In Japan, “itasha” are cars covered with stickers depicting anime or video game characters. They’ve been around for a couple years now, and there are even gatherings of itasha enthusiasts. What “itasha” have in common is that the characters they feature are not real—they are created by artists or designers. Nana Mizuki is real. In…
In the PC version of role-playing game Skyrim, there is a string of code which will allow players to spawn dragons. The creatures, as previously mentioned, aren’t exactly flying around in huge packs in the game. But paste the code once, you’ll get one dragon. Paste it twice, you’ll get two. What if you paste…
Peace | TOKYO, JAPAN: Hideo Kojima autographed things today. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Art From the Command & Conquer Game That Never Was Totilo’s story yesterday on what might be a Command & Conquer action game got me thinking about Tiberium, the promising yet ultimately ill-fated shooter EA once had planned for the strategy universe.…
At the recent ASCII Fes hobby festival, figures weren’t the only thing on display. There were also a trio of customized iPhone cases, the likes of which you’ve never seen. The woman in the bathtub was created by pro model builder Over Dard, the robot mecha case was created by a designer named Naoki, and…
When you think of video games, you think of adrenaline-pumping first-person-shooters. You think of blazing-fast racing games. You think of hard-fisted fighting games. Chess games? You probably don’t think of them, these days. That is going to change. Meet Pure Chess. The trailer, one of the best I’ve seen in a long time, features beautiful…
Unit 13 is the new shooter from Zipper Interactive, the studio behind most of the SOCOM games. As Kotaku previously posted, Unit 13 is a competitive and cooperative third-person shooter custom made for PS Vita. More in the trailer. If moving images are not your thing, feel free to peruse these screens PS Vita [YouTube]…
“Chonny” (née some dude named “Wayne”) plays through Cat Mario, a cruel, cruel game. Chonny’s delightful Australian accent and his sense of humor about the whole thing make the seven minutes fly right by, especially when things in Cat Mario help Chonny, but don’t help Chonny. 外國人玩史上最難的山寨馬利歐 第二集 [YouTube Thanks, Paul!] You can contact Brian…
Sony, never one to release straight-forward ads, is at it again with the PS Vita’s debut commercial. Honestly, I don’t understand it. The screens flashes 12.17, which is Dec. 17, which is when the Vita launches in Japan. That I get. That, however, is just the beginning. There’s a guy on a bike. Okay, I…
Harajuku is famous for its fashion. Stylish young Japanese women flock to its boutiques, snapping up the latest trendy threads. But now, a new crowd is coming: The anime nerds. Today, a Neon Genesis Evangelion themed shop, dubbed Evangelion Store Tokyo-01, opened up in Harajuku. Neon Genesis Evangelion is an iconic Japanese manga and anime…
Some of you are playing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. YouTube user AJLStunts is doing that, and then some. Just…watch. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was released on Nov. 20. If you missed it, check out Kotaku‘s review Skyward Sword is Serious Business [YouTube] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this…
This isn’t the most amazing, but YouTube user Ross3’s “apple shot” is pretty damn great. What makes it especially cool is how quick he works. A shot from that distance isn’t difficult by any means. A shot from that distance and done with that efficiency is. “I would have made the shot further,” wrote Ross3,…
To celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Lionhead’s Lead Character/Creature Artist Jon Eckersley created these Zelda shirts for Lionhead Studio and Andrzej Zamoyski. You might remember Andrzej Zamoyski from this Kotaku feature. If you have not read it, please do. Jon, who is responsible for the creatures in the Fable games,…
Phishing scans are not unique to the Xbox 360. They aren’t even unique to game consoles. Anytime you connect to the internet, your passwords, your info. and your credit cards could be at risk. According to British tabloid The Sun (I know!), con artists are going after gamers. Crooks are sending out emails, directing people…
Solid | TOKYO, JAPAN: Idol Haruna Kojima at a recent Konami press event. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) You’d Better Pay Attention to Spec Ops: The Line Spec Ops: The Line is a little bit Heart of Darkness, a little bit Apocalypse Now and a whole lot of shooter innovation blended into a postmodern game about…
Never mind that the rollout for Call of Duty Elite, Call of Duty‘s stat tracking and social service, hasn’t been smooth, Activision is sending out a press release this morning to proudly announce that it’s sold one million premium accounts. Congrats! GameStop alone sold 600,00 Elite membership. According to Elite‘s status page, “Service Is Intermittent”.…
It’s not, but what if it were. Then, it might look like something like this. Kotaku commenter Travakh pointed to this clip, which originally appeared on Japanese video site NicoNico Douga a while back. It is NSFW From PlaplatintinGames Inc., “Bayolante” features spliced and edited footage of gay porn. If naked butts, wrestling, and bad…
You might look at a bruise as something to cover up. Hide it until you recover. One Twitter user saw something else: A Pocket Monster. Here, Pokémon Gastly, a black ball of glowing matter surrounded by purple gas, takes the place of an unsightly black-and-blue spot. The text bubble reads, “Ah! A wild Gastly appeared!”,…
On March 11, Japan was hit with a massive earthquake and tsunami. The country was left in ruins. Within days, Japanese game developers began canceling, altering, and postponing games. One game, the latest Disaster Report, got the axe. It was assumed that the game Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories, which dealt with the aftershock…
If it exists, there is a porn of it. Steins; Gate exists as an Xbox 360 game and an anime, which means, yep, there is a dirty version of it. This is it. The flick is called Layers; Gate, and it has naked people in it, bumping uglies. Sister site Kotaku Japan posted a comparison…
Much of Japanese social life revolves around three things: Eating, drinking, and karaoke. Maybe you’re a pro at eating and can hold your own with the bottle, but what to do when you cannot carry a tune? Because, one day, you’re going to need to sing to impress your co-workers or a date. Ah, crap.…
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