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Kotaku EastJapanThe Best Cosplay Of Tokyo Comic-Con 2019
This year’s Tokyo Comic-Con wrapped up over the weekend. There were big stars, merch, comics, and yes, cosplay. Let’s have a look at the best get-ups of the show. Since this is Tokyo Comic-Con, the cosplays are typically Western comic book, movie, or TV characters—though, this isn’t always the case.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 26, 2019 -
UncategorizedStarting November 30, One Piece fans can board a life-sized version of Thousand Sunny ship and take a short, thirty-minute cruise at Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki. The replica boat isn’t new (here’s a video tour from a few years back), but if you’re in Japan and like One Piece, maybe check it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 26, 2019 -
CultureData Suggests Most Steam Users’ PCs Aren’t Ready To Play Half-Life: Alyx
Deep-pocketed companies like Valve and Oculus have been pushing virtual reality for years, but mainstream interest in the practice of strapping video games to one’s eyeballs has remained relatively low. Half-Life: Alyx seems primed to give a whole new audience a very valid reason to hover a hesitant finger over a headset’s Buy button and…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 25, 2019 -
CultureThe Pokémon Company Wants To Hunt Leakers On 4Chan, Discord
Earlier this month, before the game’s release, leaked images of Pokémon Sword & Shield starting turning up online. That’s pretty normal for a big video game, but The Pokémon Company are taking the matter very seriously, so seriously that they’re asking a court if they can serve subpoenas on 4chan and Discord. As reported by…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2019 -
CultureBattleborn Is Shutting Down In 2021
Despite a small crowd of diehards who went so far as to organize events in an attempt to save the game, Battleborn seems destined to go down in history as a high-profile flop. Two years ago, developer Gearbox halted updates to the already-shot hero shooter. Today, publisher 2K announced plans to sunset the game entirely.…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 25, 2019 -
CultureWhy Does This Jedi: Fallen Order Mod Look Like Joe Jonas
The most popular mod for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order right now is a rework of the lead character’s face. It has the unintended effect of making him look like Joe Jonas. Two things are immediately apparent upon seeing Cal Kestis: he is definitely a Jedi, and he’s extremely ginger. The “Better Call Cal” mod…
By Gita Jackson Published November 25, 2019 -
CultureFallout 76 Players Can’t Shoot Pacifists, So They’re Nuking Them Instead
In Fallout 76, other players are only supposed to be able to kill you if you shoot back, but there are ways to game the system, the latest of which involves killing bystanders with radiation poisoning. There are so many ways to die in Fallout 76, from being blown up by Scorchbeasts to glitching through…
By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsSims At College Drink Too Much
Addison, a Sim I made to check out The Sims 4’s latest college-themed expansion was tense. She was almost always tense on campus, given how much work she had to do to graduate. At the Britechcester University campus, there’s pretty much only one option to unwind: go to the bar. Sims don’t drink alcohol—they drink…
By Gita Jackson Published November 25, 2019 -
UncategorizedI’m checking out Mable & The Wood right now on our Twitch channel. Come join me in the chat!
By Paul Tamayo Published November 25, 2019 -
CultureHow To Play Video Games Without Messing Up Your Body
It’s obvious that parking your butt on the couch for several hours straight playing a game isn’t good for you, but sometimes it’s hard to resist. Here’s how to do it without messing up your body. This piece originally appeared 4/2/18. Drink Water And Snack Healthy Dr. Caitlin McGee, a physical therapist that works with…
By Gita Jackson Published November 25, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsBlack Future ’88 Is A Fun, Bite-Sized Cyberpunk Roguelike
Black Future ’88 is uncompromisingly hard, often repetitive, and very short, but those things haven’t stopped me from having a blast tearing through it. Released last week on PC and Switch, the game takes place in the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse engineered by the architect of a giant skyscraper. Everyone’s lost track of time…
By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2019 -
CultureThe Week In Games: 20 Nights At Freddy’s
November is almost over and the month is leaving with a final, quiet week. Not much releasing this month. But for fans of the Five Nights At Freddy’s games, I’ve got good news. The first four games in the popular horror franchise are arriving on Switch this week. The release of these FNAF games on…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 25, 2019 -
UncategorizedIt’s much easier to make a pixel art mock-up than a full video game, but that doesn’t stop them from being beautiful gestures toward what might be. These illustrations of a side-scrolling Mega Man Legends game by artist Phil Giarrusso are a perfect example
By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2019 -
CultureDestiny‘s Bad Juju Is Now In Borderlands 3
Over the weekend players discovered Good Juju, Borderlands 3’s response to Destiny’s exotic pulse rifle Bad Juju. The Legendary assault rifle was added to the game last week as part of its Maliwan Takedown update and is instantly recognizable to anyone who’s spent time with Bungie’s loot shooter. In addition to Good Juju looking an…
By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Step | Artist: Hitsujibungaku | Album: At the End of the Tunnel, We Saw the Light
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2019 -
Kotaku EastChinaMan Spends $1.4 Million On Game Character, Which His Friend Then Accidentally Sold For Only $552
Whoops! According to South China Morning Post, a man in China spent an eye-watering $1.4 million on his character in MMORPG Justice Online. His buddy accidentally sold said character for a mere $552. The man filed a lawsuit against game company NetEase and his friend. Well, former friend, I guess. The friend—er, defendant—had been loaned…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanJapan’s First Nintendo Store Opened Last Friday, But Lines Are Still Hours Long
Nintendo Tokyo opened on Friday. Lots of people came to the first day, and you’d think that by today, the crowds would have subsided. Nope! Twenty minutes after opening today, the wait reached 4 hours. Within 45 minutes, it was over 6 hours. Even this afternoon, at 3:15 PM, the wait was around 2 hours.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2019
