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Kotaku EastJapanFirst Look At Final Fantasy Brave Exvius…The Musical
As previously reported, free-to-play game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is being turned into a musical. Here’s a glimpse of what it might look like, which seems to be fancy threads. Final Fantasy Brave Exvius The Musical will debut this March with runs in Tokyo and Kobe. It’s written by Fumiya Matsuzaki, who previously penned the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanLupin III Anime Voice Actor Makio Inoue Has Died
Makio Inoue is most famous for voicing Lupin III’s Goemon Ishikawa XIII. Today, it was announced that the long-time voice actor had passed away at the age of 81. Inoue got his start with minor characters in Astro Boy and other roles at Tezuka Productions in the early 1960s. In the 1970s, he had breakout…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedLet the sequel talk begin! During an interview with Vulture, Hideo Kojima briefly mentions working with Norman Reedus again, maybe on a Death Stranding sequel. If he were to make another Death Stranding, Kojima says he “would start from zero.”
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2019 -
CultureStreamer Sets World Record By Playing Games For 572 Hours
Last month, Cecilia ran a great feature on Andrew “GiantWaffle” Bodine, who was in the middle of an attempt to set a world record by streaming himself playing video games for 570 hours. Yesterday, he reached the finish line. Obviously, like any world record attempt these days in pretty much any field, participants are allowed…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2019 -
Uncategorized‘Shop Contest: Black Friday
This past Friday was Black Friday and had a splurge of gaming and electronics deals. I saw lots of people looking for new TVs. I still remember when flat screens were thousands of dollars and can’t believe so many high quality TVs are on sale now for only a few hundred. Of course, with new…
By Peter Tieryas Published December 1, 2019 -
CultureSunday Comics: OK Boomer
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Nov. 25. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Nov. 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 1, 2019 - Uncategorized
Rockstar has revealed the contents of the free care package Red Dead Redemption 2 PC players will receive as an apology for the game’s launch issues. In addition to the previously announced Prieto poncho, the package includes ammo and shotgun slugs, some big game and baked beans, horse reviver, and miracle tonic.
By Riley MacLeod Published December 1, 2019 -
CultureAsk Dr. NerdLove: Why Was It So Easy To Get Over My Ex?
Hello, you joyous nipplewarmers, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to help you make a love connection while you’re trying to survive the Black Friday Riots. This week, we’re dealing with our exes and soon-to-be exes. Why was it so easy for him to let go of his relationship while…
Harris O'Malley Published December 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedHi Kotaku! I’m signing off for the weekend and wanted to give a big thank you to all the readers for taking the time to read my retrospectives/essays and leaving some very interesting comments over the Thanksgiving break. I try to read as many as I can as I always learn really fascinating things and…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedI Wish All RPGs Had A New Game Plus
When I was younger, dropping hundreds of hours on a RPG was no problem. It was actually something I was proud of. I spent so much time on RPG series like Might and Magic, Ultima, Dragon Quest, and Final Fantasy, it felt like a rite of passage. Part of what makes the RPG experience so…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedWhat’s Your Favorite Video Game Soundtrack?
Whenever I got a new Sega Genesis game, I used to plug in the earphones to the console’s headphone jack to play it. I felt an invisible bubble form around me as the game started and I listened to the music in stereo sound. It was like I’d jacked into my own private universe. There’s…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 30, 2019 -
CultureGhost Trick Has One Of The Catchiest OSTs On The DS
Ghost Trick was one of my favorite games on the DS. A big part of what made it so good was the amazing music. The whole concept behind Ghost Trick is making ghostly possessions a game mechanic. That meant every object in an area was either a potential tool to be manipulated or a method…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedMonster Asks Tough Questions About Morality, Fate, And Justice
An anime series based on a manga of the same name by Naoki Urasawa, Monster is a work that constantly forces you to question your sense of morality and ethics. Good and evil become a bloody mess through the series and rarely gives your wounds the time to coagulate, instead, seeping blood until all the…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XV Has One Of The Best Endings In The Series
Every Final Fantasy game has had special meaning to me, even the more controversial ones like X-2 and XIII. While they have their flaws, their incredible production values and Square Enix’s desire to innovate on the series makes every iteration feel like a brand new experience. As much as I wanted to, I didn’t get…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Was Arcade Co-Op Action At Its Finest
I miss arcades. I have so many fond memories of visiting them in my childhood, from playing Bubble Bobble and launching hundreds of bubbles to a World Wrestling Federation game whose title I can’t recall even though I can see it clearly in my head like it was yesterday. I went to a whole lot…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Castlevania Anniversary Collection is on sale this weekend so I picked it up as it includes the Japanese editions of some of the classic games. I knew there was an array of differences between the US and Japanese versions, but it’s been neat seeing them directly. One of the most interesting is that in…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 30, 2019 -
Uncategorized‘Shop Contest: The Poké Ball Guy Winners!
Last week, Zack asked everyone to “spread the horror of Poke Ball guy.” He’ll be back next week, but he graciously asked me to stand in as judge for this weekend’s shop contest. I got to say, it was hard as there’s so many great entries. Most of them made me burst into involuntary laughter.…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 30, 2019