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  The Best, And Worst, In Wii Box Art

  It’s been a turbulent week for Wii box art, with two games – Sin & Punishment 2 and Ju-On: The Grudge – hitting the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. First, the highs! And, yeah, it’s Sin & Punishment’s Japanese box art (via Tiny Cartridge) up top there. It’s classy, in an early-90’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2009
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  Samurai Warriors Unsheathes Wii Classic Controller

  Koei’s Sengoku Musou, known as Samurai Warriors in the West, is coming to the Wii with Sengoku Musou 3. There’s even a special Sengoku Musou 3 Classic Controller bundle. Very nice! Sengoku Musou 3 hack-and-slashes its way onto the Nintendo Wii in Japan this November — November 19, to be exact.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009
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  First Official Okamiden Screens, Artwork

  Scans can get you by in a pinch, but official, proper screenshots are much better if you’re interested in looking at a game. In this case, Capcom’s Okamiden. The first official screenshots and artwork for the game have been released by Capcom Japan today. And here they are!

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2009
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  This Is One Way To Promote The PS3 Slim

  As seen on Akiba Blog.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009
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  BioShock 2 Multiplayer Trailer

  Be honest. Put aside the "oh art doesn’t need multiplayer" argument and tell me: does this look fun? Like, enough fun to make you stop playing your multiplayer shooter of choice, and play this instead? Remember: be honest.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2009
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  All About Bayonetta’s Face

  You know Bayonetta. She’s the star of Bayonetta. Funny how that works! We’ve already discussed about the making of her butt, let’s talk about her. She has an interesting, expressive fact. Thank Platinum Games facial animator Masanori Takashima for that. “The first thing that I set out to do was to get the right feeling…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009
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  New Blue Dragon DS Game Pushed Back

  Upcoming DS title Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyojyuu is going to spend a little more time in the upcoming hopper. The Namco Bandai game has been pushed back a week. Originally slated for release on October 1, the game will summons it way onto retail shelves on October 8. The reason is to polish up…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009
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  Sony: We Were A Little Late With An Online Platform

  While the PlayStation Network finally seems to be hitting its straps with games like MAG, it’s been a long time coming for PS3 owners, who have long seen Xbox 360 owners enjoy an online service the PSN couldn’t match. “I think we were late to offer the platform-level support, to make the online functionality work…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2009
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  Do You Like Hardware Redesigns?

  Hey, it’s, um, well, midnight. Let’s talk. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know oodles about us – more than you…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009
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  First Okamiden Footage: Small, Cute

  Here’s your first look at Capcom’s Okamiden in motion, courtesy of the company’s TGS promo page. [via Tiny Cartridge]

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2009
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  Take A Dip In The Muramasa Hot Springs

  When you go to the hot springs in Japan, you’re naked, save for a small towel if you so desire. Well, not like on the train ride there, but you know what I mean. So in Wii title Muramasa: The Demon Blade, the characters is just that — naked in a hot spring, save for…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009
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  Digital Games Might Be Selling As Well As Retail Games

  The sales figures for digital games are rarely disclosed. So we rarely get an idea of just how many of them are selling. A reveal by Microsoft Australia, however, shows they’re selling a lot. At a recent Xbox press event in Sydney, Microsoft Australia told Kotaku AU that the 360’s downloadable games aren’t just giving…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 4, 2009
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  Hamburgers, Bananas, Transsexual, Wii Game

  After being crowned by transsexual fashion model Ayanna Tsubaki, 24-year-old Ken Suyama stuffs his face with Burger King burgers as part of a promotional event for Little King’s Story. The struggling part-time-wannabe-musician was selected out of 2,484 hopeful applicants and got things like one hundred bananas, one hundred passes for a bathhouse and one hundred…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2009
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  Details On Left 4 Dead 2’s Carnival Campaign

  The wraps have been taken off Left 4 Dead 2’s funland setting, with information on new special infected, settings, objectives and…clowns. The campaign – Dark Carnival – takes place across a variety of locations, from a hillside to a hotel to the carnival itself, where Valve promises that some of the attractions will be actually…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009
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  The Games Not Invited to Wii Sports Resort

  Wii Sports Resort‘s dodecathlon includes events such as skydiving, sword-fighting and ping-pong. But there were a few games that missed the final cut. Such as? Fishing, a “water slide activity,” and a game built on a type of cup-and-ball toy, producer Katsuya Eguchi told Wired.com “We considered fishing and a water slide activity before deciding…

  By Owen Good Published September 3, 2009
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  Weekly Japanese Hardware Charts Say Sayonara To Old PS3

  See that tiny little sliver of PlayStation 3 sales? Think of this week’s barely perceptible performance from Sony’s current-gen console the end of the chrysalis stage, set to burst forth in a beautiful butterfly of reinvigorated sales. Because with just 1,040 PS3s sold last week, there’s nowhere to go but up. And with solid, but…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2009
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  Mechwarrior 5 Runs Into Legal Trouble

  The future of Mechwarrior 5 is a little up in the air today, with Harmony Gold – the media company that holds the rights to the Robotech universe in the US – commencing legal action against the upcoming mech title. Legal threats are being sent out to gaming websites as you read this, Harmony Gold…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2009
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  Who Is This PS3 Slim Shopper? Who?

  Yesterday was the PS3 Slim launch in Japan. It was a rather low key launch at the Akihabara Yodobashi Camera. It was so low key that it’s possible to spot the same guy over and over again. Time to play where’s flannel shirt man. Here on Famitsu.com. And on Game Watch Impress. And Dengeki Online.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2009
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  New Bonk Adventure, Military Madness Coming From Hudson

  Hudson Entertainment will be reviving two of its oldest properties, expert headbutting caveman Bonk and turn-based strategy game Military Madness, with two all-new games, the company recently announced. Bonk: Brink of Extinction will be coming to the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare in early 2010, as “next generation graphics meets retro gameplay,” according…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2009
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  Military Madness: Neo Nectaris

  Back to New Bonk Adventure, Military Madness Coming From Hudson Back to New Bonk Adventure, Military Madness Coming From Hudson Back to New Bonk Adventure, Military Madness Coming From Hudson Back to New Bonk Adventure, Military Madness Coming From Hudson Back to New Bonk Adventure, Military Madness Coming From Hudson Back to New Bonk Adventure,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 3, 2009