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  Before There Was Dragon Quest, There Were Dirty Games

  Enix, which joined with Square to form Square Enix in 2003, is beloved in Japan for its Dragon Quest games. Children and adults alike adore DQ. Enix’s earliest games, however, are anything but wholesome. In 1982, Enix held a game programming contest and entered the game publishing business. One of the winners was Yuji Horii,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2011
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  Pokémon Will Teach You To Type, Or You Will Die Trying (Or Typing!)

  Remember that mysterious Pokémon game from last year’s Tokyo Game Show, the one that was for the DS but would include a proper keyboard? It’s out in April in Japan. And still makes absolutely no sense. It’s called Pokémon Typing, and is intended to serve as a touch-typing aid for kids, get them clacking away…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2011
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  The PS3 Slim Now Comes In Silver

  Just as the original model of the PlayStation 3 was made available in a fancy shade of silver, so too is the newer “Slim” model. Let’s hope unlike last time this isn’t a Japan-only kind of deal! See, the last silver PS3 was never released in the West. So this one, currently only revealed for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2011
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  Homefront’s PC Specs

  Interested in playing upcoming “America Invaded!” shooter Homefront on the PC? Here are its specs

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2011
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  Sega Tried Kinect Once, And It Didn’t Go So Well

  Microsoft’s Kinect is currently the talk of the town. With its full-body, no-controller input, people are finding that for the first time they can play a video game without needing a controller. Those people obviously weren’t around in 1993. If they had been, they’d know that Kinect is actually the second attempt from a major…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2011
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  When It’s Time To Party, Party Hard

  Would you like to chat about anything and everything, video game related or not? The semi-nightly open thread on Kotaku is the venue for that. Come, party with us. The heaviest partying I did this weekend was go on a Party Down bender, watching six episodes of season one of the criminally canceled TV series…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 31, 2011
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  Here’s How One PC Maker is Dealing With Intel’s Recall

  This morning Intel announced they found an issue with the 6 Series chipset and that they’ve stopped shipping them from their factory. They’re also recalling some. Here’s how one boutique PC builder is dealing with the issue. This afternoon I received a notice from Origin PC saying the computer I was having them build, which…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 31, 2011
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  The Final Bit.Trip Brings Commander Video Home

  It’s been a long, strange trip for Commander Video of Gaijin Games’ Bit.Trip series, but he’s finally coming home. Check out the official trailer for Bit.Trip Flux, the sixth and final stop on the Bit.Trip train. It’s hard to believe it’s been so long since Bit.Trip Beat’s debut on WiiWare back in March of 2009,…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2011
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  Mega Man X(treme)

  Jeffrey Cruz gave Mega Man X a hilarious old school Rob Liefeld (Comic Artist) look just for fun. I would say that it is spot on. Related Rampages: It’s time to Rock, man | 80’s Worlds Collide Is this necessary? by Jeffrey ‘CHAMBA’ Cruz / lastscionz (deviantART) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy?…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 31, 2011
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  In Praise Of The New Game Plus

  Last week, I played through Dead Space 2. This week, I’ll see it through to the end one more time, perhaps having more fun, feeling less stressed, better appreciating its immense technical and visual artistry. Let’s hear it for New Game Plus. Visceral Games’ Dead Space 2, like the original, is an experience designed to…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 31, 2011
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  My Bloody 3rd Birthday Invite

  I’d like to say that it’s rare for me to receive things in the mail coated in fake blood, swimming in fake blood or spattered in fake blood. But I’d be lying. Here’s the latest. What you missed A PlayStation 3 In Your Pocket, And Maybe A Game Store Too Are Achievements Your Personal Video…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 31, 2011
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  10 Things You Didn’t Know About Guillermo del Toro’s Monsters

  The New Yorker has published a long and amazingly in-depth article about the modern-day godfather of monsters, Guillermo del Toro. Here are the 10 coolest bits, including a look at the new Frankenstein, and what GDT’s Smaug could have been! 1) What his Frankenstein monster looks like (now) Inspired by the 1983 illustrations of Bernie…

  By Meredith Woerner Published January 31, 2011
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  Inside The Inside Of The Inside Of A Great Gaming Tchochke

  The upcoming downloadable Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game Stacking has something cooler than a spin-off action figure. It has a doll. A nesting doll. Publisher THQ sent me one of the $48 Stacking dolls. I’ve unstacked and stacked it a few times. I’ve even done it on video for you to watch. The dolls…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 31, 2011
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  PlayStation Move Getting Opened Up For The PC?

  The PlayStation Move motion sensing controller could, someday soon, work officially with more than just your PlayStation 3. Thanks to a project called Move Server, enthusiast game developers and academics may one day build Move-powered games for the PC. Move Server is briefly detailed in a Sony-sponsored session planned for this year’s Game Developers Conference.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 31, 2011
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  Street Fighter X Tekken Is Serious Business Indeed

  Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono takes no chances as he prepares for a visit to Namco Bandai’s Sunnyvale offices to talk the Street Fighter X Tekken crossover fighter, as seen on Capcom Unity Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.

  By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2011
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  Legendary Wars Could Be The Next Plants Vs. Zombies

  No game on the iPad or iPhone captured my attention near as much as the touch-friendly versions of PopCap’s immensely popular Plants Vs. Zombies. Then came Legendary Wars. Legendary Wars is a tower defense game in the same vein as Plants Vs. Zombies. You gather resources, build up a defending army, and do your best…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2011
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  Triple The Splinter Cell Heading To PS3 In HD And 3D

  A triple dose of Sam Fisher comes to the PlayStation 3 this March with the long-rumored release of the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell HD trilogy. He’ll be joined by three times the Prince of Persia on a Blu-ray disc. Ubisoft will pack three classic Sam Fisher stealth games—Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow and Splinter…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 31, 2011
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  PlayStation Revivals On NGP That We’d Like To See

  Many of the games being made for Sony’s PSP successor, the NGP, appear to be build upon past PlayStation greatness. If that’s how it goes, might we suggest a few more? The following are not real games — at least not as far as we know here at Kotaku. They are flights of fancy, each…

  By Stephen Totilo Published January 31, 2011
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  Our First Look At Anarchy Reigns (and The Lovely Sasha) In Action

  Bayonetta and Madworld makers PlatinumGames are giving us Anarchy Reigns (aka Max Anarchy) next, an online beat ’em up full of curious characters. Meet the first confirmed combatant—besides Madworld’s Jack—the tightly-dressed ice queen Sasha. Looks like Anarchy Reigns will feature more of the great fast-paced, timing-based combat PlatinumGames does so well, giving us a little…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 31, 2011
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  Dracula Doesn’t Mind The Whipping So Much Anymore

  After centuries of the Belmont clan whipping him into submission, Dracula found himself looking forward to the slayer family’s regular visits. What does Dracula have to do besides being whipped? He’s either trapped in another dimension for hundreds of years between video games or worse, dead, waiting to be resurrected and killed all over again.…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2011