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12 Jan 14:04

Tony Rosato, The Cartoon Voice Of Luigi, Dead At 62

by Luke Plunkett

Canadian actor and comedian Tony Rosato, who provided the voice for Luigi in the animated series The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World, has died at the age of 62 of a suspected heart attack, the Toronto Sun reports.

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12 Jan 13:57

Pikachu In Real Life

by Brian Ashcraft
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"KILL ME"

The Pikachu we know and love from the games and anime? That’s not the real Pikachu. This is.

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11 Jan 19:27

One Of Mass Effect's Best Moments Is An Amazon Echo Easter Egg

by Mike Fahey
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See, if the Echo actually had a soul, I might be more willing to believe that the FBI isn't tapping my communications with it. But it does not, and I will continue to refuse to buy one.

Also, I rewatched that ME3 clip. Gonna go cry for a bit now.

Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot devices are good for more than shopping, listening to music and home automation. Just try asking it one of the most important questions in the Mass Effect universe. “Does this unit have a soul?”

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11 Jan 19:14

74-Year-Old Grandpa Says Goodbye To MMO He's Played Since 1999

by Mike Fahey
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Me in a couple of decades

This man has been playing massively multiplayer online role-playing game Asheron’s Call since it launched in 1999, sharing adventures with friends from around the world. But Asheron’s Call is closing at the end of the month, and it’s time to say goodbye.

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11 Jan 19:07

Okochi Sanso Garden.

by Brian Ashcraft

Okochi Sanso Garden. Arashiyama, Kyoto Prefecture. By Charlez Chong.

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11 Jan 15:06

Atlus has launched a special Shin Megami Tensei site.

by Brian Ashcraft

Atlus has launched a special Shin Megami Tensei site. The site’s Twitter states that the franchise’s 25th anniversary project begins, adding that more details are to come. 

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11 Jan 13:45

Overwatch Cosplayer Donates Hair For A Good Cause 

by Brian Ashcraft
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Now that's dedication

After growing out her hair for three years, cosplayer Pion Kim decided to have her head shaved for a Sombra cosplay. However, she put those discarded locks to good use.

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09 Jan 21:36

Pokémon's Team Skull Takes Over Magfest

by Gita Jackson

Very important news, y’all—joining Team Skull is possible. Over the weekend, Magfest turned into Po Town as Team Skull cosplayers took over the con.

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09 Jan 21:30

Triple-Screen Laptops Stolen From Razer's CES Booth

by Mike Fahey
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This is why we can't have nice things.

Last week Razer debuted Project Valerie, a cutting-edge laptop concept that switches automatically between one and three displays. On Sunday, two prototype models were stolen from the Razer booth at CES 2017. The company is offering $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

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09 Jan 14:06

Pokémon Sun & Moon Got New Hoodies Themed After Its Three Starters

by Sato
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These would be great if not for the lettering on the back

While Christmas is already over, it’s still hoodie season in most parts, and the latest officially-licensed Pokémon merch from ThinkGeek features three new hoodies that might keep you warm.

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09 Jan 13:55

peachdeluxe:i cant breathe



peachdeluxe:

i cant breathe

06 Jan 18:58

Conan’s “Clueless Gamer” Could Get Its Own TV Show

by Cecilia D'Anastasio
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I don't know about this, I think the segment size is what makes this whole thing work. An entire show would be overkill. Imagine if AVGN were an hour long?

Oh, good. TBS may turn Conan O’Brien’s “Clueless Gamer” sketch into a whole TV show.

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06 Jan 16:23

Ash In The New Pokémon Anime Is A Wimp

by Brian Ashcraft

Not only does the new anime Ash look different, he’s also a weakling!

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06 Jan 15:24

The Tallest Evangelion Statue In The World

by Brian Ashcraft

And it’s not located in Tokyo-3, but Shanghai, China. 

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05 Jan 13:04

Fuck This Touchpad

by Mike Fahey
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fuck it

This is Samsung’s Notebook Odyssey, “designed specifically with gamers in mind”. It can take that off-kilter touchpad and get the fuck out of here.

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03 Jan 15:32

Fire Emblem Music Collection: Piano ~Faith & Engagement~ Releasing In Japan This February

by Sato
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:( :( :(

In addition to the new Fire Emblem Fates manga featuring Leo, the tactical RPG series is also getting a new music album, called Fire Emblem Music Collection: Piano ~Faith & Engagement~ in Japan.

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03 Jan 15:02

We wrote about the Earthbound-ish Omori a bit in 2014.

by Luke Plunkett
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It's looking a lot better, and this trailer's music doesn't hurt my ears like the first one

We wrote about the Earthbound-ish Omori a bit in 2014. Some technical mishaps have caused delays in the game’s development since then, but work continues, and here’s a fresh 2017 trailer showing how it’s all coming along.

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03 Jan 13:33

The Man Who Worked On The Original Game Boy Explains Why Nintendo Created The DS

by Ethan Gach
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Well that's great that it worked out, but I'd still like a successor to the GBA tbh

Satoru Okada, who was General Manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering before he retired in 2012, said in a recent interview with Retro Gamer Magazine that no one on the handheld team liked the idea of the DS when it was first proposed. If some folks had gotten their way, Nintendo would have produced a successor to the Game Boy Advance instead.

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29 Dec 23:36

Over 50 Disney Movies Are Headed to Hulu

by Katharine Trendacosta on io9, shared by Adam Clark Estes to Gizmodo
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Apparently Muppet Treasure Island is supposed to be the shit?

The wonderful world of Disney streaming just got larger and more complicated.

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29 Dec 22:55

Furby Horror Game Captures The Terror Of Owning A ‘90s Robo-Pet

by Cecilia D'Anastasio

‘90s virtual pet horror game Tattletail, released yesterday, is a game specifically about my fear of Furbies. More specifically, it’s about how unoriginal, how generational and how predictable my fear of Furbies is. Tattletail taps the well of millennial capitalist terror that ‘90s Nickelodeon cartoons injected into our bloodstream.

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29 Dec 20:45

The Rise and Fall of Competitive Pokémon's Most Hated Bird, Talonflame

by Jason Krell
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If anything I'm happy that a badass fiery hawk called the shots for three years

Talonflame, a fire/flying Pokémon, took over the competitive scene after it was added to the monster compendium with Pokémon X & Y. For the last three years, wise competitive players made sure to prepare for Talonflame’s appearance on the enemy team. Everything changed after the release of Sun and Moon.

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29 Dec 15:51

13 Science Fiction Westerns to Tide You Over Until Westworld Returns

by Cheryl Eddy on io9, shared by Riley MacLeod to Kotaku
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For future reference

Westworld wasn’t the first TV show or movie to blend both Western and scifi elements—but it did it better than most. Still, while the genre has yielded some high-profile stinkers (Wild Wild West, Cowboys and Aliens), there are still plenty of amusing choices out there to help fill the long, long wait for Westworld’s return.

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28 Dec 17:17

How Frog Fractions 2 Stayed A Secret For Two Years

by Nathan Grayson

Jim Crawford, the man who just released the most well-hidden video game of the last two years by smuggling it inside another one, misses a time when video games had more secrets.

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28 Dec 17:11

Kotaku's Most Anticipated Games Of 2016

by Jason Schreier
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Before you do a double-take, just a note that this is a joke post, and all of these games listed were supposed to come out in 2016

Here at Kotaku, we spend most of our time focusing on games that are already out. That’s kind of our thing. But still, every once in a while we like to look to the future and get excited about what’s next. Here are the games we can’t wait to play in 2016.

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28 Dec 17:09

The Nintendo Switch May Come With A Non-Removable Battery

by Casey
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That'd better be a fucking fantastic battery.

A recent FCC filing seems to point to Nintendo's upcoming console as not possessing a removable battery, unlike its predecessor, the Wii U.

Read The Nintendo Switch May Come With A Non-Removable Battery on Siliconera!

28 Dec 17:08

Valkyria Revolution’s Main Heroine Ophelia Gets An Introduction Trailer

by Sato
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Still not sure about these character models, but man, Saori Hayami has been putting in WORK these last two years. I'm in love with that voice.

Sega has uploaded a new trailer for their upcoming strategy RPG, Valkyria Revolution, with an introduction video for the game’s main heroine, Opehlia Augusta Jutland, the Princess of Jutland.

Read Valkyria Revolution’s Main Heroine Ophelia Gets An Introduction Trailer on Siliconera!

28 Dec 16:50

Carrie Fisher Had Already Completed Her Work on Star Wars: Episode VIII

by Germain Lussier on io9, shared by Adam Clark Estes to Gizmodo

The sad reality of any celebrity passing is that we have to ask how their death will impact any ongoing work in the future. In the case of Carrie Fisher, that means the continuing Star Wars saga, Episodes VIII and IX.

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28 Dec 16:45

Obama Wrote the Most Popular Scientific Journal Article of 2016

by Maddie Stone
Image: AP

The hottest scientific journal article of 2016 wasn’t on black holes or asteroid-killing dinosaurs: it was on the Affordable Care Act, and it was penned by sitting President Barack Obama. Imagine that ever happening again.

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27 Dec 16:24

The Year In JRPGs, 2016

by Jason Schreier
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Shame to hear that about Bravely Second. I guess I'll just savor the two pros in Magnolia and an older Edea. Keeping Revo on for the soundtrack would have endeared it to me regardless of how it turned out, but it was not to be.

I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say that this was one of the most significant years for Japanese role-playing games in recent history, first and foremost because one of this fall’s biggest games was a brand new Final Fantasy.

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27 Dec 16:19

Father Asks Final Fantasy XV's Prompto To Give Daughter A Special Holiday Message

by Ethan Gach
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That voice is not my cup of tea, but hey good on that guy for being so nice about such a request.

Robbie Daymond, the voice behind Prompto from Final Fantasy XV, helped make one little girl’s Christmas extra special by recording a personalized greeting for her as one of her favorite characters.

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