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The Naruto  Musical Cast Looks Darn Impressive in Costume

Earlier this month we learned that there was a Naruto musical on the horizon here in Japan. Today, to coincide with Jump Festa 2015, we got a first look at the main cast in costume. And I’ll be darned if they don’t look the part. Kodai Matsuoka as Naruto Ryuji Sato as Sasuke Yui Ito…

I Wish Final Fantasy XV: Dog Simulator Was a Real Thing 

Today at Jump Festa 2015 in Chiba, Japan, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata showed off a bit of the upcoming game’s unfinished urban environment. But instead of taking a tour of the city with Noctis and the gang, he instead showed us around through the eyes of a dog. It can pee on things,…

Final Fantasy XV Features A Mechanic Named ‘Cidney’

UPDATE (3/18/15): After playing the demo for Final Fantasy XV, we now know that not only is Cidney called Cindy in English, she’s not the only person with a Cid-like name in this game. Her father is actually named Cid. We’ve changed the headline accordingly. The original headline read “Final Fantasy XV Features The First…

Check Out Final Fantasy XIV‘s New Race, Raid, and Jobs

At the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2014 in Tokyo today, Square-Enix showed off the new race, raid, and jobs previously hinted at back in October when Final Fantasy XIV‘s upcoming Heavensward expansion was announced. Producer Naoki Yoshida took to the stage and after reviewing what had been previously announced, dove into much of the…

Richard’s Top Ten Games of 2014

As you read this list, you’re going to notice something about me: The thing I most care about in a game isn’t the gameplay, but the plot. I just love a well-told story. Thus, my personal top 10 list is largely full of either plot-heavy games or those that told their story in a novel…

M3’s Second Half Lacks What Made the Show Great: Endless Despair

A few months back, I reviewed the first half of M3: The Dark Metal and was impressed at the mecha anime’s neverending conga line of despair. And if there is one major flaw in the second half of the series, it’s that the conga line did, in fact, end. [Note: This review contains major spoilers…

Nintendo Warns Parents About Kids Spending Their Money

Parents, do you know what video games your kids are playing? Do you know what they’re buying? Please pay more attention. For Nintendo. It happened with the iPhone, costing Apple millions of dollars to pay back people whose kids went overboard with in-app purchases on their parents’ iPhones. Now, Nintendo is asking that parents and…

Report: A New JoJo Fighting Game is Coming to PS4

JoJo fans rejoice, it looks like there’s a new game coming your way. Let’s hope it’s not as DLC-ridden as the last Revealed online via Korean website Daum 루리웹, in what looks to be a leaked scan of an upcoming issue of Jump Comics, is a full page article advertisement for a new “stylish JoJo…

What Final Fantasy is, According to its Creator

From the mouth – or rather, the keyboard – of Hironobu Sakaguchi. If you’re a fan of the Final Fantasy series, you’ve heard of him. The man’s blood and tears are in the genes of the game series, and while he no longer works at Square Enix, his influence remains. In a Weekly Famitsu interview…

The Latest Final Fantasy Looks to the Original

The latest official Final Fantasy game, from current Final Fantasy top man Yoshinori Kitase, was announced in an interview between Kitase and series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi in Weekly Famitsu Titled Mevius Final Fantasy, the game is being developed in-house and is slated for release on iOS and Android in Spring, 2015. According to Kitase, the…

The Year in Kotaku East

Kotaku East is about one thing: bringing the weird, the cool, the silly, and the fascinating from the far east to you, the audience. There’s been plenty of that this year: the New 3DS. Link, as a girl called Linkle. Batman on a Japanese highway. Cosplay and memes galore. And more. Lots more. From January…

Danganronpa Another Episode is a Dark Tale Where Children Kill Adults

Danganronpa has never been a “happy” series—as it centers around imprisoned high schoolers whose only means of escape is to kill a classmate and get away with it—but Zettai Zetsubo Shoujo: Danganronpa Another Episode takes it a step further by making its backdrop a city where children are mass murdering adults. [Note: There are moderate…

Co-op Titan Hunting Is Surprisingly Fun

Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind was released in Japan just over a year ago. When I looked at it, the biggest problem was that the majority of the game was designed for local co-op—and I lacked three friends interested in playing it. Luckily, in this year’s updated release, the co-op is now…

Love Stage!! is an Anime Full of Comedy, Romance, and Gender Confusion

What if you found out the girl of your dreams was actually a guy? Good – A Fun Romantic Comedy Love Stage!! is the story of Izumi, an aspiring manga artist otaku who couldn’t be more different from his family. His mother is a world-famous actress, his father a singer, and his brother a boy-band…

China’s Official News Outlet Thinks GTA Was Made in 1968

Chinese Central Television is interesting. It’s worth watching just to guess at what the Chinese government wants to disseminate, but one thing about CCTV that is true is that it’s often error prone. In a recent broadcast about violent video games, CCTV claims that GTA was made in 1968 1968 During a report about the…

In China, The Xbox One Is Now $80 Cheaper

Microsoft’s Xbox One has had a pretty rough time in China. Despite good early sales, the system is having problems, and now with the looming PlayStation 4, Microsoft and its retail vendors have resorted to dropping the price of the console. According to Sina.com‘s gaming channel, Microsoft has dropped the price of the Xbox One…

Assassin’s Creed Asia Isn’t Impossible, Says Ubisoft

Assassin’s Creed‘s a franchise that looks like it would be amazing if it visited either China or Japan. While that didn’t happen yet, according to Ubisoft’s worldwide Uplay director, that doesn’t mean it’s not possible. Speaking to a group of Chinese reporters on Thursday during the PlayStation China announcement, Ubisoft’s Stephanie Perotti talked about everything…

McDonald’s Is Only Selling Small-Sized Fries in Japan

This. Is. Terrible. McDonald’s will only be offering one French fry size in Japan: Small. According to Asahi News, the labor contract dispute in U.S. West Coast ports means that there is a fry shortage. Which means, McDonald’s cannot get the American potatoes it needs to make fries. [Photo: RIN2RIN] And voila, conservation in the…

Famous Celebrities Recreated in Stunning MMO 

We’ve seen Black Desert’s lovely character creator system. It really looks fantastic. Now, let’s see how it can be used to bring famous people to life. As tipster Sang points out, the character creation tool was releasedlast Friday. PC gamers have been making slews of cool-looking characters. Open beta is slated to kick off on…

Well, you can look forward to a new Yu-Gi-Oh! movie… in a few years. It will feature a “completely new and original story” and be out in 2016 in Japan.