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  Atlus Gets Into The Naruto Business

  The publisher known for bringing quirky Japanese titles stateside is getting into the Naruto business this fall, with two new Naruto Shippuden games coming to the Nintendo Wii and DS this November courtesy of Atlus. The company that brings us regular installments of the Shin Megami Tensei series has signed an agreement with Tomy to…

  By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2010
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  Halo Reach’s Spartan Voice Isn’t Too Chatty

  Several readers of our Halo Reach preview yesterday were wondering about the voice of the lead character in Halo Reach. Some clarification: You can choose whether your Spartan will be male or female, which will determine not just their body type but their voice. You don’t hear much from your Spartan in the game, though.…

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2010
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  Disney Epic Mickey’s Delightful Platforming

  I really wish Disney Epic Mickey was just a platformer. I love the concept of the third-person action game, of using paint and thinner to warp and build the animated environment around you. And when I played the game earlier this year it was a ton of fun. But every time I catch a glimpse…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Let’s talk about games right here, right now. Thanks to Kobun for today’s wonderful riff on our TAY image. Submit yours to #TAYpics

  By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2010
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  Nintendo’s Fantastic, Familiar Airstream Tour Bus

  Nintendo of America is prepping to make their annual odyssey across the United States next month, showing off samples of what’s coming for the holidays to select press. This year, instead of traveling covertly, in a bland recreation vehicle or utility van, Nintendo decided to travel in style, converting this Airstream trailer into their traveling…

  By Brian Crecente Published August 25, 2010
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  There Are Too Many Shows Too Close Together

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Travel Worn Yeah, I bet you’re knackered out! There are really are too many shows jumbled up together this time of year. I wish Gamescom was in late August and then the Tokyo Game Show was in October. Having Gamescom this month and Tokyo Game Show in September seems like…bad…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
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  Metal Gear Solid Developer “Really Ready” To Go Multi-Platform

  Kojima Productions, the developer behind Metal Gear Solid games, has made a bunch of, well, Metal Gear Solid. The vast majority of them are on one platform — typically, the PSP or the PS3. The developer is ready to move to more consoles. Upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Rising, however, is headed to the Xbox 360,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
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  Giant Of Japanese Animation Has Died

  Satoshi Kon, one of the truly brilliant Japanese filmmakers, passed away yesterday due to pancreatic cancer. He was 46 years old. While still in college, he made his debut as a manga artist. Upon graduation, he worked as an assistant for Akira author Katsuhiro Otomo. He went on to create and direct some of the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
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  Fallout: A Post-Nuclear PC Casemod

  Fallout casemods for the Xbox 360 are great, but you can do so much more with a PC. Reader Ryan passed this along when he saw the Xbox 360 mod we posted the other day, saying he thought we’d be interested in it. Well yes, Ryan, we are interested in it.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010
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  There’s A Little Monty Python In Team Fortress 2

  To celebrate the launch of Worms Reloaded, Valve will be handing out the game’s (well, Monty Python’s) trademark Holy Hand Grenades to anyone buying the game on Steam. Sadly, they’re just for show.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010
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  From Game Boy To Virtual Boy, An Exhibit Of Gunpei Yokoi’s Legacy

  Gunpei Yokoi, who sadly killed in an auto accident in 1997, was a gaming wizard. A new exhibit in Tokyo’s Harajuku pays its respects to Yokoi’s legacy. During the 1960s and 1970s, Yokoi created a wide array of toys for Nintendo. Later he would create Nintendo handheld devices like the Game & Watch and the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
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  Vanquish Looks Like A 100m Sprint…With Giant Guns

  Ignore the preorder nonsense. The key draw of this new Vanquish trailer isn’t the marketing, it’s the gunplay. Oh, and a laser beam from space ruining some poor fat guy’s day.

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010
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  Gundam Or Burning Alive? Hrm…

  Last August, a 29-year-old factory worker was arrested for setting his house on fire. The cause? An altercation with his mother over Gundam figurines. Yoshifumi Takabe was accused of dousing his room in kerosene and lighting it ablaze with a lighter after his mother disposed of his “precious” Gundam plastic model figurines. Takabe intended to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
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  The SNES & Genesis Never Looked Better

  Or, for that matter, did the NES, until Ozcan got his hands on them. He’s customised the three consoles to amazing effect, the graffiti stylings giving the machines a fresh look without ruining the design of the actual casing. I’m glad to see that it’s not actually a Genesis, either, and that ol’ Doc Robotnik…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010
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  Gran Turismo 5 Designer Responds To Italian Controversy

  Officials from the Italian city of Siena are ticked that the city’s Piazza del Campo is a track in Gran Turismo 5. There have been legal threats with Siena saying it’ll seize the game. What does that mean for the game’s November release? The issue, as Kotaku previously posted, is not just the buildings. It…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
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  Fight Begins Online, Continues With Fisticuffs And A Knife

  Late last week, two men from New York got into a heated argument while playing a PS3 game online. Normally, that’s where the beef would end, but in this case, it was only the beginning of hostilities. Eric S. LaChapelle, 24 (left), had been playing an undisclosed PS3 game online against Corey J. Chalich, 18…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010
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  Is This The End For Yakuza?

  Sega’s Yakuza series began in 2005 when the first game was released in Japan on the PlayStation 2. A sequel followed the following year, and to date there have been five games. That includes one spin-off. Another spin-off is slated for the PSP later this year. An ad depicting the destroyed Kamurocho, the in-game version…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
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  Rumor: $50 Million Video Game Cancelled

  You may have already deduced this in light of the complete absence of marketing for the game in recent months, but CVG report that long-in-development-hell, ex-Midway game This Is Vegas has finally been put out of its misery. Yes, the open-world game that nobody ever wanted, never looked remotely interesting and never looked like it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010
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  What Wii Party And Mario Party Have In Common

  Mario Party games, those party games featuring…Mario, aren’t actually made by Nintendo. They are made by Hudson Soft. And it’s no wonder they are similar to the newly released Wii Party. Nintendo has a long history with Hudson, going back to the Nintendo Entertainment System days, releasing games like Bomberman. In 1998, Nintendo and Hudson…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2010
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  Why GameStop’s “Store Of The Future” Is Anything But

  Having trialled them in select regions for almost two years now, GameStop last night officially opened their “store of the future” in Palo Alto, California. Get a good look, because it’ll soon be the past. The concept store, a prototype of the kind of changes the mega-retailer will be rolling out to its 6000 stores…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2010