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Dragon Ball Z in the Best Hair Wax Promotion Ever
One of the most iconic elements of Dragon Ball Z are the orange Dragon Balls. The other is unruly hair. Now you can have both. Japanese cosmetics company Creer Beaute is rolling out Dragon Ball Z Hair Wax in three styles: Natural, Hard, Super Hard. How hard is Super Hard? Over 9000, no doubt! Each…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 24, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Consider This Your Cosplay Cure
This weekend at the Tokyo Game Show, some of the best cosplay in Asia was on display. There were those at the TGS event halls, but some of the most talented cosplayers graced the stage at Cosplay Collection Night. Japan’s biggest cosplay social-networking site Cure presented Cosplay Collection Night at TGS, with Cure members strutting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2013 -
Kotaku East
This Chinese Actor Should Be Phoenix Wright, Says Chinese Internet
Former Asian teen heartthrob and current all around action movie super star Aaron Kwok has made big waves again on the Chinese blogosphere. This time, the waves have nothing to do with how good or how bad any of his movies are, but instead, about what he looks like in one of his movies. Kwok,…
By Eric Jou Published September 23, 2013 -
Kotaku East
The Metal Gear Solid Side Mission Demo Ended With A Badass Car Jump
If nothing else, Hideo Kojima knows how to work a crowd. So it’s only natural that he’d have something extra planned for the public day live performance of Tokyo Game Show 2013. In addition to the12-minute Ground Zeroes demo, Kojima also treated spectators to a brief side mission demo. Made specifically for the limited time…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 23, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Escape From China’s Mystery Rooms!
Have you ever wanted to be locked in a hotel room? Or even trapped inside a murder scene? Well fear not: your odd, twisted fantasies have sort of been realised in Beijing’s newest craze, the mystery room escape! Mystery room escapes in Beijing are akin to a smaller-sized fun houses. Basically it’s a locked room…
By Eric Jou Published September 23, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Westerners Want PS Vita TV More than Sony Thought
That PS Vita TV sure is a neat little device, huh? The device is hitting Japan this November and will be released elsewhere in Asia next January. But what about the West? In a recent roundtable Kotaku attended at Sony’s Tokyo headquarters, Masayasu Ito said, “Western gamers want [the PS Vita TV] more than we…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Stupid Man Took Out a $7,000 Loan for In-Game Items
In South Korea, there’s a show called Hello Counselor. On it, the celebrity panel talks with folks dealing with issues, which are often unusual. A segment on a recent episode introduced a couple dealing with game addiction. On the show, a 22 year-old woman (above) wanted to know how her husband could overcome his problems…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2013 -
Kotaku East
You Will Want These Tokyo Game Show Toys
Maybe you won’t want all of them. But I’m pretty sure there’s something in here for everyone. Have a look and judge for yourself. These photos were recently taken at the Tokyo Game Show merchandise section. There are items currently on sale in Japan as well as some upcoming goodies. Perhaps you might want them…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2013 -
Kotaku East
iOS 7’s Newest App? Japanese Pornography
Apple’s new iOS is more than a big leap in interface, it’s also pretty. And in Japan, people are making it erotic. Warning: This post has man butt. While Western porn shows everything, Japanese pornography does not. Instead, pixels or blurred mosaics cover private parts (read more as to why here). Online in Japan, people…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2013 -
Kotaku EastOne of Metal Gear Solid‘s Most Iconic Tropes Was Almost Axed
Looking at its gameplay, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain and its prologue, Ground Zeroes capture the spirit of the Metal Gear series despite worries arising from director Hideo Kojima’s announcement that the game would be open world. However, a staple of the series—the exclamation point—was almost not included in Metal Gear Solid 5…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 21, 2013 -
Kotaku EastPS4 or Xbox One? We Poll The Tokyo Game Show
Thirty-two responses later, we had one very clear answer. 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 to 8am. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @BiggestinJapan
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 21, 2013 -
Kotaku EastLock Your New iPhone with Nipples (Apparently!)
Apple’s new scanning security tech is pretty clever. It’s not only smart enough to identify different fingers, but supposedly also clever to i.d. different nipples. Welcome to the future! According to Japanese site Rocket News, the new iPhones can recognize your nipples (um, okay!), keeping it locked for different nipples. In the above video, you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2013 -
Kotaku EastThe New Theatrhythm is More of the Same
Undoubtedly one of the best features of the Final Fantasy series is its amazing soundtrack—hence the creation of last year’s music game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Of course, even with over 70 songs in the game, that was just the tip of the iceberg: hence the creation of its upcoming sequel, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 21, 2013 -
Kotaku East
So Far, Titanfall Is Getting Thumbs Up from Japan
Japan knows a good giant mecha when it sees one. And from the sound of it, the country’s gamers are more than pleased with what they are seeing with Titanfall Today is the first public day of the Tokyo Game Show and the first time that Respawn Entertainment has shown its mecha-filled FPS Titanfall in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Try Not to Punch the TV When Playing D4
Dark Dreams Don’t Die, or D4, is an Xbox One exclusive episodic game that tells the story of a time-traveling detective trying to solve and prevent the murder of his wife. Japanese game designer Hidetaka Suehiro, or Swery, is developing this game. The cel-shaded game is centered around the Kinect—you will be interacting with an…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published September 20, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Pulling Off One of Gaming’s Biggest Cons
Doctored screenshots? A demo that directly contradicts the actual game? In-game writing specifically designed to mislead the player? Producer Yoshinori Terasawa talks about crafting one of gaming’s biggest cons for Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc [Note: The following article contains spoilers for the first murder case of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.] Before the release of Danganronpa…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 20, 2013 -
Kotaku EastThe New Strider Game is a Classic Reborn
In recent years, there have been many classic game-inspired re-imaginings—from Bionic Commando to DuckTales. At TGS 2013 today, I was able to get my hands on the newest one: Strider As it’s been nearly 15 years since the release of the last Strider game, many of you may only know about the character from his…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 20, 2013 -
Kotaku EastI Saw The Evil Within… And Was Terrified
Today at TGS 2013, I was present for an extended fifteen minute gameplay trailer of the new game by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami: The Evil Within. I have good news. It was pretty darn scary. The trailer began more as a tech demo than anything else. There was a wall of stone that shifted…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 20, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Deep Down Looks Really Cool, But it Reminds Me of Another Game…
Aplayable demo of Capcom’s upcoming enigmatic online multiplayer game Deep Downwas available at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, but unless you’re in Japan and manage to get there early or have a play reservation, good luck with the 4+ hour wait. Fortunately, I was able to get through the doors relatively quickly and after only…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 20, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Crimson Dragon: Prettier And No Longer Kinect-Only
Crimson Dragon was originally scheduled to be an Xbox 360 downloadable game But as fortune and Mike Fahey’s prayers would have it, it is now an Xbox One launch title Director Yukio Futatsugi was at TGS this year to show off the new Crimson Dragon and comparing the game to when it was for the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 20, 2013