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  Japan Pokes Fun at Anonymous

  Last month, internet collective Anonymous (or a group claiming the Anonymous moniker) launched Operation Japan, which was designed to protest the country’s strict copyright law. In the wake of the operation, several Japanese governmental sites were hit. However, there appears to have been a snafu—a blunder, if you will. According to reports, Anonymous allegedly bungled…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012
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  Boobs Are Going Crazy in Phantasy Star Online 2

  Late last month, the open beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 kicked off. And like most open betas, PSO2 has its fair share of bugs—bugs like boobs going absolutely mental. This isn’t a first. During the closed beta this past spring, a similar bug showing the breasts going crazy in the character creator was discovered.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012
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  Apple Coughs Up Millions for iPad Name in China

  Earlier this year, the iPad fell into a legal gray zone in China. A legal brouhaha meant that in some Chinese shops, the iPad was yanked from shelves. The reason was that the Mainland already had an iPad, and it wasn’t Apple’s. Years before Apple ever released the iPad, a Chinese company named Proview trademarked…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012
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  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012
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  Get Your First, Brief Look at Halo 4’s Live-Action Series

  Microsoft has tonight released this teaser trailer for Forward Unto Dawn, its series of live-action shorts set in the Halo 4 universe Not that there’s much live action here, but then, that’s why they call it a teaser trailer. In May, we brought you some set pics from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, where…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  My, Wario, You’re Looking…Steroid-Riddled

  Wario and Mario go face-to-face in this epic confrontation between two giant ridiculously muscular dudes with wonderful moustaches Mario vs Wario [Jeffrey Chamba Cruz, via Gamefreaks]

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  Annoying Subway Posters Prompt Cheeky System Error

  Among more traditional pieces of stencil work, street artist Jilly Ballistic also has a bit of a recurring thing: sticking computer displays and error warnings on billboards and advertising posters. Simple, and effective, just like the best of this sort of stuff should be. Jilly Ballistic’s photostream [Flickr, via Laughing Squid]

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  Sony Buys a Cloud Gaming Service

  Sony announced today that on Friday, while everybody else was winding down for the weekend, it went out and bought Gaikai, an online cloud gaming service similar to OnLive. For $380 million. “By combining Gaikai’s resources including its technological strength and engineering talent with SCE’s extensive game platform knowledge and experience, SCE will provide users…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  I Don’t Remember Mass Effect’s Cover Featuring This Much Whimsy

  Artist Max Fiedler’s series of “Cover Cover” images take the box art of games he loves and reimagines them as…almost the same thing. In exactly the same way. Only in his own style. Begun last year, Max has recently added a couple of new pieces No real statement to be had here. Just some cute…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  Nobody Can Finish (Or Bomb-Moonwalk Through) Majora’s Mask Faster Than This Guy

  Speed-runs of video games can be hypnotising. Not to simply see people run through a game flawlessly, but because in order to get through them quickly, players think up weird and wonderful ways to get their digital asses moving. Take ZeldaFreakGlitcha, for example, who just set a new world record for getting through The Legend…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  Tiny Halo Figures Designed For Giant Adult Hands

  Harking back to the late-80s glory days of the style, McFarlane is next month releasing a line of Halo toys called “Micro Ops”, tiny little 1:100 (or around 15mm each) figures designed to let you recreate actual Halo battles, and not just actual heroic poses. The first series includes several different figures, vehicles and even…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  It’s Awesome When Real People Go Into the Woods and Pretend to be Wizards

  LARPing, or Live-Action Role-Playing, is when people take what normally goes down on a tabletop or video game and start doing it in the real world. It’s been around forever, lightning bolts and all But ever since the brilliant documentary Darkon was released a few years back, outsider’s interest in the pursuit has changed a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  Kickstart Your Week With Some Terrific Cosplay

  Yup. That’s a dog up there. The return of an old friend, this time from a proper photoshoot that truly captures the essence of somebody’s pet dressed up as a famous dog from an awesome video game. On the human side of things, there’s some Korra, a great Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite and, in a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  GameStop Selling Assassin’s Creed Blade, Police Permits Not Included

  Look, they can call this a “Role–Play Gauntlet Replica” all they want. They can put warnings on the site saying “May not be suitable for younger audiences. Parental supervision is recommended.” But still. I’m a little surprised this replica Assassin’s Creed Hidden Blade is an actual thing! While we’ve seen them replicated by hobbyists and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  Let’s Talk About LEGO. Or Play With It. Or Just Even Look At It.

  You like LEGO? You’re in the right place. We like it too. No. Wait. We love it. Welcome to Kotaku’s secret clubhouse for all things LEGO. Here, to your right, you’ll see a list of all our stories that have anything to do with LEGO, whether they be official sets, custom builds, video games involving…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012
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  I Had No Idea Lost Planet Was Also a Space-Age Japanese Music Video

  There’s not just a Lost Planet sequel/prequel on the way, there’s also a Lost Planet spin-off called EX Troopers. And while the former stars Frightened Space Jesus, the latter is looking pretty damn neat. Anyone upset that Lost Planet 3 is being developed by Westerners, you only need to take another look at E.X. Troopers…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2012
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  Meet the Prettiest PS3 Collector’s Edition of Them All

  We live in an era where “collector’s edition” usually means “$100 box of crap full of busted action figures, tiny art books and DLC”. So it’s nice to see upcoming RPG Ni No Kuni go and actually make something worthwhile for collectors The game’s “Wizard’s Edition”, selling for USD$100, only contains three things. Well, aside…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2012
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  World’s Most Overclocked Graphics Cards Look Like a Sci-Fi Movie Set

  Indonesian PC wizard Hazzan has broken the world record for…overclocking PC graphics cards. How do you even measure such a thing? The scene uses the scores handed out by benchmark tool 3DMark 11, and Hazzan’s 4-way SLI GTX 680 setup registered a score of P33190, which beat the previous mark by 39 points. To reach…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2012
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  Kickstart My Heart: Ravaged is Shaping Up to be the Multiplayer RAGE Never Had

  One of the benefits of backing as many Kickstarter campaigns as I have is that some days I wake up and find beta keys for up and coming crowd funded games in my inbox. Every day is Christmas when you Kickstart all the things. One of the more promising projects I backed was Ravaged. A…

  By Dave Oshry Published July 1, 2012
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  Spec Ops: The Line is 50% Off on Amazon

  Spec Ops: The Line was only released this past week but Amazon is already discounting the game up to 50% for the PC version and 25% for the 360 version! Now you may be saying to yourself, “A game that gets a week one discount that deep must be terrible!” But you’d be oh so…

  By Dave Oshry Published July 1, 2012