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  Final Fantasy VII Writer Sees End of The Nintendo Era

  Since the release of the Game Boy, Nintendo has ruled portable gaming. That era is over, says Masato Kato, the writer of FFVII, Xenogears and Chrono Trigger. But why? “With the iPad going on sale, the epoch of Nintendo is finished,” Kato tweeted. “But with the DS and the Wii, it’s been digging its own…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010
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  Eggs Over Not So Easy

  This looks like it could be a fun iPhone game. Eggs has 12 levels, costs $0.99 and only runs on the iPhone 3GS and third gen iPod Touch.

  By Brian Crecente Published May 31, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Are you experiencing a three-day weekend? The TAY staff is. But don’t let that discourage you from commenting here about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 31, 2010
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  Grind a Line, Change the World

  Shaun White Skateboarding isn’t just about shaping the world into a skate park, it’s also about anarchy and rebellion, fighting the power and overthrowing government. That’s a tall order for an snowboarding Olympian’s first skateboarding game, but developers Ubisoft aren’t worried. “We created this game world where you’re in a city where it’s controlled by…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 31, 2010
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  No Holiday For Us!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft It’s not a national holiday in Japan or Australia, so Luke and I will be posting throughout the day. Lovely! What you missed last night Molester “Monk” Lured Boys With His Wii How Long Would A Final Fantasy VII Remake Take? Japanese Sex Game Fraudsters! Whose Car Is This? Iron Man…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010
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  Molester “Monk” Lured Boys With His Wii

  A 46-year-old Taiwanese man has been arrested for raping four young boys. The perpetrator would invite young boys to his house on the pretext of playing his Nintendo Wii. Apparently, he would then sexually assault the children. One of the boys’ mothers noticed that something was bothering her son, and he told what had happened…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010
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  How Long Would A Final Fantasy VII Remake Take?

  Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama wants to remake role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. FFVII character designer Tetsuya Nomura doesn’t think it’ll happen any time soon. What about the company’s president? According to Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada, they are often asked about a Final Fantasy VII remake. It took Square Enix between three and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010
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  Prince Of Persia’s Box Office Debut Was…Pretty Good [Update]

  Prince of Persia had a big budget and some big names behind it, but all the sand (and marketing) in the world couldn’t ensure its opening weekend was the biggest in American video game movie history. The film’s opening weekend take in the US was just over $30 million. That’s a respectable figure, but it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2010
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  PS3 Games Go 3D On June 10

  Having previously revealed a launch date of “June”, Sony Japan got specific overnight and said that the PlayStation 3’s 3D era will begin on June 10. That’ll be the day a number of downloadable titles for the Japanese PlayStation Network are updated to support 3D technology. Those games are Super Stardust, WipeOut and Pain, and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2010
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  Japanese Hackers Blackmail Sex Gamers

  Two men have been charged with creating an adult video game virus that leaks personal information onto the internet, reports Japan’s Daily Yomiuri. The catch? Blackmail. According to the Yomiuri, those same two men apparently defrauded people out of money to recover the data. Kenzo Oka (27), a Tokyo company employee, and another 20 year-old…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010
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  Here’s Why Video Game Movies Don’t Work

  Over at MTV Movies Blog, David Hayter, voice of Metal Gear Solid’s Snake and writer of the X-Men movie, talks about why game movies go wrong. Snnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake — er, Haaaaaaaaaaaayteeeeeeer!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010
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  Roll Up, Get Your Replica Red Dead Dynamite And Playing Cards

  Just in time to take advantage of people’s obsession with Red Dead Redemption before they move onto the next shiny thing that catches their gaze, Rockstar is releasing some “period” merchandise based on their Western adventure. Alongside some ho-hum t-shirts are a few more interesting trinkets, like playing cards, dice, TNT and even some patented…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2010
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  Voltron Cartoon Producer Dead at 57

  Voltron was an 1980s American reworking of Japanese anime series Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV and Go Lion into a single, seemingly seamless program. The mastermind behind Voltron, Peter Keefe, passed away on May 27. Voltron was a smash hit, becoming the number 1 ranked kids program during the 1984 and 85 seasons. There have been…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010
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  Iron Man Sneakers Will Light Up Your Life

  These incredible Iron Man and War Machine sneakers aren’t some fanciful Photoshop mock-ups. They exist, are going on sale, and actually light up Custom sneaker builders Diversitile will be selling a limited run of these, both Nike SB Dunk Highs, pretty soon. Both feature authentic paintjobs, some texture work and stitching to match the respective…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2010
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  Whose Car Is This?

  Fancy sports car. Spotted at a Target. North Carolina plates that read “GRSOFWAR”. Gears of War is developed in North Carolina by Epic Games. Could it be the car that Cliff Bleszinski, Gears’ lead designer, tools around in? Kotaku asked Bleszinski, who replied that it wasn’t his car. This is his car: A LP560 Gallardo…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2010
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  Onlive Subscription Invitations Going Out

  Subscriber invites for Onlive, the console-free gaming service that might change the way we play games, are going out as you read this. Are you one of the lucky ones/guinea pigs?

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2010
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  Lol, N00b

  To: Luke From: Owen Re: Remember! I know everyone else on the site’s done this a dozen times over, but I’m really excited for my first E3. Got my badge in the mail this week. Travel plans were arranged last week. Already writing out questions in case I meet Reggie! Do you think I’ll meet…

  By Owen Good Published May 30, 2010
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  The Week in Games: Breakin’ Too

  A challenger appears in American football this week;Backbreaker from 505 Games proceeds without any league licensing – or even announcers – but hopes to catch your eye with hard-hitting action. Alpha Protocol from Sega is your other major release. Monday, May 31 Telegraph Sudoku & Kakuro (DSiWare) Tropico 3: Absolute Power (PC) X-Scape (DSiWare) Tuesday,…

  By Owen Good Published May 30, 2010
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  Kotaku’s Top 5 List of Top 10 Lists

  Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Seven Nintendo DS games we’d love to see on the iPhone [Gamezebo] As a new DSi owner myself, my range of experience on this is…

  By Owen Good Published May 30, 2010
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  EA Sports Brings NHL Slapshot, Mini-Hockey Sticks, to Wii

  The Toronto Sun reported today that EA Sports’ upcoming NHL game for the Wii will be called NHL Slapshot, and it will be completely different from the main game. It will also ship with a mini-hockey stick peripheral. NHL Slapshot will get a huge marketing assist from hockey great Wayne Gretzky, who will appear on…

  By Owen Good Published May 30, 2010