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  Japanese Spider-Man Spins A Web Of Awesome

  To: Crecente From: Bash RE: The Mixer What you missed last night! Kinect Just Filed A Minority Report Resident Evil Is Still The Best-Looking Thing On The 3DS Cypress Hill “Singer” Suing Grand Theft Auto, Claims He’s The “Real” CJ Ending Leaked For StarCraft II’s Next Chapter? Far Cry Piracy Case Walking The Plank [Pic,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2010
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  Lawrence Of Arabia Inspires Next Year’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

  Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will draw inspiration from the life of T.E. Lawrence’s days as an archaeologist in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula when it hits the Playstation 3 late next year, Entertainment Weekly reports. The magazine reports that the game will play with the theme of deception while also focusing on Nathan Drake’s…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 9, 2010
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  Disgaea 4 Makes A Tactical Decision For Cute

  Next February, tactical role-playing game Disgaea 4 will be released on the PlayStation 3. There will be a limited edition bundle. It will be cute. Very cute. Besides this figurine of Prinny-uniform wearing Disgaea 4 character Fuka, the ¥9,975 (US$119) bundle comes with an original soundtrack CD and a special booklet. The regular version of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2010
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  First Look At New James Bond Game Declassified?

  There’s chatter that Britain’s most famous secret agent is set to star in a stealth game. This might be footage of said game. The footage is from an artist’s demo reel and shows Singularity, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and, apparently, the upcoming James Bond game all edited together. (No, Hulk is not in the next Bond…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2010
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  Far Cry Piracy Case Walking The Plank

  Earlier this year, the US Copyright Group filed a lawsuit against 4,577 people it accused of pirating the movie Far Cry, a big screen adaptation of a 2004 PC shooter. In December, things aren’t going so well. A District Court judge has ordered that the case can only apply to defendants who lived in the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010
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  Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Was A Long, Long Time Ago

  Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, travels back in time to the 1990’s while defending the abysmal sales of the latest Tony Hawk game, Shred. [image: Getty]

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010
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  Nothing Says “Horror” Like “Wii Balance Board”

  The Wii Balance Board might not get much exercise outside of Wii Fit, but depending on how upcoming horror game Night of Sacrifice works out, that could change. Night of Sacrifice follows five college students as they visit an area where sacrificial offerings to the gods used to be practiced. The Wii Remote is used…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2010
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  This Space Marine Footage Feels Like A Punch In The Face [Update]

  We were tipped this trailer earlier today, which looks like it serves as a promo reel for Australian CG studio Plastic Wax. It’s for/from the upcoming Warhammer 40K game Space Marine, and it enjoys a spot of the ol’ fisticuffs. Plastic Wax are specialists in computer-generated animation with a long resume in the video game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010
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  Catherine’s Sexy Doesn’t Stop At The Game’s Cover

  Upcoming adult adventure game Catherine features two spicy covers: one for the PS3 and one for the Xbox 360. Those who pre-order the game will get a special “Sound Disc & Art Book”. The disc features classical arrangements by composer Shoji Meguro, a specially-designed booklet jacket and other illustrations. The Sound Disc & Art Book…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2010
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  Don’t Feel Guilty About This Fighting Figure

  A fighting game character with wings made out of life and death? Sounds like good material for an expensive action figure! This piece is Dizzy, a character from 2D fighting game series Guilty Gear. Available in April 2011, she’ll cost you around USD$115 from a toy importer (the figure is from Japan). She’s a little…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010
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  Orange You Glad China Has A Giant Mecha?

  In summer 2009, Bandai Namco constructed an enormous, life-sized 59-foot-tall Gundam statue in Tokyo, following with an updated version earlier this year. China is working on one of it’s own, but don’t tell Namco Bandai. Apparently, a theme park in China’s Szechwan is constructing a slightly smaller Gundam-type statue of its own, in glorious orange.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2010
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  NSFW: PlayStation Move, A Furry Animal And Unspeakable Horrors

  When I reviewed EyePet last year, I really put the game through its paces. Being a kids game, though, that’s where I drew the line. These guys? I don’t think they even have a line. A clip – which is very unsuitable for work/small children’s eyes – featuring a blow-up doll and a children’s game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010
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  Xbox Live Screw-Up Soils Clothes Trading Surprise

  Dream Club is a bar girl simulator that allows players to patron a virtual watering hole and chat up chicks. But It’s not only about that for fans, it’s also about the outfits and dressing up their favorite characters. A Xbox Live snafu has mucked up a long-awaited clothes trading surprise. See, it isn’t possible…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2010
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  This Is Not A Single Zelda Screenshot

  It is hundreds of screenshots, composited into recreations of artwork featuring the two stars of Nintendo’s famous adventure series, Link and the Princess Zelda. These screenshot mosaics were made using shots from every single Zelda game ever made. Yes, even the handheld ones, and yes, even the new ones, and yes, even the awful CDi…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010
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  Studio Ghibli Game Will Animate Japanese Sales

  Today, the Nintendo DS game from Professor Layton developer Level-5 and My Neighbor Totoro creator Studio Ghibli goes on sale in Japan. How’s it going to do? Well, how do you think it’s gonna do? Level-5 is responsible for several of Japan’s favorite new franchises (like Layton and the soccer role-playing game Inazuma Eleven), while…

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  These PC Games Love It When You Talk To Them

  While controlling shooters on the PC is made easier by the precision of the mouse, that’s not enough for some people. Some people want it even easier than that. For them, there is the Dragon Gaming Speech Pack. It’s a piece of software that allows people to issue commands to supported games using their voice,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010
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  Japanese Net Cafes Are A Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

  Internet cafes dot the Japanese urban landscape and offer a moment of pause for regular folks. Ditto for criminals. Sure, internet cafes in Japan have game consoles and DVD players, but they also have showers and private rooms with big reclining chairs for customers to crash on. One chain called “Manboo” even has a nail…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2010
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  Kinect Just Filed A Minority Report

  So many Kinect hacks have teased a “Minority Report” style interface. Picked at its edges, approached it with half steps. This clip shows it’s not only possible with Microsoft’s new camera, it’s possible right now Using Kinect drivers for Linux, some kids from the Robot Locomotion Group and Learning Intelligent Systems teams at MIT have…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010
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  New Law Reminds You To Include Virtual Property In Your Will

  A law passed in Oklahoma provides for executors to access social media accounts and, presumably, distribute their holdings. So if you don’t write out that will with LegalZoom, a judge will decide who gets your Second Life counterfeit fuck coffin The law took effect Nov. 1. According to its author, its meant to remind people…

  By Owen Good Published December 9, 2010
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  Resident Evil Is Still The Best-Looking Thing On The 3DS

  There’s a reason Capcom is so keen to show off its Resident Evil games on the 3DS: they’re far and away the most visually impressive titles we’re yet to see for Nintendo’s new handheld. Sure, these are screenshots – which can never be trusted as 100% faithful representations of a final product – but there…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2010