Drugs, and drug culture, are common and prevalent in much of the West. Ditto for Japan, even if superficially the country seems immune to such devices. It’s not. Sometimes buying drugs in Japan is as easy as walking up to someone standing on a corner in Tokyo’s Roppongi. Sometimes, it’s far more complex, say, if…
Unless it’s Halloween, cosplay is restricted to indoors and nerd events. Crafty-type Joshua Smith seems to have forgotten this when he took his truly amazing Diablo III out and about. Previously, Kotaku profiled Joshua’s impressive costume, as well as his creepy room. In the above video, you can see the full body costume in motion—and…
An overnight worker in Chicago came home to discover a 20-something year old burglar attempting to make off with his flat-screen TV and Xbox 360 in a suitcase. That’s when all hell broke loose. According to the Chicago Tribune, the resident confronted the burglar in the apartment foyer, and the crook pulled a knife. Then,…
It’s not everyday that you play a game that creates such an emotional mix. Then again, it’s not everyday you play a game based on Fukushima with spinning radiation symbols, lasar perimeters, and aliens. The game, 4Fukushima, is from first-time Hungarian game developer, Wandarin Interactive. The developers are apparently offering over half the game’s proceeds…
Awarded | TOKYO, JAPAN: Sell PlayStation games, get an award. Sony held its annual PlayStation Awards for its biggest selling titles. (Photo: 4Gamer) “Like Getting a Whole New Xbox”: New Xbox Live Dashboard Re-Invents TV Viewing, Interface, Search and Storage The number-crunchers at Microsoft know the reasons you turn off your Xbox 360. It’s to…
Is it? Zombie-killing-cowgirl game Onechanbara Z Kagura, not known for being subtle, now has official box art. The game is rated 18-and-up in Japan. And the box art? Onechanbara debuted back in 2004 on the PlayStation 2. It has since spun off a feature film version, titled Onechanbara: The Movie Vortex 『お姉チャンバラZ～カグラ～』過去作のヒロイン「彩」 [Gpara]
Jon Fitch (above, celebrating after a win) makes his living kicking the crap out of people. As one of the world’s best mixed martial artists, he’s top drawer at what he does. But when he’s not fighting and not training, he’s thinking. About Skyrim From the sound of it, even when he’s training and kicking…
As far as I know, there has never been a Mega Man toaster. John MacInnis, a student of Industrial Design at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, decided to change that and whipped up this design. “For this project we needed to pick a cartoon/video game character and create a toaster specifically for them,” writes MacInnis.…
At the turn of the century, From Software, the studio behind Armored Core and Dark Souls, released mecha game Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit on the original Xbox. As Wiki pointed out, people hated it when it was released in 2003. Now, almost a decade later, a 1/48 scale “A.R.K. Cloud Breaker” is being released. It…
Minecraft is done. Kotaku even reviewed it! But even though it’s “done”, the game isn’t going to be ever really “finished”, with developers continuously adding to the Minecraft “platform”. If it ever does get a sequel, YouTube user nathanimator thinks it will look like this—and even made a fanfilm to show “this”. Aside from fans…
Spending time in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you know the game is beautiful. But did you know it was this beautiful? There are a lot of timelapse Skyrim videos, and this must be one of the best I’ve seen. This was done by Tom Harris, a professional photographer in Chicago, on a PC with…
One Sunday about a month ago, I was driving my family to Himeji. It was a drizzly early morning on the Chugoku Expressway, and I just cleared Kobe. To my right, a trio of Lancia Delta Integrales came whizzing by. Within moments, an Aston Martin zoomed by, being tailed by an Alfa Romeo Alfasud, splashing…
This Sunday saw a whole host of cosplayers take the stage at club Nicofarre in Tokyo’s Roppongi. There were dudes with big swords and one dude in a dangerous bikini. Yes, there are NSFW images in this post. Hosted by Nico Nico Douga, the Tokyo Nico Nico Cospllection showcased cosplayers in Nicofarre’s 360-degrees LED screens,…
As NeoGAF discovered over the weekend, the PS Vita allows only one PlayStation Network account per portable. Whatever does that mean? In a FAQ from a Vita hands-on event with the general public, the question regarding the number of accounts per system was answered as such (translation via GAF‘s mehdi_san): “Only 1 account. If you…
Did you know you can play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with motion controls? You can! Here’s the Razer Hydra, Razer’s motion control peripheral, playing through Skyrim It’s apparently possible to play Skyrim with the Hydra via downloadable software (MotionCreator Engine). Forget the motion controls for a moment. Look at Skyrim running on that PC—nice!…
In Japan, the word “otaku” can be dicey. Some think the moniker carries a lot of baggage and evokes negative, even frightening, imagery. Others don’t care and proudly call themselves “otaku”. As Otome Sugoren, a website for Japanese females, pointed out, it’s hard for Japanese women to label themselves “otaku” or “geeks”. There is a…
Every year since 1957, the Good Design Award (aka “G Mark”) has been awarded to a standout Japanese product. The award marks excellence in Japanese design. A committee of sixty designers is given in a broad category of products that enter in the selection process, whether that be home electronics, apartment buildings or apparel. Today,…
Square Enix is working on a brand new role-playing game that isn’t Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. Pointing that out makes it sure seem like Square Enix only makes FF and DQ. It doesn’t. The new role-playing game is an action RPG and is apparently aimed at Westerners. If you are a Westerner, well, what…
As soon as games launch, he or she’s got ’em. This gamer doesn’t just play games, this gamer collects them. Their back catalogue is more than a best-of or a bunch of favorites, it’s a compendium—a library. So what do you get the gamer who has all the games? Baby Mario Plush Mario from the…
Getting Ready | NORTH BEND, WASH: Nintendo of America readies stock for the holiday season. (Photo: Ted S. Warren | AP) Reviewing Chun-Li’s Giant Plastic Thighs (and Ryu’s Giant Veiny Feet) Square Enix’s first two Street Fighter IV figures, based on series “heroes” Ryu and Chun-Li, have just hit shelves. Part of the company’s Play…
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