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Kotaku EastA Theme Song for Sex Lube Athletics
Last year, Kotaku introduced Japan’s “sex lube Olympics.” People into lube, “lotionists,” were competing in a variety of athletic events. Fast forward to 2015, because now, there’s an official theme song. Note: Some readers might find this article’s content objectionable. The name of this track is “Theme of Lotion,” and that’s rapper Cypress Ueno going…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2015 - Kotaku East
Um No, Mad Max Isn’t Ripping Off Fist of the North Star
Mad Max: Fury Road is finally coming out in Japan. And someone people think the movie looks like it’s aping the iconic manga and anime Fist of the North Star. Wait. Really? Really. Even manga artist Nawoki Karasawa seemed surprised by this, tweeting, “Ri-right now, at work, all of my assistants asked me, ‘Why does…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2015 - Culture
Remembering Fallout 3’s Fantastic Concept Art
There are lots of people to thank for the distinctive look of the Fallout series, across multiple studios and decades, but in more recent times Craig Mullins should be top of your list. Mullins, who has worked as an artist on everything from Assassin’s Creed to the Matrix movies to Halo to Jurassic Park, was…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 15, 2015 -
UncategorizedFallout 4’s Crafting System Looks Awesome
We saw a lot of new Fallout 4 footage tonight, but the most impressive bit has to be a new robust system that lets you craft the environment around you, essentially letting you play house, dress-up, and handyman. Almost anything you see, you can rebuild and retool. You can scrap items in the world for…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedAn Up-Close, Ultra-Violent Look At The New Doom
Tonight at Bethesda’s pre-E3 press conference, we got our first extended (extremely violent!) look at the new Doom, which will be out in Spring of 2016. First, we got a lengthy look at a single player battle in the game, which combines the fast-paced ultraviolence of old-school Doom with some ridiculous slow-mo kill animations: Next,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4 Is Coming This Fall
You’ll be able to play the fourth Fallout pretty damn soon. Bethesda says it’ll be out on November 10, 2015 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Five months to go. (For more on Fallout 4, check out our footage and gifs from the demo they showed off at tonight’s E3 presser.)
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedDishonored 2 Announced, Lets You Play As Emily
We knew it was coming, but still, it was nice to see a trailer: there’s a second Dishonored, and this one has you playing as two characters, both of whom appeared in the first game. One is Corvo, who we’re all familiar with. The other is Emily Kaldwin, the Princess orphaned in the intro to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedFallout Shelter Announced, Out Tonight
Oh hey, so aside from Fallout 4, Bethesda has another Fallout game coming. It’s a strategy game where you have to build a Vault and keep a ton of cute little people alive. It looks cool! You have to build it, manage it, expand it, care for the Vault Dwellers…it’s called Fallout Shelter, and it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedOur First Real Look At Fallout 4
Bethesda closed their E3 presentation with a bang today: a demo of Fallout 4, which shows us a whole lotta gameplay footage. What you’re seeing in that GIF above? That’s the character creator. You’ll be able to play as a lady too, of course. Here’s the start of the demo, which starts out in pre-war…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Elder Scrolls Is Getting A Card Game
Looks like Hearthstone is going to get some competition. Today, Bethesda announced a new card game coming to Elder Scrolls Online. It’s called Legends, and it’s a strategy game. Free-to-play, you can expect it to come to PC and iPad later this year.
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatch The Bethesda E3 Conference Live, Right Here [UPDATE: Over]
Fallout 4! Dishonored 2! Fallout 4! Doom! Fallout 4! Fallout 4! Fallout 4! It’s time for Bethesda’s first ever E3 press conference. Hope you’re ready. We’re not sure how long this presser will be, but it’ll start at 10pm ET. You can watch right here: UPDATE (11:30pm): And we’re finished. Hell of a conference, thanks…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario Maker Looks Nuts
Here’s Mario’s iconic 1-1 level, remade into a giant death trap by the folks at Nintendo. Wow! The GIF above is a small slice of a Mario level debuted at the Nintendo World Championships today, and it gives us a small taste of just how bonkers Mario Maker levels will be. Players will be able…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedReggie Plays Smash, Gets Owned, Talks Mad Shit
Last year, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime made a shocking confession: he sucked at Smash Bros. But he swore he’d be back a year later to kick some ass, and true to his word, return today he did. He just forgot the part about kicking ass. Before it went down, he was talking the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Metroid-Looking Mech Game Blastball Debuts At Nintendo Worlds
Two teams of three players attempt to shoot a ball through a shrinking goal in Blastball, a 3DS game with a Metroid-vibe making its debut during competition at the 2015 Nintendo World Championships. While the graphical style, the HUD and the single-weapon arm are giving off a real Metroid vibe, all we know about Blastball…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedMother Coming To Wii U As Earthbound Beginnings
Holy shit. Nintendo just announced that the first Mother game is coming to the U.S. for the first time—on the Wii U’s Virtual Console, as Earthbound Beginnings. And it’s out today. This is to celebrate Mother’s 20th anniversary, and it sure is unexpected. We’ve never seen an official English translation of this game until now.…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2015
