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  Marvel VS. Capcom 2 Gets A Tournament Edition FightStick

  The Marvel VS Capcom® 2 Arcade Fightstick: Tournament Edition will make you forget all about those silly limited-edition PAX and Comic-Con Street Fighter IV sticks you missed out on. Sure, the Comic-Con stick was stylish and the PAX Femme Fatale controller was pretty, but neither were quite as sexy as the Marvel VS. Capcom 2…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 10, 2009
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  Toys R Launches Game Trade-Ins Nationwide – Update

  The trade-in program Toys R Us was testing back in March seems to have tested well, as the retailer launches said program nationwide today, accepting used games from the Atari 2600 on up. Yes, the Toys R Us trade-in program differs from many of their competition in that there is no cut-off point when a…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 10, 2009
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  Adult Films Push For Presence on Gaming Consoles

  The head of the largest adult video production company in the world plans to start pushing for the inclusion of porn on the Playstation Network. If Vivid Entertainment head Steve Hirsch succeeds, he will look into getting adult videos on the Xbox 360 and perhaps the Wii, the co-founder of Vivid told Kotaku. “Our point…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 10, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  The dogs know that the music game season is far from over. They also know that the commenting season continues, so let your comments about video games continue right here, right now. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 10, 2009
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  Presents, I Love Presents, Getting Presents, Giving Presents, Presents

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Internetz Yes, yes, I’m not heading to America until December, but today Mrs. Bashcraft and I were trying to figure out who to buy souvenirs for. When Japanese people travel, it often seems like the vast majority of stuff they buy is for other people. There is a huge gift-giving…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009
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  European Ghostbusters Release Slips Again

  Thanks to a messy, silly publishing deal between Atari and Sony, Ghostbusters is only out in PAL territories on PS3 and PS2. All other versions have had to wait. And now, will be waiting even longer. The 360, PC, DS and Wii versions were supposed to be out in October, but now won’t be out…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  DIY Left 4 Dead Figure Leaps From The Shadows

  It’s DIY Valve Action Figure Week this week at Kotaku, as hot on the heels of yesterday’s lineup of Team Fortress 2 toys comes this fan-made Hunter from Left 4 Dead. And doesn’t he look…hungry. User Guncannon from Hong Kong’s Toysdaily community is the man to thank for this treat, which even has front-hoodie blood…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  Metal Gear Style Cardboard Box Prison Escape

  There’s a device in the Metal Gear Solid stealth series in which Snake can sneak past guards by simply covering himself in a cardboard box. This isn’t just a game convention. It apparently really works. In France, at least. (And Germany. This latest escape is not to be confused with a similar cardboard box escape…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009
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  Gran Turismo’s Love Affair With European PSPs Continues

  Europe’s already got one up over America when it comes to Gran Turismo on the PSP, with early PSPgo adopters getting GTPSP for free. So did they really need a couple of fancy limited edition packs as well? Pictured above, the Gran Turismo PSP: Collectors Edition is a European deal which includes a “special rainbow…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  Another Gundam Game Coming To PS3

  According to Hong Kong game mag Game Wave, arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next is coming to the PS3. The title has not yet been officially announced by Namco Bandai. The title is the sequel to arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam. The last rumor that Hong Kong magazine Game…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009
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  Ping Pong’s World Warriors

  These guys are nuts. I mean, I’ve seen some heated ping pong matches in my time, but none of them ever got to the point where one guy took his short off, let alone two guys. [via Go Nintendo]

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  Street Fighter IV With Old School Sprites

  Street Fighter IV does not have old school Street Fighter III sprites. But what if it did? What would it look like? Over at the Shoryuken forums, steamboy33 thinks it would look like this. We are very impressed steamboy33 — all of us! SF4 Characters as SF3 Sprites [Shoryuken via Capcom Unity]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009
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  Tatsunoko vs Capcom Gets A New Character

  Capcom’s Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is going to be a little different when it’s released in the US. Like, it’ll have online play. And new characters. The first of those characters has been revealed, and it’s Tekkaman Blade, from…Tekkaman Blade, which Americans may know better as Teknoman. With four new characters promised, that’s one…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  Konami Leaks Tokyo Game Show Map

  Doh. Konami Entertainment, publisher of Metal Gear Solid and Castlevania, has accidentally leaked the floor map for this year’s Tokyo Game Show — before TGS organizers officially released it. The map shows the Konami booth in the central hall. Next to it is a large booth for Square Enix/Taito. Next to that booth is the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009
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  Courtney Love Will Have Her Revenge On Activision

  Creeped out by Kurt Cobain’s appearance in Guitar Hero 5? Upset, even? You weren’t the only one. Courtney Love, Cobain’s widow, is furious, and is satisfying her fury by threatening Activision with legal action. Posting on her – what else – Twitter account, Love wrote: For the record this Guitar Hero shit is breach of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  What Game Console Do Japanese Schoolgirls Want?

  Totally unscientific data time. A Japanese marketing company has polled mostly Japanese schoolgirls about their console tastes. Here’s the breakdown: Out of the 3,339 polled, only 161 of them were male students and the rest were female. Fifty-two of them were under the age of 11 years old; 2,387 of them were between the ages…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009
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  Nier Is Now a 360 “Exclusive”?

  Looks like Square Enix may be publishing another Xbox 360 “exclusive”, with the announcement today that the previously multi-format Nier (now known as Nier Gestalt) will now only be released on Microsoft’s console. Or at least, that’s how it’s being loosely reported in the Japanese media, with a fresh batch of screens for the game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  What A Fat Japanese Man Looks Like Playing Ninja Gaiden Sigma II

  Remember those Sony PS3 Slim "play face" ads? Sure ya do! Tecmo’s latest Ninja Gaiden Σ II doesn’t show play face, but rather, shake face. Or maybe jiggle face. Or even jubblie jiggle face. Other previous Ninja Gaiden Σ II ads include boob wall touching, Statue of Liberty slicing and scary Japanese women.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009
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  PSP Firmware 6.00 Is So, So, So Out

  Go plug your PSP into something. If it’s the right thing, you’ll be able to upgrade your PS3 to firmware v6.00, allowing you to do a few things you couldn’t previously do on your PSP. Like…enjoy having a few more XMB background colours to choose from! And sleep easy knowing that the console’s security has…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  Man Arrested For Stalking King of Fighters Voice Actress

  This week, Japan’s Yomiuiri Newspaper reports that an unemployed 27-year-old man was arrested back in July for stalking and defaming voice actress Haruna Ikezawa. The suspect, Hiroshi Sasaki, wrote defamatory comments on the voice actress’s homepage and repeatedly send messages asking for a personal meeting, telling the voice actress to “come by herself” to Morioka…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009