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  Dudes of Japan, This Guy Wants You To Play His Game

  You might not know Toshihiro Nagoshi. But once you see his face, you’ll never forget it. Nagoshi is one of Japanese gaming’s more colorful characters, and over the years, he’s undergone a physical transformation—from a pudgy, floppy haired computer nerd to the uber-tanned gentleman standing before you. While so many Japanese games feature characters that,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2012
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  A Few (Scant) New Resident Evil 6 Details Creep Out

  Last night, Capcom revealed the expected: Resident Evil 6. Today in Tokyo, Capcom followed up the debut trailer with an event to showcase Resident Evil According to game developer and Twitter user Cvxfreak, Capcom said that it was aiming for the highest quality possible with Resident Evil 6. The game takes protagonists Leon Kennedy and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2012
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  Kid Icarus: Uprising Is Totally Finished

  According to game designer Masahiro Sakurai, Uprising is finished—or, as they say in the game industry, “it’s gone gold”. Read Kotaku impressions of this “gaudy, goofy, surprisingly hardcore shoot-’em-up”. [@Sora_Sakurai]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2012
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  It’s Not an HD PlayStation Game. It’s HD Girly Pictures.

  Sony’s PlayView tech is bringing truly high def imagining to the PlayStation 3. As with most new applications, somebody’s figured out that one way to show off this new tech is not necessarily only with Monster Hunter strategy guides, but also with photos of, yes, pretty ladies. How high def is high def? Try resolutions…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2012
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  Shit White People Say to Asians

  Are you white? You might have said some of these things to Asians. Shit White People Say to Asians [YouTube via The Marmot’s Hole]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2012
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  Is This The Best Shoplifting Jacket Ever Designed?

  Shoplifting is a crime. Just ask Winona Ryder. Yet, people still do it. They shouldn’t, but they do. The above jacket, while not designed for shoplifting, is destined to become primo shoplifting gear. From cosplay costume maker Cospa, this black jacket has front pockets capable of holding laptops or even up to twenty thin magazines.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2012
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  Want that Metal Gear 3DS? You Won’t Like This.

  Konami is releasing a special Metal Gear Nintendo 3DS. Good luck on trying to get one, though. You’ll have to jump through all sorts of hoops. Not only is Konami selling it through its online store Konami Style (ungh) for ¥22,980 (US$299), it’s only being sold by raffle—to those who register with a Konami ID.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2012
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  North Korea’s New Dictator…Looking at Things

  In the video game Homefront, shortly after Kim Jung-il dies, his son Kim Jong-un gives a fiery speech and mobilizes the military. In real life, the manga-reading, video game-playing successor appears less fiery—though he does resemble a Dragonball villain The Great Successor, who is the world’s youngest head of state, is like his father in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2012
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  Well Excuse This Adorable, Tiny Princess Zelda

  Zelda-loving parents with a decent amount of disposable income, why not spend some of it on this hand-knitted Princess Zelda costume, designed to fit children too young to know what a Zelda even is. From the product description on Etsy: Pictured is my Matilda wearing it at 9 months of age, so it will definitely…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2012
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  PC Overclockers, You Can Now Insure Your CPU

  If you’ve ever fried an expensive CPU trying to overclock the thing, you should check this out. Intel is introducing something called the Performance Tuning Plan, which in plain English means overclocking insurance. Yes, for $20-$35 your Core i-whatever processor can be covered against you screwing up an overclock, with a one-time condition that your…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2012
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  How To Stop Yet Another Resident Evil Flick from “Definitely” Happening

  The Resident Evil movies make money. That’s why Hollywood keeps on making them. That’s why there’s the upcoming (and Sony hardware-filled) Resident Evil: Retribution. You can bet that, unless nobody sees Retribution, there’s going to be another one. According to Resident Evil: Retribution director Paul W.S. Anderson, early on there was talk about shooting Retribution,…

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  Old Tony Hawk’s Levels, New Tony Hawk’s Graphics

  Here’s six new screenshots for the upcoming Tony Hawk’s HD. Sorry there’s no music to go along with screenshots. Play this as you click through, it’ll do the trick. And here’s the original, just in case you really need to get the track out of your system.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2012
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  Project Zomboid’s Concept Art Also Blows Up Aircraft Carriers

  French artist Remi, aka Afekay, has landed a rather pleasant little gig doing the concept art for work-in-progress zombie survival sim Project Zomboid Coming out of mobile games, which is where the decidedly non-Zombie stuff you’ll see here comes from (specifically Gameloft’s Dungeon Hunter 3 and Modern Combat 3), Afekay’s art for Zomboid lends a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2012
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  The Legend of…Old Honda Cars

  Before we posted too many pictures of cakes, we used to post too many pictures of stupid license plates. For one day only, I’m bringing that back, because, yeah. This is too good. [via Super Punch 2]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2012
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  A Collection of Broken, Wounded Pokémon

  Pokémon don’t faint. That’s Nintendo blowing sunshine up your ass. They battle other creatures with elements, teeth and claws, and when one of them loses, they are beat up A truth artist Justin White is choosing not to ignore with this series of images showing what a Pokémon actually looks like when it comes up…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2012
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  The Xbox 360’s Video Playback “Issue” Acknowledged, Microsoft “Working on a Fix”

  After a few months of people pointing the issue out, Microsoft has finally acknowledged that the 2011 dashboard update has created a problem with the console’s video playback. Xbox spokesman Larry Hryb has said the company is “aware of the colorspace issue” affecting “some Xbox video apps”, and that Microsoft is “working on a fix”.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2012
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  EA Sports’ Grand Slam Tennis 2 Outwits the Hawk-Eye

  You may not know this, but my old man is a tennis umpire. He’s done it for more than 25 years, which means he’s had some pretty big assignments. Dad’s worked two Olympics, numerous U.S. Opens (including lines crew of the most recent men’s final), and has been called a fucking chickenshit bastard by John…

  By Owen Good Published January 19, 2012
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  DC’s New Logo Visits Arkham City

  Earlier today, comics powerhouse DC unveiled a new logo. Well, new logos, as the idea behind the company’s new “peeling” motif is that it can be customised for every piece of entertainment it appears on. While that’ll mostly be comics, DC did go to the trouble of showing how the property’s video games will look.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2012
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  Here, Have Some Skrillasagna

  The week is almost at an end, and so it’s time for a Thursday Kotaku evening open thread. How has your Thursday been? Have you Seattle-ites been keeping out of the snow? Have those of you in the rest of the country been keeping from being too holier-than-thou about how much snow you get each…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published January 19, 2012
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  UFC Undisputed 3‘s Demo Arrives on Tuesday

  Pushed from a January release to Valentine’s Day, the flagship MMA title UFC Undisputed 3 said today its demo will release Jan. 24 or, a week from this past Tuesday. And that’s it. THQ provided no details as to what kind of fighters or game modes would be available in the demo, saying those and…

  By Owen Good Published January 19, 2012