or Gyakuten Saiban)…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011
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  Now Everybody Can Play APB Again for Free

  Proof that you can’t keep a moderately okay multiplayer online game down, GamersFirst launches the open beta testing phase for APB: Reloaded. Welcome back to San Paro! Originally launched in June of last year, Realtime World’s APB showed a lot of promise, with many referring to it as an online version of Grand Theft Auto.…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011
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  Nintendo’s E3 2011 Showing Will Be Televised

  Fans eager for latest news on the next Nintendo console and the games coming out for it can tune into Nintendo’s E3 website starting June 7, where the company will be streaming its 2011 media event live at 9AM Pacific.

  By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011
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  The Witcher Takes a Swing at The Lord of the Rings

  The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a dark and gritty sword and sorcery game, so removed from Tolkien’s legendary high fantasy epic that it takes a moment to swipe at it from afar. One of the myriad ways The Witcher 2 improves over the first game in the series is its writing, particularly its…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011
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  It’s Shirts-Off Weather, So Please, For the Love of Everything Holy, Tame the Body Hair Beast

  Man-hair is manly. But too much man-hair can skeeve out the ladies that you imagine yourself strolling around with this summer, holding hands while you ride rusty bicycles down a sun-dappled lane. And though personal hygiene can be a pain, you can’t really want to be alone forever? Take the pain out of your man-hair…

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  How To Kill a Pedestrian in L.A. Noire

  The citizens of Los Angeles, as rendered in Team Bondi and Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire are fleet of fun. It is hard to run them down, as we’ve made clear in video before. But it can be done. I had thought, originally, that L.A. Noire‘s pedestrians were unkillable, that their reflexive repulsion from the approaching…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 23, 2011
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  F.E.A.R. 3‘s Soul King Never Holds Office For Long

  While I prefer the cooperative style of F.E.A.R. 3‘s Fucking Run multiplayer mode, competitive types should proudly wear the crown of Soul King, at least until someone shoots it off their head.

  By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011
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  What Games Would You Suggest To a New Dreamcast Owner?

  Commenter Gigawings is taking the first steps on the wondrous journey we call first time Dreamcast ownership, and wants to know what games he should play first in today’s Speak Up on Kotaku. So I finally got my Dreamcast, get a step down converter, and play my first game that comes with it, deSPIRIA. The…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011
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  99Bullets Should Help Us Survive This Week’s Nintendo Download

  In a couple of weeks Nintendo will finally open up its eShop, ushering in a new era of old games remade for the 3DS. In this calm before the storm, 99Bullets is the only sound we hear. 99Bullets is the best and brightest of this week’s Nintendo Download, an easy task considering the competition. We’ve…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Thanks to RRW for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 23, 2011
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  The Quantum Thief: An Excerpt

  The Quantum Thief, released in the UK last year and in the U.S. this month, is a heist story set in a future of marching cities, ubiquitous public-key encryption, people communicating by sharing memories, and a race of hyper-advanced humans who originated as massively multiplayer online role-playing game guild members. Here for your consideration is…

  Hannu Rajaniemi Published May 23, 2011
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  Bumpy Road is a Sweet Trip, Just Not a Smooth One

  Bumpy Road is one of those games I’d like to play with someone looking over my shoulder. It’s a delight to look at and to listen to, and its very sweet-natured purpose-follow an aging couple down memory lane-makes it a feel-good story you’d want to share. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make it a game I really…

  By Owen Good Published May 23, 2011
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  Hey Look, Japanese People Playing Kinect!

  Connected | TOKYO, JAPAN: Microsoft held a meeting for developers in Japan. (Photo: Famitsu.com) Resident Evil’s Milla Jovovich, Now Yours to Buy Milla Jovovich, star of the Resident Evil series of films, is now the star of an exquisite Resident Evil action figure, with Hong Kong company Hot Toys recreating her in this 28cm piece.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011
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  Combing Through Modern Warfare 3 Launch Site

  Twitter user @Haakontje shifted through CallofDuty.com’s Modern Warfare 3 site, finding images in the cache and the game’s release date in the site’s source code. None of this is new to those who’ve read Kotaku‘s exclusive details on the game, which Kotaku first broke earlier this month.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011
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  There’s More Pokémon Incoming, and It’s Kinda Meh

  In late April, blurry Japanese magazine scans showed a new Pokémon title. It’s late May, and that new Pokémon title is… A new Pokémon Battrio—you know, those kiddy Pokémon arcade games that children play with “pucks”. The latest iteration features characters from Pokémon: Black and White. Not terribly exciting—unless you’re seven or eight. Even then.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011
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  Sony Hacked… Yet Again (Though Not Likely PSN-Related)

  As Sony gets its PlayStation Network back online in the West, subsidiary So-net, Sony’s internet provider, was hacked earlier last week. Intruders entered So-net’s customer rewards site and made off with USD$1,225 worth of customers’ redeemable gift points. “Although we can’t completely rule out the possibility that there is a connection with the PSN issue,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011
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  Take-Two Game To Be Totally New MMORPG

  Today, Take-Two inked a deal with South Korea’s XLGames to make one of the U.S. game company’s titles into an MMORPG. Take-Two owns Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto) and 2K (BioShock). [via 4Gamer]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2011
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  The PSN Attacks Have Cost Sony a Ton of Money

  Finally putting some kind of official estimate on the damage caused by last month’s attack on the PlayStation Network, Sony has pegged the total cost to be around USD$170 million “Based on information currently available to Sony, our currently known costs associated with the unauthorized network access are estimated to be approximately 14 billion yen…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011
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  Sephiroth, an Engineer and Samus Walk into a Bar…

  The incredible Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) cosplay you see up top is just a taste of some of the work on display in this week’s cosplay roundup, in which tribute is paid to games like Team Fortress 2, World of Warcraft and Dragon Age 2 Impressive stuff one and all, in fact one of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2011