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  CIA Drone Killings Could Lead To A “PlayStation Mentality” Towards Killing

  A United Nations investigator is warning that CIA-controlled remote drone assassinations of suspected Islamic terrorists could lead to a “PlayStation mentality” towards killing. Philip Alston, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, has issued a 29-page report calling for an end to the CIA’s use of unmanned Predator or Reaper drones in Afghanistan and Pakistan against…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2010
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  Going on A Harry Potter Killing Spree

  Harry Potter is on a rampage and I’m in control. Armed with a wand, I dispatch a gathering of witches and wizards as I maneuver Potter deftly through an abandoned factory. Swirling red lines spew from Potter’s wand as I watch over his shoulder, the dancing lights lance into an enemy wizard until he collapses…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 2, 2010
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  Talk Live With A Singularity Creator Today On Kotaku Talk Radio

  Jeff Poffenbarger (not pictured above) is going to talk some Singularity live on Kotaku Talk Radio a little later today. Prepare your call-in questions. Poffenbarger is a producer at Singularity studio Raven Software. He worked on that team’s Wolverine game before that, which was pretty cool. Best movie game in a while, even. Singularity, the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2010
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  GameStop Does The CEO Shuffle

  After a two-year stint as chief executive officer of GameStop, Dan DeMatteo slides over into the executive chairman position, with new CEO J. Paul Raines stepping in to guide the company to new heights of marketplace dominance. GameStop has big plans. They’ve got a new rewards program to roll out, downloadable content to market, and…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2010
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  One Year Later, Did These Wii and DS Promises Come True?

  Nintendo cannot escape our promise-checking. Last year the world’s top video game game company promised some cool stuff for the next year or so in gaming. What came true? Was any of their hype wrong? We are one day removed from checking Microsoft’s Xbox promises from E3 2009. Since than I have re-lived the entire…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2010
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  You Say Apocalypse, I Say Retro Chic

  Much like telling an erotic story within a Victorian backdrop seems ever so sexy, human depravity juxtaposed against a seemingly golden age of good, moral values is darkly comic and that much more disturbing. In the future, the ‘60s never happened. Or at least, that’s what we are led to believe in the alternate history…

  By Lauren Orsini Published June 2, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s a new month for Talk Amongst Yourselves, which brings us new art. Here’s Der Spaziergang by Marc Chagall, as recommended by reader Diesel. I see top TAY potential. Go ahead and comment here about video games, will you? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2010
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  New Japanese Pro-Wrestling Goes Street Fighter

  This New Japan Pro-Wrestling video shows off the Street-Fighter inspired moves of Canadian wrestler Kenny Omega. Among his arsenal is a hadouken and an ultimate atomic buster. Enjoy? [Thanks Jamie]

  By Brian Crecente Published June 2, 2010
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  The Shortest Night Note Ever?

  To: Crecente From: Bash RE: E3’s Official Language Is Hamburger ? What you missed last night Foxconn Employee Dies After 34-Hour Shift Solid Snake’s Voice Actor On Collapse of Metal Gear Movie Sony Remembers The PS3 Is A HD System Ico, Shadow of the Colossus Look This Great In HD Lara, Niko & Master Chief,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010
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  Watch Nintendo’s E3 Presser Live

  This year you can watch Nintendo’s E3 press conference, and all of those glorious charts, live on a special website the company is setting up. The presentation kicks off at 9 a.m. Pacific on June 15 and we’ll be there liveblogging to analyze and comment as well.

  By Brian Crecente Published June 2, 2010
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  The Man May Have A Point

  It’s easy for us, as jaded gamers, to dismiss 4mm Games’ Def Jam: Rapstar as a Johnny Come Lately. Thing is, the game isn’t for us. And 4mm’s CEO Nick Perrett does a good reminding everybody of that in an interview with MCV. Rock Band, Guitar Hero and SingStar may all be on the decline,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2010
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  BlazBlue, All Cute

  BlazBlue is a fighting game. It’s not exactly cute per se. It’s more cool. This little figurine, it’s cute as a button. This is a “Nendoroid Petit” figure of BlazBlue character Noel Vermillion that will be bundled with the BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Limited Box for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The bundle will be released…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010
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  One Of The Oldest Logos In Gaming Is No More

  In this day and age, logos are a fickle thing, companies going through them like clean underwear in the constant search for “reinvention”. This week, one of the oldest developers in the industry has broken down and joined in. Rare Software, known for GoldenEye, Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct, Perfect Dark and the Xbox 360’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2010
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  Foxconn Employee Dies After 34-Hour Shift

  Another Foxconn employee has died. However, it was not by suicide. A 28-year-old man, who married his wife (pictured) three months ago, died from exhaustion in Shenzhen in his rental house after working a 34-hour shift his family claims. No official statement has been issued regarding the man’s death. Yan Li was apparently suffering from…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010
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  Japanese Man Arrested For Fake…Stickers

  Daisuke Yamashita, 33 years-old, has been arrested for two counterfeit stickers in an online auction for ¥3,160 (US$36). That’s right two He was also charged with possession of 13 more stickers that depict art from Studio Ghibli anime films, like My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. Police seized approximately…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010
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  DC Universe Online Out In November

  Sony’s DC Universe Online, a massively-multiplayer take on the world of DC Comics, will be out this November

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2010
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  Starcraft “Boot Camp” Doesn’t Sound Fun At All

  Being locked in a room to play Starcraft all day might sound like fun, but for those interned in South Korea’s gaming “Chicken Coops”, it’s far from it. Starcraft expert Kim Jeong-geon spoke last week of these “coops”, which are used by the Starcraft industry to create a conveyor belt of sorts for the nation’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2010
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  How To Lure 3D TV Customers?

  Not with video games. Not with the World Cup. But with that long standing killer app: pornography. This summer Sony is bringing 3D games to the PlayStation 3, and Nintendo is introducing its “glasses-free” portable gaming device. But as the Japanese 3D television market begins to heat up, the country’s porn industry is hoping to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010
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  What A Development Studio Looks Like In Pieces

  If you’ve ever wondered how much crap it takes to fill a game development studio, wonder no more, as LittleBigPlanet developers Media Molecule are more than happy to show you. Because the team just moved to a new office – conveniently down the street from their old office – everything had to be packed up,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2010
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  DSi XL Plus Schoolgirls

  Love Plus+ plus Nintendo’s DSi XL plus schoolgirls. Keyword: plus Going on sale June 24 and priced ¥24,000 (US$264), the bundle comes in three different designs, each of the three Love Plus girls: Manaka, Rinko and Nene. Love Plus is a popular dating sim in Japan.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2010