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Kotaku East
The Children of Fire Emblem Fates
As I’ve already talked about at length, breeding the characters in your army is a big part of Fire Emblem Fates. But which parents create which children, you may wonder. To answer that, let’s first look at the ground rules of breeding in Fire Emblem Fates. It is the father—not the mother—that determines which child…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 7, 2015 -
Kotaku East
When Resident Evil Cosplay Gets Realistic and Disgusting
How’s this for a cosplay of William Birkin’s second mutated form from Resident Evil 2? Pretty damn accurate. That also means it looks gross. Impressive, sure, but yucky. The work of cosplayer Gai, who specializes in large suit outfits, is so good that it would be easy to mistake it for a movie costume. [Photo:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 7, 2015 -
Kotaku East
New Korean Hair Trend Turns Bangs into Hearts
South Korean youth have fallen in love with a new hairdo. It’s called 하트 앞머리 (hateu aapmuhri) and means, “heart-bangs hair.” Koreans in their late teens and early twenties have been uploading photos of heart bangs on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. [Photo: duswn1004] Can’t see the heart? [Photo: sy_iiii] Be sure to do the heart…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2015 -
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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will not go on sale in Japan. According to the official Xbox Japan Blog, it was too difficult to get the Ultimate Edition, with its new content, to conform to Japanese ratings regulations. Previous Gears of Wars titles, however, were released in Japan.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2015 -
Kotaku EastSearching the Streets at Night Has Never Been So Eerie (Yet So Cute)
I thought I’d gotten past what it was like to be a child alone in the dark. Yomawari is an upcoming game from Japanese publisher Nippon Ichi Software that captures the innocence and fear of being a child wandering the dark unknown. Check out the trailer below. The trailer begins with the monologue text: My…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe New Silent Hill Will Break Your Heart
There’s a new Silent Hill! It was just announced! Yay! But wait. Don’t get your hopes up, because they will be crushed. Just like when they were crushed when Silent Hills was cancelled. Okay, maybe not that bad, but still, frowny faces all around. The newly announced Silent Hill is for pachinko-slot machines. Why? Because…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2015 -
Kotaku East
I Fear for the Live-Action Prison School Drama
A raunchy comedy about five boys incarcerated at a former all-girls school… And now they’re making a live-action version of it. Announced on Famitsu.com, the popular manga, Prison School, the anime adaptation of which is currently being aired, is being made into a live-action drama series. The story centers around the protagonist, Kiyoshi Fujino, one…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastKoei Tecmo is Making an Attack on Titan Game
It looks like a Warriors game, but the other way around; you’re one of hundreds of peons against an unstoppable force – a titan, as it were. It should come as no surprise that it kind of seems like a reverse Warriors game—the game is being developed by Omega-Force, the makers of the Warriors game…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastEnter a Huge Butthole in Japan
If you’re in greater Tokyo and are looking for something to do, may I suggest walking through a giant anus? It’s for science! TV Tokyo, a large, proper television network, is holding a life-science type exhibit called Karada no Fushigi Daibouken 2015 (からだのふしぎ大冒険2015) or “The Mysterious Great Adventure of the Body 2015.” The event, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastNew Tokyo Cafe Is Cute, Will Melt Eyes
Colors so vivid your cornea will hurt. Fashion so sweet your teeth will hurt. Welcome to Kawaii Monster Cafe This themed cafe was created by artist Sebastian Masuda, who’s famous for his cuter than cute fashion shop 6% Doki Doki and creating the look for Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s “PonPonPon” music video. I’ve always been a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2015 -
Kotaku EastHands-on With The Pokémon Fighting Game
While Pokken may be a portmanteau word of “Pokémon” and “Tekken,” the actual game Pokkén Tournament is anything but a mixture of the two. When it comes down to it, Tekken is a complex fighting game filled with numerous combos that tend to result in your juggling your opponent in the air as long as…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 4, 2015 -
Kotaku East
The Up All Night Stream Plays The New Vocaloid Music Game [Finished]
Move over Miku. There’s a new virtual idol in town and she’s got a game all her own. So come join me as I play it. Update: The stream is now over. And sadly, as a music game with copyrighted music, twitch has automatically muted most of the stream. However, a chunk of it has…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 4, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Adventures in Fire Emblem Breeding
In Fire Emblem Fates, like in the other games in the series, the characters you control are able to fall in love and even have children. But while many players create intricate breeding plans of who will marry who, I tried something different: I let them fall in love naturally. There are actually three different…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 4, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Stars Wars Turned into Japanese Lanterns
Each August, traditional lantern floats are carried through the city of Aomori. This year, joining the traditional Japanese samurai floats, were Star Wars characters. Fitting, I know. The floats typically feature warriors, deities, and animals. See the below photos from Twitter user t_shicho, who lives in Aomori. [Photo: t_shicho] [Photo: t_shicho] George Lucas was heavily…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Arcade Creates Area for Worshipping Anime Girls
In Japan, there is an anime called Love Live! It’s about schoolgirl idols. It’s more than just popular. Way more. As Twitter user S1Amkshows, a Sega arcade in Osaka Prefecture set up a special area where Love Live! fans can prostrate themselves (bow completely down in what’s called “dogeza” or 土下座 in Japanese) before the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2015
