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  DISSIDIA 012 FINAL FANTASY Brings the Battle Between Cosmos and Chaos to the Home Front

  As you may or may not have noticed, there’s a divine war going on out there, and it’s causing vicious upheaval in the universe. The seemingly ceaseless struggle between harmony and discord has gotten much more intense recently, because Square Enix has just released DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY for the PSP The epic prequel to…

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  SOCOM 4 Turns The Hurt Locker Into A PlayStation 3 Sport

  War video games let us pretend we’re in movies. They may let us pretend we’re in actual war, but come on, not really. We’re the great hero in war video games. We are fighting impossible odds. The music swells. The bullets cause us only brief problems. We heal. We triumph. We remove bad guys from…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 30, 2011
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  The 3DS’s 3D Is Easier To Understand Under A Microscope

  We can toss around terms like parallax barrier to describe the Nintendo 3DS 3D effect all day long, trying to explain how the system alternates lines of pixels to trick your eyes, or we could just show you. Peter Silk of Nukezilla pulled out his pocket microscope and took a gander at the Nintendo 3DS…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2011
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  You Mean Gamers Aren’t All Bloodthirsty Domination Maniacs?

  It’s time for a video Speak-Up on Kotaku! Commenter FuzzleMail takes issue with this AlienWare commercial for depicting gamers as bloodthirsty domination maniacs. I hate this Alienware commercial. It’s the one with the guy going all Reb Brown with the machine guns in some made up game world, then it reveals hes just way too…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2011
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  Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City‘s First Teaser Shows Off Fast-Paced Zombie Slaughter

  Undead creatures swarm, bullets fly, and gas stations explode in this action-packed first look at Slant Six Games’ Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City It could be the fastest-paced Resident Evil game ever. Retelling the story of Resident Evil 2 and 3 from the perspective of an Umbrella Corporation clean-up squad is not only a genius…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2011
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  Is Crysis 2 the Machine Killer Its Daddy Was?

  Crytek and EA unleashed the highly anticipated sequel to Crysis last week. While waiting for it to become available Down Under, I found myself reading numerous reviews about the game. Most were highly positive, while informal observations from bloggers and PC gamers noted that Crysis 2 has departed from some of its predecessor’s gameplay essentials…

  Steve Walton Published March 30, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome back to another installment of Kotaku’s official gaming forum where you can talk about your favorite and least favorite video games all you want. We’re running another classic image today, from reader Aryxandre. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 30, 2011
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  Sometimes You Need Tongs For Potato Chips

  SNAPSHOT | OSAKA, JAPAN: These “Potetong” are actually recommended for use while gaming as well as computing. (Photo: Brian Ashcraft) Wake Up, Kotaku Xbox 360’s “New Disc Format” Is A 1GB Storage Boost So, Microsoft is testing a “new disc format”. The more fanciful of you are thinking that means “Blu-Ray”. The more sensible and…

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  Three Minutes Of Silent Hill-Inspired Creepy In Motion

  While Hollywood is working on a new Silent Hill motion picture, a group of Silent Hill fans are finishing up The Confined. Heavily inspired by Konami’s horror game series, The Confined features a character that was originally created as a haunted house character last Halloween. The film’s creator, Nathan A. Quattrini, decided to carry over…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011
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  Nobody’s Calling Nintendo UK With 3DS Dizziness

  Not everyone can stomach 3D like a pro. Some gamers might feel dizzy or even ill. According to British tabloid The Sun (yeah, I know), “HUNDREDS of furious gamers have slammed Nintendo’s new 3DS console – for making them feel ill.” Nintendo’s UK office is denying this, reports website MCV. “We’ve had zero calls on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011
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  These Custom Pikachu Sneakers Are Electric Magic For Your Feet

  Nike Dunk sneakers get a Pokémon make-over. [via Flickr via Pimp My Kicks via GameFreaks]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011
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  Talk Of Mother 4 Doesn’t Mean It Will Happen

  Shigesato Itoi, who’s perhaps best known in Japan as a copy writer and TV personality, already said that there will be no Mother 4. Making Mother 3 was no easy task. That doesn’t mean there still isn’t hope – however faint that might be. In an upcoming issue of Japanese magazine “Brutus”, there’s a four…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011
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  Battlefield 3 Does Not Skimp On The Face Punching

  Most of this new Battlefield 3 trailer consists of lighting effects and people being shot. What’s got me interested, though, is the fisticuffs in the middle. That looked like some kind of fancy, scripted quick-time-event scenario. In a Battlefield game. Given these trailers are from the game’s singleplayer campaign, that shouldn’t surprise you, but this…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011
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  Microsoft Finds A Way To (Maybe) Make Kinect Better

  Microsoft’s research team in Cambridge has published a paper outlining several ways the speed and accuracy of Kinect can be improved. Lucky Kinect is also made by Microsoft! The team’s research does not build on Kinect’s existing technology; rather, it strips it away at the base level and replaces it with a new way of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011
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  Hunters Is Strategy Brewed Especially For The iPhone

  Final Fantasy Tactics. X-Com. Shining Force. All games that do turn-based strategy very well. If you have an iPhone or iPad, add Hunters to that list. Developed by Rodeo Games – made up of guys who have worked Sony, Criterion and Lionhead – Hunters is a turn-based squad combat game that takes a venerable old…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011
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  The Science Behind People Wasting Time And Money On Farmville

  Hey, Farmville fans. When you log on and plant seeds, you’re not actually enjoying a game. You’re stuck in what’s called the “Sunk Cost Fallacy”. What is the “Sunk Cost Fallacy”? The You Are Not So Smart blog explains: The Misconception: You make rational decisions based on the future value of objects, investments and experiences.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011
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  This Child Of Eden Trailer Is Gaming Synaesthesia [Update]

  Dated for June, Child of Eden is the upcoming rhythm action game from Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the game designer responsible for the classic shooter Rez. The actors in the trailer appear to be wearing white gloves – something that Mizuguchi’s done in the past when showing Child of Eden’s Kinect version at gaming events. This makes…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011
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  The 250 Indie Games You Simply Must Play (After You Read This Book)

  Mike Rose, who runs indie gaming hotspot and Kotaku favourite Indiegames.com, has written a book called “250 Indie Games You Must Play”. Note that it’s not “250 Indie Games You Must Play Before You DIE”, so there’s no rush. Some of these games, you will have played. Some you may have just heard of. But…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011
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  Nintendo Getting New Digs To Make Games

  Starting January 1, 2012, groundbreaking will commence on a new Nintendo R&D center in Kyoto. Nintendo is pouring over USD$15 million into the new facility that will house over 1,500 employees. The site is adjacent to Nintendo’s current headquarters (pictured) and previously housed a golf center, which Nintendo had bulldozed in 2008. The goal is…

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  Resident Evil Is Still Looking Good On The 3DS

  Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D may not be the most original game on the 3DS, but it’s certainly shaping up as one of the best-looking. And yes, what you see there is a Resident Evil game letting the player move around while aiming their weapon. It seems to slow you down when you do it, but…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2011