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  When Video Games Are Grasshoppers

  Woody Allen once said that the reason why he makes a new game every year is so that his movies don’t become events. A steady stream ensures that the hits don’t become that big of a deal. Ditto for the failures. Grasshopper Manufacture’s Goichi Suda loves movies, he loves wrestling, he loves t-shirts, and he…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011
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  Ice-T’s Gears of War 3 Character is a Facebook Unlock

  Like Gears of War on Facebook and the Ice-T voiced Aaron Griffin is yours to do with as you please in Gears of War 3 multiplayer. Use him!

  By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011
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  There are Voice Actors for Dogs. And Horses.

  Hard-working professionals (who usually stand on two feet) are paid to sound like dogs and, now horses in the video game series The Sims 3 Pets. Today, we present footage of some of their work. We also present a twist in the world of video game animal sounds: for this October’s The Sims 3 Pets,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published September 16, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s that time again, people of Kotaku! There has been a fair amount of news this week to look back on, so whether you want to discuss the new information, or ramble about anything at all, here’s the place to do it. So please, feel free to talk amongst yourselves! Thanks to Incursor for today’s…

  By Matthew Buzzi Published September 16, 2011
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  Tokyo Game Explosion Day 2: Faux Fights, Real Hostesses, Monster Hunter and Testicular Fortitude

  The Tokyo Game Show rolled on today. There were boats, booth companions, news and gamplay. There was even a fake fight. And all of that before the Tokyo Game Show opens its doors to the masses over the weekend. Here’s a complete round up of Brian Ashcraft and Luke Plunkett’s coverage from Day 2: Final…

  By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2011
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  Monsters Ate My Condo is Colorful Candy-Coated Kaiju Madness

  Some folks might say that all a game has to do to make my Gaming App of the Day pick is contain at least one colorful cartoon unicorn. While that’s probably true, Monsters Ate My Condo doesn’t just feature a giant cartoon unicorn. It’s also got a puppy-controlled robot, a killer crab, and a leder-hosen…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2011
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  Dragon’s Dogma Has Studied Its Competition Well

  If you thought Dragon’s Dogma looked like Capcom trying to make its own Dragon Age, you are correct. And from what I saw of the game yesterday (and given people’s reaction to Dragon Age II), that may be a very good thing. This is partly due to the game’s imagery, of course. Strip back the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  Uh, Cosplay Starts Tomorrow Guys

  Spotted at the Tokyo Game Show, a trio was practicing their dance moves with an audience of the unblinking eye of a camcorder to check their moves later. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011
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  Here Are The Tokyo Game Show Companions

  They help you with games. They pass out fliers. They smile. They are booth companions—not “booth babes”. And Tokyo Game Show is crawling with them. Every booth has a handful of booth companions on hand, with many of them posing for pictures. Pictures like these. Have a good, long, hard look at some of this…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011
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  Say Welcome to the PS Vita’s Welcome Pack

  Welcome Pack is an on board PS Vita feature that acquaints players with the PS Vita. There are a couple mini-games, such as one in which players try to touch bubbles with numbers in order as they pop up on the screen. In the above video, the Welcome Pack teaches players how to use the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011
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  Ni No Kuni is Coming to America

  Speaking at a Tokyo Game Show event earlier today, Level-5 Akihiro Hino boss made a lot of people reading this website very happy, announcing that the PS3 version of gorgeous RPG Ni No Kuni would be getting a North American release. It’s due out in early 2012, and while no mention was made of a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  Ni No Kuni’s Gameplay Footage Shows Why This is TGS’ Best-Looking Game

  Just in case you didn’t believe me that upcoming RPG Ni No Kuni looks shit hot, here’s a ton of gameplay footage shot from the floor of this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Seeing as I was within arm’s reach of three demo kiosks, you’ll find pretty much all the content available in this build of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  An Old-School NES Baseball Game Inspired EA Sports’ World-Class Hockey Title

  NHL 12 is not just a critically acclaimed game for its simulated play; it’s also a fun time for armchair talent evaluators and kitchen-table franchise managers. Giving credit where it is due, the series’ producer says the game took its inspiration from an old, old old-school NES title. “Our GM mode is based on Baseball…

  By Owen Good Published September 16, 2011
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  Forza 4’s Magic Steering Wheel Doesn’t Look Very Magic

  Not content with throwing some Kinect support into Forza 4, Microsoft is also releasing a wireless, motion-controlled racing wheel for the game. It didn’t sound too promising when it was first announced. And doesn’t look too promising in action, either. I shot this footage earlier today at Microsoft’s booth at the Tokyo Game Show. Note…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  Resistance 3: The Kotaku Review

  After the flawed Resistance 2, a game that drained the joy from the PlayStation 3’s once very promising shooter series, Insomniac Games comes closer to hitting its target with its third game set amongst the human-Chimera war. All it took to get Resistance 3 back on track was a bullet in the head. Gone completely…

  By Michael McWhertor Published September 16, 2011
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  Final Fantasy XIII-2 is you and Your Friends Against the Galaxy’s Biggest Floating Hand

  Final Fantasy XIII, for all its money and marketing, rang hollow with many gamers (even serious fans of the franchise), standing accused of being everything from linear to, well, just boring Playing Final Fantasy XIII for around ten minutes at TGS this morning, all I could think of was how much this played like FFXIII…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  I Don’t Know Whether Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is Half-Empty or Half-Full

  I don’t think there’s another game on the showroom floor of this year’s TGS (aside from maybe Monster Hunter) that so shows up the conflict between good and evil in the design of the Nintendo 3DS as Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D It looks great. Even with the 3D effects on, it looks great.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  Dragon Age II’s New DLC Stars Felicia Day. In the Actual Game.

  On October 11, BioWare will release new DLC for Dragon Age II called Mark of the Assassin, which is interesting in that it features the talents (and face) of The Guild star Felicia Day. Tying into the live-action series Redemption, you can see the DLC’s trailer – and Day’s slightly terrifying in-game face – below.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011
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  Katamari Damacy Gets New Shape-Shifting Controls with Its Release on Vita

  Katamari Damacy is just a working title but, frankly, it’s as good as any for the version of the game soon to arrive on PlayStation Vita. Namco Bandai announced today that the venerable roll-em-up will get a Vita release on an unspecified date, and will take advantage of the new handheld’s touch-pad controls. “A completely…

  By Owen Good Published September 16, 2011
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  Japan’s Biggest Game Getting a Big Change

  For years, Monster Hunter has primarily been a PlayStation Portable game. With Monster Hunter 3G for the Nintendo 3DS, that’s going to change. Monster Hunter started out as a PlayStation 2 title and then made its way to the Wii. It was when it made the leap to the PSP that the game really took…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2011