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UncategorizedThe Opening of Full House Remade In GTA V
Michael, Trevor, Franklin, Lester. They’re one big family after all, just like the cast of Full House. Merfish and his friends recreated the classic show’s intro, and while I don’t remember anyone falling off a truck or getting hit by a cable car, they really did nail the whole thing. Check out the side-by-side comparison…
By Gergo Vas Published June 12, 2015 -
Kotaku EastTsum Tsum Is Cute, Fun, and Painfully Addictive
In the past we have taken looks at two of the three big Japanese smartphone titles: Puzzle & Dragon and Monster Strike. Now it’s time to take on the third: Disney’s Tsum Tsum Released in Japan in January 2014 (and July of that year in the US), Tsum Tsum is based on the Disney stuffed…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 12, 2015 -
Kotaku EastArtist: Tomoyasu Hotei | Track: Battle without Honor or Humanity | Albums: New Battles Without Honor and Humanity Soundtrack / Kill Bill Vol. 1 Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2015 -
Kotaku EastPoll: The Top Twenty Most Anticipated Summer Anime
You excited? You should be. Because the summer 2015 anime season is coming. And if you don’t have any idea of what to look forward to, perhaps the results of this Japanese poll can help. Perhaps not! Biglobe News reports that Charapedia, which looks at the appeal of anime characters, polled 23,000 thousand people via…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Up All Night Stream Plays Rhythm Heaven: The Best + [Finished]
I’ve played a lot of music games in my day, but none do I love more than the Rhythm Heaven games. So join me as The Up All Night Stream plays the brand new Rhythm Heaven: The Best + and let me show you why. Update: Stream Complete! But you can see it in its…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 12, 2015 -
Kotaku EastWhen CG Animation Goes Wrong and Boring
This is an image of Ganba no Bouken or The Adventures of Ganba. The anime debuted in the mid-1970s. Now, they’re making a CG version, and damn, it looks tragic. I quite like Ganba! So do many Japanese people. No wonder it’s one of the country’s most beloved anime. Ganba was originally based on a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2015 - Kotaku East
How Japan Began Making Otome Games
In Japan, there is a genre of games specifically targeted at women. Called “neo-romance games” or “otome games” (maiden games), most are essentially harem romance stories with the genders reversed. But it wasn’t always this way. Tecmo Koei was a pioneer in the field creating the first neo-romance game for the Super Famicom (The Japanese…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 12, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Dario—who has been cosplaying for twenty years now!—nails Diablo III’s Demon Hunter, even going so far as to do some make-up work that’s not quite cel-shaded, but certainly makes him look “flatter”, more like a video game character. You can see more of Dario’s cosplay at his Facebook page
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2015 - Culture
Hurry Up Already, Cyberpunk Future
Sergey Zabelin is an artist based in the Ukraine who works for a mobile gaming company. Not that you’d know this from this portfolio. You can see more of Sergey’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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2015 - Culture
Too Bad Steam’s Summer Sale Game Is Kinda Broken
This year’s Steam Summer Sale comes with a twist: an entire game you can play to unlock new deals, trading cards, and the like. There’s just one problem: it’s not really doing the whole “working” thing at the moment. Monster Game, as it’s known, is playable in your browser. It’s kinda like once-you-pop-the-fun-don’t-stop-infesting-your-life-like-a-flesh-devouring-bacteria sensation Clicker…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedLeague Of Legends Player Hits Highest Rank With The Weirdest Character
Very few League of Legends players will ever make it to Challenger, the highest rank in the ultra-competitive multiplayer game. Fewer still will reach the upper-most echelons of League’s ranked mode by only playing as a single character. And until this morning, I didn’t think anybody would do that with Heimerdinger But that’s just what…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedIt’s Even Grosser When Other Mortal Kombat Characters Act Like Mileena
Oh god. What nightmare fuel. YouTuber Life And Death shows us what happens when characters other than Mileena have access to Mileena’s moveset and, more importantly, have her propensity for biting. It’s…disturbing. This grossness is possible thanks to a PC mod which swaps the meshes available to the characters—in this case, Mileena and Kitana have…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedI’ll Never Get Over The Original Jurassic Park
Today is both the best and worst day of my life. Today, there is a new Jurassic Park movie. (Before moving on, I’d highly recommendlistening to this piece from the soundtrack while you read.) When I was a kid, there were two things on my mind: aliens and dinosaurs. If there had been a way…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlayer Wrecks Other People By Becoming Bloodborne Boss
Bosses are the most terrifying and challenging part of Bloodborne—so what better way to intimidate other players than to become the spitting image of a boss yourself? Watch as Bloodborne player “jam” apes the ever-wailing Micolash in PVP battles against other people. Not only does jam go for Micolash’s signature look, jam also adopts a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Space Sex Game That’s Surprisingly Good
Starfighter: Eclipse may sound like a title for a run-of-the-mill sci-fi game involving spaceships, but don’t let the name fool you. It’s actually way steamier than that. I spent last night playing through one story arc within Starfighter: Eclipse, an erotic visual novel where you play as a starship fighter who has to investigate a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2015