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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
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  PC Sales Charts: They Are The Champions, My Friends

  The PC world went MMO mad last week, with both the Steam and Direct2Drive charts topped by the same two massively multiplayer online titles. Champions Online came in at #1 on both charts, while Aion’s strong pre-release sales continued, ending up in second place on both charts. PC Digital Download Charts For The Week Ending…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  See Ninja Gaiden Sigma II Boob Bouncing In Action

  Tecmo is bringing SIXAXIS boob jiggling to upcoming PS3 title Ninja Gaiden Σ II. Shake your controller, and you can shake character boobs. The clip below shows just how exactly players and jiggle Rachel’s breasts. Ninja Gaiden producer Yosuke Hayashi shows the mechanic in action while at an event in Spain. Wonder how this will…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009
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  Report: Sony To Put 3D Hardware Inside The PS3

  According to a Sony rep speaking with Cnet, “over the following two or three years” Sony will begin installing hardware inside the PS3 that will enable the console to display games in 3D. Now, before we go any further, this information was supplied to Cnet by a Sony rep at the recent IAF consumer electronics…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2009
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  Silent Hill: Homecoming Not Coming To Japan

  Konami’s Silent Hill Homecoming will not be released in Japan. On the title’s official home page, the Japanese company has announced that the domestic release of the game has been suspended. No reason was given for this decision. “Please look forward to future titles in the series,” the announcement notes. Released in North America in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2009
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  250GB PS3 Slim Looking More Likely

  Almost lost admist the hub-bub of the PS3 Slim‘s launch was the rumour that the machine would also be available in a larger, 250GB flavour. Well, that’s looking a little more likely today, thanks to some European retailers. Speaking with Eurogamer, “a trusted retail source” has revealed that next month, a 250GB model of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2009
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  Japanese Movie Theater Using PS3 To Play Movie

  There have been reports from Sendai, Japan that a theater showing horror anime Kara no Kyoukai – The Garden of Sinners has been using a PS3 to project the film. In the theater, folks claim to have seen things like messages to charge the USB controller pop up on the screen. According to one site,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2009
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  Hong Kong Star Does Final Fantasy XIII Cosplay for Sony

  Pop star Theresa dresses up in this Sony promo, playing with a PSP, holding a DualShock and dressing up like FFXIII‘s Lightning. She also snaps her fingers and then magically dons a cowboy hat. If only I could do that when I snapped my fingers. If only I could snap my fingers. The promo ad…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2009
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  Ah, My Little Cauliflower

  Cosplaying the liaison in “Meet the Spy.” As seen on DeviantArt [via Kreemzeek]

  By Owen Good Published September 9, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead 2 Boycotters…Flown To Valve To Play The Game

  A couple of the internet’s squeakiest wheels – the Left 4 Dead 2 boycotters – have been singled out by Valve for special attention. And not the “hobbling sticks to the legs” kind, either. The “fly to Valve HQ” kind. Yes, in an attempt to talk their super-fans down from the ledge, Valve arranged for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2009
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  Concept: Xbox 1080 Portable Looks Like Blaster from Transformers

  OK, not literally, but enough that Soundwave’s Autobot colleague was the first thing I thought of. Him, or a shower radio. But that’s not negative space at top, or a handle. It’s the screen of an “Xbox 1080” portable concept created by Carl Archambeault of Milwaukee, so standard concept disclaimers – not real, does not…

  By Owen Good Published September 9, 2009