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UncategorizedJapanese indie mystery and survival horror game Back in 1995, which is already available on Steam, is coming to the Nintendo 3DS, reports Inside. The game takes it visual cues from PlayStation 1 and Sega Saturn games and should evoke warm fuzzy nostalgia feelings for folks of a certain age.
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2016 - Culture
The Official Studio Ghibli Hamburger Is Pitch Black
You know you’ve been waiting. I sure have. And here we are, an official Studio Ghibli burger. This is a Makkuro Burger or “Pitch Black” Burger, and it takes its name from Makkuro Kurosuke, the soot sprites from Studio Ghibli films like My Neighbor Totoro. Starting July 7, a Ghibli art exhibit will open atTokyo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2016 - Uncategorized
When Your University Looks Like A Giant Toilet
Bet the students learn all kinds of shit there. ViaPeople’s Daily and ShanghaiIst, a new university building opened in Henan, China. People online were quick to note the obvious: It looks like a giant toilet! Even People’s Daily, the official news outlet of China’s ruling party, reported that the building looks like a huge potty.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2016 - Uncategorized
Windows 10 Update Makes For A Good Speedrun Prank
During SGDQ 2016, the charity speedrun event to benefit Doctors Without Borders, speedrunner Blood Thunder saw his BioShock playthrough get a sudden interruption: a Windows 10 update. You can watch what happened next here. But, as Eurogamer points out, Blood Thunder was actually trolling organizers Games Done Quick (and Microsoft?) with a tongue-in-cheek prank. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dragon Ball Turned Into A Traditional Japanese Woodblock Print
This makes perfect sense. According to AnimeAnime and Unsodo, this hand-carved Dragon Ball art marks the anime’s 30th anniversary and is limited to only 200 prints. Like the Star Wars prints Kotaku previously covered, these were done in the woodblock printing method that has been used in Japan for hundreds of years. Considering how woodblock…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2016 - CultureCosplay
There’s Already Horizon Zero Dawn Cosplay
On the one hand, it’s normally weird when people cosplay as someone from a game that might suck. On the other…both Horizon Zero Dawn and its main character in particular look cool as hell, so this is 100% understandable. Cosplay here is by Raven, who made the whole outfit by hand, including the stitching on…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedTokyo 42 is stilllooking like a very, very cool video game.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Look At These Destiny Action Figures
This glory is what $190 of action figure will get you, Destiny fans. Following on from last year’s Titan, here are shots ofs 3A’s Warlock and Hunter figures, which are being released in three flavours: one each for 3A’s store, Bungie’s store and other retailers. The 3A and Bungie versions will ship with four weapons…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Taking Overwatch Cheat Maker To Court
Blizzard is suing German company Bossland over its sale of an Overwatch cheat program called Watchover Tyrant, which does things like reveal enemy player locations on a radar. As TorrentFreak report, this isn’t the first time Blizzard has gone after Bossland; the two have had a long-running battle over cheat programs in games like World…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe WWE 2K Commercials Are Loaded With Easter Eggs
Whatever 2K Sports is paying their marketing department employees, it’s not enough. The WWE 2K games get mixed to positive reviews, but the promotion of those games is consistent, first-rate, and exemplary. Whoever makes the games’ commercials has a masterful grasp on why fans love the WWE. A huge part of the abiding love that…
By Kevin Wong Published July 4, 2016 - Culture
Nice Pants, Spotter
Jeff Hong is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from California. You can see more of Jeff’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedShould Tekken Keep Its Ridiculous Joke Characters?
Kuma is a veteran fighter in the King of the Iron Fist Tournament. For six official tournaments, two non-canon tag tournaments, and one crossover tournament, he’s been an aggressive force. But now, it seems that Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada is hesitant to let the bear compete in Tekken 7. In an interview with Siliconera that…
By Kevin Wong Published July 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Last Of Us Has The Most Horrifying Death Scenes
I am an intermediate player; it takes practice and time for me to complete a single player campaign, and inevitably, I die a lot during that journey. And out of all the video games death scenes I’ve witnessed, The Last of Us’s are still in a disturbing class of their own. I’ve been replaying this…
By Kevin Wong Published July 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Yogurtland Has Mario-Themed Flavors, And I Will Eat Them All
Were you were outside today, barbecuing hot dogs in the sweltering heat, and thinking, “Gee, I wonder where I can get some Nintendo-themed frozen yogurt?” If that’s the case, have I got some fantastic news for you. Yogurtland is teaming up with Nintendo to offer yogurts based on the characters from the Mario franchise. So…
By Kevin Wong Published July 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedIn Hitman, It Pays To Plan Out A Kill
I love the Elusive Targets in Hitman. There have been five Elusive Contracts since the game’s launch, and after failing the fourth one, I decided to do extensive reconnaissance work and pre-planning for the fifth target. This time, I would be ready for anything. Here are the results. Elusive Targets are IO’s attempt to make…
By Kevin Wong Published July 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Hi Kotaku! I’m Your Guest Editor For Today.
Good morning! My name is Kevin Wong, and I’ll be editing Kotaku today. The last time I did this was a year ago, and I’m excited to be doing it again. Usually, I’m an AP English Language teacher. But a few days ago, I wrapped up my school year, and that gives me more time…
By Kevin Wong Published July 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedMetroid Prime Looks Great In VR
The release of v5.0 of the Dolphin emulator has one very cool trick: it now has proper support for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Below is JoshDub (thanks, RPS) playing through the game everyone is going to jump to first: Metroid Prime, which is perfect for the platform given its visor-like HUD. It’s not…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2016