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  Metroid Heroine Recreated In Old Game Cartridges

  Let’s say, you had, I dunno, 179 worthless, old and broken video game carts just sitting around. What would you do? If you were Denver artist Blaze Bratcher, then you’d create this 3D Samus Aran sculpture. And then, we’d go “ooh” and “wow”. The 5.5 foot by 4 foot work was commissioned by game retailer…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2010
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  Portal (For Bikers And Sailors)

  Portal gags are usually overplayed, we know, but this tattoo-inspired piece was too pretty to ignore. By Jimiyo, available later today on Teefury

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2010
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  Love Simulator Gets Real Adult Movie Parody

  It was inevitable, bound to happen. There’s now a Japanese adult video knock off of Konami’s 2009 love simulator Love Plus. The alarming thing isn’t the porn parody, but rather, that it’s taken this long! (Massage parlors were quicker.) The flick is called “Love Chaku-Ero Plus” and stars Uta Kohaku. She’s no stranger to parody…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2010
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  So, You Do More Than Play Games On Your Console

  Game consoles! We used to just play games on them, but in this 21st century of the future, it seems plenty of you are now watching movies and TV shows on them as well. Ever since the PlayStation 2 doubled as many people’s first DVD player, the amount of non-gaming media consumed on consoles has…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2010
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  Father And Son Gang Up To Annoy DDR Player

  Meet “NOB”. He is a talented Dance Dance Revolution dancer. He is also, and I’m trying to be kind, somewhat vain As he does almost every week, NOB filmed himself dancing his heart out at an arcade in Tokyo’s Odaiba. A nearby father and son had enough of NOB’s jazz hands and did their best…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2010
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  Feds Worried Xbox Hacker Will Show Mod Chips Are OK

  Andrew Huang wrote a book a few years back called Hacking The Xbox. He’s an expert on the subject. He’s such an expert, in fact, that federal prosecutors are trying to stop him testifying in a mod chip court case. Courtesy of a report on Wired, Matthew Crippen is facing three years in prison if…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2010
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  R.I.P. Penthouse Founder Bob Guccione, 1930-2010

  On October 20, Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione succumbed to lung cancer at a suburban Dallas hospital. The 79 year-old entrepreneur shook up both magazine publishing and Hollywood. Like many people, he also enjoyed video games. Founded in the mid-1960s, Penthouse would go on to become one of the most controversial (and widely read) adult…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2010
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  This Fallout Movie Knows The Wasteland Is Not A Serious Place

  You know, normally when I see a corny trailer for a corny fan film, I’ll mash that stop button like it was handing out gold coins. But there’s something about Fallout flick Nuka Break that feels…passable. I think it’s the fact Fallout itself is so absurd. A series that’s able to be both so bleak…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2010
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  Nintendo’s Biggest Characters In Board Game Form

  In Japan, video games are called “TV games” (terebi geemu). Here’s a look at video games that have been turned into tabletop entertainment. Think TV games, but minus the TV. The vast majority of the games are Nintendo-related, showing the strong cultural impact Nintendo has in The Land of the Rising Sun. When kids aren’t…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2010
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  A Bit Of Humble Pie Never Hurt Anyone

  Peter Molyneux, boss of Lionhead Studios, indulges in a little public humility. He’s being a little hard on himself. Magic Carpet was pretty damn great.

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2010
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  Rock Band 3 Visual Guide

  This is Harmonix playing Rock Band 3. Sample some of Rock Band 3’s included tracks in this song trailer. Rock Band 3 senior designer Sylvain Dubrofsky explains how keyboards work in Rock Band 3. Doobie Brothers “China Grove” on Pro Drums. Yes “Roundabout” full band on Expert.

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 22, 2010
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  What Is The Most Underrated Game Ever?

  It’s Friday! New giraffe! Hooray! Let’s talk. You ready? Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us – more…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2010
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  Stuffing A Wii Remote Into A Baby Looks As Awful As It Sounds

  I maintain this isn’t a “real” game. I think somebody, somewhere was taking the piss until publisher Majesco actually took the bait, is actually releasing it, and now it’s all gotten a little awkward. Babysitting Mama is a babysitting game for the Wii, where you cram a Wii Remote inside a baby and…do babysitting stuff.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2010
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  This Street Fighter IV Combo Pays 40 Cents Per Input

  Executing a 125-input combo in Street Fighter IV seems like a challenge that should pay more than $50. Nonetheless, it’s out there, and if you can do it, a legal tender picture of Ulysses S. Grant is yours. This combo spans 125 button inputs, 126 hits and 661 damage. Reproduce it by hand – without…

  By Owen Good Published October 22, 2010
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  You’d Have Been Killed Too, And The Droids Would Now Be In The Hands Of Fallout: New Vegas

  When Obsidian slip a little Star Wars into Fallout: New Vegas. Reader Jon was on the ol’ dusty trail outside of Nipton when he ran into these two corpses, named after Luke Skywalker’s very dead uncle and aunt from Star Wars: Episode IV Now all we need is for somebody to find Tosche Station somewhere…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2010
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  Happy 25th Birthday, Sega Master System!

  It’s been sadly overlooked by all the hoopla surrounding the 25th anniversary of the NES and Super Mario Bros., but this week was also the 25th anniversary of another classic gaming console: the Sega Master System. The machine that began life as the Sega Mark III before assuming its more famous moniker was first released…

  By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2010
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  New Universe, Old Mutants

  Greetings, Kotaku readers. Are you in the mood for a little off-topic conversation? This is the place for the discussion about video games and everything else. I’ve been reading more comic books lately, but mostly things that I have owned for years—most Frank Miller and Daniel Clowes stuff—but it’s time to start digging some things…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 21, 2010
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  Review: Rock of the Dead

  Kill zombies. Do it with a guitar controller. The concept behind Rock of the Dead sure sounds like a brilliant idea, but the horrible reality of this tedious “strum or die” game quickly sets in. Rock of the Dead feels like an intentional riff on Sega’s The Typing of the Dead, a game that transformed…

  By Michael McWhertor Published October 21, 2010
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  Turn Your iPhone 4 Into A GameBoy Color

  People have been skinning their iPhones to look like retro gaming handhelds ever since the gadget first appeared. This new vinyl will do your iPhone 4 up like a GameBoy Color. Available from Etsy for $6. [Seen via HBG]

  By Owen Good Published October 21, 2010
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  EA Sports MMA Now Available On iPhone

  The latest EA Sports title to hit the iPhone is EA Sports MMA – well, “MMA by EA Sports.” It’s $4.99 and available now on the iTunes App Store. For your five bucks, you get many of the big-picture details of the console title out now. Fight now? Yep. Career mode? Sure. Created fighters? Yes.…

  By Owen Good Published October 21, 2010