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I Didn’t Know Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris Requires So Much Button Pressing

In 1972, Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris faced off in Way of the Dragon. Here, that fight has been reimagined as a Shenmue style quick time event. If you’ve never seen the original fight, do yourself the favor of watching it, sans button icons. Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris QTE – Shenmue [YouTube] Kotaku East…

No, This Man Is Not Slicing a Real Dragon

Goodness! These images have popped up online in China, with people speculating that this gentleman is slicing open a real dragon. He’s not. Know how I know? There’s no such thing as real dragons. I think. Note: This post might contain imagery that dragon lovers find disturbing. Commenters online in China are quick to point…

The Newest Game from Dead Rising‘s Creator Is, Well, a Zombie Game [Updated with First Images]

Keiji Inafune, best known for Dead Rising and Mega Man, is hard at work on a new game. This is unconfirmed, but according to the upcoming issue of Famitsu, the game is called Yaiba. All that’s currently known is that the game is a zombie title. More details, including platforms, are forthcoming. Sit tight. Update:…

Metal Gear Rising Cancelled for Xbox 360 in Japan [Update]

Today, Konami announced that the Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has been slashed, cut, and cancelled. Only the PS3 version will be released in Japan. The studio apologized to those gamers looking forward to the Xbox 360 version, but did not give a reason as to why it had been canned. No…

My, What Enormous Anime Eyes You Have

Revenge of the anime eyes! Earlier this year, models with anime-style eyes stirred up chatter online. The latest one to make waves is Odessa resident Anastasia Shpagina. Anime eyes often appear to be camera tricks or Photoshop; however, Shpagina is also using make up tricks that help make her eyes look abnormally large. If you…

The Story Of a Kotaku Editor And His Lollipop Chainsaw Love Pillow

Like a foamy, flaccid force of nature, she came tumbling into my life. No discernable shape, fluffy, mildly offensive. But somehow, some way—like a tapeworm—she burrowed herself deep into my existence. I know she’ll be mine forever. She is indispensible, an irreplaceable part of my world. 2012 has been a big year for me, an…

The Greatest Pokémon Mystery: Where Is Ash’s Father?

If you’ve ever seen the Pocket Monsters anime series, you’ll wonder where the heck Ash’s father is. His mom, Delia Ketchum, pops up in the series. But dear old Dad? He’s nowhere to be seen. What’s more, from what I can remember, Ash’s father hasn’t really been referenced in the anime, save for a mention…

Why I Would Play the Hell Out of the New Final Fantasy Dating Sim (If it Really Existed)

Last week at the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event here in Tokyo, some of the biggest names in Square Enix talked about the franchise. Square Enix showed off the first material related to Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn was put through its paces. Then Hajime Tabata—director of Crisis…

See Kenshin Return to Action in This New Fighting Game

Two-and-a-half weeks ago, popular 90’s anime Rurouni Kenshin exploded onto the Japanese cinema scene with the series’ first live-action movie. However, that was not the only Kenshin-related item to get a release that week. Sequel to last year’s Rurouni Kenshin Saisen, Rurouni Kenshin Kansei is a PSP fighting game with a roster of nearly all…

Playing Video Games on the Train Is Both Frustrating and Wonderful

This animated gif is from the Production I.G version of manga Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san and shows just how some handheld gaming can liven up the most boring of commutes. yondemasuyo azazel san [Transethnic Japanese] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune…

This Store Was Killed by Mobile Games, Says Owner

For the last few years, I have been a frequent customer at a local mom-and-pop video game store here in Japan. Today I walked in to see the shelves with empty spaces and the games majorly discounted. After 21 years of selling games, the store is going out of business. Surprised and saddened by this,…

The Creator of Ikaruga Fires Out a New Game

As far as shooters go, they don’t get much more iconic than Ikaruga. The game’s director, Hiroshi Iuchi, is about to release a brand new shooter. It’s called Kokuga, and it’s for the 3DS. Have a look. Ikaruga Designer’s Nintendo 3DS Shoot-em-up Out This Month; Here’s A Trailer [Siliconera] Kotaku East is your slice of…

Sony Showing Off Its Newest Head-Mounted Display

At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Sony will roll out the latest prototype for its head-mounted display. Sony worked with an outside research team on this prototype, which promises 360 degrees of freedom while enjoying movies, music, and looking goofy. Sony to show off HMZ Prototype AR HMD at TGS [NeoGAF] Kotaku East is your…

Go Ahead, Roll This 3DS Stylus All Over Your Face!

It’s not just a 3DS stylus. It’s a beauty roller. You can use it to play 3DS games and massage your mug, because nothing says video games like rolling things on your face. This face roller uses germanium, which apparently has semi-conductive properties and is known for its healing abilities. So, supposedly, if you use…

Like Those Resident Evil Movies? Well, Get Ready for a Monster Hunter Flick.

Paul W.S. Anderson has made a whole bunch of Resident Evil movies. And those movies have made a whole bunch of money. But Anderson doesn’t only have eyes for Capcom’s survival horror franchise. Apparently, he’s keen to bring Monster Hunter to the silver screen, too. In an interview with Cinema Today, Anderson said, “Recently, I…

Meet Japan’s Boy Band Nazi

Is there anything more innocuous than Japanese boy bands? Not when one of their members dresses like a Nazi S.S. officer, tortures himself, and then has a dance battle. With himself. The actual video makes even less sense. Trust me. For his solo single “Black or White”, boy band singer Koki Tanaka, who is a…

Iron Chef Is Returning to Japan (Kitchen Stadium Lives!)

After a 13-year hiatus, Iron Chef is returning to Japanese television. The show, which originally ran from 1992 to 1999 in Japan, became a cult hit abroad after it was dubbed for Western audiences (see above). It’s not yet known whether host Takeshi Kaga and his bell pepper will be returning for the show. Gamers…

I See Lots of Milla Jovovich, But Not Much Bingbing Li

Late last week, stories surfaced that Bingbing Li, the actor who plays Ada Wong in the new Resident Evil movie, wants nothing to do with Japan. You know, the country that made Resident Evil. And it now looks like Li got her wish not to appear on the Japanese RE: Retribution movie posters. Li skipped…

Behold The Glory Of Taiwan’s Terrible 1990’s Live-Action Dragon Ball Movie!

Every now and then I would jump over the great firewall of China and check what’s on Facebook. Early this morning I discovered Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Saga. This fan-made film brought joy to my eyes as I clicked on link after link trying to learn more about the project, however my joy was soon…