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  Playing Against Napoleon Dynamite on Xbox Live Needs Less Quizzing, More Tater Tots

  Famous people are just like you and me. They put on pants one leg at a time. Some of them love video games and enjoy mixing it up on Xbox Live. But the vast majority of them don’t advertise their superstar online. Though, some celebrities have such recognizable voices, that the moment they open their…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2012
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  Link, You’re Going to Need a Bigger Sword

  The irrepressible Dan Hipp inadvertently spoils the ending of the Zelda movie that never existed with this epic image. That or it’s suggesting that the Wii U can handle a lot more enemies on-screen than the Wii could. A lot more. MISTERHIPP: …LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED. [Mr. Hipp]

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2012
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  This Custom Portal 2 Toy Has Its Eye on You

  The work of custom toy creator Christian Hooton is no stranger to Kotaku. Whether it’s StarCraft or Portal, Hooton’s craftsmanship dazzles. Check out his latest creation: a 7-inch Portal 2 Wheatley light-up toy. Hooton worked about a month to finish the Wheatley, which is made from lightweight plastic and has a moveable center “eye” that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2012
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  The Very Best In Cosplay: Eric Ng

  When you look at cosplay photos here on Fancy Pants, the cosplayers themselves are only half the project. Sure, with their craftsmanship and modelling they’re the focus, but if nobody was around to take their picture, then it’d all be for naught! So today’s instalment of my little celebration of the very best in cosplay…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2012
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  It’s a Proper Game of Thrones: Season Two Trailer

  Oh boy oh boy oh boy

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2012
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  Mod Makes Mass Effect on PC Look Absolutely Incredible

  Mods can make Skyrim look better. They can make Grand Theft Auto look better. They can make, well, just about any PC game look better. Including Mass Effect A man by the name of JeanLuc761 has made a high-resolution texture pack for Mass Effect 1 & 2 that takes the series’ relatively-muddy original textures and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2012
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  Let’s Take the New Steam Mobile App for a Spin!

  With the new Steam mobile app (yes!) currently only available in beta form (no!), many of you probably can’t actually access it. Never mind. This video is the next best thing. This video was also recorded on my shitty old digital camera (my iPhone’s lovely HD recording obviously unavailable because…that’s where the Steam app is),…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2012
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  The iPad’s Unofficial Take on Wind Waker is Looking Great

  I’m not normally one to get that excited over iOS games, especially ones in development, but then Oceanhorn isn’t like most other iOS games, because most iOS games aren’t like The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker I know, looking forward to this clone while lambasting others make my a hypocrite, but fuck it. Wind Waker…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2012
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  What it Looks Like When 999 People Play a Video Game at Once

  If you remember 2011, there was an ambitious idea to build a first-person shooter in which 1000 people could play against each other. Well, over the weekend that game – Man vs Machine – gave the 1000-player mark a damn good shake. Sadly, it “only” managed 999 players at once, but really, I’m sure a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012
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  Piracy is the Only Thing Keeping Many Old Video Games Alive

  Pirating new video games is a crime. But there’s long been a rather grey area around the piracy of old games. And when I say old, I don’t mean 2008 old. I mean 1988 old. Sure, the blockbusters turn up on services like Nintendo’s Virtual Console, and original entries in still-running franchises can be bundled…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012
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  Man Turns Office Into Aperture Science Waiting Room

  Reader Adam is rightfully very proud of his new Portal-themed room, which doesn’t just look like a part of the series’ Aperture Science, it acts like it as well. That Cave Johnson portrait? It’s not a print, it’s actually a hand-painted original. That test chamber panel? It’s not just a picture, it lights up, just…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012
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  Skyrim Valentines Day Cards Remove the Need for Bards

  This Valentines Day, let that special someone in your life show them how much you really care, by giving them a card that actually shows they’ll always be #2 behind The Elder Scrolls series. Jemma Salume is the artist behind these adorable cards, which while dabbling in established memes, also go the other way and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012
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  Mario’s Fire Flowers are Too Dangerous for Real Humans

  Internet magician Freddie Wong shows why the fire flowers of the Mushroom Kingdom are not the fire flowers of Planet Earth. We simply cannot handle that kind of power in three dimensions. Or with our highly flammable clothing.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012
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  Should Sony be Worried About the PlayStation Vita? Maybe it Already is.

  Despite the fact almost every games writer I’ve ever spoken with loves the thing, the general public has, so far, not exactly warmed to Sony’s latest handheld video games console. In Japan, sales have been dire. After a strong launch weekend, the Vita now isn’t just being outsold by the 3DS, it’s being outsold by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2012
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  Fear Leads to Anger; Burgers Lead to Fries

  Charbroiled Buns | Until March 1, Quick, a Benelux fast food chain, is serving sithburgers on black buns to commemorate the 3D re-release of Star Wars: Episode I. (h/t Kevin Butler.) Ace Attorney 5 Announced for Japan—Will It Go West? Capcom dropped a bomb today, announcing in Japan that Gyakuten Saiban 5 will be made.…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012
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  This Reenactment Won’t Win Any Awards, but Neither Did Street Fighter

  Bravo to 1Up for getting Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono, producer of the Street Fighter series, to reenact this gem from M. Bison’s hilariously awful dialogue in 1994’s Street Fighter: The Movie. He dropped by their offices last week to talk Street Fighter X Tekken We’ll remind you that Ono-san is not an English speaker, so this…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012
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  Back From the Dead

  The first big release week of 2012 gives us Final Fantasy XIII-2, NeverDead and SoulCalibur V. Downloadable content includes an extension for Dead Island Tuesday • Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3, 360) • NeverDead (PS3, 360) • Puddle (PS3) • SoulCalibur V (PS3, 360) Wednesday • Dead Island: Ryder White (PC, PS3, 360) • Rhythm Party…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012
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  Insomniac Makes it Official; They’re Done with Resistance

  Widely expected to be the case, to the point that studio chief Ted Price was surprised it made big news, Insomniac has confirmed that it is finished with the Resistance series it started in 2006. Price wished to break the news face-to-face to fans of the series, and did so earlier this week in that…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012
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  A Dish Served Cold

  Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •The 7 Most Brutal Video Game Revenge Stories [Ranker] Note: They’re not talking about in-game revenge. They’re talking about beatings and killings perpetrated IRL, typically…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012
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  Ace Attorney 5 Announced for Japan—Will It Go West?

  Capcom dropped a bomb today, announcing in Japan that Gyakuten Saiban 5 will be made. Known in the west as Ace Attorney, this is cause for joy among fans of the courtroom adventure series, but international release plans are unconfirmed. While Ace Attorney has been solidly successful in the West despite (or perhaps thanks to)…

  By Owen Good Published January 29, 2012