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The hacker group is displeased with the PlayStation maker once again.

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been a hot button issue among gamers, writers, and anyone that uses the internet for more than email and shopping. Ostensibly a bill designed to put an end to piracy, the wording is so broad that it would be possible for the U.S. government to shut down any website that features any copyrighted material. That affects everything, from Facebook to YouTube to your very own PixlBit. Many large companies, such as EA and Nintendo, support SOPA. The hacker group Anonymous is stepping in now and they have threatened to attack Sony over their support of the controversial bill.

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The strategy RPG is a late entry for the popular publisher.

We reported recently about a new Corpse Party game coming to PSP next year in Japan. While a new game for the Sony portable system makes sense in its origin country where Monster Hunter is still a white-hot phenomenon, it would be reasonable to expect very few new game releases in North America. After all, the PS Vita is on the way, and gamers will be looking to the future with Sony’s hot new handheld. Of course, for some enterprising publishers, this leaves the field wide open to get a couple smaller titles out the door to a captive audience. Enter Gungnir—a tactical RPG from Sting, being published by Atlus in 2012.

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Podcasts: the final frontier. These are the recordings of the PixlTalk Crew #2. Their continuing mission: to seek out new talking points, and new awkward situations. To boldly go where no PixlTalk has gone before!

Welcome, faithful listeners, to the first official episode of PixlTalk Crew #2! Joaquim sits in with Patrick, Rob, and your new host, Julian. We talk about our personal picks for Game of the Year. Obvious games like Uncharted 3 and Batman: Arkham City are mentioned before we stop to give some love to underdogs like Dead Island and Dragon Age 2.

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It's time to return to The World...in Japan, at least.

Long-time RPG fans will probably remember the .hack series (pronounced “dot hack”). It was a fairly successful attempt at episodic gaming, with the first series spanning 4 interconnected games. It also spawned a couple of very popular anime series, and at one time an MMORPG was in development. However, the .hack series has been pretty dormant for quite some time. At least, until now; we’ve learned that a new CG film is in the works, and a new game, as well.

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Get ready for more Japanese terror, high school style.

Corpse Party was probably under your radar, but hopefully by now you’ve read our review and know a little bit more about this interesting horror/adventure game. However, you may not know that the Corpse Party just released in the U.S. by XSEED Games is actually a re-release of a game that came out for the PC in Japan. It was ported to the PSP, and already has a sequel, titled Corpse Party: Book of Shadows. You can add another entry to this series, as a new title, Corpse Party 2U (working title) has been shown in the Japanese magazine Dengeki PlayStation.

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