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The Japanese Voice Of Pokémon‘s Professor Oak Has Died
Voice actor Unsho Ishizuka, who voiced Professor Oak and narrated the Pokémon anime in Japanese, has died. Ishizuka has been voicing Professor Oak and narrating the Pokémon TV anime since the show debuted in Japan in 1997. He also voiced some Pocket Monsters, including Onix and Steelix. Besides his Pokémon anime work, Ishizuka also voiced…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: I Swear
Sistar was, is, and always will be, the undisputed queen of the summer song. I Swear is just one example of their dominance when it comes to the season of swimsuits, pool parties and sunscreen. There’s also Loving U, with its dazzlingly saturated music video, and Touch My Body, and Shake It, and we would’ve…
By Seung Park Published August 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedCops Show Up At Popular YouTuber’s Door Looking For His Elon Musk Flamethrower
Popular YouTuber Tom “ProSyndicate” Cassell just wants to own a flamethrower. Or well, technically it’s a “Not A Flamethrower,” a glorified propane torch mystifyingly produced by that one Elon Musk company that digs tunnels. Police in Cassell’s home of Manchester, England, however, don’t love it. Cassell claims police first started asking around about the Not…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Dota 2 International’s First Day Marred By Technical Issues
The International 2018 officially got underway yesterday and, surprise, there were a number of problems with various streaming feeds going down in the middle of the Dota 2 matches. Valve sent out a tweet last night apologizing for the outages, but given how big and lucrative the event is, it still feels like the company…
By Ethan Gach Published August 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Battle For Azeroth Blood Lust Fades Quickly
When World of Warcraft’s seventh expansion pack went live on Monday, Blizzard’s dramatic pre-launch events had whipped me into an anti-Horde frenzy. Three days later, I just want to hang with these snake critters. War’s over, everybody go home. My first few hours with the expansion were filled with the same story-based, single-player questing I’ve…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Diablo III Switch Port Took Nine Months
It’s official: Diablo III is coming to Switch. Later this year, you’ll be able to cosplay as Ganondorf from Legend of Zelda and kick the crap out of Diablo from Diablo. It’s the first Blizzard game on a Nintendo platform in 15 years, but fortunately, Blizzard had help. During a meeting in San Francisco earlier…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 16, 2018 - Reviews
Halo 5: The Kotaku Re-Review
Each new Halo game since 2007’s Halo 3 gets some praise, then fades, and then is pointed to as a sign that the Xbox’s once-unstoppable franchise is hitting a wall. Halo 5, released in 2015, deserves a different reputation. The first new Halo game on Xbox One got the accolades three years ago, then faded as…
By Ethan Gach Published August 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
I Put A Big Air Cooler In My PC And It’s Working Pretty Great
Last week, I documentedthe constant low-level anxiety I had been feeling about cooling the CPU in my gaming PC. I’d spent a couple of years wrestling with all-in-one liquid coolers and had never found something that worked like I wanted. Well, good news: I’ve finally found something that does. Last Thursday I replaced my Corsair…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Conflicting Reports Emerge About Game Developer’s Arrest After Filming Police [Updated]
Game developer Patricia Pizer was arrested in Rock Hill, South Carolina yesterday on charges that she assaulted a police officer while filming the officers with her phone. According to The Herald, the Rock Hill police department’s report states that Pizer assaulted an officer. Pizer’s husband, who says he has seen a surveillance video of the…
By Chris Kohler Published August 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedHeather and Paul are playing the Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate demo right now on Twitch If you’re new to the series, it’s a great chance to see some fresh monsters and cool weapon arts. Come join the chat!
Heather Alexandra & Paul Tamayo Published August 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedMax Payne Still Holds Up
Last night, I started playing through Max Payne on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. Returning to the 2001 game after so many years reveals a smart and surprisingly funny game full of experimentation. And, of course, kickass bullet-time gunfights. I first played Max Payne in junior high when my friend Dan brought the CD-ROMs over to my…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Warhammer: Vermintide 2‘s first DLC is called Shadows Over Bogenhafen and arrives August 28 on PC and Xbox One. There’s no real information other than that it will likely feature Grandfather Nurgle’s minions. There’s still no word on when the game will come to PS4 though.
By Ethan Gach Published August 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedInmost, announced today, is a narrative 2D platformer that looks spectacular. It’s developed by a Lithuanian studio called Hidden Layer Games and published by Chucklefish (Starbound, Wargroove, Stardew Valley), who have somehow turned into one of the most interesting publishers in the field.
By Jason Schreier Published August 16, 2018 - Kotaku East
Japan Has More Than Just Square Watermelons
A few years back, there was a report that wealthy people in Russia were paying over $800 for Japanese square watermelons. In Russia, that’s supposedly 300 times the price of a regular watermelon. But why square Japanese watermelons? That’s so passé! Watermelon is a popular summer fruit in Japan. People give watermelons as gifts and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedDemon Gods From Fate/Grand Order Spawn In Taiwan
Demon gods from Fate/Grand Order are popping up in Taipei to mark the release of the free-to-play game’s latest chapter. In the clip below, you can see how the Demon God Barbatos appears in-game (jump ahead to around the 40-second mark) Barbatos has been joined by other Demon Gods for this installation. Fate/Grand Order has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 16, 2018
