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  EA, Atari Founders Unite for Gamers At Work

  EA founder Trip Hawkins and Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell both lend their stories to Gamers At Work, a new book that features interviews and anecdotes from a whole bunch of well-known game designers and developers. Out today, Gamers At Work also includes stories from the likes of Junction Point’s Warren Spector (Epic Mickey), Naughty Dog’s…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 8, 2012
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome to the official Kotaku forum, Kupo! This is where we converge on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and video game related without fear of being thrown to collect treasures. Also, Kupo. Today’s TAYpic comes to us from CG420, who reminds us that these things don’t have to be all that…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2012
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  Sleeping Dogs Reveal Trailer Has Nothing To Do With Video Games

  There’s a lot of action in this trailer for Sleeping Dogs, once known as True Crime: Hong Kong, which publisher Square Enix officially re-announced today. Unfortunately, none of it looks anything like a game. I guess it’s a good watch if you like watching men hit each other, but this live-action video does nothing to…

  By Jason Schreier Published February 8, 2012
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  This Stylish Supernatural iOS Adventure is So Damned Good It’s Dangerous

  A woman is in peril! Unbeknownst to her, a killer is leaning out from the shadows, murder weapon at the ready, and only one man can save the day. Just one problem—her potential savior is a ghost, invisible and intangible. Guess it’s time to get creative. That may sound like the plot to a Righteous…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published February 8, 2012
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  2K Sports Caters to the Baseball / Basketball Crossover Crowd

  2K Sports pulls a Jordan on March 6, combining its stellar basketball game with its so-so baseball franchise in the Xbox 360 exclusive $69.99 MLB 2K12/NBA 2K12 Combo Pack

  By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2012
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  New Disney Movie Features an 8-Bit Arcade Villain. Have a Look

  Disney’s upcoming Wreck-It-Ralph is “the story of an arcade game Bad Guy determined to prove he can be a Good Guy.” Rich Moore, an animation director whose credits include The Simpsons, Futurama and The Critic, is directing. John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch are lending their vocal talents to the flick,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  You Know What Nintendo Needs? An Official Spokesdog. BAM!

  Did you know that February was Responsible Pet Owners Month? Nintendo’s marketing team does, and they’ve spared no expense in securing someone else’s pet to help sell nintendogs + cats for the 3DS. Uggie is a talented Jack Russell terrier that many will recognize as the four-legged co-star of The Artist. His is a tale…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2012
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  I’m With Leathers

  Leathers | TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Sony showed off the PS Vita and Shinobido 2 in Taipei recently. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Inside a Chinese Hacking Den Located in a South China shopping mall, this shop doesn’t merely “fix” consoles. It fixes them so they can run pirated games. Common throughout the country, the “Chinese pirates hacking…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  Idol’s Mother Arrested for “Obscene Acts” with Junior High Student

  The 44-year-old mother of singer Minami Takahashi was arrested for obscene acts with a 15-year-old boy. Takahashi, 20, is a member of AKB48, the country’s most popular female pop group and, CNET reported, a US$200 million enterprise. According to Jiji Press (via The Tokyo Reporter), the mother, pictured above, told police, “I was compelled to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  From Mecha Girls to Mecha Men, Fancy Frontier Had It All

  A Japanese cosplayer wearing a NSFW costume grabbed all the headlines at the recent Fancy Frontier event in Taipei. But that wasn’t the only game, I mean costume, in town. There were an array of outfits on display that included what must be the first cosplay I’ve ever seen of Sega arcade game Boarder Break.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  True Crime Gets a New Name, Lets Sleeping Dogs Lie

  After the True Crime reboot was canned, Square Enix brought the Activision title, back from the dead. However, as Kotaku reported back in Aug. 2011, the game, then True Crime: Hong Kong, would not bear the name True Crime Today, in Hong Kong, Square Enix revealed that the game is now known as Sleeping Dogs.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  This Asura’s Wrath Figure Will Punch Your Face In

  Ah, Asura’s Wrath. The game that allows you to punch heavily armed Buddhas and giant elephants. If you are planning on picking up the game early in Japan, good news. Capcom is giving these statues to lucky customers who buy the game’s first pressing. The figure is limited to only one hundred pieces, meaning only…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  Final Fantasy Is Bringing Pricy DLC to the 3DS

  While Nintendo’s said it would help ensure that DLC pricing isn’t unreasonable, Square Enix shows us the future. One downloadable song for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is ¥150 (US$1.95); all 8 tracks are ¥1,200 ($15.60) Not cheap! [忍之閻魔帳]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  It’s Dangerous Out There. Catch One of These.

  A popular Zelda meme gets reworked for Pocket Monsters Wait! [Guilty Filthy Soul]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  Inside a Chinese Hacking Den

  Located in a South China shopping mall, this shop doesn’t merely “fix” consoles. It fixes them so they can run pirated games. Common throughout the country, the “Chinese pirates hacking den”, as website China Underground called it, specializes in flashing (modding) Xbox 360 and hacking consoles like the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. Video game…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  Truly Nerdy Snow Sculptures

  The Taj Mahal built in snow? Aizuwakamatsu Castle? Taiwan’s National Palace Museum in ice? Meh! (Okay, all these are pretty cool, but stick with me.) The Sapporo Snow Festival isn’t only frozen famous landmarks, it also showcases some of the geekiest snow sculptures on Earth. When statues aren’t falling on visitors—a rare occurrence—the Sapporo Snow…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012
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  This Rap Video Was Made by Game Artists

  Rapper Sole, who we’ve featured once or twice here on Kotaku before, has a new video out with his Skyrider Band (pictured above), and it’s one that might be right inside a gamer’s wheelhouse. Why? The video for the track, Bad Captain Swag, was put together by a couple of game artists – Randy Greenback…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2012
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  Commander Shepard, You’re Looking Awfully Dangerous Today

  Theo Stylianides is a concept artist working in London for Opus Artz, a studio that’s provided content for series like Dead Space, Infamous and BioShock Today, though, we’re looking at Theo’s personal project, Helldiver, which he describes as “pretty much sci-fi-inspired super soldiers selected from the best military forces in the world, brought together to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2012
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  The Xbox That Goes Ever On and On…

  Artist Mads Peitersen combines an Xbox 360 with…Bilbo Baggins’ house. Don’t click away without at least looking at the shadow. Unexpected Journey [DeviantArt, via Rampaged Reality]

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 8, 2012
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  Game Blogger Finds Dating Hard with Enormous Dick

  You might know Jonah Falcon from his freelance video game articles. Or his Talkin’ Xbox podcast. Or his 13.5-inch dong The video game blogger, who’s also an actor, appeared on TLC last fall (so long ago!) to discuss his love life and to go on a date. He hasn’t had a serious relationship since the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 8, 2012