You’ll be happy to know that it is possible to see VR underpants in Namco Bandai’s PlayStation VR title Summer Lesson. Well, maybe you won’t, but someone will be. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. In game, Namco Bandai set up a play area where it’s possible to interact with the…
During its first week on sale in Japan, the PlayStation VR sold 51,644 units. In comparison, the biggest selling hardware that week, the PlayStation 4, sold 30,154 units. Via 4Gamer, here are the hardware sales for the week of October 10 to October 16. Note that the PSVR went on sale October 13. PS VR:…
This is the Morphus X300. Complete with detachable controllers, it will most certainly remind you of the Nintendo Switch From Shenzhen-based Aikun Electronics, the Morphus X300 doesn’t double as a console like the Nintendo Switch does, but again, its basic form factor and removable controls might remind you of the newly announced Switch. But… Last…
Not sure where case mods go from here, but a giant gun will be tough to top. Via PC Gamer comes this Point Blank Barrett Radeon RX480. A team called Suchao Modding & Design created this madness. This is nuts, truly nuts, but damn, it’s so well made and well executed. It looks like the…
In the past, there was a tradition in the U.S. military to paint pin-ups on aircrafts. Today, that tradition lives on in Japan. But there’s an important difference: they’re not cheesecake pin-ups. They’re anime girls, and they’re not only on aircrafts, but also recruitment posters. During the annual festival at the Japanese Self Defense Force’s…
Make your anime hair dreams real! In Tokyo’s Akihabara, that is. As pointed out on 2ch, a new anime-themed hair salon called Off-Kai has opened in the city’s anime and gaming district with the distinctive English tagline “For animation fans hairsalon.” The salon offers video game and anime inspired cuts, and it’s filled with manga…
Imagine walking into McDonald’s and seeing these characters at the counter. These characters, of course, are Jibanyan, Komajiro and Komasan. The Yokai Watch gang appeared at a McDonald’s in Japan to promote an upcoming calendar collaboration. Famitsu was on hand to capture images like this. It sure looks hard to move around in those costumes. …
Just in time for Halloween, a Fukuoka taxi company called Lucky Taxi is rolling out a pair of frightening cabs. Best part? They have zombie drivers in zombie make up. Like so. GAH. According to Yomiuri, the cabs will be running in Fukuoka’s city center, with drivers in full zombie make up from October 29…
Fall Colors. Sapporo, Japan. By leavesremix 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!
Today, the Korean Esports Association announced that the StarCraft ProLeague was ending. The league began in 2003, but this year, its last, brings a fourteen-year run to a close. StarCraft scandals have plagued Korean esports for years (here and here, for example), while these days, Overwatch and League of Legends are where it’s at for…
Hungry? Like, really, really hungry? Then you need to visit the Tokyo noodle restaurant known as Ramen Shop, because if you can eat one of their huge bowls of ramen in a certain amount of time, your meal is free. If you fail the “jumbo ramen challenge,” then you’ll need to cough up 2,000 yen…
Tokyo-based YouTube Channel RATE VFXcreated this clip that shows just how intense AR games can get when they’re mixed with paramilitary ones and endlessly spawning Team Rocket baddies. 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…
Super Moon. Seoul, South Korea. By Lexi@SeoulSearching. 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!
Fans of Gantz will know all about this compressed energy handgun. Now, they can own one. Not an actual X-gun, mind you! But as far as one-to-one scale replicas go, a very nice looking piece. Priced at39,960 yen (US$383), the Master Product Gantz:0 X-Gun will be released in Japan next March. No word about an…
Next month, a new Pokémon anime series starts. It will have brand new friends as well as longtime ones like Pikachu and Ash. There is one character, though, fans really hope will come to Alola. And that character is Serena. Warning: This article has spoilers if you haven’t seen the most recent episode of Pokémon…
This week, Persona 5 gets its own Tokyo restaurant, complete with P5 themed eats and drinks. As previously reported, the Persona 5 cafe is for a limited time only and will end its run on November 23. Dengeki Online and Famitsu were on hand to check out the cafe, so have a look at the…
Smoking breaks seem like a good time, no? Well, that is, if you smoke. It’s a moment to step away from work, chat with others, and relax. This new Japanese smoking box looks like no fun at all. In Japan, there are in-door smoking compartments with filters, but at most offices, when people want to…
Today, the PlayStation VR went on sale. Earlier this summer when pre-orders got underway in Japan, folks lined up. And today? Those without them did exactly the same thing. Japanese retailers only got a limited number of units for those who didn’t pre-order, so at many large shops, people actually had to line up for…
E-sports will soon be a college major in China, reports The Nanfang. Last month, China’s Ministry of Education announced that students could earn degrees in “Competitive Video Games,” and the first e-sports class will be taught next year at Hunan Sports Vocational College.
Godzilla Resurgence, its first made-in-Japan ‘Zilla film in twelve years. The latest entry is a smash hit in Japan. While I had mixed feelings about it, the digital effects work extremely well. While Hollywood has used computer graphics on both its Godzilla movies, Japan has used a suit actor right up until Godzilla: Final Wars…
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