Japan Is Getting Cherry Blossom Flavored Pepsi

Of course it is. According to NicoNico News, Pepsi Sakura is launching in Japan on March 8. “Sakura” means “cherry blossoms,” and this is the latest in a long line of unusual Pepsi flavors to hit the country. NicoNico News adds that the drink is a light pink hue and smells of sweet sakura. To…

The Latest One Piece Collectible: Luffy as a Woman

I’m fairly certain nobody asked for this, but here we are: Luffy from One Piece gets turned into a lady for upcoming merch. As pointed out on 2ch, MegaHouse, which is part of Bandai Namco, recently showed an unpainted prototype of a female Luffy D. Monkey: [Image via 2ch] The enormous curves shouldn’t be a…

Damn, This Anime Gun Model Is Amazing 

In sci-fi anime Psycho Pass, authorities wield a precrime suppressor called the “Dominator.” We’ve seen a model version for sale before, but we haven’t seen one like this. This real-life version of the portable brain scanner gun can even transform like it does in the anime. According to ASCII, this one-to-one scale recreation is even…

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Persona 3, You’re Looking Very Real

Shigenori Soejima’s art for the Persona series is some of the best in all of video games, but like anything else it’s always fair game for some reinterpretation. This is Blair Armitage’s take on Persona 3’s wonderful Aigis/Aegis, whose quirks, rather than looking stranger in a more realistic style, actually just come off looking even…

Stop Virtual Reality You Don’t Fit There

His hands are like “what the fuck is this shit.” These illustrations are from the manual for HTC and Valve’s latest Vive dev kit. They’re sincere instructions, detailing the amount of space required to use the Vive’s fancy spatial awareness mode (using receivers to allow you to walk around the room). Don’t sweat it, owners/renters…

How 1UP Reviewed Video Games Back In 2008

Withthe site now little more than fond memories and a dead front page, former Senior Editor Frank Cifaldi has dug up and shared an old copy of 1UP’s “Review Crew Handbook”. While armchair commenters on forums and twitter love to guess about the motives or workings of a video games website behind the scenes, the…

One Of The World’s Biggest PC Piracy Groups Is Quitting The Game

The last time we heard from Chinese cracking forum 3DM—responsible for illegal cracks of pirated video games—they were being frustrated by Just Cause 3’s “Denovo” copy protection. Now they’re walking away from the game entirely. As Torrentfreak report, last week 3DM’s leader Bird Sister posted on her personal blog “We just had an internal meeting.…

Captain America: Civil War: The Super Bowl Trailer

Guns don’t kill people. Superheroes turning against one another kill people.

Please Select Your Naruto

The character selection page for Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is overwhelming. Which of the nearly 100 initially unlocked ninja should I choose?

Super Mario Mech-er

Toy customizer Donald “kodykoala” Kennedy cut a giant Mario figure in half and used push pin ‘rivets’ to transform him into a massive metal monster. Mario’s sacrifice was not in vain. The folks at my local GameStop were trying to get rid of one of these massive plastic plumbers for a year. Every time I…

Blade & Soul MMO Log Two: Grinding To A Halt

It’s been a little over three weeks since I started playing NCsoft’s martial arts MMO import, and my desire to reach the level cap has lessened considerably. Mind the aspect ratio of the video, I was playing on an ultra wide screen. Things were going so well in my firstBlade & Soul MMO log. I…

The Five Best Batman Movies

When Tim Burton’s Batman hit movie theaters in 1989, superhero adaptations were a risky gamble that few movie studios would approach. Twenty-seven years later, films based on The Dark Knight are pretty much a given. But which ones are the best? Originally posted 2/5/2016 These days, it seems like there’s a new cinematic adaptation based…

The Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth Rejected By Apple Due To Violence Against Children

Nicalis founder Tyrone Rodriguez has beentweeting teasing pics of The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth running on iPad and iPhone over the past couple of weeks. Then last night he shared Apple’s rejection notice. “C’mon, wtf… Apple” read the text accompanying the image of the iTunes Connect message shared by Rodriguez (via Polygon). Apple’s message reads,…

How To Get Red Dead Redemption Running On Your Xbox One [UPDATE: No Longer Working]

One of themost requested additions to the Xbox One’s backwards compatibility list, Red Dead Redemption is now available for download and play. Folks just need to own the game digitally and find someone already following the game. Update: Not working anymore. Xbox’s Major Nelson comments on Reddit. From a screenshot showing Rockstar’s Western available for…

Tiny Hatsune Miku Robot Sings And Dances But Never Kills

To be honest that last bit is just a guess, but I’m 90 percent sure. Maybe 80 percent. Introduced this weekend at Japan’s bi-annual Wonder Festival toy show, this tiny robot version of virtual idol Hatsune Miku is a collaboration between Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid and iDoll, a company that’s known for its little dancing…

Sunday Comics: Essential Death Lessons

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published February 4. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 1. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…