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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s that time again, talk amongst yourselves time. Are you excited about the all the Fall releases? Do you think there are too many? Or contrary to that, too little? Which are you most excited about? Now is the time to let your voice be heard. Thanks to Incursor for today’s TAYpic! Did you manage…

  By Nick Partyka Published September 26, 2011
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  Taking the Taboo Out of Mature Gaming

  It’s like clockwork; Moments after popping open any game that has a mature rating, my 10-year-old son seems to appear at my elbow to ask if he can play it with me. It’s a mix of things that draws Tristan to these games that he knows I don’t let him play. I suspect the fact…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 26, 2011
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  To-Fu 2 for iPhone & iPad Is Satisfying, Just Not Meaty Enough

  iTunes’ recent iPhone “Game of the Week” To-Fu 2 is not Meat Boy. This puzzling protein replacement packs in 100 levels of touchscreen platforming that’s sometimes satisfying, sometimes bland. To-Fu 2 from developer Hot Gen gives players control of the soy-based To-Fu, a stretchy hunk of protein that leaps from wall to wall in pursuit…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 26, 2011
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  Respawn Entertainment’s Post-Modern Warfare Game “Getting There”

  The latest Modern Warfare game is coming out this fall. The game designers who spearheaded Call of Duty‘s move from World War II to modern combat left long ago to work on a new title at new studio. Back in spring 2010, Infinity Ward co-founders Vince Zampella and Jason West ran into a spat with…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  These Are My Pokémons

  Pocketed | OSAKA, JAPAN – A drawer of Pocket Monster toys. Found in Mini-Bash’s room. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft | Instagram) Japan Launched Gears of War 3 with Idols You Can… *Ahem* Ayaman Japan is a trio of girls who love to party. There’s Ayaman, the outfit’s leader and “Crotch Boss” (the group also has a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  Not All PS Vita Games Look Good

  Take F1, for example. While Kotaku was wowed with WipeOut on the PS Vita, Codemaster’s racing effort leaves a lot to be desired. The game’s trailer showed jaggy F1 race cars. Today, it was revealed that the game will also be heading to the Nintendo 3DS on Dec. 22—days after its Vita launch. F1 looks…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  1,500 Post-It Notes Created This Tetris Game

  Stop motion Tetris games are a dime a dozen. But indulge us for a moment. This one uses a fantastic amount of paper. Apparently, over 1,500 Post-It notes were used to create this. That, and the side of a building. Tetris [YouTube Thanks, Andreas!] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  Japan Launched Gears of War 3 with Idols You Can… *Ahem*

  Ayaman Japan is a trio of girls who love to party. There’s Ayaman, the outfit’s leader and “Crotch Boss” (the group also has a “Boob Boss” and an “Ass Boss”). The Boob Boss, Asami Sakurada, used to moonlight as a game event companion. Now, she emcees game launch events. Ayaman Japan consists of idols you…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  Mass Effect’s Meanest Ass-Kicker Comes Alive

  To help give their Mass Effect cosplay a little more professional edge, the team at Crabcat Industries commissioned master craftsman Neil Tambini to make this Garrus mask. It’s terrifying. In an awesome way. Not only did Tambini (who helped design many of the monsters for the Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios) get the vigilante’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 26, 2011
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  Microsoft Thinking About Windows Phone “Control Pads”

  A patent filing made public last week (but first filed in 2010) shows that Microsoft is at least thinking about making its Windows line of mobile phones a little easier to game on. The patent is for a mobile phone that looks like Sony’s Xperia Play, with a slide-out design. Interestingly, the patent is focusing…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 26, 2011
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  3DS Game Bug Sends Players to Big Boob Hell

  Senran Kagura, that booby ninja game, is apparently doing pretty well in Japan. Even Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida bought a copy. Those who own the game might want to be careful of a bug that will trap them in boob hell. The bug doesn’t appear to be that easy to find (it involves using the character…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  Middle Earth Is no Place for Americans

  I like where Warner Bros. is going with Lord of the Rings: War In the North. It’s got the polish of the movie games with a new story that should give it some breathing room. But that narration… There are places American voices in a fictional setting are appropriate. On starships, for example. But there’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 26, 2011
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  When Pokémon Comparisons Don’t Piss You Off

  The idea of raising monsters and then having them fight didn’t start with Pokémon. In 1992’s Dragon Quest V, players could select monsters and have them duke it out. That was years before Pocket Monsters came out. Yet, Dragon Quest spin-off Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker, which focuses on capturing and breeding monsters for battles, is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  The Strangest Video Game Show We’ve Seen This Month

  Someone thought it would be a good idea to stick cult film director Tommy Wiseau, the man behind 2003’s abysmal/awesome The Room, in front of a camera to play video games The results are about what you’d expect. The man does little but spend six minutes bewildered by the latest Mortal Kombat game. It’s like…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 26, 2011
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  Here Are Some Gears of Wars 3 Maps We Didn’t Know About

  That is, until somebody spotted them on the Gears 3 leaderboards. The maps are titled “Azura”, “Blood Drive”, and “Rustlung”. They’re apparently not playable and are probably upcoming DLC. Gears of War 3 was released in North America on Sept. 20 to much fanfare. The game does have unlockable content, but like so many recent…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  And the iPhone Games Keep Looking Better, and Better, and Better

  Gears of War may not be available on Apple’s iOS devices, but you can get what looks to be the next best thing with Shadowgun While the Gears similarities are everywhere (especially in the design of your character’s suit), as is often the case with iPhone games it can be excused when it looks this…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 26, 2011
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  A Pokémon Parody You Cannot Erase from Your Brain

  In this clip, the opening screens for an array of Pokémon games are brought to life. It’s funny, but more importantly, it’s totally bonkers. Then, there are the battle scenes, which are equally bizarre and wonderful. Be sure to stick around for the bit at the end with the toilet and the part with the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  The Virtual Boy as an Instrument of Public Nuisance

  The Virtual Boy may have traumatised Nintendo all those years ago, but these days, it seems all it’s good for is comedic self-harm. Get me on any other day and this “entry level Jackass” stuff is both old and tiresome, as all it does is score cheap laughs off some poor worker’s clean-up job after…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 26, 2011
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  When Almost Killing a Girl with Saran Wrap Is Going too Far

  It was horrifying. A young man with chemically curled hair and hipster glasses dumped the mummified body on the apartment floor. The 22-year-old girl was wrapped countless times in Saran wrap. A pair of guitars were in the corner, next to a home entertainment setup, with a TV and game consoles. “Yeah!” the guy with…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011
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  Retro Ghost Recon Looks More Like the Syndicate Remake of our Dreams

  The video’s title and characters say “Ghost Recon”. But the style on show screams “the Syndicate game people actually wanted“. Continuing their release of videos previously seen only by those attending Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, animation house Ludi Factory has shared this “retro” Ghost Recon clip. “It’s a tribute to Syndicate”, the video’s description says,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 26, 2011