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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 - Kotaku East
Nintendo Wants Unreal Engine And Online Game Experience for App Development Jobs
Nintendo already released its first smartphone app Miitomo earlier this year. Now, apparently, it’s hiring more folks for future ones. According to Game Watch Impress, the listings are for both the company’s Kyoto headquarters and its Tokyo office. They might give an insight as to what Nintendo is up to. These listings come as last…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2016 - Kotaku East
Student Makes Silly Contraption For Clean Air
Dorm life can suck! Especially if your roommates smoke and you don’t. One college student in Nanning City, China constructed a breathing contraption to combat secondhand smoke. As pointed out on GameOver and Shanghai Daily, the student shares a dorm room with several smokers. So, he bought a fan to blow in clean air from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Bleach Manga Is Ending Soon
Everything must come to an end, even Bleach Back in 2013, it was announcedthat the manga was starting its final act. According to Seiyu Fan, that act will come to a close this fall when Bleach’s 74th volume is released. Manga artist Tite Kubo launched Bleach back in 2001. Since then, there have been anime…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2016 - Kotaku East
Attack on Titan Season 2 Hits Spring 2017
Finally! The second season of the Attack on Titan anime will be aired next spring. Wit Studio, which did the first season back in 2013, is returning to handle the second one, andTetsuro Araki, who was first season’s Series Director, is also back to helm as the show’s Chief Director. Via the show’s official site,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 4, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Chun-Li, by JSG Cosplay. Photos by Photosnxs
By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2016 -
CultureCosplayBlondie Rox titled this BEST DVA COSPLAY EVAR and really, who am I to disagree
By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2016 -
CultureCosplayCosplayer Stars In A Honda Commercial
While these may not have been the kind of massive, expensive car ads that get on national/international TV (this is just for Northern California), it’s still interesting seeing such a big company test the waters in appealing directly to the “cosplayer looking for new, compact Japanese car” market. And before you say “she’s an actor”,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch’s Play Of The Game Goes Full Circle
If Game of Thrones can do it, actual sports—the inspiration for Overwatch’s “Play of the Game” moments in the first place—can too. You’re going to be very sick of these by the time the next NBA/NFL/EPL/UCL seasons are done. Update: It’s happening:
By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2016 - Culture
The Week in Games: Don’t Bring A Sword To A Gunfight
There’s a bunny head, swords, guns, and a lot of ducking. Furi is all about one-on-one dueling, and with bright colors everywhere. “It’s not trying to be realistic in its style or animations,” says its website. “It’s fast-paced and requires a lot of timing, reflex, and judgment.” Awesome. Several re-releases are out this week, including…
By Mary Kenney Published July 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedSingle-Celled Organisms Playing Microscopic Pac-Man
If you’re going to study the behavior patterns of unicellular protozoans and predatory pseudocoelomates in a microscopic 3D environment, you might as well have a little fun with it. Researchers at the University College Southeast Norway led by Professor Erik Andrew Johannessen of the Institute of Micro and Nano System Technology, created the “Mikroskopisk Pacman”…
By Mike Fahey Published July 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedAll The Racy Stuff Changed For Tokyo Mirage Sessions’ Western Release
From bathing suit to Punky Brewster cosplay in one cross-Atlantic trip. Some of the changes made to Japan’s Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem to make it North America’s Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE are quite odd. Having been busy not caring too much about worrying over things like fanservice, I’ve managed to avoid discussions of…
By Mike Fahey Published July 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Final Moments Of PlanetSide
On May 20, 2003, Sony Online Entertainment launched PlanetSide, one of the earliest massively multiplayer first-person shooters. On July 1, 2016, Daybreak Games shut down PlanetSide for good. MMORPG.com’s Steven Messner was there to watch the sky come tumbling down. I never spent much time with the original PlanetSide. Though it arrived at a time…
By Mike Fahey Published July 3, 2016
