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  Pole-Dancing Is Not Subtle Marketing, Tokyo Game Show

  The Tokyo Game Show has never been averse to showing a little flesh to get attention for a game or publisher. That said, it’s normally done as tastefully (and politely) as barely-clothed ladies hawking entertainment products can hope to be. Something these guys seemed to not give a shit about. WARNING: This might be NSFW?…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011
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  GTA IV Overtakes San Andreas in Lifetime Sales [Correction]

  Grand Theft Auto IV, released in 2008, has just now overtaken its predecessor, 2004’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in total sales, says the top boss over the GTA brand. [Corrected at bottom of story.] Grand Theft Auto IV moved more than 2 million copies between March and now, according to figures cited by Strauss…

  By Owen Good Published September 15, 2011
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  Sony’s Tokyo Game Show Booth, In Living Colour

  Can’t make it to the Tokyo Game Show to check out Sony’s massive, Vita-heavy booth? No, probably not. The next best thing to being there, then, are these pictures of the place! While there were plenty of playable PS3 units on station, as far as branding went, this year’s booth was all PlayStation Vita, the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011
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  Confronting the Eternal Question: Why Don’t Video Game Heroes Pee?

  Note that I said “confronting.” I can’t say “answering” because that presumes there is a good reason for the absence of urinal faculties in Ryu, Mega Man and Princess Peach. And when we get to the end of this video by Gameboyardee, we are left with even more questions. t’s best to just think of…

  By Owen Good Published September 15, 2011
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  It’s a Gold PlayStation Vita! (And a Red One, a Blue One, A Green One…)

  Giving us a taste of the inevitable future, Sony is showing off at this year’s Tokyo Game Show what the PlayStation Vita looks like in a range of colours that aren’t its standard black. Those colours range from glossy red to sky blue to what I can only describe as “Pimp’s Coinpurse Gold”. The two…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011
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  New PlayStation Network Terms of Service Include a No Suing Sony Clause

  Have you agreed to the new PlayStation Network terms of service yet? If you have, then you’ve agreed not to take Sony to court or participate in a class action lawsuit against the company. You really should read things before you sign them, even digitally. Today Sony Network Entertainment America transfers its online services to…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2011
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  A Chance to Play Through Dead Island’s Pre-Story?

  This is sort of known, but I thought still worth talking among you fellow (few?) Dead Island fans. In this screenshot of the game’s menu we see three bits of unlockable content. The Ripper Mod is the weapon blueprint you get with a pre-order of the game. The Bloodbath Arena is a $10 downloadable pack…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2011
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  Manhandling the Nintendo 3DS’s New Second Slide Pad for the First Time [Update]

  Okay, it’s ugly. We know that, but how does it feel in the hand? Today at the Tokyo Game Show, I checked out the brand new second slide pad for the Nintendo 3DS. It’s large and bulky looking, but how does it feel? UPDATE – Added new high-resolution pictures of the peripheral. The “3DS Kakuchou…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2011
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  A (Light) Guide to Star Trek Infinite Space

  I picked up this handy-dandy Star Trek Infinite Space guide while meeting with the Gameforge folks here in New York earlier today. I thought you might find some of the details on the free-to-play MMO interesting. Here’s a video of the space combat, in case you missed it. Don’t forget to click on the tiny…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2011
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  A Few More Max Payne 3 Facts, Straight from Rockstar’s Twitter

  Rockstar Games gave us our first look at Max Payne 3 in action today courtesy of a smart, typically Rockstar, well edited trailer. And they it dropped a little more info on the 2012 game in 140 character and less chunks. Perhaps that Max Payne 3 trailer left you with more questions than answers. Or…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 14, 2011
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  Analog Fighting in Dead Island

  Love it for its body parts, looting, insanity and amazing settings, hate it for its ludicrous bugs and iffy graphics, either way you owe it to yourself to at least check Dead Island out. There’s tons of things to do, there’s also a lot of really neat subtle, sorta hidden things. Like how the game…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2011
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  Here’s What PlayStation Vita Box Art Looks Like

  Spotted at Sony’s Tokyo Game Show booth, this fine copy of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for the upcoming PlayStation Vita. I like the blue! it also blends in nicely with the newer PlayStation 3 game boxes. You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2011
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  Battlefield 3 At TGS, What a Difference a Month Makes

  The last time I played Battlefield 3 on the PS3, it had some problems. But that was the game’s co-op mode! The game’s singleplayer code is looking a lot healthier. The demo available at the Tokyo Game Show is a level we haven’t played before, a singleplayer mission that involves storming an apartment building at…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2011
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  The Best Ke$ha-Themed Minecraft Tribute Ever Performed by an 11-Year-Old

  Look, I don’t really like Ke$ha either. But I totally love this video, made by 11-year-old YouTube user xNoizeBeatx, which features an ingame tribute to Minecraft sung to the beat of Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok.” (Note how I did not say “sung to the tune of Ke$sha’s ‘Tik Tok.'”) If any of its elements had been…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 14, 2011
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  All About PlayStation Vita, from Tokyo Game Show 2011

  In moments we are due for a keynote address on Sony’s next-generation handheld system from Tokyo Games Show, courtesy of Shuhei Yoshida, the president of Sony Computer Entertainment worldwide studios. He and Kissei Matsumoto, the no. 2 for Sony Computer Entertainment, are expected to present the latest information on the detailed specifications of this state-of-the-art…

  By Owen Good Published September 14, 2011
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  This Might be the Funniest Thing We’ll See All Week

  This trailer for Tekken on the 3DS was shown at yesterday’s Namco Bandai showcase in Shinagawa. While the game failed to spark much interest, this footage of Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono and Tekken’s lead man Katsuhiro Harada brought the house down. You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2011
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  LIVE from the Tokyo Game Show 2011 Keynote, Starring Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada!

  The main in charge of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and the many, many remakes of previous games in those series, Yoichi Wada, big bossman at Square Enix, is officially kicking off Tokyo Game Show 2011. What pearls of wisdom with Wada drop during his TGS keynote? Let’s find out! The topic of Wada’s talk is…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 14, 2011
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  Final Fantasy XIII-2 Gets Its Own PlayStation 3 and A Release Date

  Square Enix is releasing the sequel to Final Fantasy XIII in Japan this December. It’s called Final Fantasy XIII-2. To commemorate that release, Sony will release a sequel to the PlayStation 3 Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Edition. Releasing alongside Final Fantasy XIII-2 in Japan will be the PlayStation 3 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Lightning Edition Ver.2,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 14, 2011
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  Turn Your PlayStation Move into a Club Happy Glow Stick

  4am is the latest title on Q-Games’ PixelJunk brand. Details about the game are scant, even though there is a debut trailer. It promises that players can “freely shape the sound to perfection” and then broadcast that sound to the world. A website’s gone live, and there’s some groovy music on it. Check it out…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2011
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  Deus Ex Still Respects the Tradition of a Good Haymaker

  Deus Ex: Human Revolution promotes stealth and tactical combat the majority of the time. The boss fights, though, pit you against super-tough foes in a small arena. So what’s a player to do? This video demonstrates one of the more…succinct tactics available to make quick work of boss Namir.

  By Matthew Buzzi Published September 14, 2011