- Kotaku East
Here’s How You Make Anime Bonkers
How can an anime of yesteryears survive in the fast-paced, highly competitive modern age? That’s the issue that six brothers face in the first episode of Mr. Osomatsu, and their solution is hilariously insane. The new season of anime has started and right off the bat things are looking insane. One of the new anime…
By Toshi Nakamura Published October 15, 2015 - Kotaku East
A Wonderful Movie About the Hardships of Making Manga
Bakuman the movie is based on the manga of the same name by the creators of the popular Death Note manga series. The story is about two high school classmates who set off to become manga creators for Weekly Shonen Jump, the biggest name in the manga world. The movie is fantastic. Moritaka Mashiro is…
By Toshi Nakamura Published October 15, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Damn, This Gundam Cosplay Is Clever
Bravo. Well done. *applause* Japanese Twitter user Punival created a RX-78 Mobile Suit costume based on the Ver.Ka display model (below). You’d think that would be cool enough, but it isn’t! Punival went to Tokyo’s Odaiba and took these photos: [Photo: PUNIVAL] [Photo: PUNIVAL] [Photo: PUNIVAL] Top photo: PUNIVAL To contact the author of this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2015 - Kotaku East
Guillermo Del Toro Thinks Silent Hills‘ Cancellation “Makes No Fucking Sense”
Don’t worry, Guillermo. You are not alone. The movie director had teamed up with game creator Hideo Kojima for what seemed like a truly interesting video game. But, as we’ve known for a while, Konami has officially canned Silent Hills. This spring, Del Toro said, “It’s not gonna happen and that breaks my greasy heart.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2015 - Kotaku East
Capcom Is Making a New Resident Evil CG Movie
Marza Animation Planet is joining forces with Capcom for a feature-film length CG Resident Evil flick. It’s slated for a 2017 worldwide release. According to Inside, filmmaker Takashi Shimizu (creator of Ju-on) will be the executive producer, Takanori Tsujimoto is directing, and Makoto Fukami, a scribe for Psycho-Pass, is writing the script. There have been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 15, 2015 - Culture
For Lovers Of Cockpits
Neil McKnight is an environment artist from the UK who has worked on games like Mass Effect 3, Forza Horizon and Star Citizen. You can see more of Neil’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),…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Smash Bros. Card Game Uses Amiibo, Looks Awesome
BattleCON is a card game based on the mechanics of 2D fighting video games. This is a fan-made mod for BattleCON that turns it into a Smash Bros. card game. Complete with Amiibo. Hell yeah. Designed by Zoql, it currently features four fighters: Mario, Bowser, Rosalina and Link. Players have cards in their hand that…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here’s Fallout 4 Streaming On a PS Vita
Tweeted out today by Bethesda, the above image shows off the PlayStation Vita’s ability to run Fallout 4, streamed from a PS4. Not a bad perk, if you’ve got the gear. Bethesda also noted that the controls for Vita—which has fewer shoulder buttons than a PS4 controller but more options for touch input—were handled by…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny’s Latest Iron Banner: Pretty Good So Far [Update: Less Good]
It’s a big week for competitive Destiny players. Yesterday marked the start of a new Iron Banner, which is a week-long competitive multiplayer event where players get to test their mettle—and their cool new guns—against one another. This is the first Iron Banner since the launch of the Taken King expansion, and also the first…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 14, 2015 - Culture
Steam ‘Scam Report’ Group Changes Name To Be Less Aggressive
Last week I reported on a Steam curator group called Scam Report, which sought to out sketchy games and douchey developers. Since then, there have been some big changes. First and foremost, they abandoned the old group entirely and made a new one so that they could change the name from Scam Report to Anti-Consumer…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 14, 2015 -
EsportsAmerica’s Biggest League Of Legends Team Just Imploded
After a disappointing run at the 2015 League of Legends World Championships that ended with their elimination on Sunday night, the Team SoloMid (TSM) is quite literally falling apart. The team just revealed three of its top players are stepping down, just days after their last loss at Worlds. In a statement posted on the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedDarth Vader, Being a Total Badass In Star Wars Battlefront
Here’s Darth Vader, single-handedly destroying a Rebel Snow Speeder by throwing his lightsaber into the air. Damn! The moment comes from Muselk, who, funnily enough, had a few traumatic run-ins with Darth Vader earlier in the source (sponsored) video. Then Muselk becomes just Vader and pulls off the awesome moment in the GIF above around…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Past, Present, And Future Of The Witcher 3
People don’t only love CD Projekt RED because The Witcher 3 was great. The company released 16 DLCs for free, talked openly about the game’s budget and profits, and included a “thank you” note in the box. It might be brilliant PR, but after speaking with the studio’s co-founder, there’s something else there, too. “We…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Game Website Accidentally Previews Uncharted 2 Instead Of Uncharted 4
“Uncharted 4 is the first PS4 entry in a series that has traditionally pushed boundaries,” read a recent preview by the website VG247. “Why does it feel so familiar?” Well… as it turns out, they were playing Uncharted 2 Video game websites, like all news outlets, screw things up all the time. Lord knows we…
By Jason Schreier Published October 14, 2015
