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  Shenmue Operator In Trouble With The Law

  While Facebook might be all the rage in the West, in Japan, it’s all Mobage-Town. The service is attracting big titles like Shenmue and is a hit with players. It’s not a hit with investigators. The site’s operator DeNA is under investigation for unfair competitive practices, Reuters reports. According to Sankei News, this past summer,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2010
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  Space Marines Aren’t Fans Of The Clean Kill

  Space Marine — the upcoming action game set in the world of Warhammer 40,000 — has a taste for a bit of the old ultra-violence if these new screens are anything to go by. I mean, there’s blood. There’s shooting things in the face. There’s more blood. There’s a chainsword in the guts. There’s even…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2010
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  With These Cards, Show Your Po-Po-Po-Pokémon Face

  There are Pokémon cards that are used to play the Pocket Monsters card game, and then there are these. And these are magnificent. Nintendo is releasing a set of Pokémon playing cards. There are, of course, a Pokémon Black set and a Pokémon White set, with two Zekrom cards as the Joker for the White…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2010
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  Turning WikiLeaks Into Video Games

  The whole drama surrounding whistle-blower organisation WikiLeaks has made for the juiciest political story in years. So it was only a matter of time before people started turning it into a video game. Freshly-minted project WikiLeaks Stories is more interesting than just a single game based on Julian Assange and his team of international activists,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2010
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  GT5’s Toy Car Logos Are “Embarrassing” (And Gone)

  Real driving simulator Gran Turismo 5 features an Easter Egg for lovers of model cars. The undercarriage of a GT5 auto sports the logo of die-cast collectible maker AUTOArt. Enjoy it while you can, because that logo will soon be erased. According to Gran Turismo 5 designer Kazunori Yamauchi, the developers collaborated with AUTOArt, receiving…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2010
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  This Might Be The Perfect Street Fighter Combo

  As someone who is more often on the receiving end of Street FIghter combos, I can only look at this man string together 149 hits in a row and applaud. Street Fighter IV player Desk has found what must surely be the “perfect” combo in the game, using Chun-Li to string together 149 uninterrupted blows…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2010
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  For Idols, Even Twitter Following Is Scandalous

  Yu Darvish, the half-Japanese half-Iranian pitcher for the Nippon-Ham Fighters, is a popular guy. He’s tall, handsome and a brilliant pitcher. And he’s being followed by Japan’s biggest voice actress. Aya Hirano hit it big with anime otaku in 2006 when she voiced the title character in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, as well as…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2010
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  Report: The God Of War Will Slaughter Mortal Kombat

  According to reports circulating online this evening, the latest issue of the Official Playstation Magazine contains the news that Kratos, star of the God of War series, will be a playable character in the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot. While he won’t be a part of Mortal Kombat’s story mode, he will be available in regular…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2010
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  You Will Soon Be Able To “Play” Gran Turismo 5 From Your Computer

  One of Gran Turismo 5’s more hardcore features is the game’s “B-Spec” mode, which lets you manage a car race instead of driving one. Soon, part of this feature will be coming to a PC (or Mac!) near you. Since all you’re doing in B-Spec mode is issuing basic commands like “enter the pits” or…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2010
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  This Is Not A Shot From Red Dead Redemption: The Movie

  Though it could easily be. No, this is “mere” cosplay, Ben Van Dyken giving it 1001% with his John Marston costume, getting not only the threads right, but the dirty dirt and even the locale for the photo shoot. These shots in the gallery to your left are just the start; Van Dyken has also…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2010
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  See The 193 LEGO Vic Vipers Of ‘Nnovvember’

  The star of Konami’s classic side-scrolling shoot ’em up Gradius has been remixed, re-imagined and rebuilt hundreds of times in LEGO brick form, perhaps most notably by late brick enthusiast Nate Nielson. So it was remixed again this past “Nnovvember.” “Nnovvember” is the month LEGO fans build their own interpretation of the Vic Viper, adhering…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2010
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  Mirror’s Edge Coming to Browsers

  Today Google made lots of news: They unveiled their new “cloud based” browser, they opened up a Google Store and, they started carrying a library of in-browser games including a new Mirror’s Edge title. Electronic Arts is teaming up with Google to bundle Poppit! with future releases of Chrome and say that thanks to Google’s…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 7, 2010
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  Come Drink With Kotaku

  To: Ash From: Crecente Not you Ash, that would be great, but the airfare would make it a crazy expensive bender. No I’m talking all of the folks out here in New York willing to brave the cold to hoist beers, talk games and maybe land some sub-par swag. DO IT! What You Missed The…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 7, 2010
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  The Next SSX: What We’ve Heard So Far

  Electronic Arts hasn’t released a console game in its once-great snowboarding and skiing series SSX since 2007’s SSX Blur for the Wii. But from what we’ve heard out of the Great White North, a new SSX is well underway. EA Canada has been working on a new SSX entry for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2010
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  The Tester 2: Episode 6: “Turn ‘Em Loose” Liveblog: Driver’s Test

  Kotaku’s reviews editor Michael McWhertor failed to get rid of Big Fazeek last week, giving birth to new villain: The vengeful Scooter. Will Fazeek feel Scooter’s wrath in the sixth episode of The Tester 2? I may be getting way too into this now. After last week’s upset, I’m not sure who I am rooting…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2010
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  Bob Dylan Improves This Game

  Crackdown 2 was a video game that pretty much came and went in mid-Summer. It was okay, but no Game of the Year contender, nothing to rave about. What a difference a Bob Dylan remix makes. This is the game’s official remix of Dylan’s “Masters of War” made by musician Scientific American. It’s featured in…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2010
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  It’s Like Super Mario Bros, But With A Condom

  I always figured practicing safe sex in 8-bit was as easy as defeating Condom Man and stealing his powers. Not so says the Leicestershire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership. There’s also jumping involved. And let’s not forget avoiding those dreaded sexually transmitted infections. That’s why I always hop three times before having sex and always, without exception,…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2010
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  TRON Evolution: Conquer the Grid Accompanied by Daft Punk

  When the original Tron hit theaters in 1982, the idea of a fully immersive video game still seemed like the stuff of sci-fi fantasy. Flash forward to today’s game release of Tron: Evolution and suddenly the future is upon us in full french electro glory. Tron: Evolution is meant to act as a segue between…

  By Gawkercreative Published December 7, 2010
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  Leave It To Daft Punk To Make A Tron Music Video This Awesome

  We’ve already seen and heard Daft Punk’s “Derezzed” from the Tron: Legacy soundtrack, but the official video for that tune is worth another look. Why? Light cycles that transform into jousting horses, 1982 Tron style aesthetics and—last but certainly not least—Olivia Wilde. Daft Punk adds their own unique game to the Tron universe, one that…

  By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2010
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  Lucky There’s A New Family Guy Game On The iPhone

  There’s a new platforming shooter starring Stewie and Brian of Fox comedy Family Guy travelling through time battling twisted versions of the show’s regulars? That reminds me of the time I realized I can’t summon irreverent pop-culture flashbacks on command. Glu Mobile and Fox Digital Entertainment team up to deliver Family Guy: Time Warped to…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2010