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UncategorizedThis must be an alternate Sonic whose MO is to make enemies keel over from his cuteness. He was doodled by kawacy, who otherwise specializes in anime-style art—his gallery is right here, if you want to check him out, and below’s a timelapse video depicting the painting process. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…
By András Neltz Published December 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
This Could Be Japan’s Best Ramen Restaurant
It might even be the best on Earth, if you believe the Michelin restaurant guide, which awarded a single star to Tokyo ramen establishment Tsuta. This is a world’s first. This is a big deal—especially if you are into ramen. The announcement made the evening news in Japan. No other ramen restaurant anywhere in the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
The release date for Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness has changed in Japan. It was slated for February 25, 2016, but has been moved to March 31. The reason given is that more time is needed for quality reasons. The game doesn’t yet have an international release date.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
Anime Character Leads to Poster Controversy in Japan
The city of Minokamo in Gifu Prefecture, Japan thought it would be a good idea to try to boost tourism with anime posters. One in particular, however, will not be used. The poster in question features a character named Kocho Yoshida (above) from the anime and manga No-Rin. Originally a light novel, No-Rin is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Mod DB’s begun accepting votes for its 2015 Mod of the Year competition. Like last year, the top 10 mods will be chosen by the end of the month—until then, you can head over here to see how it works, or here for Indie DB’s Indie of the Year and here for Slide DB’s App…
By András Neltz Published December 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
Japanese-Style Star Wars Art Shown at Buddhist Temple
One of Kyoto’s most famous temples Kiyomizu-dera is a must see if you visit Japan. But if you’re in Japan this December, you can check out something rather unique at this World Heritage site: Star Wars art. Like the Mario and Luigi painting unveiled earlier this year, this is a Rimpa-style Force Awakens screen painting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2015 - Culture
Scrappy Jedi Have Seen Better Days
French artist Tonton Revolver works at CodinGame, a site that tries to teach people programming skills by having them play video games. You can see more of Tonton’s stuff 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2015 -
CultureWell, That’s One Way To Use A Steam Controller
Want a truly immersive first-person shooting experience? Want it to feel like your body is really in a video game? Try attaching a Steam controller to your head. This creative proto-VR solution comes to us by way of Plasma Quark. He’s set the Steam controller’s gyroscopic controls to always-on and attached it to his headphones.…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Buzz Lightyear Is The Hero Fallout 4 Deserves
Paladin Danse, you seem familiar. The gruff voice, the commitment to duty, the giant sci-fi armour…where have I seen you before? Oh, right. This mod by Trashlizard brings Danse’s Pixar doppleganger, Buzz Lightyear, into Fallout 4 by way of some custom power armour. All you need to do is set Dance to be your companion,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2015 - Reviews
Just Cause 3: The Kotaku Review
Just Cause 3 does one thing really well, and a lot of other things poorly. The thing it does well can be extremely cool. Shame about all those other things, though. If you’re wondering what that good thing is, check this out: The new open-world game from Avalanche Studios captures the thrill of flight in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
XCOM, Recreated In…Excel
Having just learned how to code in VBA, crruzi thought the best way to practice would be to go and make a video game. So he went and made XCOM. In Excel. It’s not the entire game yet—the tactical battles are working, with the strategic stuff still under construction—but come on, it’s Excel There’s even…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2015 -
CultureStormtrooper Gives In To His Anger
Today on Highlight Reel we have Force-sensitive Strormtroopers, horrible leg movements, lucky knives, blind kills and much more! Watch the video above, 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. Rainbow Six Siege – Seeing nothing…still two kills…
By Chris Person Published November 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Riot just announced a number of sales it’ll be putting on for League of Legends’ seasonal holiday event “Snowdown,” which will also add a giant Poro King (seen above) to the game’s ARAM map for a limited time. I’d also be into the idea of a Poro champion, but we’ll have to keep waiting for…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
Short week last week. But we wedged some good stuff into it, I dare say. My favorites: Fallout 4’s User Interface Is Truly Terrible – Comprehensive and convincing. Why So Many People Are Yelling About Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 – A complicated controversy clearly explained. Nobody’s Sure How One Of Counter-Strike’s Best Players Nailed…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 30, 2015 - Culture
Beloved PC Game Gets Surprise Comic DLC
To The Moon was a story-based Steam game that made everyone cry. Years after its release, it just got surprise DLC… in the form of a comic. The comic takes place after To The Moon’s conclusion. It’s not a full sequel or anything like that, though. Consider it more of a cute follow-up. Here’s the…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedYouTube Copyright Nonsense Hitting Yet Another Community: Hatsune Miku Fans
Sega released a trailer yesterday for the new Hatsune Miku game, Project Diva X, but if you live in the United States, it’s blocked on YouTube. This isn’t new. Rather, it’s part of an unfortunate but increasingly predictable pattern of Japanese companies butting heads with the world’s largest video service. Hatsune Miku is not a…
By Patrick Klepek Published November 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorld’s Best Jigglypuff Player Gives Heartbreaking Interview After Winning Smash Tournament
Star Super Smash Bros. player Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma won first place in the fighting game’s Dreamhack tournament this weekend, making him the first American Smash pro to do so on European soil. The post-game interview he gave immediately after winning quickly turned personal. You can watch the full post-match interview here: HungryBox is known in…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 30, 2015