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Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 22:15 GMT
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Here's last night's split-second appearance by Jerry Lambert, the actor best known for playing mascot Kevin Butler. "Giddy-up now, Deion," Lambert says to legendary NFL cornerback Deion Sanders. Presumably later he tried to sell him a PS3. [Thanks, Rob!] More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 21:30 GMT
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#facebook I think I am a social game developer's worst nightmare. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 20:15 GMT
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#streetfighter It seems like the character archetypes in every successful TV ensemble show are a bit interchangable—there's the Rachel, the Ross, the Joey and the Chandler. Or the Samantha, the Carrie, and the Miranda. Or, if you watch NBC's Community, there's the Troy, the Abed, the Pierce and the Britta. More »

Posted by Giant Bomb Feb 06 2012 19:59 GMT
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Sony’s not a company afraid of updating firmwares, and Sony will push Japanese Vitas toward version 1.60 on February 8.

1.60 brings a map application with maps that look suspiciously like (and probably are) Google Maps, the ability to use the camera to record movies, content management software that’s compatible with a Mac, and the "Home" button will now light up blue when the power supply for the machine is connected.

It’s unclear whether 1.60 will be pushed out in time for the impending worldwide launch, but I’m checking with Sony about it.

This would mark the third firmware update for Vita.


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Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 18:30 GMT
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#superman I don't know if you caught this over at io9, but Max Landis' drunken, half-crazed retelling of the saga of "The Death and Return of Superman" was the funniest thing I saw last weekend. More »

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Posted by Joystiq Feb 06 2012 17:00 GMT
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We'll be transparent about this: we had to look up the difference between Dodonpachi Blissful Death, the new iOS game announced by shmup developer Cave, and current App Store release Dodonpachi Resurrection. How embarrassing.

It turns out that Blissful Death (known in Japan as Dodonpachi Daioujou) is the direct predecessor to Resurrection, first released in 2002. Cave is bringing the classic bullet-hell shooter to iPhone 4 and above this Thursday, February 9, at a price lower than Cave tends to charge for its iOS releases: $4.99. It comes with multiple difficulty modes, for those of us prone to involuntary phone-smashes.

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 16:00 GMT
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#speakuponkotaku What kind of gamer trades the comfort of a couch and a big-screen television for a computer desk and a pair of monitors? Commenter Faux Bravo does unless someone talks him out of it in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »

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Posted by Dorkly Feb 06 2012 16:00 GMT
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Never base a marriage around mutual hatred for a plumber.

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 15:00 GMT
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#jakdaxter When you look at how cinematic Nathan Drake's exploits are, it's a bit weird to think that the same company that's turned out the realistic Uncharted mega-franchise also made the cartoony Jak & Daxter series. But Naughty Dog has in fact done both, and was considering a return to the buddy adventure franchise before they started in on the upcoming The Last of Us. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 14:30 GMT
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#gamingappoftheday In late 2010, developer Kairosoft released one of its older mobile management games, long out in Japan on standard phones, in the West. That game was Game Dev Story. And it was brilliant. More »

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Posted by Giant Bomb Feb 06 2012 14:00 GMT
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Fact: every single important thing in history happened on a Monday, and that trend continues today.

Posted by Joystiq Feb 06 2012 13:30 GMT
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Three new titles entered Chart-Track's UK sales top ten last week, led by Final Fantasy XIII-2. Sneaking the silver was the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, which includes MGS2: Sons of Liberty (2002), MGS3: Snake Eater (2005) and MGS: Peacewalker (2012). Rounding out the top three is Battlefield 3, up two spots, as FIFA 12 slides from first to fourth.

Another new addition to the top ten, SoulCalibur 5, premieres in fifth. Chart-Track notes that the prior SoulCalibur debuted in the top spot back in August of 2008.

The solid debut last week of 3DS action horror title Resident Evil: Revelations finds the game retreating from sixth to 19 on the latest chart. Wander past the break for the UK top ten.

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 12:40 GMT
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#taipeigameshow Now in its tenth year, the Taipei Game Show was expected to draw over 300,000 visitors. As previously reported, this year's show also packed in overseas game companies to show new hardware, like the PS Vita, as well as new games. More »

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Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 12:30 GMT
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#dodonpachi Cave's newest shooter DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou recently got its first arcade location at Japanese game center Taito Hey! in Tokyo's Akihabara. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 12:00 GMT
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#tragedy As Kotaku previously reported, a 23-year-old man recently died at a Taiwanese internet cafe. Nine hours later, someone noticed. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 11:30 GMT
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#china Back in November 2011, Air China (China's national airline) launched its in-flight wifi service. Unfortunately it wasn't a real wifi network, users only connected to the in-flight intranet instead of the real internet. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 10:30 GMT
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#psvita On Feb. 8th, Sony is launching the System Firmware Ver. 1.60 for the Vita. Here is some of what this update contains: a new Map application, video recording, and Mac OS support. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 11:00 GMT
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#ushijimaiiniku Won't somebody think of the children? You think of the children; Ushijima Ii Niku ("Good Meat") is going to push every envelope she can with her daring cosplay. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 10:00 GMT
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#fistofthenorthstar Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro got a life-sized statue last fall. It was covered in 500,000 Swarovski crystals, apparently worth ¥10,000,000 or $130,000. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 09:30 GMT
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#taipeigameshow TGS, no not the Tokyo Game Show, but instead the Taipei Game Show is closing today in Taipei, Taiwan. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 09:00 GMT
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#culturesmash Japanese anime, manga, and game characters sometimes have blond hair. Sometimes they have blue eyes. But, that's merely cosmetic, no? There must be some sort of analysis that cuts closer to the bone. Literally. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 08:00 GMT
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#lego New York LEGO builder Baron von Brunk has done something I'm surprised it's taken decades for someone to do: take Transformers villain Megatron as inspiration and build a transforming NES Zapper. More »

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Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 07:00 GMT
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#cannonfodder We got a little excited last year when we heard a new Cannon Fodder game was being developed. Excitement quickly gave way to not-giving-a-*crag*, though, when it turned out the game was for the Russian market and was likely never going to be released in the West. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 05:30 GMT
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#zynga A user over on Reddit, claiming to be a former Software Engineer at social games giant Zynga, has not only gone and posted the rather dense separation letter he received upon quitting the company (above), but done a little extra guts spilling at the same time. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 06:00 GMT
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#fancypants Our little journey around the best of the best in cosplay continues today with a look at another photographer, one who, pound for pound, is probably the most widely-seen on the planet. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 05:00 GMT
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#halflife If you need a Half-Life chaser after playing (or not playing) Half-Life 2 this weekend, take a look at these. More »

Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 03:00 GMT
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#psn A routine bit of maintenance on the PlayStation Network last week has gone a little pear-shaped, it seems, with users in Europe complaining that post-update they've been unable to access content they've already paid for. More »

Posted by IGN Feb 06 2012 03:42 GMT
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Australia's interactive games industry reaped AU$1.5 billion of 'traditional retail' computer and video games sales in 2011, according to the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA)...

Posted by Kotaku Feb 04 2012 00:30 GMT
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#chortle These days, it can seem as though every Facebook game-title ends in -ville. So thank God for Telaxo, whose game Ball Separation stands out from the sack... I mean pack. More »
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Posted by Kotaku Feb 06 2012 02:00 GMT
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#theelderscrolls The very fancy, highly-anticipated Creation Kit for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be out this Tuesday, Bethesda's Pete Hines has revealed. More »