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  Report: NeoGeo X’s Production Is Coming to an End [Update]

  Released this past December, the NeoGeo X apparently won’t be produced anymore. According to Japanese site Gamer, production for the system is ending as of this month. Even though the machine carried the SNK and NeoGeo brands, the console was not designed and manufactured by SNK. Instead, it was the work of tech company Tommo.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2013
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  Anime Females Vs. Real Women: Which Do Japanese Geeks Like Better?

  The eternal question of whether or not otaku (geeks) like anime ladies over real ladies has apparently been answered. Or something! Over a four day period last fall, a Japanese tech firm used a free Senki Zessho Symphogear iOS app to poll male anime fans, asking them what kind of females they liked: 2D, 2.5D,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2013
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  American McGee Retracts His “Tricked” Remarks in an Apology of Sorts

  While in a Reddit AMA, game designer American McGee said that EA wanted to “trick” gamers into thinking Alice: Madness Returns was as dark as its marketing and called this tactic part of a “race to the bottom.” Today, Shanghai-based McGee offered a correction or an apology of sorts. “Allow me to expand on my…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2013
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  Juri Will Kick You in the Face. And You Will Like It.

  As far as Street Fighter characters go, Juri Han is unique. She’s the first Korean Street Fighter character and the sole Taekwondo fighter. She’s also tough, evil, and very cool looking. And that’s exactly why Juri, who debuted in Street Fighter IV, has quickly become a fan favorite. It’s easy to see why cosplayers would…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2013
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  A Game That’s Nothing But A Never-Ending Boss Fight

  This sounds about as fun as being stuck in an endless loop of rainy Monday mornings, but there’s at least merit in the idea: Endless Boss Fight is a game that is, quite literally, an endless boss fight. Taking the “go as far as you can” ethos of running games like Canabalt somewhere a little…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2013
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  “Dead Space 3’s Parisian Art Exhibition” Is Not A Joke Headline

  On February 7 at the Dernier Bar Avant la Fin du Monde in Paris, France, EA and Geek-Art will be putting on a show to promote Dead Space 3. Because when I think co-op space shooting in the dark, I think of Paris, and paintings. For those of us nowhere near the city of love,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2013
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  Team Fortress? No, This Is Queen Fortress

  Reader Brandon passed this video along yesterday, which he helped make, wondering if we’d ever seen it. I had to say “no”, which tore me up inside, because it is absolutely perfect. Sadly ineligible from winning a Saxxy award due to its use of copyright material, that won’t stop it winning hearts here today, because…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2013
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  There’s A Lollipop Chainsaw Figure, And It’s Hideous

  Cult game, attractive (and scantily-clad) protagonist, you’d have bet the house on someone coming out with an official Lollipop Chainsaw figure. And, eventually, someone has. Though they really shouldn’t have bothered. Unknown Japanese company World Scope, perhaps explaining why they’re unknown, are behind this official Juliet Starling piece that looks like something you’d expect with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2013
• Culture

  I Don’t Remember Diablo III’s Barbarian Looking Like This

  Bogdan Gabelko is a 3D artist who has worked for companies like Crytek. You may have seen his work before, like the Cammy piece we featured in 2011 He’s now working at Blizzard. Lucky dog. You can see more of Bogdan’s work at his CGHub and DeviantArt pages. To see the larger pics in all…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2013
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  Fine. Stick An Xbox 360 Inside You. You’ll Be Malfunctioning Within A Day, You Near-Sighted Scrap Pile.

  If you’ve got the room (and love for Star Wars) to spare, Major League Mods are selling these custom Xbox 360 consoles that stick one of Microsoft’s machines inside a model of R2-D2. It’s not cheap—like, it’s $1300 ($1000 if you provide the Xbox)—but hey, console centrepiece showcases don’t come cheap. For something a little…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2013
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  This Game Boy Also Plays SNES, NES, GBA & Neo Geo Games

  Combining the hipster appeal of an original Game Boy with the practicality of, well, a ton of other Nintendo systems, the Gameboo is a hacked handheld that lets users play games—via emulation—from platforms like the Game Boy Advance, SNES, NES, Neo Geo and of course the Game Boy itself. While the case is original, almost…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2013
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  The Most Important Decision You’ll Ever Face Playing Ni No Kuni

  If you like beautiful things, you’re probably getting ready to sit down and play Level-5 and Studio Ghibli’s Ni No Kuni. Before you fire that baby up for the first time, though, you have a very important thing to decide. What language you’ll be playing the game in. I know Chris and especially Jason have…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2013
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  The Silly Outrage Over A Soldier Wearing A “Call Of Duty” Mask

  The image above is of a French soldier currently on active duty in Mali. He’s wearing a mask that looks like the one a character from Call of Duty wears. This is, somehow, cause for enough indignation that the French military and government have opened an investigation into what they call “unacceptable” behaviour. Wow. The…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2013
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  Let’s Try Not To Feel Inferior While These Guys Flip Over Moving Vehicles And Jump Off Buildings

  Damn. Look at what the human body is capable of. Even if you don’t like sports, it’s difficult to watch this music video by Hadouken! and not feel awed by what folks can accomplish. My favorite, however, is the less bombastic, though more cute, baby ‘climbing’ down the stairs. How are you guys today? Feel…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2013
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  The Beautiful, If Misguided Crusade To Keep Half-Life 2 Looking Beautiful

  The Half-Life 2 Cinematic Mod has been around forever, and in that time has proven fairly divisive. Sure, it adds some lovely effects to the game, but it also makes so many changes that some feel it loses a little of Valve’s original vision for City 17 and its surrounding countryside. The “improved” character models…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2013
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  Get Pumped For Large-Scale Warfare With This Dust 514 Open Beta Launch Trailer

  I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on CCP Game’s upcoming MMOFPS, Dust 514, for a long while. Why? Well, it connects to EVE: Online in exciting ways, creating a persistent universe. The actions of one game can influence the other game, for instance. The potential for space drama is huge! The game is…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2013
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  Report: Those Furries Sure Know How To Party

  This weekend, I was at Further Confusion 2013—a furry convention. What was I doing there? Covering the event for Kotaku, of course! I’m currently working on my report of the event, but for now, here’s a teaser of some of what I saw this weekend. Up above are a couple of fursuiters on the dance…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2013
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  Watch This Guy Hilariously Terrorize People With An Assault Shield In Black Ops II

  Step one: assault shield. Step two: combat axe. Step three: no fun allowed. It’s the fun police, here to mess you up with one of the worst/best loadouts in Black Ops II. I’m curious as to how viable this loadout is, so I’ll have to try it out. I love me some tomahawk, so I…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2013
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  And The Xbox Game With The Most Users In 2012 Was… Call of Duty (Of Course)

  Call of Duty earned both the first and second spot of Major Nelson’s annual Xbox rankings, which is a pretty impressive (if totally unsurprising) achievement for Activision’s popular military shooter franchise. Halo 4 took third place on the list, which measures the top 20 games based on the number of unique users that connected to…

  By Jason Schreier Published January 22, 2013
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  I’ve Been Smitten By This Hauntingly Sweet Pixel People Trailer

  I’d not heard a single word about LambdaMu‘s Pixel People until Chillingo sent word that the game was coming soon to iOS this afternoon. Now I’m completely charmed. The game involves rebuilding the human race from scratch using a series of carbon copy clones and the profession-mapped genes of folks that bought it in the…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2013