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  Would You Like To Pose With A Virtual Girl?

  Love Plus, Konami’s schoolgirl love simulator for the Nintendo DS, is quite popular in Japan. How popular? The game’s heroines recently graced the cover of a mainstream TV listings magazine. Think about it. When was the last time you saw game characters on TV Guide? Make that, schoolgirl game characters. At a recent event in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2010
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  FIFA 11 Out In September, Going For Pro Evo’s Jugular

  With FIFA enjoying on-the-field superiority over competitor Pro Evo, EA Sports’ series is going after the one area Konami still enjoy dominance: team and player editing. For over a decade, FIFA’s editing and creation tools have been severely limited by the game’s reliance on licensed content, the most you can normally do being to tinker…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010
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  Bad Company 2 Becomes An Onslaught

  Battlefield: Bad Company 2’s “Onslaught”, a new co-op “horde” mode against enemy AI, is now live and ready for download on the PlayStation Network in both North America and Europe

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010
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  Why Does Jim Brown Care About His Likeness?

  Because it is awesome, that’s why. Famed football player Jim Brown is taking EA Sports to court over the use of his “likeness” in Madden football games. Again. What’s the big deal with his likeness anyway? Brown contends that EA Sports has used the number 32 in Madden without his permission. A judge has ruled…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2010
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  It’s Like Where’s Waldo, Only With Team Fortress 2

  A few weeks back, the biggest “Furry” convention in the world went down in Pittsburgh. Here’s a group shot of some attendees, which we show you not because we’ve gone furry, but because there’s a spy in their midst. Take a look. Think of it as a Team Fortress-themed game of Where’s Waldo, his dorky…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010
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  Monster Hunter Clone Or Not, There Will Be More God Eater

  Namco Bandai’s God Eater might look like Capcom’s monster hunting series Monster Hunter. That doesn’t matter. The game is popular, and thus, Namco Bandai is making another one. God Eater Burst will be coming to the PSP this fall in Japan and feature new characters and a new story. According to Japanese magazine Famitsu, it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2010
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  When Instant Death Was Only A Step Away

  It’s not until you look at the games of the past that you realise how easy the games of today really are. Nearly every game these days has a “very easy” setting, some like Bayonetta – with its optional one-button mechanic – taking this to extremes. But in decades past, a lot of games prided…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010
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  Man vs. Woman

  The war of the sexes depicted in a fan-made fighting game, complete with S&M brawlers and groin kicks. Made with 2D Fighter Maker software, “Man vs Woman” has a male character named “Chan” and a female character named “Mary” duke it out in the streets of Akihabara. Chan can slap and kick, while Mary can…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2010
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  Guitar Hero Dev Explains Why The Sky Is Falling

  It’s one thing when a writer or sales analyst tells you music game sales are down. It’s another, all the more disheartening thing to hear it from someone who makes Guitar Hero games for a living. “Sales across the board were lower last year,” Neversoft project director Brian Bright told MCV. “Our rival might sugercoat…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010
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  Vanquish Ready To Subjugate This Fall

  The upcoming action game from the folks that gave the world Bayonetta and MadWorld has a been given a release date in a recent Famitsu magazine article. Would you like to know what it is? Would you? Vanquish will be released in Japan on October 21. No word on its Western release date. The game…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2010
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  The Whole World Looks Silly Playing Kinect

  There’s nothing in the world quite like lifestyle photography, the practice of making models look like they’re having fun with a product when they are in fact not having fun. These new shots for Microsoft’s Kinect, though, are especially great, because not only do they feature people trying to look silly flailing around their living…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010
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  Jim Brown vs Madden, Part II

  Last year, a Federal judge ruled in favour of Electronic Arts in a lawsuit brought forward by former NFL superstar-turned-actor Jim Brown. Well, Brown just won’t take no for an answer. Brown claimed that classic rosters in EA Sports’ Madden series used his “likeness”, and since he hadn’t been asked about it – or paid…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010
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  Zone of Enders 3’s Development Pushed Back

  With Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker finished and released, those hoping that MGS creator would now begin work on another Zone of the Enders game, bad news. In an upcoming Japanese magazine interview, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima states that development on the next Zone of the Enders has been pushed back a tad.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2010
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  Slime, You Can Drink

  Because who doesn’t like drinking something called “slime”? Japanese game company Square Enix has collaborated in the past with Osaka-based beverage maker Suntory to release game-themed drinks for its Final Fantasy series. This time around Dragon Quest gets its own beverages as part of a promotion for Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road Victory. The drinks…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2010
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  Nintendo Wants People To Take Their Miis To New Systems

  The Miis, cute little avatars that are one of the highlights of Nintendo’s Wii system, look set to be around for the long run, according to comments made by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Asked whether Miis might somehow be compatible with the upcoming 3DS, Miyamoto replied “We need to keep in mind how we evolve…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010
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  New Mass Effect 2 DLC Available

  For $2, you can now get the latest Mass Effect 2 DLC – the Aegis Pack – which includes a new sniper rifle and new set of armour.

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010
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  Heat Wave

  Time to slough off that awkward “Kotaku Off Topic” headline prefix, don’t you think? It’s too hot for that. But this is where we talk about anything and everything, from movies to video games to giant double rainbows. From what I hear out of Gawker HQ in New York City, it’s pretty hot out there.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2010
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  Madden! Madden Here! Get Your Madden! Who’s Ready?!

  A bit of confusion descended on Times Square today as Madden cover man Drew Brees showed up with stacks of Madden NFL 11 cases and some mystery as to what exactly was inside. We’ll kill the suspense: It was a voucher for the new game, due out Aug. 10, and not the disc itself. First…

  By Owen Good Published July 6, 2010
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  Sega Skipping Europe’s Big Game Expo

  Germany’s Gamescom convention drew nearly a quarter million attendees last year. This year, there will be at least one major absence in the form of Sega. The Sonic the Hedgehog publisher is sitting out the show, citing a “commercial decision.” Sega’s decision to excuse itself from Gamescom, as confirmed with Sega Europe by VG247, is…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 6, 2010
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  LucasArts Exec offers New Hope of Super Star Wars on 360

  LucasArts executive producer Haden Blackman wanted to talk about taking Star Wars in new directions on video games, but an aside comment about Super Star Wars on the Xbox 360 naturally keeps the discussion fixated on the past. “We’re also interested – and this is something that comes from George [Lucas] – in taking Star…

  By Owen Good Published July 6, 2010