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Track: Sad Song | Artist: Lou Reed | Album: Berlin Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2016

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Japan Creates LED Basketball Court For Pro League

This week in Japan, a new pro basketball league is getting underway, and tonight’s game between Alvark Tokyo and the Ryukyu Golden Kings is being played on an LED court. It’s nuts. The court for the inaugural B. League game at Yoyogi National Gymnasium is covered with LED light panels. A few years back, Nike…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2016

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The 80-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Plays Dark Souls II

When I’m 80, I sure hope I’m this cool. Last year, Osaka television program Yo~i Don! introduced a barber named Kiyoshi Kasan who enjoys Dark Souls II. This year, he’s once again been interviewed by Japanese TV. The top image, uploaded by Twitter user touketu16, shows Mr. Kasan playing Dark Souls II at home. Out…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2016

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The Cardboard Dragon Ball Z Costume You’ve Always Wanted

This might be one of the best Vegeta costumes you can buy. That is, if it doesn’t rain. The folks behind that cardboard samurai armor are now releasing cardboard Vegeta costumes for both children and adults. According to Biglobe, the child’s outfit is 3,480 yen (US$34), while the adult one is 3,980 yen ($39). Both…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2016

Kotaku East

The Berserk manga is reportedly going on hiatus. This comes after it returned to publication with the 38th volume, which was published this June, after an earlier hiatus. The Berserk manga is expected to return in early 2017.

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2016

Kotaku East

Japan Sure Loves Buying Persona 5

On September 15, Persona 5 was released in Japan. Did you get it? Loads of people in Japan did, so let’s check out its first week sales numbers. Via 4Gamer, here are the top ten selling titles for the week of September 12 to September 18. (Note that these are retail sales figures.) 10. BioShock:…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2016

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The End of Summer. South Padre Island, Texas. By Chris Lopez. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2016

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Here Are The First Trailers For The Ghost In The Shell Movie

Here’s your first brief look at Scarlett Johansson in motion in the new Ghost in the Shell movie, pointing guns and touching lady’s faces. Because movie trailers are the worst, there are actually five tiny trailers, each running around 10-15 seconds. To make things slightly more bearable, here’s the playlist version so the five clips…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2016

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Jrump is free on both iOSand Android. It’s nice seeing a game like this actually spend some time on its style and visuals!

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2016

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The Dark Side Always Gets The Cooler Outfits

This is Miss Sinister (who we’ve featured before) as ass-kicking Star Wars witch Asajj Ventress. You can check out more of Miss Sinister’s work at her store page Costume fabrication by GSTQ Fashions and Monqiue Renee. Light sabers by Travis Wood, Pixel Bash Props and Zatcaskagoon. Electronics by Sublime Lightworks

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2016

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Iceland Not In FIFA 17 After Pay Dispute With EA

Iceland, whose fairy-tale trip to the business end of Euro 2016 was one of the tournament’s highlights, should be in this year’s edition of FIFA. But they’re not, following a dispute with EA over how much Iceland’s football association would be paid for the team’s rights. While the tiny nation had never actually been in…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2016

Culture

Modders Add Multiplayer To Stardew Valley Before The Game’s Developers

Steam farming sensation Stardew Valley finally has multiplayer! Well… unofficially, anyway. Stardew Valley players have been waiting for multiplayer since shortly after the game came out in February, but that particular update is still a seed, rather than a blossoming pumpkin patch or a field overrun by sprightly Pokemon. It might be in the game…

By Nathan Grayson Published September 21, 2016

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Look At This Borderlands PC Case

The cel-shading is so good that this doesn’t look like a photo. It looks like a 3D render that’s trying to look like a photo. It’s a custom build by Ford Ashton, a friend of drummerdks and, for now, it’s just a case, with no actual PC inside. Which is probably for the best. You…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2016

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No Man’s Sky, Recreated As A…Doom Mod

Over the course of three weeks, Robert Prest has been working on a Doom (well, Doom 2) mod that attempts to recreate much of the core experience of No Man’s Sky It’s missing some of the fancier stuff around the edges, like a seamless transition from space to planetary surface, but…for the most part, if…

By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2016

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Animator Quack Attack published a Berserk parody animation that, many views later, is still making me giggle like an idiot. “Welcome to Berserk” has protagonist Guts stoically standing still as horrible things happen around him, infinitely, forever. Take a look:

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 21, 2016

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Virtual Reality Is A Nice Place To Play Card Games

Virtual reality can’t fix the disconnect between clicking a card and slamming it down on a table, but playing on a battlefield between two fantasy dimensions certainly helps distract from it. Watch us play High Voltage’s Dragon Front on the Oculus Rift and see for yourself. High Voltage Software might have had trouble landing original…

By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2016

Culture

Steam’s Digital Homicide Fiasco Is Valve’s Fault

It’s been a dramatic handful of days for Steam. Infamous shovelware developer Digital Homicide sued 100 Steam users for $18 million and subpoenaed Valve for their information, at which point Valve booted them and all their games from the service. The worst part? This was all painfully avoidable. The Digital Homicide situation is the culmination…

By Nathan Grayson Published September 21, 2016

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Popular Fan Game Pokémon Uranium Fully Ceases Development [Update]

A month ago, a Pokémon fan game with nine years of development got shut down by Nintendo. The creators didn’t seem particularly sad about it, though: over a million people downloaded the game, and the devs planned to continue supporting it for those people. But now, that’s changing. The Pokémon Uranium developers have announced that…

By Patricia Hernandez Published September 21, 2016

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A Look At Steam’s Current Top Seller, Battlerite

Battlerite is an absurd name for a game but never fear because it’s a really good game! It’s a team based action MOBA by Stunlock Studios in early access for the PC right now. And it’s managed to tickle an itch for mayhem I never knew I had. On face value, there was nothing to…

By Heather Alexandra Published September 21, 2016

Kotaku East

A Serious Look at Big Anime Eyes

Kyoto Animation is one of Japan’s most famous anime studios. Besides its shows, the studio is famous for another thing: large eyes. This piece originally appeared 10/21/15. Many anime characters have abnormally large eyes. And many studios in Japan have their own house style. Kyoto Animation is no exception! What’s interesting is that the anime…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2016