February 10, 2012 – As more and more publications are dialing down their Japan coverage, Kotaku had this crazy idea: Why not increase ours? And better yet, why stop at Japan? More »
February 10, 2012 – VITA | TOKYO, JAPAN: Video game The Legend of Heroes: Evolution gets a press conference with funny outfits. Ha. Ha. (Photo: Game Impress Watch) Blizzard and Valve go to War Over DOTA Name Blizzard once made a game called WarCraft III. Then someone made an awesome mod for it called DOTA. More »
February 10, 2012 – Graphic design company MokuMoku Factory also makes live-action shorts. They're fantastic. Why, you ask? Well, I'll give you thirty-one seconds to watch this clip—and that should do all the explaining you'll ever need. More »
February 10, 2012 – Patlabor, the iconic Japanese anime, will be reborn this year—as a WiFi tower. Osaka's MSystem is rolling out a new series of "intelligent" WiFi towers named after the Patlabor mecha, complete with licensing approval for using the moniker. More »
February 10, 2012 – It was only last fall that Macau-born Sunny Lin's cosplay made waves throughout Asia. Japan declared that Lin was the closest to a living incarnation of Boa Hancock from One Piece. More »
February 10, 2012 – Today, Bandai Namco, known as Namco Bandai in the West, revealed it's created a new studio called Bandai Namco Studio. It will be responsible for Tekken, SoulCalibur, Taiko no Tatsujin, the Tales games, and the Gundam games.
February 10, 2012 – After a snow sculpture of virtual idol Hatsune Miku crumbled and injured an elderly woman at the Sapporo Snow Festival, officials destroyed the statue. More »
February 10, 2012 – When Sony was hacked in 2011, it was major news. People's personal information was put at risk. This latest PlayStation password story is not major news. More »
February 9, 2012 – To mark Rhythm Heaven Fever's launch, Nintendo is holding a launch event this Friday Feb. 10 at the iam8bit Gallery on Sunset Blvd from 6 to 10pm. There will be drinks, food, and music, too.
February 9, 2012 – Gabe | THE INTERNETS, AUSTRALIA: It even looks like Gabe addressed the envelope. If so, that's nuts! (Photo: Twitter) Gamers Donate $400,000 IN ONE DAY To See Their Heroes Make a New Game Wow. More »
February 9, 2012 – Later this morning, Apple users will deliver over 250,000 signatures to the Apple Store in NYC's Grand Central Station, demanding that Apple end Chinese worker abuse.
February 9, 2012 – If you've been playing online game Final Fantasy XIV, you know there are eighteen in-game worlds. That is going to change. Soon there will be ten. "In order to improve the player experience, we will be merging Worlds on Tuesday, March 27, 2012," stated Square Enix. More »
February 9, 2012 – Uber popular anime Tiger and Bunny stars two male protagonists—Kotetsu T. Kaburagi and Barnaby Brooks Jr.—who battle as superheroes on the show's Hero TV. More »
February 9, 2012 – A hacker collective named SwaggSec claims to have hacked Foxconn, the world's largest electronic components maker. Foxconn assembles hardware for Apple as well as game consoles, such as the PS3, the Xbox 360, and the Wii. More »
February 9, 2012 – You thought the Kitty-chan dentist office was cute? It is. The Hello Kitty plane, though, isn't just cute. It's cute that flies. According to CNNGo, Taiwanese airline EVA Air is launching three Hello Kitty-themed Airbus A330-300 planes, serving Japan, South Korea, and Guam. More »
February 9, 2012 – Kotaku has posted tons of cosplay over the years. Yet, I cannot remember any pieces the site did on cosplayers who cook, let alone camp. Tifa—that's her name—does both. More »
February 9, 2012 – Spotted at an Indonesia game shop by Japanese site Game Watch Impress. All these Wii games are priced at Rp.20,000 or around US$2.30. The game shop, like so many in the region, also had binders and binders of pirated Xbox 360 games—here, XGame 360. More »
February 9, 2012 – Early last year, pro gamer Linda Liao made waves when she joined Team Razer's competitive gaming team. Lao isn't only a pro gamer. Oh no, she's much more. More »
February 9, 2012 – Tonight, readers are telling Kotaku that the Vita Store is live in North America, selling games and renting movies. The page itself isn't live, but the games are supposedly available.
February 8, 2012 – The cake might be a lie, but this 1/1 scale Portal gun looks as real as one can get without being able to shoot holes in walls. This Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device is priced at ¥16,000 (US$208). More »
