The Squid Sisters from Splatoon are the latest costume cameos for Super Mario Maker. Perfect for the underwater levels!
It’s online. There are young, attractive people. But there’s no nudity. There’s no sex. But there’s a ton of food. This article was originally published on December 16, 2013. Welcome to the world of “mok-bang,” a mash up of the Korean words for “eating” and “broadcast.” Earlier this year, people online in South Korea were…
According to Nintendo.co.jp, there won’t be any new package retail Wii U games released in July or August in Japan. There are a few download-only and Virtual Console titles, but no big new releases. This could change, but there you go.
Deoksugung Palace. Seoul, South Korea. By Mike Hattsu JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Track: This Must Be The Place | Artist: Miles Fisher | Album: Miles Fisher EP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Overnight, footage of some silly-looking characters from the upcoming Pokémon: Sun and Moon leaked online. No way they could be real. Turns out, they were. Clips of each new Pocket Monster appeared on YouTube sporting what looked like Russian game board ratings. Considering how there are always fakes and seeing how these designs looked questionable,…
It’s really quite something else. Slated for mobile, Pocket All-Stars Smash Bros. might sound like Smash Bros. How it plays, though, is totally different. Forget the recent Splatoon clone, this one is even more brazen. Under the game’s Chinese title, it reads “Smash Bros.” (スマッシュブラザーズ) in Japanese. Smash Bros., it’s not. As pointed out by…
Hunter x Hunter manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi, who is well-known for taking breaks, is going back on, you guess it, a break. Togashi’s longest Hunter x Hunter publication streak is 30 issues, while his longest hiatus is 80 issues. The manga returned to print earlier this year, but, as Buzz Plus now reports, the upcoming…
Red Bridge. Nikko, Japan. By Vittorio Giorgi JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
This is Cara Nicole Trujillo. For the past few years, she’s been active on the Arizona cosplay scene. Now, she’s also active on the political one. Phoenix New Times report that Trujillo is officially running for the Arizona Legislature as a Green Party candidate, appearing on this November’s ballot. On her official site, Trujillo mentions…
Track: Can You Celebrate? | Artist: Namie Amuro | Album: Ballada Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
If you have small children, you might wish your company did more to help. You might wish it was like South Korea’s NCSoft As reported on Korean site Pitch One, via tipster Sang, NCSoft has a pre-school called “Smiling Peanut” that is located at the first and second floors of the company’s headquarters. Smiling Peanut…
Once again, Japan is raising the bar with hamburgers. This time, it’s turned its skills to Ghostbusters. Entabe reports that J.S. Burgers Cafe is rolling out Ghostbusters themed food at its restaurants. There’s the G.B. Burger (above), which comes with burgers slathered in black olive and anchovy paste, “bloody hot ketchup,” and cream on black…
From the sound of it, add Nintendo to the list of companies that are interested in VR. Japanese Twitter user NStyles was at today’s Nintendo shareholders meeting in Kyoto and live-tweeted what was apparently said. Keep in mind that Nintendo has yet to release an official transcript, so Kotaku hasn’t yet been able to confirm.…
1000 Yen Viewpoint at Lake Motosuko. Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. By Neub Detat. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Batman: Return to Arkham, the two-pack that features current-gen versions of Batman Arkham Asylum and Batman Arkham City, won’t make its previously announced July 26 release date. As reported earlier, Warners promised that the remastered games have “improved graphics, as well as upgraded models, environments, lighting, effects and shaders” as well as all of the…
Track: Not Dark Yet | Artist: Bob Dylan | Album: Time Out of My Mind Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Of course you can. Sadly, the beer does not taste like Orc. Tsingtao Beer has teamed up with Legendary Pictures to release Warcraft emblazoned beer to help promote the film. Over on the Collectors Society, forum member Revat was apparently in China recently and snapped a photo (above) of this special Warcraft beer set. Here’s…
Keiji Yamagishi, the composer of the Ninja Gaiden series, announced on Twitter that he’s “working on a new project related to Ninja Gaiden” and that he’ll be “able to share more news in July.”
For years (literally, years), League of Legends has been the most played game at South Korea net cafes. That has finally changed. As reportedlast week, League of Legends and Overwatch have been duking it out for the country’s weekly top spot. Now tipster Sang points out, Overwatch has finally claimed the weekly most-played game, ending…
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