Kotaku: Bayonetta

Guns Blazing, Square Enix is Ready To Shoot Up Japanese Arcades

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:00 EST

This summer, Square Enix is releasing a new third-person shooter dubbed Gunslinger Stratos. It's not a home console game—yet. Rather, it's a four-on-four team-based online arcade game that allows players to battle others in game centers across Japan. More »

Step Inside the Offices of one of Japan's Hottest Games Developers

Luke Plunkett — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:00:00 EST

PlatinumGames may not be the most commercially successful Japanese developer around, but with a catalogue that already includes games like Bayonetta and Vanquish (and the sadly forgotten Infinite Space), they've got a ton of fans, well-wishers and public admirers. More »

The Wild, Wonderful World of Japanese Hair

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:00:00 EST

Fire up a Japanese video game, and you'll see it—just look at the newly released Final Fantasy XIII-2, if you don't believe me. There it is: hair. The West has its bald Space Marine. Japan, where it's not cool to be bald, has hair wax and luscious locks. More »

If Bayonetta Were a Gay Adult Video...

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:30:00 EST

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It's not, but what if it were. Then, it might look like something like this. More »

Bayonetta Teaches Our Children a Dirty Lesson

Mike Fahey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:20:00 EDT

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In today's very special episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Aikage warns of a very dangerous message lurking in the otherwise pure and innocent Bayonetta. More »

When Bayonetta's Designer Trolls the Internet

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:30:00 EDT

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With a hair body suit and pistol heels, Bayonetta was one of the most interesting games of 2010. Wouldn't it be great if Platinum Games made another? Sure it would. More »

What is Japan's Fetish This Week? S&M

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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Games of leather and rubber. Not video games, but real games with impossible heels and spankings. Those might be the trappings of S&M, but in Japan, S&M isn't only about trappings or artifice. It's something deeper. More »

Would Bayonetta Have Been Sexier If She Was More "Western"?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:30:00 EDT

As far as video game characters go, Bayonetta was built with one thing in mind. The suit, the heels, the British accent, even the glasses, all there for sex appeal. But would she have been sexier if she was less "Japanese"? More »

She's Bayonetta, Brought to Life

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 31 May 2011 06:00:00 EDT

As far as short nicknames go, hers must be on of the shortest. Going by the frisky sounding "H", this cosplayer focuses her attention primarily on one thing: games made in Osaka. More »

Watch Bayonetta, With Commentary By The Game's Creator

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:30:00 EDT

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Having made a start last year then seemingly forgetting all about it, Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has dusted off the next-gen brawler and will be once again providing weekly videos where he plays through the game while telling you all about it. More »

What Is Japan's Fetish This Week? Glasses

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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In game after game, comic book after comic book, manga after manga, there they are: characters with glasses. And Japan is totally gaga for them. More »

Anarchy Reigns' Mathilda Has Curves And Spikes In All The Right Places

Mike Fahey — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:20:00 EDT

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She's one part Bayonetta, one part purple people beater. She's Mathilda, and she's ready to enter the blood-soaked multiplayer ring of Platinum Games' Anarchy Reigns. More »

This Bayonetta Figure Pistol Kicks Out A Whopping Price Tag

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:30:00 EST

Putting models together and painting them are not easy. Finishing them and making them look great takes skill. And skill is expensive. More »

The Truth About Video Game Motorcycles

Lisa Foiles — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:00:00 EST

A few years ago, I unlocked a real-life achievement: Obtained motorcycle license. More »

Why The Prettiest PlayStation 2 Game Wasn't A Smash

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:30:00 EST

In April 2006, Okami was released on the PlayStation 2 in Japan. The game was a critics' favorite and a commercial flop. More »

Somber Sasquatches, Awful Nudity And Other Great Video Game Moments of 2010

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:40:00 EST

The bodies of dead little boys, the impact of extinction, the vicious torture of two of video game's least likable characters and hundreds of death by spike... these are, strangely, my most memorable video game moments of 2010. More »

Happy Holidays Is Bayonetta in a Christmas Sweater

Brian Crecente — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST

Look! 2011 is one pharyngeal-jaw strike away from being even merrier. More »

What Bayonetta Used To Look Like

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:00:00 EST

Not just the character per se, but the game itself! Platinum Games, the developer behind the pistol-heeled action game has released early development footage. How has the game changed? No, how have her outfits? More »

Bayonetta Designer, Now Hairy And Hunky

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:00:00 EDT

Hideki Kamiya has designed a handful of games like Viewtiful Joe, Okami and Bayonetta. In Bayonetta, the heroine sports a body suit made from her own hair. Kamiya, however, is short on hair. He's bald! More »

Believe It Or Not, You Are Looking At Three Dudes

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:50:00 EDT

Kayo Satou, aka "Kayo Police", has not only been called one of Japan's best Street Fighter IV players, but also one of Japan's best-looking Street Fighter IV players. Thing is, she is a he. More »

$500 Bayonetta Figure, Now In Living Colour

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:30:00 EDT

It takes a certain person to prepare themselves to spend half a grand on a Bayonetta figure. More »

Bayonetta Takes Amaterasu For A Walk

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:30:00 EDT

These are a few of my favourite things. By Efrain "Fenryk" Farias, as seen on deviantART. More »

Would You Like A US$500 Bayonetta Statue?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EDT

Because it exists. And if you've got money, then you could buy it. I guess. More »

Bayonetta Book Opens Wide

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 EDT

The pistol-heel-wearing heroine of self-titled action game Bayonetta is getting an art book. It's on sale! Let's have a look. More »

New Bayonetta Figure Truly Captures The Essence Of Bayonetta

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:30:00 EDT

Yeah, we've seen our share of Bayonetta figures before. Thing is, there was always something wrong with them. Big heads, small heads, always something not quite right. This custom piece gets things right. More »

U-La-La, The Game Cosplayers of Anime Expo

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:00:00 EDT

Fresh off hosting E3, the Los Angeles Convention Center was turned into this year's home for the Anime Expo late last week and over the weekend. And you bet there were cosplayers. More »

The Bayonetta Figure That's Not Bayonetta

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:30:00 EDT

There have been Bayonetta figures before. This Bayonetta figure, though, is not Bayonetta. It's Jeanne. Not as iconic, perhaps, but she's definitely more feathery. More »

Bayonetta Creator Not Thrilled With Erotic Bayonetta Send-Ups

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 13 May 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Bayonetta is one sexy game. The main character, Bayonetta, is encased in a full-body suit made of human hair and struts around in high heels outfitted with pistols. See? That's hot. And is fertile ground for porn parody fan art. More »

Know How To Double Xbox 360 Sales In Japan?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:00:00 EDT

Japan isn't only The Land of the Rising Sun. It's also The Land of Xbox 360 Indifference. There must be a way to double weekly consoles sales. Turns out, there is. More »

No Star Fox? Nintendo, You Have A Volunteer

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EDT

There has not been a new Star Fox game, recently. The sci-fi adventure series debuted in 1993 and saw a Nintendo DS title in 2006. It's now 2010, and where's a new Star Fox game? More »

Bayonetta In 3D

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EDT

But you can't play it. Sorry! More »

What's With The Nuns, Japan?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:00:00 EDT

Whether it be action title Bayonetta, fighting game Guilty Gear or role-playing game Rune Factory, habit-wearing characters have made appearances in video games. Many Japanese games simply use nun accoutrements. But why? More »

Bayonetta Goes All Master System

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

I know, we've been trying to restrict April Fool's stuff to a single post, but since this clip - of Bayonetta re-imagined as an 8-bit side-scroller - isn't really a joke or a scam, it's worth a closer look. More »

Bayonetta, Watching Bayonetta, Playing Bayonetta

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:30:00 EDT

The gag's played out fifteen seconds into a 47-second clip, but I digress: this is Bayonetta. Being played by...Bayonetta. While Bayonetta watches. More »

Can Video Games Be Campy?

Owen Good — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EDT

In a culture so infused with irony, the appreciation of campy works - outrageous movies, terrible art, worse music - is absolutely mainstream. Does it apply to games? Can games strive to be campy? Or are they already so? More »

Nice Clam, Lady

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:00:00 EDT

If you know Godzilla films, no doubt you think this cosplay is amazing. If not, you probably think it's...something. More »

Beyond Sonic The Hedgehog: These May Be The New Sega All-Stars

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:30:00 EDT

Sonic the Hedgehog may be Sega's most recognizable cash cow—those Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games titles are huge—but the successes of Bayonetta, Total War and Football Manager may represent the new wave of Sega's key franchises. More »

Why We Play Games, And Why We Grumble About Them

Leigh Alexander — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:40:36 EST

Sometimes, one gamer's flaw is another's feature. Even the highest-rated games aren't always perfect – but what determines the flaws we'll tolerate versus the ones we can't forgive? It all depends on why you play games. More »

Somebody Makes Real Dolls Of The Bayonetta Dolls

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:00:00 EST

Platinum Games' hair action game Bayonetta features in-game dolls. Some Flickr user named n-moto has let us know that he made DIY versions of those Bayonetta and Cereza dolls. More »