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  Watch Skyrim’s Amazing Flying Fossil Dragon Fight to Its Death

  Yesterday, we had human faces disappearing in Bethesda’s hit action RPG. Today, in glitch-or-feature news, it’s dragon skin and sinew that’s nowhere to be seen. Being nothing but a skeleton doesn’t stop this dragon from putting up a fight, though. [thanks, tipster Peter] Skeletal Dragons in Skyrim? [YouTube] You can contact Evan Narcisse, the author…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  Only One Character Could Possibly Pull Off Space Golf

  Our daily Speak Up on Kotaku feature does not have to be a long-winded essay on some vaguely game-related topic. Sometimes it’s just a really great idea, like the one commenter Deuxhero had regarding everyone’s favorite plumber. Mario Golf+Mario Galaxy WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN DONE!? About Speak Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2011
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  Man in Tanooki Suit, Giant Bullet Spotted in Manhattan

  Nintendo’s promotional stunt for Super Mario 3D Land turned part of Times Square into a version of the Mushroom Kingdom. That brought out paid and unpaid people decked out in Mario gear. Plus a massive Bullet Bill. We already ran video of this amazing PR stunt, but the shots photographer Rob Boudon snapped at the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 15, 2011
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  Sony Conjures Up Magical Harry Potter PS3 Bundle

  The latest hardware/software configuration of Sony’s game console will be themed around the movie adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s mega-popular boy wizard. $250 gets you a 160 GB PS3, a 2D/3D Blu-Ray of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 and a voucher to download the first two films in the series. On the games…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Would you please stop reading this sentence and start chatting in the comments below about video games? This is our official reader forum for all things video games, of course. Thanks. And thanks to pan1da7 for today’s great image. Take a crack at being featured atop TAY some time this month simply by making a…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 15, 2011
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  American Icons Gallery Show Recognizes Classic Gaming Consoles For the Works of Art They Are

  We live in an age of gaming gorgeousness. Gamers’ lives nowadays are filled with fancy normal mapping and illumination engines, powered by slickly encased hardware that outputs onto super-sharp screens. In short, there’s a lot of thought given to aesthetics in the present day. But, it hasn’t always been this way and an upcoming art…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  Snappy Dragons Sets the Flick-Based Mobile Destruction Genre on Fire

  Since the dawn of touchscreen mobile devices players have been gleefully flinging destruction from one side of the screen to the other in an effort to destroy group A in the name of group B. Is there room for innovation in the flinging stuff genre? Not really. So how is Snappy Dragons so entertaining? Snappy…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 15, 2011
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  Nintendo’s Skyward Sword Push Includes Penny Arcade Zelda Comic, Early Sales This Saturday

  Only a few short days stand between you and what’s being called one of the best ever entries in Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series. And, if you live in the greater New York City area, it’ll be one day less. The Japanese game giant’s holding a launch event in its Nintendo World store in Rockefeller…

  By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011
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  It’s the Call of Duty Dance!

  Warfare | TOKYO, JAPAN: Popstar Gackt danced and performed at a press event for the new Call of Duty in Japan and stuck an unfortunate pose. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) PSN Shutting Down at Night for Young Korean Players South Korea’s Shutdown Law will prevent players under sixteen years-old from gaming during a six hour…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  PSN Shutting Down at Night for Young Korean Players

  South Korea’s Shutdown Law will prevent players under sixteen years-old from gaming during a six hour block at night. Originally, it was reported that the law would not impact consoles. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment of Korea announced that it would be taking the PSN offline for underage players in compliance with the law. The Shutdown…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  Is This Gaming’s Own Gordon Gekko?

  When a flash engineer at game developer Kixeye posted an image of Occupy Wall Street on his Facebook wall, Kixeye CEO Will Harbin apparently went into a greed is good speech for all the internet to see. Will Harbin, above wearing a crown and a gold watch, apparently wrote, “There is nothing wrong with greed—what…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  The Minecraft Creeper Autopsy Is Gross, Dangerous

  Animator Lee Hardcastle is back with another delightfully twisted claymation. This time, it’s a “top secret” Creeper autopsy. There’s only one way this can end, and it’s *SPOILER* with a bang. Creeper Autopsy [YouTube] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  Don’t Take This Gears of War Pistol to the Airport

  Triforce, the same guys behind that awesome 1:1 Mass Effect rifle, are also releasing a 1:1 weapon from the Gears of War universe. Seeing as the company already did a Lancer, this time they’re focusing on a COG Snub Pistol. Going on sale in December and limited to 500 units, it’s selling for, ahem, $400.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011
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  Unity of Command is Out, Still Awesome

  Turn-based PC strategy game Unity of Command is now out. You can grab it here for $30. It is excellent

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011
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  PETA’s Fur-Wearing Mario Outrage Is “An Epic Cultural Misunderstanding”

  The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is expressing outrage over Mario’s Tanooki Suit. That outrage is not only misplaced, but shows PETA’s complete lack of cultural understanding—traditional or contemporary. “Tanuki are associated with shape-shifting tricksters in folklore, and are also seen as symbols of good luck in Japanese culture,” Yokai Attack author…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  Holy Crap, the Assassin’s Creed Art Book is Amazing

  The Assassin’s Creed series, a long-running favourite here on Fine Art, finally has a coffee table book worthy of its production values with the franchise’s fancy encyclopaedia. I got my hands on a copy today, and while it’s not just an art book, the concept and promotional pieces dominating the pages certainly make that the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011
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  Super Mario Bros. Always Needed More Blood

  If you’re going to pay homage to the classic Super Mario Bros., you may as well do it by making a very similar game, only with loads of blood in it. That and a delightfully floaty jump are the driving force behind Tiny Plumbers, an indie platformer Robot

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011
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  Your Stupid Zelda Pick-Up Lines Do Not Impress this Zelda

  Robin Williams loves The Legend of Zelda so much that he named his daughter “Zelda”. Zelda is a nice name—it’s not just a video game character. There have been other Zeldas, Zelda Fitzgerald, for example. Yet, for our generation, “Zelda” is Zelda. And for Zelda Williams, sometimes that’s a blessing and sometimes, it’s super annoying—especially…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011
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  Yes, I’d Love This $60,000 Flight Simulator, Thanks

  You know those insane setups the military uses to train pilots on? They can cost millions, making owning one in your own home a pipe dream. But that doesn’t mean you can never own a fancy flight simulator! You just have to lower your aim a little, and instead of looking at something that costs…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2011
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  BioShock Movie? Meh…

  Once upon a time, Hollywood was hot to trot on BioShock. Now? Less so. Making movies, especially ones that take place underwater, are expensive. Even though there was a director (Pirates of the Caribbean‘s Gore Verbinski), the project ultimately sunk. “I couldn’t really get past anybody that would spend the money that it would take…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 15, 2011