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Kotaku EastWatch The First Live-Action Bleach Teaser
There’s going to be a live-action Bleach movie, and just as the on-set photos showed, it will feature vaguely orange hair and a ridiculously large sword. It’s Bleach, so what do you expect? As previously reported, Bleach creator Tite Kubo wrote that he was worried about the character’s hair, but the color chosen for actor…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2017 -
Kotaku EastAnime Studio Artland Just Went Belly Up [Update]
Animation Studio Artland Inc. has closed. The studio did the TV anime version of Senran Kagura and most recently did the spring 2017 series Seven Mortal Sins. According to website Teikoku Databank, the studio is 298 million yen ($2.62 million) in debt. The studio shut down on June 30. July 7 6:42am Update: Website TSR…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedHearthstone’s Next Expansion Is All About The Lich King
Hearthstone’s next expansion, announced tonight, is called Knights of the Frozen Throne It takes the game’s nine heroes, kills them then recasts them as undead Death Knights, raised from the grave by the Lich King himself: Each Death Knight was once a mighty hero of Azeroth—but after the Lich King raises a hero from the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2017 -
CultureCosplayNintendo x Diablo Cosplay Was The Star Of Anime Expo
Anime Expo is usually home to some of the year’s best cosplay, and 2017 was no exception. While we’ll be providing a bigger roundup of the whole show next week, I wanted to go early with this incredible shoot featuring a Nintendo x Diablo crossover. In case you can’t make it out, what you’re seeing…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedSydney Hotel Is On Some Deus Ex Shit
While capsule hotels are nothing new in the real world, having been a staple of Japanese accommodation options for decades, a new business in Sydney called…The Capsule Hotel is taking the sci-fi inspiration very literally. Look at these designs! These aren’t practical cabins, these are a straight up homage to stuff like Fifth Element and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Titanfall 2 Player’s Dog Gets In-Game Tribute
Dogs are basically perfect. The only real problem with them is that they eventually die. As a show of appreciation to a prominent member of Titanfall 2‘s community, Iniquity, Respawn is adding a banner emblazoned with his sadly deceased pup to the game. Iniquity has been making Titanfall 2 videos for months and has formed…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedMario Maker’s “Trials of Death” Level Hurts Just To Look At It
This Super Mario Maker level is called Trials of Death, a level so tough the guy who made it has been trying for over a year to complete it. There’s a great interview up with its creator Braden “ChainChompBraden” Moor over on Waypoint, who has spent 1500 hours trying to beat it. Without success. If…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2017 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Doomfist, Overwatch‘s New Character
Doomfist has only been out on the PTR for half a day, but Overwatch fans are already debating who to ship him with and wondering why he’s yet another character with his titty out. Doomfist is a new offensive character for Overwatch, and one that has been hinted at since the game’s very first trailer.…
By Gita Jackson Published July 6, 2017 -
CultureThe Best Cover In Mass Effect Is A Frozen Companion
Today on Highlight Reel we have appropriate music, For Honor roars, Battlegrounds fight club and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Homefront: The Revolution…
By Chris Person Published July 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
I Can’t Stop ‘Choking’ When I Play Multiplayer Games
I’m on the elimination spree of a lifetime. 28 kills, no deaths. I feel unstoppable. An enemy Reaper tries to sneakily teleport onto the payload. I, as Pharah, rocket into the sky and unleash the full fury of my ultimate on him, just because I can. “Damn, that was nasty,” he types into chat, clearly…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Two Final Fantasy XIV Players Buy Dozens Of Homes, Spark Debate Over Housing Shortage
Frustration over Final Fantasy XIV’s housing shortage has come to a head after two players angered a lot of others by buying up 28 homes in the land-strapped massively multiplayer online game. Now, players are questioning whether virtual housing is an equal right or a privilege meant for the rich and over-dedicated. The two players…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Wayforward’s half-genie hero, Shantae, is available today as a free downloadable character for Blaster Master Zero on the Switch, and she is a delight to play. Side-scrolling is tough with only her signature hair-whip, but her animal transformations make the top-down segments a joy.
By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2017 - Esports
15 Years Later, Here’s Why A Gamer Was Duct-Taped To A Ceiling
Few photos from the forum ages of online gaming live in greater infamy than one of what appears to be a human duct taped to the ceiling of a dimly lit basement, his arms reaching out to lightly graze the keys of a Dell mechanical keyboard. Many have laid claim to this image. “I was…
By Eric Van Allen Published July 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedEx-Bioshock Developers Are Making A Game Inspired By Arabian Nights
Uppercut Games, the Australian studio founded by a trio of former 2K developers, is taking players to a mysterious new domain in City of Brass, a first-person “rogue-lite” based on famous tales from Middle Eastern folklore. Coming to PC this fall and consoles in 2018, City of Brass casts players as a thief attempting to…
By Mike Fahey Published July 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedFans Spend 8 Months Subtitling Ace Attorney Game, Capcom Slaps Them Down [UPDATE]
After spending months translating a Japanese Ace Attorney game on YouTube, two fans had their subtitled videos taken down by Capcom. UPDATE 11:14, July 12th: The videos are now back up on YouTube Dai Gyakuten Saiban is an Ace Attorney spin-off starring an ancestor of Phoenix Wright in feudal Japan that has not been released…
By Gita Jackson Published July 6, 2017