There are two big soccer games out: Fifa 13 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2013. Kotaku already provided advice on the differences so perhaps you could make your choice. But if that wasn’t enough, why not judge the games on which one can render things like Wayne Rooney’s head better? The Official PlayStation Magazine UK had…
3DS-bound Shin Megami Tensei IV got a shorter trailer last month. Here’s the full, uncut trailer, and it’s nearly five minutes long. That’s pretty long! 『真・女神転生IV』セカンドトレーラー ノーカット版 [Atlus@YouTube] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am…
Hey world, guess what! There are female gamers. There are also females who are not interested in games. And there are dudes who don’t like games, either. SHOCKING, I KNOW. Yet, there’s this: Japanese website Sugoren did a story on nine ways you can get your “beginner gamer girlfriend” to have fun while playing few…
Don’t click on this Resident Evil 6 teaser site. Just don’t!
Iron Man 3 scribe Drew Pearce is rewriting the script for the new Hollywood Godzilla flick.
Apple’s new maps suck. Everyone knows that. They especially stink in South Korea. For example, the Blue House, the country’s executive office, is mixed up with a Chinese restaurant in a Seoul train station. This is among other misses, including overlooking the names of important mountains that everyone knows. According to Livedoor, The Korean government…
With Visualive Persona 4 the Evolution, popular title Persona 4 returns to the stage. Once again, it’s a theatrical extravaganza that mixes multimedia effects to bring Persona to life. Japanese game site Famitsu was on hand to check out the recent performance, which runs until October 9 at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo. 舞台”VISUALIVE『ペルソナ4』the EVOLUTION”上演開始！…
Taiwan’s Next Media, famous for its Sims like news recreations, totally pissed off Cathay Pacific when it ran a video showing male passengers pleasuring themselves in business class. The above clip might be NSFW. “Cathay Pacific, of course, did not like the video,” Next Media wrote on YouTube. “It asked NMA to remove the video…
Like the Tales of Xillia 2 bus, here’s a pair of cars (Auris and Aqua) that were turned into Tales itasha. They were spotted by CNET Japan at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro as part of what looks like a viral campaign to promote Tales of Xillia 2 Does this mean most Tales players…
I was told to arrive early—that Nintendo would be announcing something big. Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata stood before the 2005 Tokyo Game Show podium and did just that: he showed off the new controller for the very first time. The console was then codenamed “Revolution”. It was later released as the Nintendo Wii and was a…
They’re called thugs. The Japanese media labels them “bouryokudan” (暴力団), or literally “violence” (暴力) “group” (団). They call themselves humanitarian outfits. The world knows them as the yakuza. Here is a glimpse inside. Photographer Anton Kusters and his brother, Malik, documented two years in the life of the Shinseikai family, which operates in Tokyo’s Shinjuku.…
The 3DS XL add-on circle pad got its first public airing at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. I checked it out—and it was pretty good! Nintendo, however, didn’t give a release date for the peripheral. Until now. The 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro will be out in Japan on November 15, Nintendo announced today. It’s…
Osaka is filled with places to visit. But if you are in town, make sure you stop by the Meiji factory and marvel at the biggest chocolate bar you’ll ever see. Just don’t try to eat it. Located in Osaka’s Takatsuki, the factory boasts the largest plastic billboard in the world. It’s even in the…
Whenever Call of Duty games are released in Japan, they always seem to get in-game violence edited or censored somehow. Call of Duty: Black Ops II is no exception. Today, Square Enix explained the edits: “The heads and limbs of soldiers under attack by heavy weapons on the battlefield are amended.” So probably toned down…
Report: Star Wars: The Old Republic‘s lead designer has apparently left BioWare.
A recent geek gathering in Guangzhou, China brought out the cosplayers—as well as the photographers to take photos of said cosplayers. Photos of the event are circulating on Chinese social networking sites. This EXTREME cosplay photography, it seems, happened, with three dudes getting up close and personal, while trying to get the best shot. Not…
You might think surely this is some sort of joke. Even the title of this YouTube video “Power Rangers Dubstep” seems like a hilarious gag. Then, there’s the breakdancing—in Power Rangers outfits. They even doing the robot. Hilarious! As the video’s YouTube page explains: Watch as the Samurai Rangers show off their dance floor powers…
One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda is joining forces with S.T. Dupont for a bevy of swank pens and lighters. They cost a lot of money. Oda did the design work, which is a Sleeping Mermaid motif. According to sister site Kotaku Japan, the goods will go on sale this December and can be divided into…
3DS game Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan is headed to North America in early 2013, said Atlus.
Across Japan, it’s harvest time. In September, the rice turns a golden hue. The color—my favorite—is koganeiro (黄金色). Scarecrows stand watch over the rice fields. Most scarecrows in Japan are rather pedestrian—what you’d think a scarecrow would and should look like. Then, there the ones that don’t look anything like scarecrows, taking their look from…
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