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  Meet the Real-World Counterpart to StarCraft‘s Explosive Zergling

  StarCraft‘s Baneling is a sub-species of Zergling that, upon approaching an enemy unit, triggers a violent chemical reaction that causes the sacs on its body to explode, spewing acid. Science fiction meets science fact in Neocapritermes taracua, a species of termite that uses similar sacs to suicide bomb enemies of the colony. Native to the…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2012
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  A Glitch Turns Deus Ex: Human Revolution into Funktastic Pop Art

  Say what you want about its lackluster boss battles, but no one can say that Deus Ex: Human Revolution wasn’t a great looking game. However, the glitch that Reddit user TheFightingDumples encountered stripped away all of the shooter’s detailed textures and replaced them with eye-popping colors. If only there were more games that had this…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 27, 2012
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  Finally! Proof That Dead Space 3 Will Definitely Be Scary.

  I’ve gone on record here on Kotaku telling you all that I have confidence in Dead Space 3. But others are not so confident, worried that the horror franchise will be mutilated by its new co-op addition, similar to the downward spiral Resident Evil experienced. But the guys over at Mega64, um I mean “Visceral,”…

  By Tina Amini Published July 27, 2012
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  In The Future, Even Dating Is An App. And It Runs On Your Eyeballs.

  I can’t decide whether this is incredibly terrifying, or incredibly cool. I’m pretty sure it’s a mix of the two. This futuristic world—represented in this video project created by graduates of Bezaleal Academy of Arts—is probably a fairly accurate reflection on our current relationship with technology, though less “high tech” I would say. It’s a…

  By Tina Amini Published July 27, 2012
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  Blizzard Isn’t Happy With Windows 8 Either

  Valve says Windows 8 is a catastrophe. Blizzard doesn’t disagree. Blizzard executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo says Microsoft’s controversial new operating system also isn’t great for his company, which makes games like Diablo III and World of Warcraft “Nice interview with Gabe Newell – ‘I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 27, 2012
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Count yourselves amongst the triumphant. You’ve conquered the week. Share your exploits with your fellow travelers, won’t you? And, then, go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential.…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 27, 2012
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  Skyrim: Dawnguard 30-Day Xbox 360 Exclusivity Has Now Exceeded 30 Days

  Wondering when you can get Skyrim‘s downloadable content Dawnguard for your PlayStation 3 or PC? So is Bethesda. “We have not announced Dawnguard for any other platform, nor given a timeline for any such news. If we have news, I promise I’d tell you,” Bethesda vice president of marketing Pete Hines wrote on Twitter yesterday…

  By Jason Schreier Published July 27, 2012
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  Final Fantasy Crosses the Bridge to Android

  Released ages ago on iOS and just recently for Windows Phone 7, the original Final Fantasy (well, the PSP remake) is now available in the Google Play store for Android devices, prices to slowly plod along at $6.99. [Thanks, Jason!]

  By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2012
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  5 Ways To Be A Massive Jerk To Your Opponents In Video Games

  Maybe you reached your skill plateau despite constant practice. Maybe the odds are against you. Maybe you’re just a terrible human being. Whatever the reason, you need to win, and you need to win bad—no matter what the cost. Perhaps at the cost of my morality and integrity, I’m here to help. Here are five…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published July 27, 2012
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  Feast Your Eyes on Ouya’s Controller

  With over $5 million raised so far, Ouya has made waves as a crowdfunding mega-success. But, when it comes to hardware, there’s been precious little to help visualize what have people been throwing their money at. Not any more. Today, the project’s Kickstarter page revealed new looks at designs for the console and controller that…

  By Evan Narcisse Published July 27, 2012
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  This Game Is Sort Of Like Bejeweled. Minus The Jewels.

  As a kid, I was absolutely enamored of those books of “brain teasers” that had to be solved by drawing tables and marking off the little “yes” and “no” boxes. You know the type: if the marathon has five racers, and the one in the yellow shoes didn’t finish fifth, and the one in the…

  By Kate Cox Published July 27, 2012
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  Dead or Alive 5‘s ‘Sexy Costume’ Trailer Needs More Sexy Costume

  I don’t get it, Tecmo Koei. This is supposed to be the “Sexy Costume” trailer, but it only shows Zack for all of 10 seconds, padding the rest with female characters dressed like some sort of rabbits. What gives? I suppose “sexy” is a completely subjective term. Years of conditioning and stimuli go into determining…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2012
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  If You’re Going to Make a Game Free-to-Play, At Least Let People Play It

  Over the past few weeks, we here at Kotaku East have taken a look at several of Japan’s newest free-to-play titles. First was Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation, a PS3 third-person shooter that was based around a six versus six game of capture the points. Second was the Vita title Samurai and Dragons, which mixed…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 27, 2012
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  Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena Is Laggy on the Xbox 360

  Atlus, the game’s publisher, is investigating the issue, which only seems to affect the Xbox 360 version of the Persona fighting game. Sit tight. [Atlus]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012
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  China Can’t Get Enough Kinect Clones

  It seems China can’t get enough of motion control gaming, so much so that another Chinese company has come out to debut their own camera capture motion device, the i-move. Spotted in this year’s China Joy gaming expo, Shanghai Motion Technology company’s i-move takes two things that are constantly copied in China and merges it…

  By Eric Jou Published July 27, 2012
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  This Might Be the First Look at the PS Vita’s Savior, a New Monster Hunter. It Might Not. [UPDATE: More signs of a hoax]

  Face it: the minute Capcom releases a new Monster Hunter game on the PS Vita, Sony will sell a bajillion PS Vita units. But now, Nintendo has locked up Monster Hunter 4, so tough crap? These mysterious screens hint at the possibility of a new Monster Hunter game in the Vita’s future. Or do they?…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012
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  Rich Jerk Throws a Wad of Money To Kick a Gamer Off a PC

  Filmed at the China Joy expo in Shanghai, this clip shows a rich dude repeatedly nudge a guy playing at a demo for a PC game. You can hear him say, “Let me play!” in Chinese. Then, the rich guy takes out a wad of yuan and throws it in the gamer’s face. It looks…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012
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  Phantasy Star Online 2 is Fun, Frantic, and Free-to-Play

  These days the net is overflowing with free-to-play MMORPGs. But even before free-to-play MMORPGs were a thing, there was Phantasy Star Online. This online-RPG graced consoles and PCs alike in the early 2000s and proved to be the most popular game of its kind in Japan (until Final Fantasy XI hit stores in 2002). Now,…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 27, 2012
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  No, Nintendo Doesn’t Send Miis to Check Chinese Factories

  It sends humans. In the past few years, working conditions in China have come under greatly scrutiny. Conditions have also gotten better. Nintendo recently discussed how it conducts on-site factory visits in China: There are morning interviews with managers, paperwork checks, multiple manufacturing line checks, and checks into the lives and welfare of the factory…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012
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  What’s More Glorious Than HD Final Fantasy VII? Paper Final Fantasy VII.

  Because paper is awesome! Comic artist George Alexopoulos turns role-playing game Final Fantasy VII into adorable 2D paper figures. While fans clamor for a FFVII remake, I’ll take a Final Fantasy VII Paper. (Oh, and a remake.) Previously, Kotaku posted his Zelda and Mega-Man doodles, which were just as darling, if not more. FFVII [StudioNJ…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012