The Anime Encyclopedia 3rd Edition: The Kotaku Review

First released in 2001, The Anime Encyclopedia has long been a mainstay of many an anime fan’s bookshelf. Now, fourteen years later, comes the third edition: 4.6 pounds and 1160 pages covering anime from its genesis to the summer of 2014. That is a lot of anime—and it even includes a staggering amount of entries…

Dragon Ball Figures Are Cooler with Holograms

Sorry, cooler? No. I meant, hotter Using a Dragon Ball Goku figure and a clear pyramid, Brazil’s ZW Design created this impressive hologram effect. If you are interested in how effects like these are made, YouTuber RimstarOrg has a helpful walkthrough. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on…

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GTA Online Heists Bring About Server Issues [Update]

As has become par for the course with this sort of thing, the much-anticipated launch of GTA Online‘s multiplayer heists has resulted in some woeful server troubles. We’ve been unable to connect or play all day, and we’re definitely not alone. Rockstar Support is reporting “limited” access to servers across all four platforms: “We are…

If you’re playing Far Cry 4‘s Valley of the Yetis DLC, you probably want to upgrade your holsters. You’ll need Malayan Tapir hides, but those animals aren’t on your map. Happily, you can find four hides in a crate near your base camp. It’s located here: I’m still playing through the DLC to write something…

The Future Of Steam Greenlight

Steam Greenlight is a mess. It’s a system for bringing lesser-known games onto Valve’s store that doesn’t really help people who play games or make them. Two years ago, Valve said the plan was to kill it and replace it with something less broken. And yet, here it remains. So, what’s next? First, the good…

The First Five Minutes Of Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters

What can the first five minutes of a video game tell you? We’re about to find out with Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters, a new visual novel adventure available today for the PlayStation 3 and Vita. Here goes 300 seconds of something. From the game’s official description: “Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters is a strategy/visual novel game…

Fans Spent Three Years Remaking Halo’s Best Level

Halo’s “The Silent Cartographer” level is widely considered to be legendary—that’s just how good it is. But at least a few fans thought that they could improve on the level, and they’ve devoted the last few years to rebuilding The Silent Cartographer from the ground up. Check out this trailer for a Halo: Combat Evolved…

If you’re hoping to track down the golden Mario amiibo, this Wal-Mart poster spotted by the amiibo reddit suggests you’re going to have a hard time. It’s not even out yet, and it’s already rare! Good luck!

Road Trip Games Are Becoming A Thing, And That’s Great

Road trips are rad. You cram into a car with your best pals and explore the great unknown. Or a series of traffic-ridden highways en route to a music festival. Still, it’s the journey, not the destination, that counts. I’m glad games like Final Fantasy XV, Overland, and The Flame In The Flood are finally…