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  The Ultimate Douche Gift For The Underperforming Student Gamer

  What’s that, little Billy? You say you want a fancy Xbox 360 for your birthday? I’ve got something even better! I remember the days when good grades were the great motivator, the difference between getting the video game system you always wanted, and getting something like this. Don’t worry, parents; it’s called the Cool Gamer…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 25, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum. Comment here about the video games you love and about the video games you hate. Thanks to acamas for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 25, 2011
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  You’ve Got Taiko No Tatsujin In My Happy Meal Toys

  Too. Much. Crap. Probably should bin these toys, but won’t. I kinda like Happy Meal toys! They’re so…happy. Our First Look At Batman: Arkham City In Motion Is A Stunner 2009’s Batman: Arkham Asylum set a new bar for super hero video games, a game unexpectedly great. Based on what we’ve seen of the sequel…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011
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  PSP Price Drops To $130 On Sunday

  New PSPs will cost $129.99 starting on Sunday, February 27, according to a Sony press release issued this morning. That cuts $40 from the system’s current list price. Considering buying a PSP now? Check out our PSP buyer’s guide

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 25, 2011
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  After Mother’s Death, Woman Finds Solace In Metroid

  In 2007, Brooklyn’s Michelle Perl was struck with tragedy. Her mother, sick with cancer, passed away. But in her mourning, Perl decided to do something. She decided to change. The 25-year-old tells Nintendo Power, “I wanted to make a vow of personal improvement to my mother, so I decided to target the one problem that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011
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  How To Cover Your Boobs In Pokeballs

  You might have boobs. You might have moobs. And if you do, you probably have bras. So why not cover them in Pokéballs from Pokémon? For those brassiere-wearing folks who love Pocket Monsters, here is a quick tutorial from Selina, the maker of the original Pokébra. We’ve seen the Pokébra before, but we just didn’t…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011
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  This Half-Life 2 Fan Movie Is From Russia With Love

  Let’s be honest. There are two types of fan films: crappy looking ones and great looking ones. Freeman’s Days? It looks great Based on Valve’s Half-Life games and from a host of Russian Half-Life players, Freeman’s Days follows the games’ silent physicist in his adventures in Half-Life 2. Unlike most Half-Life fan creations, the question…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011
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  Some Lucky Bastards Are Playing The 3DS Right Now

  We’re still a few hours away from the official launch of the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, but as is the way of the world, the handheld has already been unofficially launched in Hong Kong. An example: CNN tech writer Ravi Hiranand picked one up yesterday in a store in Hong Kong, and has been enjoying…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011
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  MotorStorm Game Yanked In New Zealand After Earthquake [Update]

  MotorStorm: Apocalypse is an upcoming racing game that features buildings falling down all around you. In the wake of a devastating earthquake in the city of Christchurch, that’s apparently resulted in the game no longer being released in New Zealand. We’ve been told retailers began notifying pre-ordering customers yesterday, saying that while the decision has…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011
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  Girls Can Be Jerks On Xbox Live Too, You Know

  Last year, an antagonistic man learned a very valuable lesson: don’t talk shit to girls on Xbox Live. Today, he’s learning…nothing. They’re just trolling him now. Warning: this is totally not suitable for work Click to view

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011
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  Could This Be The First Nintendo 3DS Unboxing Video?

  Remember when game machines used to have street dates? China doesn’t. Hong Kong-based game publication GameWave snagged a Nintendo 3DS a day before it will go on sale in Japan. No word whether the portable was given to GameWave by Nintendo or not. Reports indicate that the portable, which was apparently skimmed from shipments from…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011
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  I’m Commander Shepard, And Now You Can Dress Just Like Me

  Treehouse Brand Stores make official clothing for many of Electronic Arts’ biggest franchises. Like Mass Effect, for which it will soon be releasing this It’s a hoodie that does as good a job a hoodie can do of looking like Mass Effect’s trademark N7 armour, complete with shiny bits and, best of all, a hood…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011
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  PS3 Hacker Threatened With Prison And Million-Dollar Fine

  A legal document posted on PS3Crunch.com, reportedly from the offices of law firm Arnold Ruess, shows that the hacker whose home was earlier this week raided by police is now facing threats of jail time and/or massive fines. The report, which appears to have been signed by the firm’s Professor Doctor Peter Ruess, states that…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011
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  And So Nintendo 3DS Fever Begins…

  Tomorrow morning Japan time, Nintendo is launching the successor to the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo 3DS. Getting a Nintendo DS on launch day back in 2004 was not a problem. The 3DS could prove more difficult. Crud. Back in 2004, Nintendo was coming off the disastrous GameCube. Rumors swirled that the company was going to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011
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  This Game Has Asian Girls! Robot Girls! Dead Girls!

  It’s a shame this isn’t an official trailer for fighting game Marvel vs Capcom 3. It certainly does a great job of selling the thing. This animated spectacular was put together by Newgrounds user JohnnyUtah, and cuts out matters of canon and characters and gets right to the heart of the game: the number of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011
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  Some Of The Prettiest Games You Can’t Actually Play

  The “demoscene” is a place where video games and music videos meet. It exists on the periphery of both mediums, but that doesn’t make it any less pretty to look at (and listen to). Unlike the “demos” you’re generally used to — samples of commercial video games — the demoscene is a place where videos…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011
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  From The Ashes Of Bizarre Creations Comes A New Studio

  Project Gotham developers Bizarre Creations may be no more, but several key employees of the studio have formed a new company: Lucid Games

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011
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  The Game That Lets You Kill Gaddafi

  Now seems as good a time as any to rid the planet of Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi. Especially when you get to make a tasty burger in the process. Libyan Hamburger Recipe is required playing for anyone keeping tabs on this week’s biggest news, because not only do you get to take out the good…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2011
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  3DS Games Will Keep You Waiting

  Nintendo is recommending players take breaks every fifteen minutes while playing the 3DS in 3D. Who plays video games for fifteen minutes? Nintendo is not alone. The fifteen minute break interval is also what the Korean government is recommending while viewing 3D. Capcom realizes that most players don’t play in chunks of 15 minutes. At…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011
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  Where Geeks Get Their Hair Cut

  Real hair or fake hair, it doesn’t matter. Akihabara salon Fuwat will totally cut them both. Located five minutes from Akihabara Station and opening last fall, the salon has a sandwich board out front, like many salons. But the game-inspired drawings, like the cat from Monster Hunter, provide a hint at the otaku-friendly service offered…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2011