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Those Adorable Mini Ninjas Get Kinect-ified For Xbox Live Arcade

We’ve not heard much from Hiro and his tiny assassin friends since 2009′s Mini Ninjas, which makes sense; you’re not supposed to hear ninja. Fans will get a chance to learn that for themselves come June 29, when Square Enix releases Mini Ninjas Adventures, a Kinect-powered fight-fest for Xbox Live arcade.


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Helicopters And Artillery Fire Fly In ArmA 3′s E3 Demo Video

Bohemia Interactive’s ArmA 3 has been looking good for a long while. This video demonstrates the aspects of the game that BI will be showing at E3, from general navigation to vehicle combat to underwater sequences.


PC

There’s A PC Version Of Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron After All

Earlier this year High Moon Studio’s game director Matt Tieger told me his team couldn’t handle making a PC version of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, and PC gamers were a little upset. High Moon still can’t handle creating a PC version, but High Moon Studios and developer Mercenary Games working together are getting the job done.


PlayStation

Self-Mutilation For Magic Coming To The US In Soul Sacrifice

Mega Man co-designer Keiji Inafune’s fleshy new dark fantasy, Soul Sacrifice, is just too bizarre to stay in Japan. Today Sony confirmed a North American release for the PlayStation Vita game, and Inafune confirmed that he can be really confusing when talking about game concepts.


Xbox

Xbox 360 Users: Sign Up For Skyrim’s Dawnguard Beta Now

Players of the Xbox 360 version of Skyrim can now sign up for the beta for Dawnguard, the terrific-looking, demonic first expansion for Skyrim.


In Real Life

‘Blood’ Is A Very Apt Title For This Anime Series

Blood: The Last Vampire was one the big anime movies of the late-nineties anime boom alongside other films such as Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll and Akira. Since then, it has had a live action remake, a 52-episode anime series (Blood+), three games (four if you count Heroes Phantasia), and several manga adaptations. This weekend will mark the debut of its second anime feature film, Blood-C: The Last Dark.


In Real Life

Selling Drugs To Play Online Games

They met through online games, the five of them. From there they allegedly hatched a plan. A plan to make money. A plan to sell drugs.


In Real Life

The Chinese Super Mario Yogurt Taste Test

Spotted near the Mongolian border, this Chinese yogurt drink features characters that look like Mario and Yoshi. It’s like Super Mario World in a can — er, plastic bottle — in creamy liquid form.


Nintendo

Assassin’s Creed III Box Obtained. Now I Just Need The Disc.

Shouldn’t there have been a disc in here? I thought this game was already a couple of years in development.


In Real Life

Horrid Art Brought To Life With A Singing Lady

Ai Shinozaki is one of Japan’s most popular pin-ups. Like so many young Japanese idols, she’s released photo books and DVDs of her prancing about in swimwear on some exotic beach. She’s also paid her dues by appearing in swimwear (of course!) at fan meet-and-greet events in Tokyo geek paradise, Akihabara.