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UncategorizedCelebrate Sonic‘s 26th Birthday With A Little Traveling Music
Just in time to kick off Sonic the Hedgehog’s 26th year, the folks at Overclocked Remix release Speeding Towards Adventure, a free 23-track album celebrating a quarter of a century that went by in a blue blur. The great thing about the Sonic franchise is that no matter how good or bad the games released…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Gainax Loses Lawsuit, Must Pay Hideaki Anno’s Studio $900,000
Last year, Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara sued Gainax of Evangelion fame for unpaid royalities. A Tokyo District court has ruled in Anno’s favor, with a judge ordering Gainax to pay the full 100 million yen (around US$900,000). Anno co-founded Gainax in 1984 with fellow students he met at Osaka University of Arts, including current Gainax…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Cops Deliver Awkward Update On Controversial Shooting Death Via Destiny Livestream [Update]
In addition to regular channels, the Seattle Police Department has a unique approach to communicating with the public. On Twitch, they play Destiny and talk about everything from graffiti to protests to their own investigation processes. Recently, however, they used it to give an update on the controversial shooting of Charleena Lyles. Lyles, a black…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 23, 2017 - Culture
Wonder Woman Makes Barbie Look Good
After rescuing the DC movie-verse from rampant mediocrity, Wonder Woman deserves much more than the basic Barbie treatment. The Black Label Wonder Woman Barbie collection features articulated bodies, stunning face sculpts, amazing outfits and awesome accessories. They’ll do nicely. When most people think of Barbie dolls they think of the $15 to $20 fashion dolls…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2017 -
Kotaku EastJapan’s Fighting Robots Are The Future Of Sumo
Tiny battle robots facing off in a small ring, knocking the crap out of each other. The future of sumo is now. Since 1990, this yearly robot sumo competition has been held in Japan. The Japan Times, where I am a columnist, reports that starting in 2014, international teams have been invited to battle. Via…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2017 - Kotaku East
An Insider’s Look At Working In The Anime Business
So you dream of moving to Japan and making anime. But what’s it really like? Just ask Thomas Romain. Born in France, the 39-year-old Romain moved to Tokyo in 2003 to work as co-director and art director on a French-Japanese anime series called Oban Star-racers. “This was a show originally created by a friend, Savin…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2017 - Culture
The Black & The White
Riana Møller is an artist from Denmark who in addition to working in games has also written and illustrated her own comic book You can see more of Riana’s work at her ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedMighty Gunvolt Burst Is A Mega Man-like That Lets You Make Your Own Bullets
Me (Tim Rogers) and Stephen Totilo played Inti Creates’s new Mega Man-like retro shooting platform action game Mighty Gunvolt Burst yesterday on a live-stream. We delved into the game’s core system: bullet customization. Unlike in, say, an Actual Mega Man Game, in Mighty Gunvolt Burst you pick up various little trinkets and items which contribute…
By Tim Rogers Published June 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
Here Is A Very Sweet Kirby Action Figure
Figma will be releasing a couple of Kirby Nendoroid figures later this year, one a re-release of their original Kirby, the other a brand new Ice Kirby. They’ve got umbrellas, Link’s hat and one is either sucking in or throwing up a star, and it looks kinda gross. Both come with alternate facial expressions and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2017 -
CultureTaking The Teleporter Was A Mistake
Today on Highlight Reel we have OP doors, nice entrances, amazing Tekken 7 moments 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! Destiny –Don’t Shoot…
By Chris Person Published June 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIV‘s Director Says There’s Still So Much More To Do
Naoki Yoshida just wouldn’t stop looking at his computer. The beloved producer, credited with transforming Final Fantasy XIV from disaster to dream MMORPG, kept typing and clicking as I spoke to him last week in a private room at E3, frowning occasionally. So I asked what he was looking at. “Because we’re under maintenance right…
By Jason Schreier Published June 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedBlizzard Says It’s ‘Drastically’ Reducing Overwatch Loot Box Dupes
Loot boxes are bullshit. Overwatch’s are about to become a bit less bullshit. In a new video, Jeff “JKap” Kaplan revealed his sweet new D.Va jersey—flaunted it, really—and also talked about some stuff. The most interesting detail is a long-requested change to how likely players are to get duplicate items in loot boxes. “One of…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
The New Pokémon Go Gyms Are Live Now, Here’s What You Need To Know [Update]
After days of having gyms “under construction,” Pokémon Go’s biggest overhaul is now available to all players. Not only that, but players logging in today may also find new gyms in areas that used to be Pokestops. Neat. Here’s how it works, per our preview of the feature from earlier in the month: Gyms will soon…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 22, 2017
