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This is Kotaku East. It's mostly games and gamer culture. Sometimes, it's other stuff, like North Korean clams cooked with gasoline.

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Metal Gear Online Is Dead

February 14, 2012 – Launching back in 2008 with Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Online, the online Metal Gear spin-off, had 1.3 million members at one point in 2009. This summer, Metal Gear Online is going offline. More »

This Chocolate Isn’t Painful. It’s Sweet and Dorky.

February 14, 2012 – You know "itasha", right? It means "painmobile" and refers to cars covered in nerdy stickers. These days, everything that has been covered with nerdy imagery—from Shinto plaques to bicycles—seems to get the "ita" label in Japan. More »

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I Didn’t Get Any Chocolate Today. Did You?

February 14, 2012 – Instead, I got apple pie. Mrs. Bashcraft, my wife, made apple pie for the kids and me. This is it! Actually, this isn't mine. While the kids got their apple pie in nice little bags, I got mine in a Ziploc bag. More »

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A Valentine’s Day Contrast Worth a Thousand Nerds

February 14, 2012 – Today, love simulator New Love Plus went on sale. Today is also Valentine's Day. A photographer at Japanese game site 4Gamer snapped this photo, which seems to show a young couple passing by the Love Plus Akihabara launch, which is populated with dudes. Online in Japan, commenters are saying that... More »

North Korean Clams Cooked with GASOLINE

February 14, 2012 – While North Korean hamburgers look (and sound) awful, North Korean gasoline-baked clams also sound pretty friggin' awful. They're not, according to Japanese site RocketNews24. More »

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iPads Yanked only from Some Chinese Stores. Still Available in Shanghai and Beijing.

February 14, 2012 – Yesterday, a report surfaced that after Apple lost a lawsuit over the term "iPad" in China, the tablet was getting pulled from the country's shops. Via sister site Gizmodo, the news was that the Chinese Administrations of Industry and Commerce was seizing iPads. Officials at Shijiazhuang... More »

This is Kotaku East. Also, "wapanese"?

Super Cars? Super Cute, Super Cool, and Super Geeky.

February 14, 2012 – At this weekend's Wonder Festival in Chiba, Japan, collectible figures and cosplayers weren't the only thing on display. There were also super cars—and race queens. The Neon Genesis Evangelion racing team (yes, there's an Eva racing team!) was on hand, showing of its Super GT cars and bikes. More »

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Brian Ashcraft EDITOR

Metal Gear Online Is Dead

This Chocolate Isn’t Painful. It’s Sweet and Dorky.

I Didn’t Get Any Chocolate Today. Did You?

A Valentine’s Day Contrast Worth a Thousand Nerds

North Korean Clams Cooked with GASOLINE

iPads Yanked only from Some Chinese Stores. Still Available in Shanghai and Beijing.

Super Cars? Super Cute, Super Cool, and Super Geeky.

Japanese Kids Don’t Walk Much These Days (Video Games Blamed)

Man Gets Hello Kitty Haircut To Amuse His Father

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The Girls Are Fake. The Sausage Party Is Real.