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  FIVE DAYS HAVE PASSED!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: PC Has Arisen Friday! We made it! We’re here! Your PC is here, too! Drinks are on… What you missed last night Rumor: Big Publisher In National Government “Scandal” [Update] Final Fantasy XIV On 360 Doesn’t Look Likely Finally, M.I.A. Offers Her Thoughts On Video Game Violence What’s Happening With…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  Kingdom Hearts Designer Talks Picking and Choosing

  Last year, it was revealed that Square Enix designer Tetsuya Nomura originally conceived with chainsaws. “There things I wanted to do [with Kingdom Hearts]”, Nomura recently told Kotaku, “but things that were not allowed.” Maybe like chainsaws? Obviously, you can’t have Mickey Mouse wield a chainsaw. (Well, I guess you could. And I guess it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  The World Cup’s Winning Eleven

  In The Land of the Rising Sun, Pro Evolution Soccer is known as Winning Eleven. Ironic, as the Japanese national team traditionally hasn’t been winning. Until recently, that is. One of the key reasons why Winning Eleven has been so popular in Japan is the attention to detail for the Japanese players — players which…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  Brushing Up With Okamiden

  Okami is a PlayStation 2 classic. The game is getting a spin-off called Okamiden for the Nintendo DS. Does it look like it’s a worthy successor to the original? During my hands on with the game at E3, I was impressed with how the game look. The art style is beautiful — but, it wasn’t…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  Street Fighter’s Blanka? Pipe Smoker

  As seen by Mike Mitchell. Thanks, Edwin!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  Dead Rising Flick Going To Be Released For Free

  Zombrex Dead Rising Sun, the movie inspired by Dead Rising and directed by Mega-Man creator Keiji Inafune, will be distributed digitally for free in North America and Europe. Free? That’s the nice price!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  This Game Is iPhone 4 Only (For Now)

  The iPhone 4 has been released. Perhaps you bought one. Perhaps not. But if you did, you should play games on it. No, really. You should. As previously mentioned, the beefed up iPhone 4 sports better graphics and supports 3D motion gaming. It also has a second camera Many games have gotten updates to support…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  The New Xbox 360 Torn Apart

  For your viewing pleasure! Or displeasure? Website PC Watch has dissected the new, smaller 250GB Xbox 360. Have a look at the console’s innards. Think of this as a service. They take apart the console so you don’t have too! That’s so nice. 新型Xbox 360米国版ハードウェアレポート 〜小型で省電力、シンプルな基板 [PC Watch]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  What’s Happening With The Warcraft Film?

  Slated to helm Spider-Man 4, director Sam Raimi walked away from the project earlier this year. He is currently working on something that could very well be bigger. Much bigger. It was made public last summer that Sam Raimi has signed on to bring Blizzard’s massively multiplayer online game to the silver screen as “Warcraft”.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  Does Deca Sports Freedom Offer… Freedom?

  Almost two years after Wii Sports launched, Japanese game company Hudson released Deca Sports in 2008. The game was a collection of ten motion-controlled sports games. Now, it’s 2010 and Microsoft is launching its own motion control system, Kinect. And Hudson has a collection of remote-free mini-sports games for Kinect called Deca Sports Freedom. The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  Mom Plays Rock Band Naked

  Because, well, um, yeah…. Sad, but true: Anytime I see anyone naked doing anything related to gaming, the first question that pops in my head is whether or not I am watching something viral. [via 9GAG]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  Rumor: Big Publisher In National Government “Scandal” [Update]

  According to trade site Develop, “one of the biggest game companies in the world” has “sabotaged” plans to provide tax breaks for UK developers. That’s one juicy scandal. The British government had pledged to provide the breaks, aimed at propping up a decline in the number of UK developers. That was until, Develop says, a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2010
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  Will Fable III Have Fable II’s Money Exploit?

  In Fable II, lazy players like me (hello!) could use a loophole in the game to do something very important: Earn lots of in-game cash quick By setting the Xbox 360’s clock forward and then starting the game, Fable II would be fooled into giving players all the money have were supposed to have earned…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2010
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  Final Fantasy XIV On 360 Doesn’t Look Likely

  Final Fantasy XIV is definitely coming to the PS3 and PC, but Square Enix has previously been coy on an Xbox 360 version. There’s a reason for that. While a publisher will rarely, if ever say that a game is definitely not coming to another platform, it doesn’t look like Final Fantasy XIV will ever…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2010
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  Studio Ghibli’s DS Game Also Looking Beautiful

  Ni no Kuni, a collaboration between Japanese developer Level 5 and animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli, wowed us yesterday with the PS3 version’s glorious trailer. Don’t forget, though, that the game is also coming to the DS. It was originally revealed for Nintendo’s hadnheld nearly two years ago, and while many of you will no doubt…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2010
• Reviews

  Kanex XD Review: More Gaming On Your iMac

  For the relatively small intersection between 27″ iMac ownership and those hoping to play their PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on that iMac exists the Kanex XD, an HDMI to Mini DisplayPort that I now don’t want to live without. The powered converter performs a seemingly simple task for its $150 USD asking price, taking…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2010
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  Kotaku Off Topic: Ring A Ding Ding

  For relaxing times, make it Kotaku Off Topic time, where we talk about all things, not just video games. But we do talk about video games. I wish I had some booze right now, but a gut full of chili verde burritos and a copy of Adobe Illustrator will have to do. This artwork isn’t…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2010
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  All Hail the Stanley Cup Champs; Opening Day is, Like, Tomorrow

  Jesus, didn’t we just get done with the NHL? I did a little bit of checking and, yep, of the major team simulations, it has the shortest span between crowning its champion and the release of its next video game. Chicago’s Blackhawks (figuring in all but three of these 15 screens that EA Sports released)…

  By Owen Good Published June 24, 2010
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  Twitter Comes To Arcades, Courtesy Virtua Fighter

  Sega is letting the Virtua Fighter faithful update their friends and foes on their fighting game accomplishments, 140 characters or less at a time, with something new for arcades—Twitter support in Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. The official Japanese Virtua Fighter web site broke the news today, via Versus City, that players will be able…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2010
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  Team Fortress 2, by Heavy, Age 5

  The mangled syntax and childlike enthusiasm of Team Fortress 2‘s Heavy is very much reminiscent of a five-year-old’s view of the world, the obvious inspiration for this crayon drawing about his friends and teammates. The entire thing is so damned large I have to link it here. Note: Yes, we know a child did not…

  By Owen Good Published June 24, 2010