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  This Weekend’s Guild Wars 2 Beta Event Features an Enhanced Sense of Smack

  This weekend, after the E3 smoke clears, ArenaNet helps players and press wind down with the next Guild Wars 2 beta weekend event. This weekend’s festivities include plenty of new additions and tweaks, but the most intriguing has to be what designer Jon Peters calls “the sense of hitting.” It’s all about impact. The feeling…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2012
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  Sign Up for PlayStation Plus, Get a Whole Game Collection for Free

  Well, not really for free. You still need to shell out less than US$5 a month to become a PlayStation Plus member. But once you do, you’ll get your own library of games. Starting today, PlayStation Plus members automatically get the following games: Virtua Fighter 5, inFAMOUS 2, Little Big Planet 2, Ratchet and Clank:…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  You Can Summon Mr. Slave In The South Park RPG. He Does Unmentionable Things.

  I had the chance to check out upcoming role-playing game South Park: The Stick of Truth last night. It’s ridiculous—think Paper Mario with hilarious South Park-style humor and what seems like it will be awesome RPG gameplay (as you might expect from developer Obsidian, the makers of Fallout: New Vegas and Neverwinter Nights 2, among…

  By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012
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  North Korea Allegedly Infected Video Games with Viruses for Cyber Attacks

  Starting in 2009, a 30-something South Korean man with the last name Jo began traveling to northeastern China. There, he met North Koreans who were government agents. Jo allegedly met with the agents to ask them to develop game software for a cyber attack on South Korea. Those games would turn players’ computers against their…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  Fingers Crossed The Last Dark is Blood-C‘s First and Last Feature Film

  This last weekend, Blood-C: The Last Dark was released in select theaters across Japan. This movie is the conclusion to the story-arc started in the 2011 anime Blood-C. It is also the latest in the Blood series—which started with the feature film Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) and was continued in the anime series Blood+…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 5, 2012
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  Let This Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Gameplay Impale You

  Thought that gameplay trailer was bananas? It was. This gameplay demo walkthrough might seem tame, but it’ll slice your guts in pieces. Watch as the game’s developers explain the cutting mechanic and combat.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  Think of This as a Gold Medal for Your PS3

  Just in time for the Summer Olympics, Sony is releasing a limited edition metatllic gold DualShock 3 controller. “Available this June, going for gold has never been more apt; if it’s scoring a winning hat trick or making poll position, do it in style with the metallic gold Dualshock 3 and feel like a real…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  Persona 4 Arena Kicks Out a New Trailer

  Upcoming Persona fighter Persona 4: Arena gets a new trailer. This is it. The game will have dual language audio, which should definitely please the Atlus faithful. Persona 4: Arena will be out this summer on the PS3 and the Xbox 360.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  How Many Different PSP Poses Can You Strike in Skimpy Clothes?

  In China, there’s a whole subgenre of tech models who specialize in wearing skimpy clothes and posting with electronics. According to Liu Youqi’s profile, she’s not one of those, but rather, a cosplayer. Her photos beg to differ. The model, who also calls herself “Sevenbaby”, shows how you can pose with hardware, while not looking…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  Strike Gold with This Persona 4: Golden Trailer

  Here’s the latest trailer for upcoming PS Vita game Persona 4: Golden. The game is out this fall. This new trailer is out NOW.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  Nintendo’s Long Lost Adventure Game in Action

  Almost all Nintendo published titles have made their way West sooner or later, but not Captain Rainbow on the Wii. This adventure game is filled with mini-games, C-List Nintendo characters, and stars a Power Ranger-esque superhero. It’s known in the west for its quirky sense of humor, but how does it look in action? Check…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 5, 2012
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  Earth Defense Force Is Coming to the PS Vita

  Get ready to kill some giant bugs! This fall in Japan, Earth Defense Force is coming to the PS Vita. [D3P]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  Old-School Robots Are Back in 3D on the 3ds

  On June 4th, Rocket Company has opened the official site for Medabots 7 Beetle/Stag Beetle Version on the 3DS. The game will be released on September 9th in Japan. For those of you that have never heard of Medabots, the game was first released in 1997 and had its own TV anime series that aired…

  By Toshitaka Tachibana Published June 5, 2012
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  I Never Expected To See a Sex Toy in a Nintendo Game

  Always on the lookout for crazy games, I dove into my local game store’s bargain bin and came up with Captain Rainbow. This adventure game follows the titular Captain Rainbow, a Power Ranger-like transforming superhero as he encounters many of Nintendo’s C-grade characters. I expected it to be weird, but I never for a moment…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 5, 2012
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  Kotaku East Starts Now

  Kotaku East runs from 4am to 8am Eastern. For more info about Kotaku East click here

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  How E3’s Best Looking Game (So Far!) Rewrote History

  Watch Dogs looks to be the best game you’ll see at the E3 gaming expo this year. The plot—one of paranoia—seems like a hype version of reality. In the background trailer for the game, the stage is set by ripping a page out of history. The game’s background trailer starts off with by mentioning a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  FIFA 13 Brushes Shoulders With E3, Lionel Messi

  While the innocent bystander might be hard-pressed to notice the difference between this and FIFA 12 – especially since everyone’s wearing last season’s kits – fans will pick up things like increased physicality and AI teammates that maybe, just maybe, will actually make a decent run in on goal.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012
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  Phew, I Feel Like an E3 Chaser, Don’t You?

  VIDEO GAME NEWS, ALL DAY, ALL THE TIME. E3 can get a bit much, can’t it? Sometimes you just need to take a deep breath, relax, and knock back a Kotaku E3 chaser. Like this one. Get the taste out of your mouth, even if only for an hour or two. Enjoy.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012
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  Um, Where the Hell Is Last Guardian?

  There was one glaring omission today. There was one glaring omission last fall at the Tokyo Game Show. It was the same glaring omission. It was The Last Guardian Kotaku saw the game in spring 2011, and it appeared to be progressing well. Appearances can be deceiving. First revealed in 2009, development for the eagerly…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012
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  Sound Shapes is Still Making the PlayStation Vita Look Interesting

  For reasons known only to Sony and the Gods above, the company went an entire E3 press conference without mentioning the wonderful Sound Shapes. One look at this clip, showcasing some content for the game produced by the artists and musician behind Sword & Sworcery, will make you wonder why the hell that was.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012