As Kotaku previously mentioned, there is once again a set of official Neon Genesis Evangelion cakes. This is the third series of Eva cakes. Yes, the third! These cakes are pricy (around US$50 or higher), and are eaten with utensils that look like Eva weapons. Recently, sister site Kotaku Japan got to see the Eva…
Today, Level-5 unveiled its latest Professor Layton. It’s not only the sixth Layton adventure. It’s the last one for the game’s titular character. The name of the game is Layton Kyoujyu to Cho Bunmei A no Isan (loosely “Professor Layton and the Legacy of Super Civilization A”). The game takes Layton and his trusty assistant…
Nintendo is holding a special tournament for 3DS game Culdcept in Japan. The winner will get this: a special Culdcept 3DS XL. With Culdcept, Nintendo brought Omiya Soft’s classic fantasy strategy title to the 3DS. The game’s image character even became a sex symbol ニンテンドー3DSカルドセプト [Twitter]
Manga fans! A limited edition version of the 37th volume of Berserk will be bundled with an Berserker Armour-wearing Guts. (Guts, of course, is the lead character of Berserk, non-manga fans!) This bundle is priced at ¥4,780 (US$61) and pre-orders end on October 31. 「べルセルク」37巻は3月、初の限定版にガッツフィギュア [Natalie] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture,…
Times are tough. While Sony has had success with the PS3, the tech giant sometimes seems like it’s lost its touch. That might be why Sony is creating a special team of one hundred crackerjack employees. The aim is to find the next big thing. This week, Sony revealed that it established a new R&D…
Set in Hong Kong, Sleeping Dogs didn’t just look to the city’s rich cinema tradition for inspiration. It also tried looking to the city itself. But when you are mixing fact and fiction, you must be careful not to stereotype. Here’s Sleeping Dogs producer Dan Sochan to website CVG on attempting to overcome that challenge:…
In the above clip, a Chinese gamer ignores several booth companions while he focuses on what looks like side-scrolling role-playing game Zhan Hun (roughly, “Soul Decapitation”). The clip is now going viral, but it’s actually from the China Joy expo earlier this summer. This is probably a stunt by a game company—however, it could also…
These days, figures look better and better. They also cost more and more. Against that backdrop, this creation is baffling. Above is a 9.6-inch soft vinyl figure of Mian from virtual bar hostess game Dream Club and Dream Club Zero. Out this October in Japan, it’s priced at ¥15,750—that’s a little over US$200. Crazy! This…
Even though game consoles are banned in China, Microsoft just launched a Chinese language Xbox site.
Spotted at an internet cafe in China, this gentleman is all tuckered out—a sleepy pooh. Was it too much gaming? A marathon online session? Whatever it was, it resulted in some amazing sleep pyrotechnics. Full size image below: A reminder of how we see Chinese sleeping everywhere [Alicia Lui via Beijing Cream] Kotaku East is…
After a drip-fed countdown, Square Enix revealed that The World Ends With You was being re-released. On iOS. For twenty bucks. The good news is that the port—pricey as it is—ain’t bad. The better news? Square Enix hints at more The World Ends With You. The game’s director Tatsuya Kando said in the upcoming Famitsu:…
Recently, I sat down with School Days HQ, a Japanese-made visual novel famous for the juxtaposition of its high school love triangle and shocking, ultra-violent endings. However, upon my completion of the game, I found my ending to be rather mundane—a happy ending like those found in many similar stories. My first time through the…
Rice balls—née “onigiri”—are a prefect portable snack. They’ve existed in Japan for centuries and have traditionally been either triangle-shaped or round. A Japanese toy company thinks it’s figured out a new, amusing spin on the traditional snack. Called “Smart-han”, it’s a hard plastic tube that allows people to pack in rice and various fillings for…
If you’ve played video games, read manga or seen anime, they’ve probably made an appearance: that’s right, tentacles. For a segment of Japanese (and now, Western) pop culture, those phallic-looking feelers are in the visual lexicon. As Kotaku previously mentioned, one of the manga artists who is responsible for that is Toshio Maeda—aka the self-proclaimed…
Square Enix is readying a new Final Fantasy game, which has been referred to as “Lightning Saga”. It’s probably going to be Final Fantasy XIII-3: SOMETHING SOMETHING, but as Yoshinori Kitase pointed out today on Twitter, “The title isn’t Lightning Saga.” Phew! Rather, Square Enix will be unveiling the game’s title at its upcoming Final…
At a recent Street Fighter X Tekken tourney in Taiwan, a slew of cosplayers showed up, bringing the iconic fighters to life. This isn’t a first for Capcom—and Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono once again got in on the act and dressed up as Chun-Li! He’s such a great Chun-Li. Lots of game companies embrace…
This fall, Resident Evil is taking over Universal Studios Japan as part of Halloween Horror Night.
Macross: My Boyfriend is a Pilot 2012 is the newest game included in one of Bandai-Namco’s hybrid packs which attach a brand new game to its corresponding anime for the Blu-ray release. In this case, MBIAP 2012 is attached to the HD remaster of the classic 1984 film, Macross Do You Remember Love. We already…
You ever see Gunhed? James Cameron is a fan. And as far as late 1980s sci-fi films go, it’s aged surprisingly well. The movie might be familiar to gamers as Gunhed went on to serve as the basis of a TurboGrafx-16 game, which was known as Blazing Lazers in the West. And there couldn’t be…
Look. At. That. Japan is getting a giant Gundam box. Previously, there was only concept art, but the actual thing was recently showed at the Chara Hobby figure event outside Tokyo. That wasn’t the only thing on display. Besides a Gundam Toyota, there was a slew of character figures and statues—Gundam and totally not Gundam.…
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