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  Have Review Score Farms Changed The Way You Buy Video Games?

  Nine out of ten reviewers will enjoy today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, in which commenter Wocalax wonders if review aggregate sites like Metacritic make it easier or harder to decide which games to buy. Kotaku, I haven’t asked you a question in a while, but I think I have a decent one: Have sites that collate…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2011
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  Now You Can Shop GameStop On Facebook For Some Reason

  Why bother going to GameStop.com and having the whole of the video game retailers’ inventory at your fingertips when you can visit a severely limited GameStop Facebook store instead? It’s got ‘Like’ buttons! GameStop’s new Facebook store doesn’t hold a candle to GameStop.com. It features a limited selection of sale items, bestsellers, new items, and…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2011
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  The Death Star Was My Idea

  Parodying the Windows 7 campaign, TK-421, Darth Vader and the lovable Chewbacca all share their individual accounts on how the Death Star was really their idea. If anyone is well-versed in Shryiiwook, I would love to know what Chewie’s saying. Watch Vader here and Chewie here

  Junior Mendez Published April 8, 2011
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  Everything Is True In The Secret World

  Every legend; every myth; every conspiracy theory; they’re all real, at least in the twisted realm of Funcom’s massively multiplayer paranormal paranoia game The Secret World. Check out this latest trailer to see which of your wild beliefs hold true.

  By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s time to talk about video games, right here in our official gaming forum. Thanks to reader Aryxandre for today’s F.E.A.R.some artwork. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 8, 2011
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  The Time Michelle Pfeiffer Healed a Lizard, and Other Ghost Stories from the Filming of Super Mario Bros: The Movie

  There’s a reason most people remember The Super Mario Bros. Super Show or The Wizard when they think of ‘90s Hollywood adaptations of Nintendo properties: because if they didn’t they’d be left only with Super Mario Bros: The Movie, the 1993 monstrosity starring Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper, a film only vaguely resembling the cartoonish…

  By Joel Johnson Published April 8, 2011
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  No, I Did Not Eat This Pokémon Curry

  EAT IT ALL | OSAKA, JAPAN: It’s not just Pokémon Curry, it’s pork and corn Pokémon curry. (Photo by Brian Ashcraft) Rent Your Own Personal Cosplayer Cosplay was once a sideshow. But these days, it is quickly becoming the main draw for Japanese gaming and manga events, sometimes garnering more coverage than the actual games…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011
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  Charge Base Gives 3DS The Extra Juice It Needs

  Let’s face it. The onboard battery for the 3DS stinks. It gets around 3 to 5 hours on a single charge, depending on the settings. Those numbers aren’t anywhere near the DSi XL or DS Lite. Too bad there isn’t a solution. Well, turns out, there is. With the Charge Base for 3DS, Nyko is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011
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  Nintendo Printing…Less Money

  When times were good for Nintendo, it was said the DS printed money. The 3DS doesn’t seem to be doing that. Nintendo’s stock prices continue to fall, dropping 17 percent in the US market since February and certainly not printing money for stock holders. [via Next-Gen]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011
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  People Change Into Pokémon. Wait, What?

  This spring, a new Pokémon manga debuted. There have been Pokémon manga before, but nothing like this. Title Poké Reburst, this manga features humans changing into Pocket Monsters like it was The Incredible Hulk or something. It’s supposed to be a more mature take on Pocket Monsters and features a main character named Ryouga, who…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011
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  PSP Gets A 24% Price Cut In Europe

  Sony has slashed the price of the PlayStation Portable in Europe, cutting its retail mark from €170 all the way down to €130.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011
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  Turn Your Xbox Avatar Into A Hero

  Alright. Time to put that Xbox 360 avatar to work The Avatar Legends is an upcoming role-playing game by indie developers Barker’s Crest. While not exactly rivalling Oblivion for scale and scope, it looks to be a breezy, cute little RPG, which boasts a ten-hour singleplayer game, co-op, multiplayer (for up to six people!) and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011
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  Oh, So This Is Why That Dirt Game Costs $300

  Eyebrows were raised last night when a version of Dirt 3 was shown off costing $300. Well, turns out there may be a justification for that. Provided you like remote control cars. The R/C car shipping with this version of the game is not a cobbled-together piece of crap minted just for the game’s promotional…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011
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  It’s Best If You Don’t See What Happens To Mario When He Falls To His Death

  When Mario falls down a hole in the countryside, you die, without ever seeing what actually happened to him, or why it constitutes death. Know why you’re never shown? Because you don’t need to see those horrors, that’s why (via it8bit). The Pit by Ryan Coleman

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011
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  Report: Nintendo Sold Just Over Half Its 3DS Units In Japan

  When the 3DS launched, Nintendo said 1.5 million of the 4 million shipped handhelds were headed for Japan by the end of March. According to respected Japanese sales tracker Media Create, there are still leftovers. Lots of them. Media Create reports that there have been only 836,000 units sold, meaning that the 3DS still hasn’t…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011
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  Warhammer Fans, This Game Has Titans In It

  In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only this game: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine. An action title from noted strategy devs Relic, it’s about Space Marines. And Orks. And Titans. That should be all you need to know. Oh, and don’t mind the fact that this is a developer diary; it’s mostly…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011
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  Here’s A Very Good Reason Why Video Game Characters Shouldn’t Get Naked

  I have my own theory on video game sex: it looks like two mailboxes clanging together. BioShock creator Ken Levine has something a little more humanoid in mind Here’s the crux of it, and it’s something I wish more developers enforced: if you can’t make something look or feel good/real, then don’t do it. Your…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011
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  The Game In Which A Little Man Climbs On Big Girls’ Bodies

  In “I Love Women’s Body Climber”, the premise is simple: climb up girls. The difficulty is based on what the female characters are (or are not) wearing. For example, it’s harder to climb up bare skin than pull one’s way up a sailor suit. According to Famitsu, the game is a cell phone based title,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011
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  The Splinter Cell HD Re-Releases Are Missing Something…

  Three old Splinter Cell games are being re-released on the PlayStation 3. If you thought they’d be upgrades of the PS2 versions, you’re wrong. And if you thought they’d include online multiplayer, you’re also, sadly, wrong. The three games – Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory – are some of the finest and most…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2011
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  A Resident Evil Gun That’ll Shoot Your Eye Out, Kid

  Game themed shirts and figures are nice and all, but they’re certainly not unusual. But a Resident Evil pistol? Certainly not standard fare. This is a replica of Chris Redfield’s Samurai Edge firearm. It doesn’t shoot bullets, because that would be dangerous. It’s an “airsoft gun” and shoots only plastic pellets, which is only sort…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2011