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  See Kingdom Hearts Running On A PSPgo

  The fact you can’t buy Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep on the PSPgo highlights one of the bigger problems with Sony’s struggling handheld. It also helps explain why piracy is so rampant on the portable device. This clip, from a device that is able to run copied games on the handheld, shows what PSPgo and/or…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2010
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  Who Was That Masked Model?

  In Japan, there are idols for everything, whether it be trains, personal computers or, of course, video games. They have one thing in common: they’re all smiley and cute. But what about an idol that never showed her face? Last summer, a blog went live featuring a young model named Imao with a doe-eyed anime…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 29, 2010
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  It’s Worms For The 21st Century

  Watch, as a fight between a painter and a guy who is rubbish at basketball enters the video game realm, and only escalates from there. This is what the Worms of the future should look like. Or Smash Bros., depending on how you interpret the battle!

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2010
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  The Year In Video Game Trailers

  Movie trailers suck. They lie, and they spoil. Game trailers, on the other hand, are an artform. Once derided as a smoke and mirrors show, being barely representative of the titles they were trying to sell, many game trailers have since moved beyond this trapping and become something more: short bursts of creativity and innovation,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2010
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  Will The PSP2 Look Like This?

  Note these images are not from Sony. They’re mock-ups. But since they’re mock-ups of an image that claims to be of a real PSP2, they’re still worth looking at! These pics, commissioned by PSM3 and put together by this guy, formed part of a recent news article in the magazine, speculating on both the PSP2…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2010
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  The Year In Surprises: Highs And Lows From 2010

  Can we still be surprised by video games in an industry rife with rumors, leaks and publishers who prefer safe bets to bold risks? Looking back at the turn of events that was 2010, a year sometimes rocky, sometimes thrilling, it seems we can. We should have seen some of the biggest surprises of 2010…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010
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  Welcome Back, Search Bar

  Kotaku readers, if you’re not too pre-occupied with typing things into the search textfield or refreshing the #speakup page, waiting for it to work, how about joining us for some off-topic conversation tonight? As Mr. Crecente mentioned earlier, we’re heading to CES next week, which means a return to the desert of Las Vegas. Having…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010
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  Call of Duty: Black Ops Nabs ‘Most Pirated Game of 2010’ Distinction

  Not only is Call of Duty: Black Ops one of the fastest selling video games of all time, racking up more than a billion dollars in sales in 2010, it’s also impressively enough one of the most illegally downloaded. According to a report from BitTorrent news site TorrentFreak, the PC version of Black Ops has…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010
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  Kinect Hacked To Play World of Warcraft

  We’ve made it an important milestone in the increasingly long list of hacks that transform Microsoft’s Kinect from Xbox 360 motion controller into something grander. World of Warcraft is now playable with Kinect hand-waving action. The Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California demonstrates its Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit (FAAST)…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010
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  Here’s Where The Instruction Manuals Have Gone

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: The Autographs Of My Boyhood I don’t have any gaming autographs either. My childhood signatures include David Copperfield, the Harlem Globetrotters and the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders. Oh! And C3PO. I was a strange child. What you missed The Consumer Electronics Show Cometh New Owner of an Xbox Phone? Play These…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 28, 2010
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  When Larry Niven reinvented the Green Lantern universe

  Larry Niven is best known as author of Ringworld novels and creator of the Known Space universe — but did you know he also helped to reinvent the Green Lantern Corps and their masters, the Guardians? You might have seen Larry Niven’s Green Lantern graphic novel, Ganthet’s Tale, which he co-created with artist John Byrne.…

  By Charlie Jane Anders Published December 28, 2010
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  What Were The Biggest Games In Japan In 2010?

  Not too surprisingly, it was a pair of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS that sold better in Japan than anything else. Also not shocking is that the top ten games are dominated by titles for Nintendo platforms. Pokémon Black and White moved nearly 4.5 million copies in 2010, followed most closely by New Super…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010
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  Feel The Drama, The Lightning of Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy

  Square Enix’s next Final Fantasy fighting game for the PSP will, at the very least, have some very handsome cinematics stuffed onto a UMD, as proven by the latest Japanese trailer for Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy. See new contenders and old favorites from Final Fantasy games new and old in the newest trailer for…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010
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  Ever Wonder How The Nintendo Zapper Light Gun Worked?

  Today’s shooting gallery games take advantage of high-tech infrared sensors and cameras. Back in the days of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, things were much simpler. As a child I spent countless hours firing away at video game ducks with my NES Zapper light gun, but I wasn’t actually firing anything. If anything, I was…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2010
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  The Ten Funniest Video Games Of 2010

  Splitsider put together a list of the ten funniest video games of 2010 today. Among the gut-busters is Fallout: New Vegas, Super Meat Boy and Hamlet. That’s right Hamlet, a game that Splitsider says is an “ironic take on the Shakespeare play, if it were adapted by terrible game developers.” Sold. Hit up the site…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 28, 2010
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  You Too Can ‘Date’ The President In 2011

  Adult dating sim My Girlfriend Is The President, the loli-political erotic adventure that piqued our curiosity last year, is getting an official release in English, so non-Japanese speakers can see what it’s like to “date” schoolgirls-of-state and alien ships. JAST USA will release a localized version of this erotic game curiosity for the PC in…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010
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  Jerry Rice’s New Football Video Game Is For The Dogs

  Dogs playing football is a video game idea that sells itself, but it never hurts to have a little star power behind your title. Get ready for Jerry Rice & Nitus’ Dog Football for the Nintendo Wii. Developer Judobaby has plans to create an entire series of Pet Sports League video games, and it’s kicking…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2010
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  See 100% Of Quake In Under An Hour

  Blazing your way through the original Quake from 1996 in less than 60 minutes might not impress hardened speed run enthusiasts, but what about doing so while also nailing 100% completion in Quake on its hardest difficulty? That’s what the Quake Done Quick team has done in this speed run that’s almost too fast, burning…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010
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  I Am The Eggman…

  Doctor Robotnik (Eggman) gets a realistic overhaul in this killer illustration by Great-OHARU. Sonic is in for quite a disturbing surprise! I am the Eggman by Great-OHARU Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission.

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 28, 2010
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  The Rift Collector’s Edition Is More Than Just A Fancy Riding Turtle

  You can spend $50 on Trion Worlds’ massively-multiplayer online role-playing game Rift and just get the game, or you can spend a little more and score the game plus this nifty riding turtle. But wait, there’s more! Not only do you get the lovely in0game turtle mount at level 20 when you purchase the Rift…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2010