To get in the spirit of Halloween, Conan O’Brien checks out some scary PC games in the dark. Conan plays Slender, Amnesia, and Outlast. But which one will frighten him? Bore him? Remind him of German porn? Clueless Gamer: PC Horror Game Edition [TeamCoco@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or…
Love ramen? Got a sweet tooth? Listen up! You can now eat cake that’s shaped like the delicious noodle dish. “Ramen cake” (ラーメンケーキ), it’s called. But that’s not the only food in Japan that’s getting caked out. In Japan, more and more people started to take note of ramen cake earlier this year, and today,…
Disney will be participating in this year’s Comiket for the first time as part of a promotion for Ender’s Game. The movie will be released in Japan next January.
In parts of Asia, when you get a haircut, there are hairstyle magazines from which you can pick a new ‘do. They tend to have the latest cuts and most of the hairstyles are fairly typical for Asia. But, among the normal styles, there are outliers: The wild ones, the edgy ones, and the very…
Japanese animation isn’t just for television programs or movies. It’s also for the internet. And thank goodness for that. These animated baseball GIFs were uploaded to 2ch, Japan’s largest forum, earlier this month. They are fantastic. 野球アニメ描いたンゴｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ [2ch] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku…
Capcom is making a new fighting game, it seems. On Twitter, Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono tweeted, “I want… no, Capcom wants Game Designer and programer for New Fighting Game. Its location at Tokyo or Osaka Studio.” Ono added that he didn’t know the “target platform” yet.
This is Rika Usami. An her karate kata skills are truly a sight to see. Recently, a World Karate Federation clip featuring Usami has been getting lots of YouTube play, racking up over a hundred thousand views in the past month. The clip is actually from earlier this year at the World Championships in Paris.…
South Korean police are warning that downloadable games might contain North Korean malware. It’s believed these could be part of a cyber attack. According to The Wall Street Journal, South Korea’s National Police Agency made the warning after it nabbed a citizen for illegally trafficking in North Korean developed online games. A North Korean hacker,…
Bayonetta Bloody Fate is the upcoming anime, starring, well, Bayonetta. Bloody Fate was first revealed earlier this fall with a short teaser trailer. This trailer shows a bit more footage, if you’re into that kind of thing. 劇場版 「ベヨネッタ ブラッディフェイト [KagayakiJapan@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on…
Tatami is the traditional way to cover floors in Japan. These mats, however, are anything but traditional. As one Twitter user put it, they’re “cyber.” Recently, Japanese Twitter user Gouranga (via Togech) uploaded what looks like a traditional tea ceremony tableau, but one that’s taking place on illuminated tatami. Gouranga noted that the mats seemed…
A new console means a new controller, the DualShock 4. We know it looks different. But let’s see how the thumbsticks and D-pad buttons stack up when compared to the DualShock 3. Via Venture Beat, here are photos of the DualShock 4’s thumbsticks, compared with the DualShock 3’s. Also, check out the D-pads. The PlayStation…
If you were in Japan during the 1990s, you saw them: loose socks. Well, among some kids, they’re back. An American sock company named E.G. Smith invented the socks, which were originally hiking socks. Teens put their own spin of them, and voilà, loose socks. Their appeal was that they make your legs look “cute,”…
According to an unconfirmed Famitsu leak, Kingdom Hearts III will give Sora a Keyblade that transforms, changing how it’s used. Kotaku will confirm this once the magazine is released in Japan.
Right now, Japanese people are having sex. Not all the Japanese people at once, mind you. But it’s going on as you read this. Forget what you’ve recently heard about the country’s bedroom habits, because it’s just not true. Over the weekend, The Observer, one of the U.K.’s most respected newspapers, ran a piece titled,…
In the online game Lineage, you can “enchant” in-game items to enhance them. If you’re unsuccessful, though, the item perishes. In South Korea, one gaming granny tried to enchant an extremely rare sword, but failed. So she sued the game’s maker. According to Inven (via tipster Sang), a 64 year-old woman sued NCsoft earlier this…
A Square Enix trademark for “Lost Crusade” has popped up in Japan. Any ideas on what it could be? That is, besides a trademark…
You are looking at, wait for it, crab and mango sushi. It’s from U.K. based chain Yo! Sushi, which claims to offer “authentic Japanese food.” A Japanese sushi chef begs to differ. On Japanese TV show Gaia no Yoake, a Yo! Sushi spokesperson recently claimed, “Our cuisine is authentic Japanese food.” The above two images…
Looking forward to Keanu Reeves in Cowboy Bebop? In a recent Reddit Q&A (via ANN), Reeves said, “Cowboy Bebop does not look like it is going to happen with me in it.” Reeves added that the script was “great and amazing,” but would “cost like a half a billion dollars to make.” Now, he’s trying…
They’re making a new Pocket Monster game. And apparently, it stars Pikachu! Here is a very brief glimpse at the in-development title, courtesy of broadcaster NHK. NHK program The Professional follows producer Pokémon Company honcho Tsunekazu Ishihara and offers a behind-the-scenes look at an upcoming title. In the clip, you can see Ishihara saying that…
A police station in Seoul, South Korea is filled with more than just cops. There are two feline friends on duty—namely, sleep and snack patrol. It’s a heartwarming story how they got there. Meet Mango and Mango Kobun. According to the Seoul Police, a young man brought Mango to the station this past June. The…
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