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Kotaku East3,000 Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Turned into Anime Art
Online in Japan, lots (I mean lots) of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards were used to create a mosaic of characters from popular anime Love Live* Actually, this is NicoRinPana, a subunit in Love Live. ANYWAY. Twitter and NicoNico user Yocchii posted images of the completed piece, which measures about four meters across. The exact number of cards…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
China Banned Attack on Titan, Death Note, and More
The Chinese government has banned more anime. Another thirty-eight Japanese cartoons are blacklisted and prohibited from appearing online in China. As Kyodo reports, eight Chinese websites were shutdown for streaming anime that “encourage juvenile delinquency, glorify violence and include sexual content.” Another twenty nine Chinese websites received warnings or fines. Ministry of Culture official Liu…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
Log Horizon Season 2 is More Holding Pattern than New Adventure
Log Horizon’s first season ends with a bang. Everything is coming to a head with a looming war that is certain to change the face of the video game world where our heroes have found themselves trapped. Then comes the second season, and all that build-up is largely forgotten. [Note: This article contains spoilers for…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
Harry Potter, Now with Added Selfie Sticks
You thought Harry Potter was only about magic and wizards? You thought wrong. It’s also about selfies. As reported by News Gamme, recently Japanese Twitter user Kawori realized that the wands in Harry Potter would make excellent selfie sticks. And so, the internet gets this: [via Kawori] These Photoshops have been retweeted nearly 30,000 times!…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
The New Sword Art Online Game Lets You Play as All Your Favorites
As well as some new faces. Previous games Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment and Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment required you to play as series protagonist Kirito—though you could customize his avatar in the latter. All the other popular characters were relegated to AI-controlled party members. However, in the new game, Sword Art Online: Lost…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedA City-Building Game Of The Future, With Giant Buildings & Flying Cars
Building the cities of today is boring. DotCitywants to build the cities of tomorrow Inspired by everything from Mirror’s Edge (duh) to Star Wars, DotCity is a city-building game that’s less concerned with laying water 20th-century water pipes, and more worried about planning and expanding a megalopolis to make room for the breeding millions that…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2015 - Culture
Dinosaurs > Camels
Lloyd Allan is a concept artist at Guerilla Games, the developers of the Killzone series. He’s also worked at Atomhawk, who we’ve featuredhere previously. You can see more of Lloyd’s work at his ArtStation page and Facebook page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedLike Minecraft, But With Laws
ECO looks like the 1,543rd (and counting) Minecraft clone. But it’s actually a multiplayer survival game where players form a community, vote on laws, balance a living ecosystem and try to avert a looming apocalypse. If players survive, good for them! If they don’t, the server is perma-killed and that world is dead forever. No…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Sad Comic About The Star Wars Pilot Who Blows Up The Executor
It’s an act of suicidal heroism that helps tip the entire Battle of Endor in the Alliance’s favour, but the pilot responsible for the Executor’s destruction—Arvel Crynyd, aka Green Leader—is basically an unknown. A random face attached to a giant explosion, whose actor wasn’t even credited in Return of the Jedi. This comic looks to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2015 - CultureCosplay
A Very Special Edition Of Return Of The Jedi
Slave Leia is such an overplayed subject for cosplay that these days it takes a lot to get people to notice it. Or, if not a lot, then a beard and some balloons. Cosplay by Bearded Leia Cosplay, via fashionably geek
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Reddit’s ‘The Button’ Game Is Over
On April 1st, Reddit launched a new page: The Button. It was paired with a countdown timer. 60 seconds. If anyone anywhere on Earth pressed it, the timer would reset. For two months, the timer never hit zero. So, what happened? Simple: nobody pressed The Button for a full 60 seconds. And then… ? Nothing. It…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Watch Me Play Lego Worlds, Minecraft’s New Challenger [Over!]
Even in its unfinished state, Lego Worldsis a game that inspires wonder. What sorts of marvelous things might we find in its universe today? I encourage you to join me as I stream a playthrough of a new Lego Worlds seed—judging from my time with the game, I have a feeling that it won’t be…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 8, 2015 - Culture
A Lot Of People Are Getting Refunds On Steam
Steam refunds are a thing now, and they’ve proven pretty divisive. Some creators of smaller games are worried that the policy is too easy to exploit. But what do the numbers say? Steam refunds—previously offered rarely and on a case-by-case basis—can now be requested under almost any circumstance provided players have 1) spent two hours…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
The ‘Spiritual Successor’ To DJMax Is On Its Way To North America
The folks behind my favorite rhythm game franchise might not be making DJMax games anymore, but the series’ spirit lives on in Superbeat: Xonic, coming this fall to the PlayStation Vita. Developed for Korea by Nurijoy, a company founded by the creators of DJMax upon leaving Pentavision, Superbeat: Xonic comes to North America via a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2015 -
CultureThat’s One Hot Facepalm, Witcher 3
On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have good dodges in Bloodborne, extreme facepalming in The Witcher 3, easy rescues and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Bloodborne –…
By Chris Person Published June 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Competitive Pokémon Website Trolls Sad Pokémon
Cute as they can be, some Pokémon just aren’t meant to be on a serious team. The leading competitive Pokémon website out there knows this, and it’s not afraid to take some hilarious shots at some pocket monsters because of it. Smogon is a website where competitive Pokemon players convene, and talk strategy. If you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedOur First Taste of The Darkest Justice League Cartoon Ever
Always thought Harley Quinn was disturbing because of her twisted love affair with the Joker? Here’s a version of the supervillain that’s even more unhinged. And the Batman who takes her down in this alternate universe does something… harsh. Superman isn’t Clark Kent in this version of the Justice League. Wonder Woman isn’t from a…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedZelda Fan Film Is Three Minutes of Link Being A Hilarious Jerk
Link will do anything for some extra rupees—even if it means screwing everyone else over. You’ve gotta watch this short by Callegos-Y. It’s one of the best Source Film Maker fan films out there. In it, Link finds that he can’t quite afford purchasing a new shield, so he takes matters into his own hands.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 8, 2015