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  Dark Souls Might Be Dark, But It Looks Fantastic

  For all the bitching and moaning about Japanese games being creatively bankrupt, lame, or simply crappy-looking, there’s this, Dark Souls The game is the spiritual successor to the difficult and oh so moody Demon’s Souls and will be out this fall. The game is being developed by From Software, the studio best known for the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011
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  Portal 2’s Chell Has Busted Out, and Is Having Her Photo Taken

  I couldn’t bear another week of kids dressed up as Final Fantasy characters. So for this instalment of Fancy Pants, we’re looking at a single person in a single costume. That person is Emiri. That costume was made by marimbamonkey14. And the shoot is of Portal 2 star Chell. While the prop work isn’t the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  Women Responsible for Company of Heroes’ Developer Death Sentenced

  The two women responsible for the tragic death last year of Company of Heroes developer Brian Wood have been sentenced to prison, The Herald reports. Jordyn Weichert and Samantha Bowling, both from Oak Harbor, Washington, were both steering the vehicle that collided with Wood’s car last September, killing the developer and injuring his pregnant wife.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  These Are the First Game Gear Games for the Nintendo 3DS eShop

  Game Gear and the Turbografx are coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop. According to Nintendo, here are the first Game Gear titles, all with a “Summer” release window: Columns, Dragon Crystal, Shinobi, Sonic Drift, Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011
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  Sega Exec Says Wii U Out Spring/Summer 2012

  Nintendo has only said its new Wii U console will be out in 2012. Former rival Sega, however, has been a little more specific. In an interview with GameSpot last week during E3, Sega executive vice president of marketing Alan Pritchard said “the Wii U is coming out next spring/summer”. Blunt! It’s not, however, confirmation…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  Why the Wii U Is Missing the Point

  Silly Nintendo. All that marketing and research and they miss the blindingly obvious How to Sell Me on a New Console by Zac Gorman

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  An Explicit Look at the PS Vita’s Nether Region

  We know the final name of Sony’s new portable. We’ve played it. We’ve seen the game’s Memory Cards. But we haven’t seen photos of the handheld’s slots. Until now. Website Game Watch Impress recently snapped photos of the Vita’s covered areas, including the Memory Card slot. 西川善司の3DゲームファンのためのE3最新ハードウェア講座 [GAME Watch]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011
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  Where Does All That E3 Swag End Up?

  Why, in swag heaven of course. Swag heaven being eBay. Since most of you have never been to E3, let me tell you what happens once the showroom floors open: there are hundreds of people running around the booths collecting as much shit as they can get their hands on. T-shirts, lanyards, posters, fridge magnets,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  King of Fighters Brought to Life (But Not That Crappy Movie)

  The King of Fighters movie was rotten. But just because it stinks, that doesn’t mean its Japanese distributor won’t try to drum up publicity for it. Enter KoF cosplayers. The movie collaborated with the Cure Cosplay Festival, resulting in both a higher KoF costume turnout and the inevitable NSFW Mai Shiranui buttcheeks. As evident by…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011
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  Battlefield 3 Finds a Way to Piss People Off

  Until this point, Battlefield 3 has been running an almost flawless marketing campaign. Great trailer after great trailer had people eating out of the palm of its hand, so much so you voted it your game of E3 2011 Even the fastest hype train can be derailed by a single hiccup, though, and Battlefield 3…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  Did Giant Enemy Crabs Make Off with This Website?

  Game designer Yoshiki Okamoto went from riches to rags. The website for his studio, Game Republic, went off the internet. Not a good sign.

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  Screw Kinect, Martial Arts Wizard Shows Xbox 360 Controller Motion Controls

  Azo was skeptical about Kinect. Then he got it, and found out he liked it. Know what else he likes? Swinging his Xbox 360 Controller around like a freakin’ badass. According to Azo, “The old controllers are pretty fun to play with, even if you don’t own a console or a TV.” But especially if…

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  World Of Warcraft and Final Fantasy Take Turn Trading Blows

  8-bit SoupRobot is a new web comedy series focusing on current affairs, country & western music, vintage automobiles, and 18th century German literature. Oh, wait. No, it’s about video games. The clip above is taken from the series’ first episode, which you can find on Vimeo here. The premise of the show is “what happens…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  Metal Gear Solid Girl: Not Enough Food Eater?

  Some people are known for their hairdos. Others are known for their wit. Rina Akiyama was known for her round butt. Now, she’s known for something else: Her increasingly thin figure. Akiyama debuted around the turn of the century, appearing in bikini mags and TV dramas. But she went on to appear in Kamen Rider…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2011
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  A Game of Thrones Without the TV Crowd Isn’t a Game at all

  OK, so here’s my problem with the upcoming Game of Thrones…game. It’s not a problem with the game, per se, more with me. And it’s all the TV show’s fault. You see, now that there’s a slick, big-budget visual interpretation of Game of Thrones showing on HBO, that’s the look I associate with the franchise.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  Battlefield 3 Reaches Out to 4chan With…Dinosaurs

  Why did Modern Warfare 2 on PC suck? Because it didn’t have dinosaurs in it, apparently Fast forward a few years later and rival publisher Electronic Arts figured the dinosaur-loving, PC game-playing demographic was a demographic it could actually go after, inserting a dinosaur prominently in the most mind-blowing clip of E3 2011 then tweeting…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  Before Duke Nukem Was An Asshole, He Was a Simple Man

  In the latest Duke Nukem game, the titular star is an offensive asshole, much of his macho charm having given way over the past decade to dick jokes even young boys would struggle to find funny. It wasn’t always this way. Duke Nukem was once just your regular video game action hero. Before the over-use…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011
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  The Northwest U-Turn

  The Northwest U-Turn | My flight home took me to Eugene, Ore. by way of Seattle. Here is a view from my window. I thought that was Mount St. Helens at the middle, but now I am not so sure. (Update: Many readers have said it is in Oregon, and it is the Three Sisters…

  By Owen Good Published June 12, 2011
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  Duke Nukem, At Last

  Well, we’re not impressed by what we’ve seen so far of Duke Nukem: Forever, but there is something to be said for this game finally hitting shelves after a torturous 14-year development. Other titles out this week include Child of Eden and Alice: Madness Returns. Seven days from now, Ocarina of Time‘s long awaited remake…

  By Owen Good Published June 12, 2011
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  Excitebike‘s Subtle Shift in 3D Scenery

  If you’ve got a 3DS, and you’ve got an Internet connection, there’s no reason to not have downloaded the latest system update and pulled down 3D Classics: Excitebike from the Nintendo eShop. It’s free, after all. But developer Arika didn’t just break down the 2D game into separate layers for 3D presentation. As you can…

  By Owen Good Published June 12, 2011