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As Superannuation points out, Sony has filed a new Last Guardian trademark registration.

Want an iPhone 5 Mock-up? Got a Few Bucks?

While the inevitable iPhone 5 reveal is right around the corner, some companies cannot wait (and already have Android versions). Others, however, are happy to produce—and sell you—a mock-up. If you want to impress your friends (and really, who doesn’t?), then here are a handful of fully assembled iPhone 5 mock-ups that are available throughout…

How to Annoy Metal Gear‘s Creator: Ask Him About Project Ogre

Remember when Hideo Kojima jokingly told Kotaku readers to petition Konami so that he didn’t have to make Metal Gear Solid anymore? Good times. But as the stunning debut trailer for the newest Metal Gear Solid, the open world game MGS: Ground Zeroes, proves, yes, Hideo Kojima does have to make Metal Gear Solid. That’s…

Hey, It’s Ico on a Sony Dude’s Vita

Shuhei Yoshida is a Sony dude. The guy oversees all of Sony’s software development. When he’s not doing that, he’s using the internet to tweet and post photos. Photos like this. This is classic PlayStation 2 game Ico running on Yoshida’s Vita. It might not be his Vita—it could be someone else’s. But, yes, it…

Push Kong Suni’s Tummy, And Watch Her Fart

Meet Kong Suni. She doesn’t just wear cute frocks and eat all the food you shovel in her mouth. Oh no, she’ll also toot—because tooting is cute, and so is poop. In Korea—as well as elsewhere in much of Asia—doo-doo is often shown as adorable when presented to kids. This, of course, is to encourage…

Macross: Do You Remember Love? on the PlayStation is a Forgotten 2D-Shooter Classic

Macross: Do You Remember Love? is one of the defining anime of the 1980s—which explains why this year’s Blu-ray 30th Anniversary Box is so full of amazing additions. We at Kotaku East have already looked at the hybrid pack’s PS3 title Macross: My Boyfriend is a Pilot 2012, but there is a download code included…

You Want Guns? She’s Got Guns. Plastic Guns.

Aigis (née Aegis in Japan) from Persona is getting a new posable figure this December. It’s for Persona 4 Arena, and if you don’t like the color variation, sit tight. In January 2013, another color variation will hit—it’s a “Famitsu original color version”. Famitsu is a Japanese game magazine. You can see the new color…

These Weather Girls Do More than Make Weather Fun

Taiwan’s Weather Girls are have their sights set on Japan—not to make the weather “more fun” (they’ve already done that, apparently!) Rather, they hope to make it as popstars. Weather Girls originally debuted in August 2010 and were the brainchild of Next Media, the Taiwanese TV network famous for creating Sims-like news recreations. They didn’t…

Internet Addiction Clinics Cracking Down on Beatings

China was one of the first countries to recognize internet addiction as a psychological illness—and then beat the crap out of people suffering from it. As The Register points out, a 2008 government supported report stated that those who gamed more than six hours in a day and then experienced withdrawal type symptoms suffered from…

This Collector’s Edition is an Anime Fan’s Dream!

Games, movies—these days everything seems to have its own collector’s edition. Filled with art books, statues and mini posters, few of them are really worth the extra price. So it’s always a surprise when a collector’s edition like the Macross: Do You Remember Love? 30th Anniversary Box comes along. First, the Macross: Do You Remember…

There’s a new Persona! It’s…a card battle game. For smartphones. Oh.

Bruce Lee Wants You to Be Water in This Amazing Remix

In 1971, Bruce Lee did an interview—a great interview—on The Pierre Berton Show It was the martial arts superstar’s only TV interview. The 25-minute talk was believed to have been lost, but has since been archived—and more recently remixed by melodysheep. Also check out the full, original interview. If you haven’t seen it, it’s definitely…

Tight Lips on Final Fantasy Versus [Update with Character Drawing]

At Square Enix’s 25th Anniversary event today in Tokyo, company honcho Yoichi Wada took the stage and briefly mentioned Versus. Very briefly. Here’s what he said (via Japanese Final Fantasy blogger Marshal.Alloc): “I cannot say any more than, ‘We are making Versus!’ Please wait a little longer.” This raises all sorts of questions: Is the…

Square Enix is Releasing 11 Pounds of Final Fantasy (No, Really)

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy. And what better way to say Happy Anniversary than with a FF box set? That weighs 11 pounds? And costs US$445? The box includes the PlayStation disc versions of all the numeric Final Fantasy games from FFI to FFXIII. It also comes with a Crystal ArtWorks…

Anime Practical Joke Goes Over The Line And Incites Mass Flaming

Who here remembers Candid Camera? (Kids, ask your parents.) Whether you’ve heard of the actual TV show or not, the legacy of Candid Camera lives on in present day reality TV and movies. The concept is simple: Play a practical joke on someone and catch it on film. The idea of Candid Camera was especially…

Sink Or Swim, This Man Deserves A Medal For His Work On Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn

Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn producer and director, Naoki Yoshida wowed audiences with the beauty and splendor of the revamped game at the GamesCon event two weeks ago. On stage and off, Yoshida has been proudly and enthusiastically showing expectant fans what he had in store for them in A Realm Reborn. He should…

Want 800 Pages of Metal Gear? How About Metal Gear Tights?

Today at the 25th anniversary event for Metal Gear, Konami showed off a slew of Metal Gear related goods. Some of them you might want. Some, you might not. There was the usual array of gaming t-shirts (here, a collaboration between Uniqlo and Konami) as well as the more unusual: Metal Gear tights. They are…

How To End This Territorial Pissing Match? GIANT ANIME ROBOTS.

Japan and South Korea are at odds over the Liancourt Rocks. In Japanese, they are called “Takeshima”, while in Korean they are known as “Dokdo”. Tensions between the two countries have now reached the point where giant robots are involved. Enter Robot Taekwon V. According to reports, the jumbo Korean bot is now doing for…

Former IBM Honcho Nabbed for Being Creepy and Horrible

Tokyo police revealed that charges have been filed against former IBM exec Takumi Otoshi. On August 22, Otoshi allegedly used his iPod to film up a young woman’s skirt while riding the escalator at JR Yotsuya Station in Tokyo. Otoshi was the president of IBM Japan between 1999 and 2008. As Tokyo Reporter points out,…

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Looks To Be Full Of Clichés, But It Has a Chainsaw-Wielding Robot Dog

After initially being announced back in 2009 as Metal Gear Solid: Rising, and rebranded in 2011 after facing cancellation, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance looks like it’s “gearing” up for its finishing lap before release with some new info (pardon the pun). In an announcement in this week’s Weekly Famitsu. Konami has revealed the sword-wielding cyborg,…