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The Wonderful And Charming World Of PaperChildren

Somewhere between comics, cartoons and real life, PaperChildren exist. These are 2D drawings, thrown into 3D space. And they’re often adorable.


Europe Grateful For Faster, Less Authentic Version Of F-Zero

So, remember that at the end of last month, European and Australian Wii U gamers were hopping mad because their Virtual Console re-release of Balloon Fight ran slower — at 50 frames per second — and smaller, reflecting the lower refresh rate of PAL tubes from the 1980s.


Nintendo: Wii U’s Weird European Store Restrictions Due To German Law

Last week, it was revealed that European Wii U owners can only purchase 18+ rated games from the Wii U eShop during certain hours of the night. It seemed like a curious decision by Nintendo of Europe.


Crazy Pokémon Fan Breaks Up Sports Game

Sports games are no strangers to fans running on the field. Sometimes those individuals are drunk. Sometimes they’re just naked — or naked and drunk. Rarely, if ever, are they wearing a Pikachu backpack and truly awful jeans.


Three Entire Countries Had Their Assassin’s Creed III Shipments Stolen

It seems that every single copy of the PC version of Assassin’s Creed III bound for store shelves in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg was being shipped in a single truck. And that truck has been stolen by criminals.


Germany’s ‘Pick Up Dog S**t’ Game Is Coming To Japan

Kackel Dackel, the infamous German game in which a plastic dog craps rainbow turds, is coming to Japan as “Buriwan” for short (the full title is “Burittoderuwan” ブリッとでるワン, with “buri” referring to the noise made while pooping).


You Won’t Be Able To Buy Adult Games On Windows 8′s Marketplace

Casey Muratori wrote a great piece yesterday speaking out against Microsoft’s Windows 8 for all kinds of reasons, but one point that struck me was his suggestion that, because there are age restrictions on the operating system’s official “apps” (the giant fancy buttons that lie at the heart of Win 8′s start screen), this would affect adult video games.


You Won’t Believe How Nice Notch’s Office Is

Well, maybe you will. Mojang, the folks behind Minecraft, is a success story. Great news for them! That not only means Mojang honcho Notch (aka Markus Persson) can afford nicer hats, it also means the studio can afford nicer digs. And boy, look a these digs.


Capcom Says Those Very Early Copies Of Resident Evil 6 Were Stolen

In late August, months before launch, retail copies of Resident Evil 6 appeared in Europe. Kotaku wondered if they were stolen goods, and according to Capcom, they are.


This Awesome Robot Art Was Built With Broken Toys And Old Electronics

Andrea Petrachi is a sculptor. He doesn’t use clay or marble. Instead, he creates with broken toys and discarded electronics, from electric shavers and audio connectors to old doll heads and figurine parts. His work is a mishmash of plastic and metal, joined in their common bond: they’ve been tossed aside for trash.


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