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  Halo? More Like Claylo, Amiright?

  Guy called Antithesis has blended a childhood pastime with an adult interest and come up with this impressive – no, adorable – range of Halo figures, each sculpted from stringy bits of clay. You can check out these, as well as keep up to date on promised future models, by visiting his website below. [Primordial…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2009
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  PC Erotic Game Getting Movie Version

  A movie version of an adult visual novel Fate/stay night has been announced via teaser site. There’s no info about the movie just yet — such as who’s starring in the flick, who’s directing, etc. Fate/stay night was originally released on the PC back in early 2004. It has spun off PlayStation platform titles, anime…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2009
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  Mickey Rourke Doesn’t Talk Games With Other Actors

  These days loads of big Hollywood actors are appearing in video games. It’s become normal. Heck, even Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke is doing game voice work. For actors, Rourke sees film and gaming as still totally separate. “I don’t really think people yet are comparing the two, insofar as somebody’s performance in a video game…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2009
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  Capcom Giving Away Autographed Snack Foods

  If you know what “Pringles” means among Marvel vs. Capcom 2 players – and it’s no compliment – you can win a can of the real thing autographed by the guy who coined the term. It comes from Michael “IFC Yipes” Mendoza and was dropped in the stream-of-conscious lingo play-by-play of this MvC2 fight years…

  By Owen Good Published July 31, 2009
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  Lifetime Sales Figures For The PlayStation 3

  Every time Sony releases their quarterly earnings, they update their records to show exactly how many consoles and games have been sold to the public over the past few months. Let’s take a look at the PS3 figures then, eh? In 2006, Sony decided to start tracking how many consoles and games they sold all…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2009
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  Chargeback Snafu Results in Warcraft Account Suspensions

  A gigantic mess involving credit cards, unauthorized charges, chargebacks and an unresponsive company has suspended the accounts of many unwitting World of Warcraft players. In a nutshell, here’s what happened: first, the accounts were suspended because of “a chargeback filed against the account’s past payments.” For those not in the know, that is when a…

  By Owen Good Published July 31, 2009
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  id Responds To PlayStation 3 ‘Rage’ Ruckus

  id Software co-founder John Carmack’s comments about the PlayStation 3 version of its shooter Rage weren’t promising. He told Edge magazine that the PS3 version was lagging behind its PC and Xbox 360 counterparts, inspiring an internet slap fight. Amid accusations of “lazy developers,” id responded to the “ruckus” via its Rage-centric Twitter account today,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009
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  Tekken 6’s Console-Only Costumes In Detail

  The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Tekken 6 pack in the console-exclusive bonuses that will have us frantically unlocking each superfluous addition, like these overly ornate costumes for Lars Alexandersson and Zafina. Like the CLAMP-designed get up for Tekken 6‘s Jin Kazama and the Penny Arcade home for Yoshimitsu, Lars and Zafina’s console-only…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009
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  The 360 Gets a $30 Chastity Belt

  If you’re in a crap neighborhood where smash-and-grab burglaries are a problem, maybe this thing saves your 360 even if the rest of your stuff’s stolen. Chances are, you got ripped off just buying it. This first-ever Security Kit is $29.95 worth of common stuff you can buy at a hardware store for a lot…

  By Owen Good Published July 31, 2009
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  DSi Goes Retro In Chicago This Weekend

  The Nintendo DSi tour bus is hitting this weekend’s Retro in Roscoe street festival in Chicago, bringing the high-tech glory of handheld gaming to a celebration of art and antiques. In addition to providing a bus full of playable DSi units, the press release says that the Mobile Tour bus is “interactive.” If this means…

  By AJ Glasser Published July 31, 2009
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  LittleBigPlanet Adds “Purchased Levels” To PSP Version

  The PlayStation Portable port of LittleBigPlanet may be expanding its downloadable content offerings with the addition of “purchased levels,” as spied in the most recent playable version of the game. Siliconera spotted the menu option during a recent playtest of the PSP game, a choice that sits alongside “story levels” and “downloaded levels.” Clearly, “purchased”…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009
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  ‘Splosion Man Micro-Review: An Exploding Barrel Of Monkeys

  Xbox Live’s “Summer of Arcade” kicked off with some serious heat, courtesy of Twisted Pixel’s ‘Splosion Man, an original side-scrolling platformer that lets the player do one thing: explode. Or ‘splode, as they say. That’s what our fiery hero does, blowing himself up to jump, bounce off walls, ignite exploding barrels, and turn enemies into…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009
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  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Right Now, Mrs. Bashcraft Will Start Reading Kotaku No, not me. I wasn’t the one diagnosed today with carpal tunnel syndrome, Lucy was. Lucy is our 15-year-old border collie. She’s been having a lot of trouble with one of her front paws lately so Trish took her to the vet…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 31, 2009
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  Cursed Mountain Preview: Save Me, Science, Save Me

  Agnostic mountain climbers today don’t know how good they have it with global positioning devices, high altitude helicopter rescue parties and 457 kHz standard avalanche beacons, something I realized while playing Deep Silver’s Cursed Mountain. Step into the shoes of Eric Simmons and his missing brother Frank if you want to know what mountaineering was…

  By AJ Glasser Published July 31, 2009
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  Notebook Dump: The Limits Of Ninja Turtle Knowledge, An iPhone Adventure, And More

  There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter’s notebook but didn’t turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? Games I Didn’t Touch: I saw the fall line-ups for a trio of publishers in New York this past week. Majesco, Sony and Ubisoft were showing more than 30 games…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 31, 2009
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  Invade Bowser’s Bowels In Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

  .html Adventuring within the guts of Mario and Luigi’s arch nemesis Bowser may not be what you were expecting of the newest Mario & Luigi RPG, but Bowser’s Inside Story has the intestinal fortitude to go there. The follow up to Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time and Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga takes Nintendo…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009
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  We’re Hiring! A Tech Guy, That Is

  Would you like to work for the Gawker Media empire, slaving away on the technology that powers our informative web sites? Then have we got the job for you, tech guy or tech gal! Here’s the official description from HR! Got a list of things you think need fixin’ on our sites? Well so do…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009
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  Libraries Got Game

  There are, perhaps, few more disconsonant scenes than of the austere silence of the library and the boisterous play of video games, but a growing movement is starting to put the two under one roof. Libraries around the country, from the Library of Congress, to university and community libraries, are beginning to archive, collect and…

  By Brian Crecente Published July 31, 2009
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  Sega Sammy Bleeds $108 Million In Gold Rings, Reveals Conduit Sales

  It was a tough quarter for Sega’s parent company, Sega Sammy Holdings, as the company announced losses of 10.293 billion yen ($108.85 million USD). It also revealed sales data on recent games The Conduit and Virtua Tennis 2009. Sega Sammy pulled in $639.4 million during the quarter, including video game sales, arcade and pachinko revenues.…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 31, 2009
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  Pearl Jam’s Backspacer Gets Day One Rock Band Release

  Harmonix continues to jam as much Pearl Jam into Rock Band as they possibly can, with the band’s 9th studio album, Backspacer, available for download on the day it’s released. Pearl Jam is releasing their 9th album without any major record label assistance on September 20th, but they’ve got a pretty strong support system in…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 31, 2009