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  Check Out These Crane Game Prizes

  The great thing about Japanese arcades isn’t only all the cool games you can play, but also the cool things you can get in crane games. At Japanese arcade industry show AOU, SEGA and Taito showed off the prize goodies appearing in their crane games. The keywords here are “plush toys.” Go on, have a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2009
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  Dante’s Inferno Trailer

  The first trailer for EA’s take on Dante’s Inferno didn’t show much. Looked a little, well, “conceptual”. This second clip is much more useful, and should look particularly familiar to God of War fans. The more obvious visual similarities aside, it’s a fairly unique (and chompy) version of hell EA have come up with. Dare…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009
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  Japanese Adult Website Selling Pornography Downloads For PSP

  Back in 2006, a splurge of pornography appeared on Sony’s UMD format for the PSP. Several years have passed, and new ways of delivering adult PSP content have come. Screw UMD! Japanese adult contents site DMM.com is now trying to take advantage of the free pornography already playing on discerning PSPs by selling full length…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2009
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  Making Killzone 2 Proved Too Much For Amsterdam’s Power Supply

  Killzone 2 looks set to be the biggest, loudest thing to yet land on the PS3. But did you know it’s so big, and so loud, that Amsterdam’s power supply couldn’t cope with its development? Yup. As the game’s production drew to a close, developers Guerrilla – who are based in the Dutch capital –…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009
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  Something About MadWorld That May Make Selected Wii Owners Sad

  Upcoming black, white and red Wii title MadWorld is a unique looking game. It runs, however, in 480i and not the more HD-kosher 480p. Surprised? IGN’s Matt Casamassina noticed the game was running in 480i while capturing MadWorld videos. “Usually, lack of 480p support can be credited to developer laziness,” writes Casamassina. “No way such…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2009
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  Official Picture of Red-Colored Xbox 360

  Microsoft has released pictures of the Exclusive Red Xbox 360 Resident Evil Limited Edition Console, which was confirmed earlier tonight and mentioned officially by Microsoft earlier this month. The Xbox 360 Elite console is bundled with a red wireless controller, black Xbox 360 headset, 120GB hard drive, via-LIVE-downloadable-Resident-Evil-theme, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2009
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  Star Ocean 4 Makes Strong Japanese Sales Debut (For Xbox 360 Game)

  Square Enix role-playing-game Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope has given Japanese companies another glimmer of hope for the Xbox 360. While the Xbox 360 has been successful abroad, the console traditionally has had difficulty cracking the Japanese market. Recently, Microsoft has made in-roads with consumers in The Land of the Rising Sun thanks to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2009
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  Red Xbox 360 Pics Now On Xbox Live

  While the appearance of the red Xbox 360 on Xbox Live doesn’t confirm the machine’s existence – we took care of that a while ago – it does end the wait for official pics. As you’d expect, the machine’s colour matches that of the existing red Xbox 360 controllers. As for what else comes in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009
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  World of Warcraft Guild Leader Wins Oscar

  Last night was the Academy Awards. Actors, directors, writers and producers were honored for their work in films — as was a World of Warcraft player. By day, Steve Preeg is a big time Hollywood visual effects artist, working on films like Lord of the Rings and I, Robot. By night, Steve Preeg is also…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2009
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  GTA Lost & Damned Writing “Exceeds Mainstream Media”

  Rockstar aren’t the humble types. So when Rockstar VP Jeronimo Barrera gets talking about the quality of Lost & Damned‘s script, you know he’s not going to say “oh, it’s better than Everybody Loves Raymond”. That’s not to say that it’s not. It, and everything else created on Earth, is. But it’s an easy target.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009
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  Fired, Overpaid Microsoft Employees Get To Keep Money

  Due to “an inadvertent administrative error,” some of the 1,400 individuals Microsoft laid off recently received overpayments in their severance packages. That is, until Microsoft asked for them back. Twenty-five of the 1,400 people let go received checks that were off about US$4,000 to $5,000. Microsoft sent out a letter to those who accidentally received…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts

  Could Left 4 Dead’s star be finally on the wane? If you look at the retail sales charts for the week ending February 14, you’d say “yes”, the game finally dropping from the top 10. But that’s precisely why we don’t just look at the retail charts. While the game made way on NPD’s charts…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2009
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  Chun-Li Movie Brings Schoolgirl Anime

  Those in Japan who actually go see Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li in theaters and stay for the entire movie, get a special treat. Think of it as a reward. After the Chun-Li film ends, a Street Fighter anime starring schoolgirl Sakura will be screened. Animation house Studio 4C, who’s responsible for the Street…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 24, 2009
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  Nintendo DS vs Nintendo DSi: Browser Speed Showdown

  Ever use a Nintendo DS as a web browser? It’s awful. But with a larger, brighter DS on the way, could things be looking up for Nintendo’s portable web-browsing credentials? Short answer: yes. The new Nintendo DSi not only has a larger screen, enabling a clearer viewing experience, but it loads faster and looks cleaner.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009
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  God of War III Developers Got A Little Help From Their Friends

  God of War III, the latest entry in Sony’s hack-and-slash franchise, is a big game. Big games need lots of game developers to make them. The God of War III developers at Sony’s Santa Monica studio have roped in a little help. According to French magazine PSM3, developers Naughty Dog (Uncharted) and Insomniac (Resistance) are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2009
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  Resident Evil 5 Demo Proves Somewhat Popular

  Resident Evil 5 is the first new (core) RE game in four years. It’s also the first to launch simultaneously on multiple platforms. So interest in the title was always going to be high. But how high, exactly? Well, as of writing, the demo – out for a few weeks now – has been downloaded…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009
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  Ridiculously Tanned Game Designer In Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 Ad

  The latest Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) ads don’t just feature gameplay, but a bigger selling point — well, for us at least. The game’s ridiculously tanned Toshihiro Nagoshi skips stones with the game’s hero Kazuma Kiryu and talks about the PS3’s “power of expression.” Kazuma Kiryu says how importance belief is. The first…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2009
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  Codemasters Swag Report

  Last Thursday’s Codemasters event had some major pluses and minuses. I’m counting Overlord II as a plus – and all three times the speakers blew out as minuses. The big drag, though, was the shortage of Nerf guns. Codemasters had ordered them special for the event and apparently, only 2/3 of their shipment showed up…

  By AJ Glasser Published February 23, 2009
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  Cursor*10 Gets A Sequel

  One of our favorite games of 2008 was a Flash game, Cursor*10. We even nominated it for a Kotaku Goaty! The good news for everyone but your mouse-clicking finger is that there’s a sequel. While the discovery of Cursor*10‘s gameplay mechanic—let’s not call it a gimmick—was a good part of the gleeful experience, the strategy…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 23, 2009
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  Nintendo, Sony Sued Over Handleld Wireless Technology

  The Nintendo DS is able to communicate wirelessly. So can Sony’s PlayStation Portable. Which is a problem for Wall Wireless, a company that claims they own a patent for said technology. So Wall – who believe that they have “suffered monetary damages that are compensable … by no less than a reasonable royalty” as a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2009