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  Idols In Training Cut Their Teeth On Arcade Game

  In early 2006, members of Japanese idol group AKB48 were standing on Akihabara street corners passing out fliers. Now they’re the biggest female group in Japan. What a difference a few years make. AKB48 is an idol group with three teams: the A Team, the K Team and the B Team. Depending on how many…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2010
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  You Won’t Impress The Ladies Stealing A Nintendo From A Little Girl

  If I didn’t have enough money to impress a girl, I’d, I don’t know, make her something. Write her a poem. Sing her something. 17 year-old Anthony Etienne took the easy route, and stole some poor kid’s DS. It’s alleged the boy, from West Brighton in New York, figured stealing a DS from a little…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010
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  Resident Evil Does The Cancan

  There are words to describe this. I, however, am at a loss for them. A Japanese gamer spliced scenes and sounds from Resident Evil to reproduce “Infernal Galop”, more commonly known as the “cancan song”. Resident Evil Meets CanCan [Capcom Unity]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2010
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  My, Professor Layton, What A Lovely Big Box You Have

  The Professor Layton animated film, which by all accounts is rather good, will be getting its first official Western release in the United Kingdom. And what a release it is! The movie is being released on both Blu-Ray and DVD, and while those will be available separately, you can also get this fancy edition where…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010
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  Is Final Fantasy XIII On The Xbox 360 Getting A Japan Release?

  The big, breaking news of the 2008 E3 gaming expo was that role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII was coming to the Xbox 360. The game had been previously thought to be a PS3 exclusive. The game got an Xbox 360 release everywhere except Japan. In The Land of the Rising Sun, Final Fantasy XIII was…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2010
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  Activision Says Call Of Duty Is This Generation’s Star Wars

  That’s according to Activision Publishing’s CEO Eric Hirshberg. And yes, he’s being serious. “The Call of Duty franchise is a force of nature. I think it is the closest thing this generation has to a Star Wars,” he told IGN. “I think it’s unique and bigger than any musical act or any movie franchise in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010
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  In Resident Evil: Afterlife, The Eyes Have It

  As seen on IGN via Bloody Disgusting

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2010
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  Crayon Shin-chan Draws Up Korean Online Game

  Over in South Korea, popular Japanese manga-slash-anime Crayon Shin-chan is getting its own online game. But will it have Shin-chan’s infamous butt dance? Developed by both Rainfall Soft and Daewon Media, the title is a 2D action role-playing game. Several Shin-chan console games have already been released in Japan. This year is the twentieth anniversary…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2010
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  Pokémon Suing Over Pictures Of Pokémon Cards

  The Pokémon Company may have a fancy name, but it’s still part of Nintendo, and we all know Nintendo is good at two things: making video games, and suing people. Last week, The Pokémon Company filed a lawsuit in the US against sports card company Beckett. Why? Beckett publishes Beckett Pokémon Unofficial Collector!, a magazine…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010
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  Report: How PSPs Are Smuggled Into China

  For years now, PlayStation Portables have been smuggled into China. The government has looked a blind eye as has Sony, reports a Chinese news site. According to Chinese news site EEO, some estimates put half of the PSPs sold ending up in the Chinese market. That number does seem rather steep. However, these contraband PSPs…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2010
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  Meet Starcraft II’s Developers At Select Midnight Openings

  For the launch of Starcraft II, Blizzard is going all out, flying the development team around the world to attend midnight openings across Europe and North America. Events will be held in London, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, Moscow and Orange County, with prizes to be given away at each along with the chance to meet some…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010
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  Next Hitman Coming In 2011?

  This looks to be our first glimpse of the next game in the Hitman series. Well, not the game, per se, more like the game’s poster and promotional artwork. It can be found on the website of Great Graphics, a design firm that’s worked with Square Enix – the series’ new publisher – before, on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2010
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  Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game vs. Comic-Con

  The comic book series may have reached its end, but fortunately the video game adventures of Scott Pilgrim kick off in August. This new Comic-Con trailer for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is too awesome to miss. [GameTrailers]

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 20, 2010
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  Flynn’s Arcade, Home of Tron, Returns To Comic-Con

  Disney’s “Home of Tron” pop-up arcade, Flynn’s, will return to the San Diego Comic-Con this year, hopefully with Space Paranoids and more new games in tow. Expect a big Tron Legacy presence this year and another visit to Flynn’s. [io9]

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 20, 2010
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  Comic-Con Preview Night Eve

  Here’s the plan. Get in this thread. Comment. Get out. And nobody gets hurt. Or, you know, stick around and rest your weary head in tonight’s traditional open thread. I think I may be coming down with Comic-Con fever. That might explain the Captain America and Thor obsessive streak I’ve been on lately. But when…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 20, 2010
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  Solid Snake Meets Ghost In Modern War Gear Solid

  What happens when “Ghost” from the elite commando squad Infinity War, a subsidiary of “ActivistSun,” teams up with “Snake” to take down the threat of Modern Gear? MODERN WAR GEAR SOLID, the ultimate paramilitary crossover! Standing between Snake, Ghost and world peace is the evil alliance between Makarov and Liquid Ocelot, an alliance set up…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 20, 2010
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  Baby-Brandishing Thief Swipes Two 360s, Flees in Kia Spectra

  Dad’s got his hands full with a cranky baby and a diaper bag and two boxes, who wants to be the hall monitor who receipt checks that, right? That must have been one thief’s plan, and it apparently worked. Cops in suburban Dayton, Ohio are looking for a man who stole two Xbox 360s from…

  By Owen Good Published July 20, 2010
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  Cool Down with the World’s Fastest Hedgehog

  Nothing’s better than an ice-cold disembodied hedgehog head on those simmering summer afternoons. Could this possibly be the only video-game themed ice cream around? Photo by Juston Western [Flickr]

  By Amber Nichols Published July 20, 2010
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  CEO: Where Others Dabble, GameStop Does a Difficult Job

  In an interview with The Street, GameStop’s CEO speaks of growing the company’s web presence, but obliquely reminds everyone that used gaming is a business where few have the will – or the resources – to get their hands dirty. “There is competition out there that likes to dabble in this segment, but I’d like…

  By Owen Good Published July 20, 2010
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  The Next Guitar Hero Ends On An Epic, 20 Minute Long Note

  Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, the latest entry in Activision’s rhythm game series that also features a story-driven “Quest Mode,” will test your endurance with one of the longest Rush songs on catalog, the epic overture “2112.” Rolling Stone reveals the inclusion of side one of Rush’s 1976 album, also titled 2112, which runs 20…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 20, 2010