Japanese Animators Give Advice for the Anime Industry

Being an animator in Japan is hard. It’s very hard. But with the myriad of problems in the industry, is there a solution? Here’s what some people in the industry had to say. JAniCA, the Japan Animation Creators Association, is an organization made up of animators, producers, and supporters of the Japanese animation industry. The…

Dragon Ball Fan Art is Full of Possibilities

What if Vegeta had came to Earth as a child instead of Goku… Twitter user @dragongarowLEE is a massivefan of Dragon Ball. And like most artistic fans of the series, he’s drawn fan art. Lots and lots of fan art. Not only is he damn good, but his stuff is also pretty funny as well.…

The Trailer for the Newest SaGa JRPG with English Subtitles

Check out the trailer for Imperial SaGa, the newest game in Square Enix’s SaGa series, now with English. Yes, English! The game will apparently include characters and enemies from across the SaGa series which includes the Romancing SaGa series and SaGa Frontier series. The game will also have regular features from the series like the…

Track: The Birdmen | Artist: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant | Album: Chicken Zombies Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment

Jackass, Recreated In GTA V

Oh Grand Theft Auto V on PC, will your wonders ever cease? Here’s a video by Abstract Mode showing various Jackass stunts begin recreated in the game by Trevor-O. And some stunts that would have been on the show if Jackass had to answer to the laws of video game gravity instead of real world…

A Game Where You Can Punch Anyone, Anytime

Should I care about Will Fight For Food? Yes and no. Conceptually, it’s pretty cool. You can punch anybody whenever, even if they’re important to the story. But the combat isn’t great, and the concept quickly breaks down. What’s it about? Here’s the game’s description, via its Steam page: “Jared Casey Dent was a wrestler…

Simon Stålenhag, an artist we featured last year on Fine Art, has launched a Kickstarter for two books based on his “alien robots in 80s Scandinavia” stuff. They look awesome!

Warcraft & Dungeon Keeper, Together In One Game

You’ll probably never get a proper Warcraft game again. Dungeon Keeper’s name is now mud. If you’re a fan of either series (or, both), and want to play those kind of games again, you’re not getting any help from Blizzard or EA. You might want to look to smaller companies—like Realmforge—instead. They’ve just released a…

Classic PC Games, Now Playable Inside…Twitter

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