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  No Loading Time Problems For DS Sequel

  If you’re the kind of person who didn’t think a DS game could even have loading time issues, then you’re a person who never played Puzzle Quest: Galactrix on Nintendo’s handheld. Its sequel won’t have the same problems. Michael Cerven, public relations man for Puzzle Quest publisher D3 told Kotaku that the newly-announced Puzzle Quest…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII Box Art, Now With More Xbox 360

  There is definitely something eerie about seeing Final Fantasy box art with the Xbox 360 logo at the top. This is an image I would have sworn was fake prior to July of 2008, when Microsoft and Square Enix outed Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360. It was one of the most exciting E3…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Here’s your December TAY image, thanks to a suggestion from commenter Bonuslevel. This is Jean-Leon Gerome’s Duel After A Masquerade Ball. Plenty of potential with this painting! Now, please resume your commenting about video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2009
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  The Tetsujin 28-go Statue Is GIGANTIC

  To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: Subtac Eht The father-in-law recently took Mini-Bash to Kobe for the day to check out this 50-foot-tall statue of Gigantor. The 50-ton statue is actually 59 feet tall, but is not standing up straight. Gigantor was created by Kobe’s own Mitsuteru Yokoyama. The statue is in Kobe’s Wakamatsu Park, a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2009
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  EVE Online’s Latest Expansion Features…Space Combat

  You know, there’s something about MMOs that makes my skin crawl. Can’t stand them. Yet whenever EVE Online pops up – like it has with this trailer, for new expansion “Dominion” – my resolve weakens. Just a little. Dominion is EVE’s 12th free expansion, and it’s out today.

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009
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  British Sales Charts: The Mustachioed Interloper

  You laughed when Reggie bet the farm that New Super Mario Bros. Wii would outsell Modern Warfare 2. We laughed too. But last weeks British sales charts show he may be onto something. Because Modern Warfare 2 has already been toppled from its perch, after only two weeks on sale. And it’s been toppled by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009
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  Fist of the North Star Game Dated, Is Already Dead

  The post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) is coming to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 in Japan in March 2010. Dubbed Hokuto Musou, it’s part of Koei’s successful “Musou” series of games. Get ready to punch people into BLOODY EXPLOSIONS! As we previously posted, the manga debuted…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2009
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  WoW’s Pandaren Get The Action Figure Treatment

  From April Fools joke to cult hero, World of Warcraft‘s Pandaren have come a long, long way. Now, they can go a little further, and join you slobbing it at your desk. For a limited time, Blizzard will be selling action figures of their most special fat panda, Chen Stormstout. They’ll be $50, and available…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009
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  Halo Legends Dated For Japan, First Look At Movie Cover [Update]

  Halo Legends, Microsoft’s collaboration with some of the biggest productions house of the anime industry, has a Japanese release date. The film will be released February 16, 2010 on DVD, Blu-ray and digital platforms. The ¥5,980 Blu-ray version is a two-disc set, while the ¥4,980 DVD version comes on three discs. Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2009
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  An Early Look At The Warhammer 40K MMO

  Texas-based developer Vigil have been working on a Wargammer 40K MMO for years now. And in all that time, have shown only a single piece of concept art. Let’s add a little to that, eh? A friendly source has sent us these pieces of concept art for the game, used in the early stages of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009
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  Oh My, Taiwanese Player “Beats” World of Warcraft

  Taiwanese player 小灰 from the TW-Wrathbringer guild hasn’t actually “beaten” MMO World of Warcraft, because you can’t actually beat the open-ended game. But damn, his stats are impressive. According to website MMO Champion, the player has completed all the achievements except for the recently added “BB King” and is the first player to reach 986/986…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2009
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  Mega Man Sells, But Who’s Buying?

  As seen on Iron Forge, via GameSetWatch.

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009
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  Remote Controlled Gundam FIGHT

  From the International Robot Expo in Tokyo comes this Gundam robot brawl. Warning: Not for those squeamish about robot violence. Gundam vs. Gundam [Japan Probe]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2009
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  WoW Guilds Just Like…Street Gangs?

  World of Warcraft has been compared to many things over the years. Everquest at first, then later, crack. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen it compared to street gangs in LA. Earlier this year, scientists from the US and China published a paper called “Human group formation in online guilds and offline gangs driven…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009
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  Real Girlfriend Gallery of Horrors

  Erotic game “Real Kanojo” (“Real Girlfriend”) has widescreen, 3-D and even webcam face tracking. That is, if you have a decent gaming computer. But what if you don’t? Well, you get mangled graphics like this. Real Girlfriend is real scary, yo. Real scary. The stuff of nightmares! ハイスペックエロゲ『リアル彼女』を低スペックPCでプレイすると・・・ その2 [はちま起稿]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2009
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  Mario’s Italian Rhapsody

  You may have seen one of these clips before, where a custom level is built for Super Mario World that automatically plays a tune. But you probably never saw one playing the part of all four members of Queen. [thanks denki!]

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009
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  Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Dated For Japan

  The latest entry in the Metal Gear Solid will be hitting the 2010 in Japan on March 18 game mag Famitsu reports. Starring Naked Snake, the game takes place in Costa Rica during the 1970s — 10 years after Metal Gear Solid 3 and chronicling the rise of Outer Heaven. Check out our impressions from…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2009
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  Japan Gets Limited Edition Pro Evo PlayStation Portable

  Next week sees the release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 on PSP in Japan. Or, as its known in the game’s homeland, Winning Eleven 2010. To celebrate, there’ll be a Winning Eleven PSP-3000 on sale. Adorned with both the logo for the Winning Eleven series and the UEFA Champions League – the game’s main selling…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009
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  Marc Ecko Wanted To Re-Make Macbeth

  As previously posted, clothing designer Mark Ecko is ready to remake his game Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. The game is a story of how, with love and courage, one man heroically spray painting crap on a wall can triumph over oppression and give a voice to people yearning to be free. Or just make…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2009
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  Final Fight: Double Impact Screens

  When Capcom release “Final Fight: Double Impact” next April, you’ll not only be getting two retro side-scrollers for your money, but some different graphics modes as well. Here are your options. You get four: the original sprites, the hideous “HD Smooting”, and either of those can viewed in a standard 4:3 letterbox view or a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2009