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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! Characters from a plethora of fighting games have…

  By Evan Narcisse Published April 26, 2012
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  18 Things About Dishonored That You Should Know

  Earlier this week, I received a wood-framed clock in the mail. It was a promotional tchotchke from the people making Dishonored, the kind of thing a big video game company sends a gaming reporter to make sure they remember their game exists—and perhaps to cultivate some favorable emotions about the game. It is, of course,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published April 26, 2012
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  Talking Games Media at the East Coast Games Conference

  Video game professionals and professional hopefuls attending the East Coast Games Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina this morning have a unique opportunity to watch me and several other members of the games media talk about balancing our love of games with our love of talking about journalism. The East Coast Games Conference is an annual…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2012
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  Watch Adam Sessler’s Best Video Game Rants Right Here

  It’s not an exaggeration to say that an era ended yesterday. G4 aired its last episode of X-Play with popular commentator Adam Sessler as co-host on Wednesday, just hours after Kotaku reported that Adam Sessler would no longer be working at the network While Sessler was best known for review and interview segments on X-Play,…

  By Evan Narcisse Published April 26, 2012
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  Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Squeezed Into a Hallway? Not Bad!

  This June legions of Battlefield fans, quite frankly, won’t be surprised in the least with the release of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters. The DLC title says it all. And the trailer released several weeks ago reveals everything you need to know. But a lack of surprise doesn’t mean you won’t love it. (And, hey, we’ve…

  Douglass C. Perry Published April 26, 2012
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  Nintendo Reveals Its Plan for Success

  Last year? Man, last year sucked. Nintendo bled loads of cash. Sure, the Nintendo 3DS was neato, but the rollout was rocky. And the Wii? That just gathered dust in anticipation for the upcoming Wii U. But Nintendo is already saying this year is going be fine, that we should not panic. Nintendo is coming…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012
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  Japan To Stop Kids from Going Micro-Transaction CRAZY

  Some Japanese kids have been going bananas on mobile phone games, racking up insane bills by virtual crap. The country’s six major social game operators decided this week to limit the amount players under 18 can spend to ¥10,000 (US$124). Players under 15 will be capped at ¥5,000 ($62). Even with these spending caps, this…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012
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  Why Your Fellow Gamers Are Good, Real Friends

  Daigo Umehara recently released a book called “勝ち続ける意志力” (The Will to Keep Winning), in which he gives sage advice from his experiences as the world’s most successful player in major Street Fighter tournaments. He also gives some personal stories from his upbringing as a gamer and a loner. One such story involves the meaning of…

  By Toshi Nakamura Published April 26, 2012
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  When Dolls Aren’t Things You Collect, But Family You Live With

  Everybody has a hobby. Some people enjoy listening to records. Others collect baseball cards. If you read Kotaku, chances are that your hobby is video games. But Professor Sakai’s? Japanese blogs have recently been pointing to Sakai’s website, dubbing it “way too frightening” and “creepy”. The site shows off his collection of “realistic” love dolls.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012
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  First Black Ops 2 “Screenshots” Leaked Via Special Effects Company

  Some images, reportedly originating from the website of Hollywood special effects company Reel EFX (but since pulled), look like they could be our first look at the next Call of Duty game. Or at least some parts of it. For a while now, Activision has been teasing the game with shots of a gun-toting “quadcopter”,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012
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  StarCraft Champ Might Be Wrecking His Body, And He’s Not Getting Married

  In professional Korean gaming, they don’t get much bigger than Lim Yo-Hwan, aka “BoxeR”. His fan club has a million members, he has big time endorsements, and he is dating famed actress Kim Ga-yeon. He’s known as the “The Terran Emperor.” But all that has come with a price: e-sports have taken their toll. Earlier…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012
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  If You Thought The Ring Was Scary, Check Out This…Baseball Pitch

  Holy crap is Sadako scary! Coming in through you television with that mess of long hair. She’s the stuff of nightmares—also the stuff of first pitches. To promote the the upcoming Ring spin-off flick, Sadako (Samara Morgan in the America remakes) threw out the first pitch at a Nippon Ham Fighters versus Chiba Lotte Marines…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012
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  Sega on Why Phantasy Star Online 2 Is Free To Play

  In March, Sega announced that their upcoming MMORPG, Phantasy Star Online 2 will be smart phone compatible and free to play. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Phantasy Star series producer, Satoshi Sakai, talked about Sega’s somewhat ballsy decision. Apparently, the decision to make Phantasy Star Online 2 free to play came about very…

  By Toshi Nakamura Published April 26, 2012
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  This Teenage Gothic Lolita Will Rock Your Brains Out

  Yohio, the 16 year-old Swedish musician, finally made his Japan debut. Yohio has dressed as a Gothic Lolita for the past few years, and his anime inspired looks earned him Japanese fans. This week Yohio has been appearing on Japan’s biggest morning shows to promote his Japanese language mini album, which is now on sale.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012
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  First Look at Resident Evil Creator’s New Horror Game

  Shinji Mikami, best known for creating Resident Evil, is gearing up work on a brand new survival horror game with his new studio Tango Gameworks. It’s codenamed “Zwei”. The image above is very early concept art for the title. With Zwei, Mikami is supposedly committed to making a “pure” survival horror game. “A true ‘survival…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012
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  Nintendo Just Posted Its First Annual Loss

  Today, Nintendo announced its first annual operating loss in its history as a public company. Sluggish Wii sales and a strong Japanese yen hurt Nintendo—not to mention a rocky rollout for the Nintendo 3DS. The game maker chalked up a US$455.9 million operating loss for the 2011 financial year. “What went wrong was that sales…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 26, 2012
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  A Tetris Swimsuit is Sexier Than it Sounds

  Obviously with a ton of Tetris-inspired prints lying around the warehouse, fashion label Black Milk have added a Tetris swimsuit to its existing line of Tetris leggings While the leggings were faintly ridiculous, the swimsuit is a much more sensible affair. Relatively. Though at AUD$90 (which these days is basically USD$90), you better really like…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012
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  Lost Planet 3 Screens Star Frightened Space Jesus

  Capcom has updated Lost Planet 3’s website to include a range of new screenshots for the upcoming sequel that, let’s be honest, nobody really asked for. Scattered amongst them are shots we saw when the game was first unveiled, but most are new, showing a mix of killer snow aliens and a man whose beard…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012
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  How Beautiful Video Game Shirts Are Made

  Japan’s King of Games are one of the finest video game clothing merchants on the planet. Anyone who’s owned one of their shirts, or even been around one, know they ooze quality, from the fancy boxes they ship in to the durability of the prints. I’ve had a Zelda shirt of theirs around six years…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012
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  Looks Like Left 4 Dead 2 is Running Officially on Linux

  When tech guru and Linux fan Michael Larabel visited Valve yesterday, he promised more info and pics than simply saying Steam was coming to Linux. Looks like he’s come through. Larabel has posted images of Left 4 Dead 2 running natively on Linux, and says a release of Steam itself – likely in the form…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 26, 2012