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How To Play Your PS4 When You’re Stuck In A Hospital For Nearly A Month
From January 23 through February 18 I was confined to a hospital bed, recovering from a surgical procedure that required me to remain almost completely prone in order to heal. Fortunately I came to the hospital prepared, and managed to still play Kingdom Hearts 3, Jump Force, Apex Legends and Anthem. All I needed was…
By Mike Fahey Published February 20, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
This Life-Sized Pokémon Plush Toy Is Quite Long
Furret is a Long Body Pocket Monster measuring in at 5 feet, 11 inches long. The character is getting a life-sized plush toy that is, well, long. Fun fact: While Furret is 5’11”, Charizard is only 5’07”. Priced at 30,240 yen ($273), this life-sized Furret is available for order in Japan from February 23. Back…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2019 - Kotaku East
How Sushi Was Invented
If you like sushi, there’s one man given credit for the creation of the iconic Japanese meal as we now know it. His name is Yohei Hanaya. Certainly, there are several different kinds of sushi. Hanaya, however, is called the father of nigiri-zushi or the “hand-pressed” type of sushi. When people think of sushi, they…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedYu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Disk Remade In Cardboard
In Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Duel Disk is a piece of dueling hardware for card-carrying Duelists. Here is the Academia Disk from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX brought to life in cardboard. YouTube channel Crafty Transformer made a do-it-yourself walkthrough, which you can watch below In case you need them, here are templates
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Roly Poly
For a few months there in the early 2010s, K-Pop went through an unabashedly retro period. That trend started with T-ara’s 2011 sleeper hit, Roly Poly Roly Poly’s own inspiration becomes abundantly clear starting with its album, John Travolta Wannabe, a not-so-subtle hint to movies like Saturday Night Fever. Even the music video looks like…
By Seung Park Published February 20, 2019 - Uncategorized
Pokémon YouTubers Mistakenly Banned For Child Abuse
A trio of popular Pokemon YouTubers were among the accounts wrongly banned by Google over the weekend for being involved in “activity that sexualises minors”. As the BBC report, Mystic7, Trainer Tips and Marksman all found their accounts removed not long after uploading footage of themselves playing Pokemon GO It’s believed the error occurred thanks…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2019 - Uncategorized
Civilization Has Helped Me Feel Slightly Less Terrible About Climate Change
A large part of my day involves sitting on Twitter watching news break, and so a large part of my day is spent surrounded by people justifiably freaking out over climate change news. It’s depressing as hell, but help has come in the last month from the most unlikely of places: Civilization VI The game’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2019 - Uncategorized
Epic Is Suing That Awful Fortnite Festival
The organisers of Fortnite Live, a dumpster fire of a show that drew almost 3000 people to a showground in England then disappointed them, are being sued by Epic for using the game’s name and imagery without permission. To recap: the show, which cost parents £12-20 (USD$15-25) to attend, offered a few lame diversions and…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedWhen Your Favorite Streamer Turns Out To Be A Creep (Or Worse)
When Georgia police arrested Thomas Cheung, a well-known Twitch streamer and World of Warcraft community figure, as part of a child sex sting two weeks ago, a common reaction among his friends, fans, and business associates was shock. If you were intimately involved in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game’s community, there’s a good chance…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 19, 2019 - Uncategorized
Anthem‘s Loading Times Are A Real Problem
On Saturday night, I logged into BioWare’s new game Anthem and loaded up what I thought was a mission called Finding Old Friends. Instead, I got to play an entirely different mission: Finding Old Friends On Facebook While Wondering If Anthem Will Ever Actually Load. Anthem, which came out February 15 in early access and…
By Jason Schreier Published February 19, 2019 -
ReviewsPS4Yakuza Kiwami: The Kotaku Review
The Yakuza series combine deep melodrama with exploration through vibrant city streets. Yakuza Kiwami is a remake that recreates the feeling of the original game, adding new features to streamline the experience. It’s a glorious crime story that benefits from a fresh coat of paint. This piece was first published on August 28, 2017. We’re…
Heather Alexandra & Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2019 - Uncategorized
PSA: Don’t Forget About Apex Legends‘ Self-Revive
Apex Legends’ legendary knockdown shield grants players the ability to revive themself once. Maybe you knew this already. For all the people who have learned the hard way: I’m sorry, but watching people surprise you is hilarious. Apex Legends is still a fairly new game, so players are still learning its mechanics. Legendary items, which…
By Gita Jackson Published February 19, 2019 - Uncategorized
Players Want More Water At Fighting Game Tournaments
There are some things folks have come to expect from fighting game tournaments. Organizers always provide the monitors, consoles, and games necessary to compete, but the venues that these events are held in often lack access to affordable drinking water. This has long been an issue in the fighting game community, but the topic has…
By Ian Walker Published February 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedSeriously, Capcom, is this devil ever going to cry, or not? Since 2001 they’ve been refusing to answer the possibility. In wild anticipation of Devil May Cry 5, I (Tim Rogers) am revisiting the entire series in my personal time. You can intrude on that personal time live on our Twitch channel, right the heck…
By Tim Rogers Published February 19, 2019 - Uncategorized
Elite Dangerous Players Are Rescuing A Player Who’s Been Stranded In Space Since November
Nearly three months ago Elite: Dangerous player Deluvian Reyes Cruz set off on a journey to see how far away they could travel from the Sol system. To be safe, they prepared enough fuel for a return trip. Near the end of their journey, they made a chance decision to skim off that fuel tank,…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 19, 2019 - Uncategorized
Anthem‘s Day-One Patch Promises To Fix The Game’s Biggest Issues [Update]
Anthem will get a patch on February 22 to fix a number of issues both big and small that players have had with the game since it entered early access on February 15 for PC and Xbox One players with paid EA subscriptions. Chief among the changes will be improvements to some truly soul-crushing loading…
By Ethan Gach Published February 19, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryThere’s A New Game Based On How To Train Your Dragon And It’s Actually Pretty Good
Movie tie-in games that pop up with little fanfare are seldom good, so I didn’t expect much from Dreamworks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders. I certainly didn’t expect a charming, puzzle-packed old school Zelda-style action role-playing game. What a pleasant surprise. Released last week on Xbox One, Playstation 4, Switch and PC in advance of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 19, 2019
