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UncategorizedHarry Potter As An R-rated Movie
Even right at the beginning at the Dursley family’s residence, things would get bloody real quick. Then, everything would turn into a giant mess after Harry arrives at Hogwarts in an adult version of Harry Potter The Fine Bros. imagined how quidditch, magic and everyday life would look in Harry Potter if it was an…
By Gergo Vas Published July 1, 2015 -
Kotaku EastNo Chinese TV, Gundam Is Not a Real Military Weapon
China Central Television is state television, so seeing propaganda isn’t unusual. Seeing a militarized Mobile Suit Gundam flash on the screen is. Yesterday, CCTV show Focus Today reported how Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “clamors” for war against China, mentioning all the weapons Japan has with the U.S. as well as the secret weapons Abe…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
Japan Is Good at Vine
Lots of countries are good at Vine. It should be no surprise that Japan is one of them. Below, you can see some of the well-known and interesting Japanese Vines from the past year or so, collected via Naver Matome and, well, Vine Top GIF: アハト To contact the author of this post, write to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
Attack on Titan Hot Dogs Remind You of Something Important
Behold, Attack on Hot Dog. As internet buddy @clpearce point out, it’s funny when you realize that none of the Titans have wieners. That’s true! They don’t. Heh. Entabe reports that these hot dogs will go on sale at Aeon Cinemas across Japan to get people ready for the upcoming Attack on Titan live-action movie.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
The GodEater anime, based on the games of the same name, was expected to begin broadcasting in Japan from July 5. The anime’s official site, however, announced today that the first episode is being delayed to the following week to improve the show’s quality.
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
Tokyo Disney Is Officially the Best for Handwashing
Disney fans might disagree which Disney Resort reigns supreme. Everyone has their favorite. But there is one thing we can all agree on: None can surpass Tokyo Disney for handwashing. According to website Conpetti, both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea are rolling out special handwashing areas. You might wonder why. Besides the fact that Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2015 - Culture
More Jurassic Park Movies Like This, Please
Jorry Rosman is a concept artist currently working at Guerilla Games. In addition to his contributions to the studio’s trademark Killzone games, he’s also come up with a personal project that’s basically DayZ vs Jurassic Park. I’m in love with that pic above. After the first Jurassic Park, all I could think was “boy, I…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Star Citizen’s FPS Mode Delayed
Star Citizen is a game that looks very cool and is promising a lot. Well, a little less now, after the playable debut of one of its key “modules”—a first-person shooter known as Star Marine—was delayed indefinitely. In a letter to the game’s community, Star Citizen creator Chris Roberts goes to great lengths to explain…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedBeautiful Future Graphics
French artist Koola, whose visualization work we saw last year, continues to amaze with how he can take Unreal Engine 4 and make it look like, well, the real world. If you’d like to look at pretty videos and pictures, we’ve got those here from some of his latest tests. If you’d like to read…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Iron Man Looks Very Fancy In Leather
Prince Armory, the same team behind that awesome fantasy Darth Vader costume from earlier in the year, has gone a little crazy with this Iron Man outfit. Tony Stark is now Leather Man. This incredible costume is Asgardian by design, apparently. If we can cut down on the number of Marvel movies and just roll…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2015 - Culture
Infinifactory is out of Steam Early Access. Described as “like Spacechem in 3D” by, er, the creator Spacechem, Infinifactory is an excellent sandbox puzzle game about constructing factories for alien overlords. You get to solve devilish puzzles your way. It also makes for some mesmerizing GIFs.
By Nathan Grayson Published June 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
World Of Warships’ Humble Bundle Mess Finally Cleaned Up
Last week, Wargaming screwed up, and accidentally made some promises to World of Warships players they later failed to honour. When fans complained, they were given some of the stuff, but it’s taken until today for the company to truly make things right. Posting on the World of Warships forums, a company representative has said…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedEmulator Within An Emulator Runs Almost Perfect Pokemon
We missed this earlier in the month, but the talented team behind the Dolphin emulator have done something very cool: they’ve got N64 games working on the GC/Wii emulator by running their virtual console versions. While Pokemon Snap might not be the most exciting game to show off, it’s done with good reason: the photography…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedFans Are Making A Spiritual Successor To P.T., And It Looks Terrifying
Forget Konami. We have Allison Road, a new horror game that is heavily inspired by the Silent Hills demo. Here’s how the developers describe it—the game sounds like a mix between Silent Hills and Five Nights at Freddy’s, weirdly enough: You will take on the role of the unnamed protagonist who wakes up one day…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedHeroes Of The Storm’s New Diablo Map Is Very Chaotic (In A Good Way)
The never-ending battle between the forces of heaven and hell can get pretty messy at times, I’ve learned. Blizzard’s new MOBA Heroes of the Storm just added a new “battleground” (read: map) today. Known as “Battlefield of Eternity,” the level is exciting for Heroes fans because it’s the first map that’s based on one of…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 30, 2015 - Culture
Terraria is suddenly the third most popular game on Steam. For the four of you who don’t know, the exploration/crafting classic finally released its big 1.3 update. As a result, it’s currently the third most-played game on Steam. What have you discovered in the new update?
By Nathan Grayson Published June 30, 2015 - Culture
The Steam Players Dedicated To Reviving Dead Multiplayer Games
Would that more Steam groups had such noble goals. Time takes its toll on everything—even games that, theoretically, could go on forever. People get bored, or games stop updating, or a sequel sucks the life out of the original. And then, before long, your favorite game’s a ghost town. Dead MP Games Resurrection Group’s goal…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 30, 2015
