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  In Search Of Impossible Tasks Hidden Inside Regular Games

  Commenter Sir BeefyChu is looking for super difficult challenges lurking in otherwise normal games in today’s episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku. I need suggestions for games with horrific difficulty. Well, not really the game in general. But I’ve played a few games that have dungeons with 99 floors, but they were optional. Anyone know any…

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  Crafting Mayhem With The inFamous 2 Mission Designer

  Giving players the tools needed to create custom missions in a game like inFamous 2 is a wonderful idea, as long as the tools are easy enough that anyone can use them. You be the judge. Seems simple enough to me, but I still can’t see myself having them time to craft an entire mission…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 19, 2011
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  Video Game Ratings Board Rejiggers to Prepare for Downloadable Games, Apple

  Shortly after games began to flood the channels of Apple’s iTunes I asked a developer friend of mine why the ESRB weren’t rating the games headed for the iPhone and iPad. The answer? It would cost too much for developers and the Entertainment Software Ratings Board would drowned in the sheer volume. Earlier this week…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 19, 2011
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  A New Pokemon Adventure ( Time)

  I love Adventure Time, but I sort of hate Pokemon. I’m so conflicted. Click on the image to view full size.[Reddit, thanks Taggart451]

  By Brian Crecente Published April 19, 2011
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  This Is How a Portal 2 Turret Is Made

  While frantically escaping through this factory inside the Aperture Science testing facility, I stopped to enjoy these robots making sentry turrets then boxing them up for sale. I want one for my own.

  By Joel Johnson Published April 19, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Hello world, and welcome to Kotaku’s official forum. This is the place for all your game-gabbing needs. Thanks to reader Cleesox for today’s rather sorrowful, Zelda-inspired Photoshop job. Please submit your own pics to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

  By Drew Cohen Published April 19, 2011
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  Japan’s Most Beloved Characters. Together At Last.

  CATCH ‘EM ALL | OSAKA, JAPAN: Astro Boy, Doraemon, Hello Kitty And Pikachu stamps – with a One Piece cameo. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) How To Make Old Games Look Better On New TV Sets Confusing headline, I know, because this is going to take some explaining. This is the SLG 3000, and it apparently…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011
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  One Hundred GameCubes Or Somebody’s Trash?

  When the GameCube went on sale back in 2001, Nintendo priced the console at ¥25,000 and at US$199 for the US. So if you were to purchase a hundred GameCubes back then, you’d spend a pretty penny. But what about in 2011? An online Yahoo! auction offered the chance to purchase one hundred of the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011
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  Capcom Is Getting Serious About Casual Gaming

  After revealing a social networking spin on Resident Evil, Osaka-based game maker Capcom says its creating a new brand called Beeline Interactive to focus on smartphone games. You could say Capcom is making a beeline for smartphone games.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011
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  iPokédex Is A Happy Hunting Guide For Pokémon

  If you’re going to venture out into the wilds of Nintendo’s Pokémon series, hoping to catch, imprison and then enslave some adorable little creatures, then you should probably bring the iPokédex with you. It’s a handy little guide for the game which includes (almost) every single Pokémon from every Pokémon game, as well as their…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011
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  One Of The Worst Keyboards Ever. Reborn!

  The Atari 400’s keyboard sucked. It wasn’t so much the brown and orange color scheme, but those pressure sensitive keys. Japan’s Niyari ditched the pressure sensitive nonsense and is releasing an Atari 400-style computer keyboard, complete with low-profile keyboard keys. It’s not for old Atari machines, but for those hoping to give their desktop a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011
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  Why The Xbox 360 Doesn’t Have An Exclusive Mortal Kombat Fighter

  “Unfortunately, the circumstances didn’t allow us to make a 360 exclusive,” Mortal Kombat boss Ed Boon told website Eurogamer. “I’m not allowed to talk too much about it, but I can tell you we certainly wanted to do an exclusive for 360, but that’s all I can say. It was not a decision we made…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011
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  When Street Fighter Meets Jersey Shore

  No, this isn’t an ad for tanning cream. This is an actual screenshot for the upcoming Street Fighter X Tekken. The developers are either big fans of Jersey Shore or Yakuza bossman Toshihiro Nagoshi. Or both!

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011
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  How To Look Just Like A Mortal Kombat Character (Glowing Eyes Not Included)

  Balaclava company Ballys is coming out with a line of Mortal Kombat-inspired winter weather gear for your noggin, letting you beat the cold and look like Scorpion (or Sub Zero) while you’re doing it. While being “100% unofficial”, yeah, you can tell who they are. They’re $20, and you can get them from Ballys’ online…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011
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  Penny Arcade Has A Third Show (And We’re Not Invited)

  Popular webcomic Penny Arcade, which already holds two gamer-focused shows throughout the year, is about to kick off a third: PAX Dev, which is an industry-only event “where digital and pen/paper game developers alike can focus on their craft”. To ensure this “intimate setting”, no business types (like retailers) will be invited. No press, either.…

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  How Many People Watched The First Episode Of Mortal Kombat: Legacy?

  According to Warner Bros., the web series premiered with over five million views on YouTube.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011
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  It’s Nice To See We Can Still Make Butt Jokes About Portals

  Portal’s brand of humour has always been decidedly high-brow. Short on slapstick, high on menacing computers. So it’s a relief to see Mega 64 can find a way to work butt jokes into the universe while still making it feel…Portal-ish.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011
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  Xbox Japan Confuses Game’s PS3 Version With Xbox 360

  On the latest installment of Xbox Japan’s Inside Xbox, a bunch of games for this April were introduced. Some of the games are Xbox exclusives, some of them, like WRC: FIA World Rally Championship, are not. Out this month in Japan, WRC: FIA World Rally Championship is a rally racing title based on the actual…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011
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  Is The PSPgo Out Of Production? [Update]

  According to what’s supposedly a Sony Store employee blog, no more PSPgo shipments are planned and the portable is apparently out of production. Over on the official Japanese Sony Style page, it is not in stock and shipments are TBA. When asked about this, Sony replied, “It is a very exciting time for PlayStation portable…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 19, 2011
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  How To Make Old Games Look Better On New TV Sets

  Confusing headline, I know, because this is going to take some explaining. This is the SLG 3000, and it apparently can make old games played on a new TV look as good as they were originally designed. How does it do this? The SLG 3000 is a circuit board that you plug your console into,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 19, 2011