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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Gather around, friends. We have the finest surgeons ready to take care of your every medical need, or we could just discuss video games in Kotaku‘s official forum, Talk Amongst Yourselves. Your choice! Pan1da7 makes his triumphant return to the TAYpic spotlight with this startlingly accurate commentary on American healthcare. You too can mix video…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2012
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  BioWare Says Mass Effect 3 Shipped 3.5 Million Copies

  Mass Effect 3 has shipped 3.5 million copies in its first week on sale, BioWare said today. The sci-fi action-roleplaying game has received a number of positive reviews across the board, boasting a 95 on Metacritic’s critic score aggregation. [BioWare]

  By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2012
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  Can Manufactured Memories Be as Powerful as Experience?

  The gateway to the mind, the self, who you are, what you believe in—the most complex structure in the universe, allegedly—is resting on your shoulders. I speak, of course, of the brain, that strange, wondrous organ that has given rise to many of our crown jewels as a species—science, philosophy, dreams. Thought in particular is…

  Patricia Hernandez Published March 9, 2012
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  Sora Goes All 80s In These Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Screens

  Publisher Square Enix has released some new screenshots and artwork for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, the upcoming action-roleplaying game that it will release for Nintendo 3DS this year. As you can see from the shots, it looks like Sora and crew are headed back to the world of Tron, the 1982 sci-fi film…

  By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2012
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  Tribes: Ascend‘s “Llama Island” Trailer Is Heartbreakingly Familiar

  Tribes: Ascend officially launches on April 12, a day when llamas will rain from the sky, filling multiplayer maps with fresh corpses until they’re nothing but islands of dead… oh! See what they did there? For those of you confused about llamas (we’ve all been there?), that’s what we call a Tribes player that rushes…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2012
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  How Does Metal Gear Look on the PS Vita?

  Like this! First mentioned last fall, Metal Gear Solid: HD Edition is coming to the PS Vita. Have a gander at the PS Vita versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 With the “transfarring” system, players can save and transfer play data between the PS Vita and the PS3 via WiFi…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  Wait, Now China Is Ripping Off Underwear Fashion Shows?

  China has ripped off electronics. It’s ripped off video games. It’s ripped off Conan O’Brien. And now, apparently, it’s ripped off a Victoria’s Secret fashion show. A student fashion show at China’s Chengdu University of Technology wasn’t just inspired by Victoria’s Secret. No, it completely ripped off a Victoria Secret fashion show—something that was pointed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  Brand New Robot Wars Game for PS Vita. Not Much Info.

  Today, Bandai Namco revealed that it was working on a brand new Super Robot Wars game for the PS Vita. It showed no gameplay, no screenshots, and zero cutscenes. It did not even give a ballpark release date. Bandai did point out that the upcoming, already announced PSP Super Robot Wars game can be played…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  Iconic JRPG Series Coming to the PS Vita

  The Legend of Heroes debuted in 1989 with Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes. Originally released on the NEC PC-8801, the title appeared on a slew of various hardware, such as the Super Famicom, the Mega Drive, and the TurboGrafx-16. With The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki Evolution, the series is now coming to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  Gundam Seed Battle Destiny Announced for the PS Vita

  During tonight’s “PS Vita Game Heaven” online press conference, Sony announced Gundam Seed Battle Destiny for the PlayStation Vita. The sixth game in the best-selling Gundam Battle series, Battle Destiny looks to focus exclusively on the story of the 2004 anime Gundam Seed Destiny. Among the talking points mentioned were spacious battle fields, local multiplayer…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 9, 2012
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  You’re Responsible for This New PS Vita Title

  Dubbed Project Discovery, this upcoming title from Sony and Kadokawa Games showcases user generated content. While the above trailer is short on specifics, the generalizations (and large font) should hopefully clue you in. Discovery project for PS Vita [YouTube]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  Sony’s UMD to Vita Transfer Service Gets Tutorial and Update

  During the “PS Vita Game Heaven” online press conference, Sony detailed the Japanese “UMD Passport” program which allows Vita owners re-buy their already owned UMDs on the PSN for a drastically reduced price. Step one has you log onto the PSN Store with a PSP and download the UMD Passport App. Step two is to…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 9, 2012
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  Have a Look at Persona 4: The Golden

  The PS Vita is getting a version of PlayStation 2 role-playing game Persona 4 called Persona 4: The Golden. The game has new content for the Vita as well as polished OLED look. Check out the game in the link below. 新発表「PS Vita×橋野桂」 [YouTube]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  Phantasy Star Online 2 Is Coming to the PS Vita

  Sega producer Satoshi Sakai announced today that PC title Phantasy Star Online 2 is headed to the PS Vita. It will be possible to play PS Vita version on the same server as the PC version and, according to Sakai, it will use “exactly the same data”. Thus, players can take their PC characters and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  Is This Okay? Or Is Sega Being Insensitive?

  Japan is turning its attention to the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. The tragic disaster not only destroyed lives, it took them. Last spring, Yakuza: Dead Souls (then, it was called Yakuza: Of the End) was slated for a March 17 release. Out of respect for the earthquake victims, the game was pushed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  Metal Gear Solid: HD Edition Dated for PS Vita

  Today, Sony revealed that the PS Vita version of Metal Gear Solid: HD Edition will be released in Japan on June 28. The game features HD versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 The PS3 and Xbox 360 version were released last fall in Japan; the Western release included Metal Gear…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  Dead Rising Creator Working on a “Totally New” Game. It’s for PS Vita.

  Keiji Inafune, best known for Mega Man and Dead Rising, is working on a “totally new game” for the PlayStation Vita. In a recorded message from a gentleman’s study, Inafune, wearing a brown leather jacket, stated that the title is very much “Inafune-style”, adding, “We’re making a really amazing game.” Inafune said he couldn’t reveal…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2012
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  If One Piece: Pirate Warriors Is Always This Crazy, I’m In!

  In recent years, the Dynasty Warriors series has found new life by merging its signature gameplay with popular anime; first Gundam, then Fist of the North Star, and now One Piece. But is One Piece: Pirate Warriors just more of the same old hack-and-slash we’ve come to expect, or is there some treasure buried just…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 9, 2012
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  Two of the Rarest, and Coolest, 3DS Handhelds Around

  These aren’t just glossy white 3DS units. They are, for Metal Gear fans, two of the coolest pieces of merchandise they will ever lay their eyes upon. Those sketches were drawn directly onto the handhelds by long-time series artist Yoji Shinkawa. The signature on the right? It’s the John Hancock of series creator and boss…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2012
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  This Is How You Bring a Manga to Life!

  There are a lot of surprises in One Piece: Pirate Warriors but none are quite as impressive as how good the game looks. Much like Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles, the entire game is rendered in a cell-shaded art style, with all the shadows made to look as if done via a colored pencil. The result is…

  By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 9, 2012