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  Darth Vader Wii Sensor Bar: NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  The Star Wars: Darth Vader Wii Sensor Bar. For those with $50 lying around the house and a need to make it look like the Dark Lord of the Sith is ecnased in the carbonite of your entertainment unit. Looks awful. Though, with that GIANT LIGHTSABER, we’re sure a few will be scooped up by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2009
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  Super Mario Bros. Music On Stepper Motors

  Besides being used in robotics, stepper motors were sued to read and write floppy discs back in the day. They can also be programmed to make noise — musical noises. Here, three stepper motors have been programmed to play the Super Mario Bros. theme song. *applause* The Super Mario Bros. theme song, played by 3…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII TGS Trailer, Now In English

  The Final Fantasy XIII Trailer from TGS sure was epic, no? Pity for us English-speakers it was all in Japanese. Not so this trailer, which has been thoughtfully subtitled for your viewing pleasure. If only Square Enix’s localisation teams worked this fast…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2009
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  NieR Screenshot Shows More Flesh Than It Should?

  Heroine Kaine in the upcoming Cavia-developed, Square Enix-published RPG NieR is a male-female character that gives players the best of both worlds. This latest screenshot is revealing a little too much, some claim. Various Japanese sites are stating that this Kaine screen shows off the character’s areola. Embarrassing enlarged screenshot below. Breasts in gaming have…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2009
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  Mechwarrior: The Movie?

  According to “a trusted source” speaking with Joystiq, the production company run by former Disney boss Michael Eisner is looking at putting together a Mechwarrior movie. Which is a terrible idea. Not because I hate Mechwarrior; far from it, I adore Battletech. It’s just, giant robot fighting on the big screen has already been perfected…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2009
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  Why There Is A Korean Fighter In Super Street Fighter IV

  Capcom’s newly announced Super Street Fighter IV features not only favorites like Dee Jay and T. Hawk, but a new character as well. A new character like South Korean fighter Juri. There is a reason for Capcom including a Korean fighter, it seems. Producer Yoshinori Ono explains that while making the arcade version, the president…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2009
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  DJ Hero Controller Is Only For DJ Hero

  The odd compatibility hiccup aside, when you buy a Rock Band guitar or a Guitar Hero drum kit, you expect it’ll work on multiple games. Not so for the upcoming DJ Hero‘s peripheral. “DJ Hero is DJ Hero”, FreeStyleGames’s Jamie Jackson told Destructoid. “If someone needed to use our controller, then they would basically have…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2009
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  Professor Layton Animated Movie Stills

  Next January, Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, the animated film based on the Professor Layton puzzle games, will be released in Japan. To hold everyone over until then, here are images from the flick. The movie will be produced by Japanese studio TOHO and will get an entirely new story drafted by Level 5…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts: Aion? Aion?

  No let-up for sales of Aion this week, which if it keeps this up may well rank as one of the biggest surprise hits of the year on the PC. The MMO took the top two spots on both the Steam and Direct2Drive charts, leaving other big releases like Fallen Earth, Resident Evil 5 and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2009
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  Fat Princess Coming To Japan Minus Blood

  Part of the charm of Fat Princess is how bloody drenched violence is contrasted with cute characters and cake. That charm, it seems, does not translate to the Japanese market. The game, retitled Pocchari Princess (“Cubby Princess”) for The Land of the Rising Sun, is getting a domestic Japanese release on the PSN and the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2009
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  PS3 Ads Still Not Learning: Nazi Blood Infusion Madness

  Sony have a chequered past when it comes to advertising their consoles. Some ads have been memorable, others, highly controversial. And while they’re now just mostly memorable in the US and Europe, in Chile, they’re…using Nazis. These two award-winning print ads, put together by Chilean agency BBDO, depict a Regular Joe – presumably someone who…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2009
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  Stan Lee Would Go Into Video Games If He Was Young

  Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man, X-Men, the Hulk and the Fantastic Four, among many other characters, is no spring chicken. He’s 86 years-old. But if he was a youngster, would he go into comic books? “If I were young now and I wanted to do stories,” Lee told The Guardian, “I would very much want…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2009
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  Resident Evil: Afterlife All Official

  While we knew that there would be yet another Resident Evil movie, it wasn’t official-official. Now it is. Website ShockTillYouDrop report that the Screen Gems and Constantin Film have officially announced that production on Resident Evil: Afterlife has kicked off in Toronto, Canada. The film will be shot entirely in 3D and directed by Paul…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2009
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  If Video Game Characters Facebooked

  Five imagined status updates, and their comments, reveal the typical comings, goings and doings of gaming’s glitterati, played perfectly to type. For my money, Tails’ pitiful sycophancy is bested only by Mega Man’s personality test disappointment. As someone who used to write Facebook personality tests (literally) I can vouch for their unscientific inaccuracy and overall…

  By Owen Good Published September 29, 2009
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  See Super Street Fighter IV In Action

  No more complaining about a teaser trailer: here are two clips showing more Super Street Fighter IV gameplay than you or a large stereotypical Native American Indian could possibly handle.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2009
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  Study: Gamer Aggression Mimics That of Warfare

  A study involving Unreal Tournament players, given a cash incentive for winning, found that gamers’ testosterone levels spiked noticeably after pwning complete strangers. When defeating friends, they produced even less testosterone than their vanquished teammates. The study’s results imply that video games draw on physiological mechanisms in ways similar to warfare, where testosterone-fueled aggression provides…

  By Owen Good Published September 29, 2009
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  Military Madness Busts A Move To XBLA This Week

  Two of my favorite series are making the jump to Xbox Live Arcade this week, as Bust A Move Live and Military Madness Nectaris make an appearance on the Xbox Live Marketplace starting Wednesday. In addition to those two higher-definition classics, expect Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz to become suddenly available to Xbox 360…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2009
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  The Slightly Late Shadow Of The Colossus Concept Sketch Gallery

  While looking through Sony’s PlayStation image archive for my story on Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, I found some development sketches for the latter game that I’d never seen. I had to share. Sorry this is four years late.

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 29, 2009
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  House MD Now Takes Place In A Wacky Video Game Future

  Last night’s episode of zany Fox medical drama House MD, in which kooky medical maladies are discovered, cured and humorously quipped in 44 minutes, took place in The Future. It was a very special video game-themed sci-fi episode. Or maybe the writers of House MD just haven’t played a video game recently, because the appropriately…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 29, 2009
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  The Siege of Mirkwood Begins In December

  Turbine has announced the December release date for the next Lord of the Rings Online expansion, The Siege of Mirkwood, with an adventurer’s pack also available to help jumpstart the journey beyond Moria. Turbine takes players from the Mines of Moria to the Siege of Mirkwood on December 1st, when the digital expansion pack goes…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2009