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Life-Sized Anime Schoolgirl Statue Costs Only $16,000
If you’ve ever wanted to own an enormous anime schoolgirl statue for lots of money, here’s your chance. This is Megumi Kato from Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, and the statue is based on illustrator Kurehito Misaki’s rendition of the character. [Image: Aniplex] The statue is priced at 1.98 million yen (US$16,866), which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Exploring the Train From Mario Party 8 in Minecraft is Pretty Fun
Allll aboard Shy Guy’s Perplex Express. It’s a bit blockier than usual but there’s plenty of sights to see. This faithful (with a few alterations) Minecraft recreation of the Perplex Express comes courtesy of Nathan_Oneday of WalschaertsBuilds. It’s a scale recreation, under construction since early December. There’s some secrets to find since, as the creator…
By András Neltz Published January 15, 2016 - Kotaku East
One of the Last Pokémon You’d Expect in a Fighting Game
Nobody thought this would ever happen, I’m sure. But Chandelure, a Ghost/Fire Pokémon that attacks opponents’ spirits, is joining Pokkén Tournament as a playable character. Bwah? Since Pokkén Tournament is an arcade fighting game, you’d probably expect Pokémon able to throw punches and kicks—or, at the very least, an actual body to take blows. Yet…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2016 - Culture
Command & Conquer, Texas Style
Mike Colonnese is art director at the small studio Superweapon. He’s previously worked on games like Bastion and the Command & Conquer series. Superweapon’s latest game is Dawn of Steel. Oh, and Command & Conquer fans, the cel-shaded vehicles below (and the one up top) were concepts for Generals 2 You can see more of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Wolfenstein 3D, You Look Different
Castle GAFA 3D is Wolfenstein. Just not as you know it. Built by Jankenpopp and Zombectro (via Free Game Planet & Alpha Beta Gamer), at first glance it looks like the classic Wolfenstein 3D. Only…the game’s food has been replaced with random computing and internet icons. And Hitler’s gone. And there’s…Facebook? And it boots from…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2016 - Culture
Someone Is Making A 3D Version Of Undertale
As you’ve heard us say over and over and over, Undertale is brilliant. It certainly didn’t need 3D to achieve that. The prospect of an extra-dimensional Undertale, though? Innnteresting. Russian game developer Edik Zykov doing the deed, applying Undertale’s 2D sprites to a 3D world. The end effect is… surprisingly not-horrible! It’s got a snazzy…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 14, 2016 -
CulturePro Counter-Strike Team Collapses, Blames Cheating Team Member
Titan had all the potential in the world, but they were never able to capitalize on it. Cheating-related troubles punctured their boat back in 2014, and now the org’s founder is claiming they ultimately capsized it. And yet, fans seem more mournful than angry. If you’re a casual observer of eSports, you might remember Titan…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Duke Nukem’s Voice Turned Down Republican Campaign Job
Jon St. John, probably most well-known to you guys as the voice of Duke Nukem, was asked recently “to be the advertising voice of the Republican party’s leading candidate for president.” He said, and I’m paraphrasing, get the hell outta here. St. John wrote on Facebook yesterday: I don’t like to turn down jobs…especially when…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2016 -
CultureArk: Survival Evolved’s PC version just got a new dinosaur and, uh, dung beetles. The dimetrodon sounds like a cool protective creature, but the dung beetle is downright intriguing. Described as a “wondrous organic biofactory,” it can eat excrement to produce a special oil (note: not for sex stuff) that powers generators and fertilizes crops.…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
That Dragon, Cancer’s Developers Are OK With Asshole Steam Discussions
That Dragon, Cancer is a powerful story about a tragic moment in the lives of the Green family. Their son, Joel, was diagnosed with cancer at 12 months old. The conversation on the game’s Steam forums has focused on the morality of making a game about that. Interestingly, the developers are letting it happen. Right…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 14, 2016 -
CultureRebel Pilot Appears To Be Stuck
Today on Highlight Reel we have stuck pilots, sneaky deathclaws, kill streaks, karma and much, much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. R6 Siege – Tom…
By Chris Person Published January 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Very Anime Fan Theory About Undertale’s Undyne
Few games lend themselves to fan theories like Undertale does. I only finished it a few weeks ago, but I’ve already been having fun tracking down and pondering the most popular theories about the game’s world and characters. Undertale spoilers follow! One of Undertale’s most memorable characters is the fearsome warrior Undyne, a eyepatch-wearing fish…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Rainbow Six Siege Finally Cracks Down On Cheaters
Cheaters are the bane of multiplayer games’ existence. Regrettably, however, some games go easier on them than others. For a while, Rainbow Six Siege was one of those games. As part of the recent 1.3 update, Ubisoft improved cheating countermeasures (albeit in a vaguely described way) and, crucially, instituted a no-tolerance anti-cheat policy. As they…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Unsung Story Kickstarter Is Still Breaking Promises
Two years after launch, Playdek’s Unsung Story remains one of the biggest Kickstarter disappointments to date, a $660,126 disaster that just keeps breaking promises. And now they’ve been MIA for three months. Originally pitched as a spiritual successor to Final Fantasy Tactics with the involvement of series creator Yasumi Matsuno, Unsung Story excited strategy fans…
By Jason Schreier Published January 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Square Enix has announced the new Hitman game is now episodic, meaning you don’t have to pay $60 upfront—you can pay in chunks. Previously, the game was going to cost $60, but there’d be new content released every so often. The first episode hits March 11.
By Patrick Klepek Published January 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedSomeone Spent 10 Months Reverse-Engineering Dark Souls To Destroy Other Players
Though Dark Souls was released in 2011 and Dark Souls 3 is only a few months away, the community hasn’t moved on. Recently, someone created an AI for PvP combat to invade other players and totally wreck them. Meet…The King. Here’s a trailer made by Pokashine Created by Dark Souls fan metal-crow, The King is…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 14, 2016 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Learning To Love Speedrunning
Just what makes speedrunning so appealing? Why is it so much fun to watch people break the hell out of games we love? PODCAST TIME! Kotaku’s resident Australian Luke Plunkett joins me and Kirk on this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen to talk about everything from Assassin’s Creed to Arkham Knight. We discuss the appeal…
By Jason Schreier Published January 14, 2016
