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  Say Hello to Your Dust 514 Wardrobe

  Dust 514‘s the latest video game in a long line to try to re-envision armed conflict in a sci-fi future. So far, the developers at CCP have given us peeks at the game’s vehicles and their maybe-too-powerful-to-even-shoot weapons. Today brings a look at the dropsuit armor that warriors in the online shooter will be sporting.…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2011
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  Now That It’s Out in Japan, How Do You Feel About the PlayStation Vita?

  With our Japanese correspondent Brian Ashcraft waist-deep in the Japanese Vita launch, commenter Mykalt45 wonders if you folks think it’s a worthy purchase, or purely in “3DS territory”. So, I haven’t kept up with the Vita launch, so I am curious to know what the consensus is so far. Are we looking at a pretty…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2011
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  One, Two Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Is Coming For You

  Next year, Mr. Scratch is coming for you. Fueled by a mélange of urban legend horror, Twilight Zone story and Quentin Tarantino pacing, in some ways Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is everything that 2010’s Alan Wake wasn’t. I sat down with developers from Remedy last week to talk about the upcoming download-only title and what…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 19, 2011
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  Get Jetpack Joyride For Free Today

  The studio that made mobile smash Fruit Ninja‘s letting you have their latest blockbuster title for free today. Halfbrick’s slashed the price of Jetpack Joyride from 0.99 to 0.00 today on Apple’s App Store. The freewheeling sidescroller’s also added new unlockable items with its 1.2.5 update, including a Deck The Halls Jetpack shaped like a…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Well, it’s the Monday leading up to the holidays, and I hope everybody is prepared for the onslaught of Christmas music and annoying commercials to come. No Hess, I do not want your totally awesome truck, that I asked for every Christmas and never got! … Talk Amongst Yourselves. Many thanks to kaploy9 for today’s…

  By Chris Carolan Published December 19, 2011
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  Is Rubber Ducky the One in iBath?

  There’s this famous PlayStation tech with a rubber duck and a submarine. Everybody always forgets the submarine, but remembers the duck. The PS3 had a duck tech demo, which didn’t just have one duck. It had a bunch. Oh, and pirate ships. If you are familiar with these tech demos, they’re going to be the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011
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  Fela Kuti Gave Us the Best Song about Zombies Ever

  A few years back, a musical about a pot-smoking, rabble-rousing Nigerian political activist somehow became one of the most unexpected successes that the Broadway musical scene’s ever witnessed. But, when you listen to music of the late Fela Kuti, that success seems a lot less unlikely. Almost always referred to by his first name only,…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2011
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  The PS Vita’s Interface Is Simple, Elegant

  One of the things that is impressing me most about the PS Vita isn’t just the hardware. It’s the software that powers the machine. It’s just as beautiful as the OLED screen on which it’s displayed. The PS Vita went on sale this past weekend in Japan. Check out Kotaku‘s coverage

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011
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  Merry…Um…Yeah

  Those Eyes | TOKYO, JAPAN: Idol group AKB48 appeared on a Japanese music program for a holiday special. (Photo: FUJI TV) Video Game Almost Predicted Kim Jong-Il’s Death Kim Jong-il, who has ruled the Communist state of North Korea since 1994, has passed away. Which means 2011 shooter Homefront was only two weeks off making…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011
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  The PS Vita Compared to a PSP, a DS Lite, a Micro, a Game Gear….

  And more. If this doesn’t give you an idea of how big the PS Vita is, perhaps comparing it to Ultraman would help? ゲームギアからPSVitaまで新旧さまざまな携帯ハードの大きさを比較してみた [はちま機構]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011
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  Angry Birds Christmas Lights Insanity That You Can Play

  Thought the Angry Birds playground equipment was nutty? It is. The Angry Birds Christmas lights are bonkers, too. This set-up was made with over 20,000 lights, with audio broadcast via 99.1FM and a controller that has a cord long enough so you can play these lights while standing in the street. Now that’s nuts. This…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011
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  Time To Tour the PS Vita Store!

  Got fifteen minutes? Because that’s how long YouTube user dodgykebaab spends going through the PlayStation Network’s PS Vita Store. It’s viewable on the PS3, if you have a Japanese PSN account. PS Vita Store items via PS3 [YouTube]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011
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  How Does the PS Vita’s Screen Stack Up to the PSP’s?

  For those wondering just how pretty the PS Vita’s OLED screen is (it’s really pretty!), check out how it compares with the PSP Slim’s screen, which is no slouch itself. Check out Kotaku‘s great PS Vita size comparison if you missed that. 2ちゃんえる [2ch]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011
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  Battlefield 3 Movie More Useful as Battlefield 4 Teaser

  This fan-made Battlefield 3 movie is impressive in that they’ve got some realistic-looking gear and capture the little nuances of the game perfectly. As a movie, though, it’s a little boring. Nevermind! Because it’s so intent on mimicking the nature of the game, it plays out like, well, you’re playing the game, HUD prompts and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2011
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  Sambomaster: Sono Nukumori ni You ga Aru

  Guess what, reader people! It’s that time again. Time to ditch the controllers for tunes. Time for Soundtrack As columnist Tim Rogers likes to point out, Sambomaster are Japanese rock’n’roll gods. They might not look it—they don’t—but damn, they can rock. This track originally appeared on the group’s debut album Atarashiki Nihongo Rock no Michi…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011
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  Unscrupulous Gamers Exploit PS Vita for Sexy Time

  When I first looked at the PS Vita’s graphical user interface, I thought, wow, this is elegant. I was impressed with how simple and intuitive it is. But when some unscrupulous gamers looked at it, they thought something else entirely. They thought, wouldn’t this be a wonderful way to tear underpants off manga girls. These…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011
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  See What Games Minecraft’s Creator (and Others!) Could Make In 48 Hours

  After 48 hours of super-rushed game development, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has released a new game. It’s called Minicraft Taking some cues from Minecraft (“I call it Minicraft, since it’s obviously going to get compared to Minecraft”, he says), but more from the original Legend of Zelda, you control a little guy who has…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2011
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  This Cosplay Features Awesome Dudes Alongside Awesome Ladies

  Got a great Fancy Pants for you this week. Great because it’s got a lot of guys in it, which is always refreshing. Great because there are some under-represented characters and games being cosplayed as. And great because we’ve got someone cosplaying as Link who isn’t the standard white female. We’ve got League of Legends,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2011
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  Dual-Wielding Star Wars Nut Arrested for Lightsaber Assault

  A man from Hillsboro, Oregon has been arrested and charged with assault after allegedly attacking customers at a Toys ‘R Us store with…two plastic lightsabers. The man, armed with two “blue” sabers (so he thought he was a good guy!), started swinging the toy weapons at customers in the Hayden Island store last Wednesday. When…

  By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2011
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  PS Vita Freeze and Touch Screen Issues

  Whenever new hardware launches, whatever it is, there are problems. The PS Vita is new hardware, and while I haven’t experienced any hardware issues, others have. These are some of them. According to YouTube videos, there are some machines experiencing lock-ups and freezing. One error appears to occur during the System Update, which then freezes.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2011