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  Dreaming Of A Console That Plays Every Game

  In today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter EcksJay22 envisions a console that will run any game he purchases, sold by merit of hardware features rather than exclusive game content. As far as I know, video-game consoles are the only product of their kind that lack any type of software intercompatibility. This, in my opinion, sucks. I…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011
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  Become A Millionaire With Facebook Monopoly

  The offline social game you play with your friends becomes the online social game you play with your friends with Monopoly Millionaires, the Facebook game where everybody gets their own Monopoly board. Hasbro and EA have scattered Monopoly to the four corners of the gaming world, from the Xbox 360 to the Nintendo DS to…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  This is Kotaku’s official forum. Gather ’round and talk about video games. Thanks to reader Hisilarn for today’s image. Submit yours to #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 16, 2011
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  Crysis Demo 2 Finally Comes to PC

  Finally PC gamers will be able to check out what Xbox 360 gamers have had for more than a month: The Crysis 2 demo. Starting March 1, computer gamers will be able to check out how the game plays on their rigs by downloading it here

  By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2011
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  Call of Duty Creators Say Your Bugs Were “Edge Cases”

  I have very publicly championed Call of Duty: Black Ops. I found the single player provoking, the multiplayer addictive. But was picky about which version of the game I like. That’s because my choice for Game of the Year seemed packed with bugs when I played it on the computer and Playstation 3. But why?…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2011
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  No Bear Rice Face For You!

  Apologies if you get a bendy neck from the funny camera angle. Food always tastes better when it’s made in the face of a cute bear. Always. I Just Used A $400 Joystick For the price of a PlayStation 3, Saitek’s new X-65F Flight Control System for the PC had damn well better be the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2011
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  This Game Cancellation Shoots Up My Heart’s Core

  Back in 2005, Tokyo-based game maker Konami revealed it was working on a handful of titles for the then unreleased PS3. Games like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Gradius. MGS4 was released, but Gradius VI wasn’t. And according to the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu, the shooter’s apparently been canned. As blog Andriasang points…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2011
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  The Stupidest News Report Ever?

  There’s stupid, and there’s stupid. According to the country’s biggest newspaper, South Korea’s Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation ran a segment that sounds rather “thick”. This might not be the dumbest TV news reporting on gaming ever, but it’s up there. MBC did a news story on “game violence”, focusing on how violent games can make children,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2011
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  The Nintendo 3DS Doesn’t Want Your Nintendo Point Cards, Sorry

  Nintendo Points are Nintendo’s virtual currency for the Wii and the DSi. Players can purchase point cards or charge them on their credit card. You might have some left over prepaid point cards you’re hoping to use on the upcoming Nintendo 3DS. Tough crap. Current Nintendo Points cannot be used on the Nintendo 3DS. On…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2011
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  I Just Used A $400 Joystick

  For the price of a PlayStation 3, Saitek’s new X-65F Flight Control System for the PC had damn well better be the best video game peripheral ever made. The Basics The X-65F is a fully-featured “flight control system”, meaning the pack includes a joystick, throttle control and auxiliary instrument panel. Designed to work with every…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2011
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  German Cops And Cosplay Do Not Mix

  In first-person shooter Killzone 3, the Helghast are the gas-mask wearing baddies. Cloaked in black and with glowing eyes, you wouldn’t want to meet one on the street. And in Munich, Germany, you won’t. To help promote Killzone 3 in the German city, a Helghast cosplayer roamed the streets, complete with mask, helmet and phony…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2011
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  God Of War Swaps “Furious” For “Beautiful”

  Can’t afford the big, beautiful God of War III art book? Make do with these free internet pictures of the game, showing the concept art skills of Jung Park. For a game about anger and frowns and snarls and blood, he sure does manage to make everything look if not pretty, then at least beautiful.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2011
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  Is Apple A Little Upset With Capcom?

  Looks like Capcom might be in big trouble with Apple over the number of complaints the App Store has received over Smurf’s Village

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2011
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  Who Will Conquer China?

  China is now officially the second largest economy on the planet. And video game consoles are technically illegal. One day, that might change. “Consoles have been banned in China since the year 2000,” Lisa Hanson from market researcher Niko Partners previously told Kotaku. The government thought that was the best way to protect Chinese youth…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2011
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  Some Handy, If Obvious Tips On Being A Better PC Gamer

  You’ll want to skip to around five minutes into this video, but once you do, you’ll get some tips on how to play games that sound incredibly patronising and basic…until you realise you never actually use them. This is Sean “Day[9]” Plott, a star in the world of StarCraft II who last week devoted one…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2011
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  The Beautiful Hair And Big Swords Of Some New Final Fantasy Figures

  Glimpsed by Stephen T at the Toy Fair in New York over the weekend, Square Enix’s Play Arts line is about to include three more Final Fantasy figures, all of them crowd favourites. Selling for around USD$50, and going on sale in Japan in June, the three figures are all in their Dissidia forms, being…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2011
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  Pirates Are Not Thieves, They Are Fans

  There’s a long-standing — and incorrect, I think — view amongst publishers that a game pirated is a game stolen It’s not (who says they’d ever have bought a copy anyway?), and in a great piece over on GameSetWatch, Irish designer Tadhg Kelly (formerly of Lionhead) argues an even better reason why this isn’t the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2011
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  If World Of Warcraft Were On Kindle

  It’s not, but if it were, it might look something like this. As seen on The Daily Blink

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2011
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  Osaka’s Geek District Turning Into Den Of Iniquity

  Den-Den Town, Osaka’s “denkigai” or “electric town”, is known for its used game retailers like Super Potato and figure shops like Osaka Gundams. There are also the maid cafes, where folks can get a coffee and talk to a maid. Some, however, are serving way more than coffee. “Struggling arcades and video game shops are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2011
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  Why Sony’s New Handheld Has A New Way Of Interacting With You

  As we saw when the product was first unveiled, Sony’s upcoming NGP won’t be using the company’s trademark “XMB” user interface. It’ll be using something new. Why is that, Sony? According to Sony Computer Entertainment worldwide studios boss Shuhei Yoshida, it’s partly because of “social networking”. “[A] fundamental point was our desire to make this…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2011