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Kotaku East
Dragon Quest X Boxart Is Classy and Cool
Via Amazon, the official boxart for Dragon Quest X has made its way online. I like it! And I’m not alone. However, reading through Japanese forums and websites, there are also those who don’t seem exactly bowled over. Screw them! DQX looks cool.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Tokyo’s Tower Milk Shake Is Not a Bong. It’s a Bank.
Mmm! Who doesn’t love milk shakes? And giant towers? And drugs? Burger joint Lotteria decided to blend both with a 1/1000 scale, 2-foot high, ¥2,800 (US$35) vanilla shake. And when you are done slurping it, the shake can be used as a piggy bank and hold ¥100,000 (US$1,259) worth of ¥500 ($6) coins. Just remember…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Japanese Gaming’s Unexpected Influences
In this week’s Weekly Famitsu, 12 game creators were asked what their 3 greatest influences were, from movies to books to other video games. Here’s what some their answers were: Katsura Hashino Game designer for Persona 3 and Persona 4, Hashino’s greatest film influence was the David Lynch film, Mulholland Drive. So much so that…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 7, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThey Actually Made a Free-to-Play Theme Song. This Is It.
I guess we’ve reached critical mass for free-to-play? To promote free-to-play PS Vita game Samurai and Dragons, Sony and Sega roped in curvy bikini lady Ai Shinozaki to sing a theme song that’s actually called “Play for Free”. The b-side better be “Cool Armour Is Extra”. Skip ahead to 57 seconds in to watch Shinozaki…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThis Is More Than 15 Seconds of Live-Action Badass Mecha Battles
Mamoru Oshii, director of such animated films like Ghost in the Shell was recently revealed as the director of the Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor trailer. In the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu, the director offered his insight to the creation of the trailer and some impressions on the game itself. The 15 second trailer was…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 7, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Goodness Gracious, That Perofella Adult Video Actress Has Been Busy
While porn star Tsubomi recently appeared in the Persona porno parody, that’s not all the 24 year-old has appeared in. She’s appeared in far more dirty films—a mind boggling number, actually. Her official blog recently announced an important milestone: Tsubomi appeared in her ONE THOUSANDTH blue movie. Granted that does include complations and supporting roles, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Report: One Thousand Workers Riot at Foxconn
Earlier this week, a riot broke out in Foxconn’s Chengdu plant. According to reports, up to a thousand Foxconn workers ended up rioting and police were called in to subdue the crowd. Initially, the outburst began in the factory’s male worker dormitory. Security guards arrived on the scene to stop a thief, and allegedly, some…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2012 -
Kotaku East
That Stunning New Final Fantasy Tech? That’s Not for Sale.
Square Enix caused a lot of jaws to drop at E3 with the unveiling of its new Luminous Studio engine. The new game engine offers a whole new world in high quality graphic content for the creators of Final Fantasy. Square Enix CEO Youichi Wada spoke in an interview with Famitsu about the creation and…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 7, 2012 -
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North Korea Allegedly Infected Video Games with Viruses for Cyber Attacks
Starting in 2009, a 30-something South Korean man with the last name Jo began traveling to northeastern China. There, he met North Koreans who were government agents. Jo allegedly met with the agents to ask them to develop game software for a cyber attack on South Korea. Those games would turn players’ computers against their…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012 -
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Fingers Crossed The Last Dark is Blood-C‘s First and Last Feature Film
This last weekend, Blood-C: The Last Dark was released in select theaters across Japan. This movie is the conclusion to the story-arc started in the 2011 anime Blood-C. It is also the latest in the Blood series—which started with the feature film Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) and was continued in the anime series Blood+…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 5, 2012 -
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How Many Different PSP Poses Can You Strike in Skimpy Clothes?
In China, there’s a whole subgenre of tech models who specialize in wearing skimpy clothes and posting with electronics. According to Liu Youqi’s profile, she’s not one of those, but rather, a cosplayer. Her photos beg to differ. The model, who also calls herself “Sevenbaby”, shows how you can pose with hardware, while not looking…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2012 -
Kotaku EastNintendo’s Long Lost Adventure Game in Action
Almost all Nintendo published titles have made their way West sooner or later, but not Captain Rainbow on the Wii. This adventure game is filled with mini-games, C-List Nintendo characters, and stars a Power Ranger-esque superhero. It’s known in the west for its quirky sense of humor, but how does it look in action? Check…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 5, 2012 -
Kotaku East
I Never Expected To See a Sex Toy in a Nintendo Game
Always on the lookout for crazy games, I dove into my local game store’s bargain bin and came up with Captain Rainbow. This adventure game follows the titular Captain Rainbow, a Power Ranger-like transforming superhero as he encounters many of Nintendo’s C-grade characters. I expected it to be weird, but I never for a moment…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 5, 2012 -
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A Chinese Three Kingdoms MMO with Pokemon Elements
When I first looked at Taoyuan, I wasn’t interested. In fact, I was almost put off by it. The only reason why I decided to try the game was because A. It’s my job to do so, and B. because the idol promoting the game caught my eye. Originally put off by the idea of…
By Eric Jou Published June 4, 2012 -
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The Idea That Drives Nintendo
For a company known for colorful, cute games, Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters is anything but. The first floor lobby—covered in white marble—looks more like an insurance company’s than one of Japan’s most creative companies. During a recent video presentation, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata noted that the room he was speaking from was plain. However, above Iwata,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2012