The Marvel Ultimate Alliance PC Ports Are A Disaster

The re-release of Marvel Ultimate Alliance and PC debut of its sequel should be a happy occasion, but wonky controller mapping, horrible sound issues and other problems have folks calling it the worst PC port of the year. I was so happy about thesurprise(ish) announcement made over the weekend about the first Marvel Ultimate Alliance…

For Naruto Knock-Offs, These Statues Are Very Bad

They’re horrible, actually. According to Danong Online and Gamek, these faux Naruto statues are located in Phu Tho Province in northern Vietnam. They are part of the decoration at a water park, apparently. *shudder* There are also Kung-Fu Panda statues, which are also terrible. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…

Nintendo Losing More Money Than Expected

For the most recent quarter ending in June, Nintendo showed a 5.1 billion yen ($49 million) loss. According to Reuters, analysts were predicting a 4 billion yen loss. But don’t worry. There’s hope. Nintendo showed a group net loss of ¥24.53 billion ($232.1 million) for the quarter, Kyodo reports (via The Japan Times, where I…

Golden One Piece Statue Costs $190,000 

To mark the release of One Piece Gold here is a 24K gold Luffy. Coming from one of the oldest precious metal suppliers in the world, Tokuriki Honten, there are actually two of these statues. According to At Press, one is 180mm tall and weighs 1,300. It’s priced at 20,000,000 yen (US$189,436). The other one…

Pokémon Go Plus Delayed To September [Update]

Nintendo planned to release the Pokémon Go Plus accessory at the end of this month. Today, however, the company announced that it will be pushed back to September. The Pokémon Go Plus connects to smartphones and allows players to carry out certain Pokémon Go actions and alerts players of nearby Pocket Monsters and PokéStops via…

The New Layton Game Is Called Lady Layton 

Level-5’s Layton series has a new protagonist. Meet Lady Layton. Set in London, the game follows the adventures of the lead character Cattley Eyl Layton, who is the daughter of Professor Layton. The game’s Japanese voice actors were also announced today. Lady Layton’s animation sequences are being handled by A-1 Pictures, and the game is…

Nintendo Has Tried Detachable Controllers Before (In 1984)

There’s a reportfrom Eurogamer today that the Nintendo NX will be a handheld featuring “detachable” controllers. It’s a neat idea, but it’s also one that Nintendo have a bit of experience with. When I was a little kid, I would always bug my parents for a video game console like a Master System or NES,…

Woman Cosplays To Work To Beat Stupid Dress Code

Cosplayer June Rivas was told by her boss that her work attire was “unprofessional”. Good thing she had a fix for that. Yahoo reportsthat Rivas’ employer told her that “wearing her hair in a ponytail or donning a head scarf was unprofessional” (pictured, top), despite the unnamed company’s dress code simply stating that employee’s clothing…

A Very Good Pokémon Go Story

I have heard some good Pokémon Go stories over the past few weeks, but in terms of truly tapping into the spirit of times we are living through, I like this one the best. It’s by comics writer Kate Leth, and while it reads like a very good joke, it’s a punchline that I 100%…

Nice meme, Blizzard. This is the newly updated World of Warcraft site’s server error page (via Musely). It might look familiar if you’ve literally ever used the Internet before.

Overwatch Update Buffs Ana, Nerfs McCree

Fans: “BUFF ANA! NERF MCCREE (AGAIN)!” Blizzard: “OK.” McCree: “Does this mean it is no longer high noon?” People asked, and Blizzard delivered. The latest Overwatch PC patch makes some slight alterations to Ana and McCree that will (hopefully) put them back in line with people’s expectations. Here are the relevant bits of the patch…

No, Sega Doesn’t Have Its Own Mini-Genesis

Despite reports circulating to the contrary, the Nintendo/Sega console rivalry isn’t flaring back up in miniature form. Nintendo’s upcoming mini-NES is a brand new device. AtGames’ Sega-branded mini-Mega Drive is a shoddy emulation box that’s been around for years. We’ve gotten several tip emails asking us about “Sega’s new mini console,” so we felt it…

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Final Fantasy XIV‘s New Fat Moogle Mount Costs A Whopping $30

I’m over Fat Chocobo, the bloated bird that has enraptured Final Fantasy fans for two decades. In Final Fantasy XIV, the gluttonous avian became a popular mount and meme when it was released as a part of 2014’s A Realm Reborn Collector’s Edition. Today, the FFXIV team has unleashed what will inevitably take Fat Chocobo’s…