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Pokémon Artist Creates “2.5D Manga,” and It’s Incredible
Manga is flat. It’s on printed paper. It’s two-dimensional. This manga is somewhat different and totally wonderful. As pointed out by Get News, this “2.5D manga” was created by an artist named Muneo Saito. Besides working as a manga artist on several comics published in Weekly Shonen Sunday and CoroCoro Comic, Saito did the manga…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2015 -
Kotaku EastYakuza Movies Don’t Get More Bonkers Than This
Vampire yakuza, minigun-toting trucks, a guy in a flying fuzzy frog suit… Sounds like Miike Takashi all right. Miike, of course, is the filmmaker behind such movies as Ichi the Killer and Audition. Gokudo Daisenso (極道大戦争 ) or roughly translated, “The Great Yakuza War” is an upcoming movie from director Miike Takashi that’s about… it’s…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 23, 2015 -
Kotaku EastHow to Become Pokémon World Champion
Se Jun Park won the Pokémon Video Game World Champion Master’s Division last year. You’d think preparing for a tournament that has the words “world” and “champion” in it would require months of dedicated prep beforehand. You’d think. “Actually, I spent less time playing Pokémon in 2014 than I ever have ever since I really…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Gold Darth Vader Helmet You’ve Always Wanted
The Dark Side of the Force? Oh no. This is the bling side. Tokyo’s Ginza Tanaka has covered a Darth Vader helmet in gold. According to The Wall Street Journal, the jeweler won’t divulge how much it cost to create this glittery Vader and isn’t offering the mask for sale. Instead, as Reuters adds, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Latest Idolmaster Anime is Somewhat Lacking
Cute anime girls on stage singing and dancing… S’okay, but I feel I should be more entertained than I actually am. The iDOLM@ASTER: Cinderella Girls is the spiritual successor to The iDOLM@STER anime. Where The iDOLM@STER was based on the Xbox 360/PS3 game, Cinderella Girls is based on the smartphone spin-off. While both shows supposedly…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedBloodborne Loads Way Faster After New Update, Hooray
Bloodborne’s biggest flaw has now been fixed thanks to a new patch. Instead of suffering through 45+ second load times, now you can enjoy 10-15 second load times. Think of all the deaths you can fit into every session now! You can see the new load times in the video above. The exact time it…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Kpop Group As Told By Twitter Doodles
The group Exo has racked up a staggering 18 million views for their latest video. It’s not even a month old! No wonder the group has a rabid fan base. It also has some terrific fan doodles. Twitter user ExoDoodles has been doing regular updates of, well, Exo doodles for the past few months, pleasing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThat Awkward Moment When Hideo Kojima Doesn’t Appear
Yesterday, the biggest game magazine in Japan, Weekly Famitsu, held an awards ceremony. In the past, Hideo Kojima has attended the Famitsu Awards. This year, he did not. Many other famous creators were on hand to go on stage and receive their awards. [Photo: Famitsu] Like Level-5’s Akihiro Hino, creator of the incredibly popular Yokai…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
If Your Time Warner Cable Internet Isn’t Working Tonight, Try This
Are you stuck with Time Warner Cable? Did your internet get all funky tonight? Don’t worry: you’re not the only one—and you may be able to fix the problem pretty easily. Starting a few minutes ago, TWC subscribers across the United States began complaining of widespread internet issues, and the terrible cable company was quick…
By Jason Schreier Published April 23, 2015 -
CulturePlease Enjoy These Halo Stabbings
So, yesterday, I posted some animation work and saidwe needed to do more of it here on Fine Art. Tonight, then: more awesome animation work from people who make video games. Up first is Dave Gibson, who worked on Evolve before recently moving to Blizzard: Next up is Will Christiansen, who is currently working on…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2015 -
UncategorizedMan Executes Computer With 9mm Handgun
Oh, don’t tell me you’ve never wanted to do the same thing. The LA Times reports(via Daily Dot) that Colorado man Lucas Hinch has been given a citation by local cops after taking his PC—which had been giving him blue screens—outside and literally executing it, pumping eight rounds into the side of the computer with…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
Why Some Japanese Games Had Such Terrible English
It’s easy to make fun of classic Japanese video games (JRPGs especially) for their poor English, and assume the reason for this was simply one of neglect. Which is kinda true, but there are other reasons behind it as well, and they’re really interesting! In a big interview with Edge magazine last month, American Alexander…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
When Luke Skywalker Sucked at Being a Jedi
In the original Star Wars trilogy, we saw Luke Skywalker pull off amazing shit. Destroying the Death Star. The cool-ass sequence where he stormed Jabba the Hutt’s skiff. (That somersault!) We saw him struggle a lot, too. But, the newest issue of the Star Wars comic gives us a glimpse at how bad his self-doubt…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
If you were worried that the announcement of Total War: Warhammer (why not Total Warhammer?) is coming at the expense of proper Total War games, Creative Assembly has told PC Gamerthe Warhammer title is being developed by a “completely separate team. The historic thread goes on uninterrupted.” Phew.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA Player Knows How To Break The Law In Style
Now this is how you pull off a cool heist. Watch as RisingJake makes good use of the new Rockstar Editor on the PC version of GTA V in this machinima about a well-planned robbery/getaway: Not a woman you wanna mess with!
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 22, 2015 -
CultureOreo Trick Shots Are An Impressive Waste Of Cookies
How many Oreo cookies have to die before this man’s thirst for tricksy rebounds is sated? The man in the video is YouTuber Peter Bamforth, who will go down in history as one of snacking’s greatest monsters. His skills are impressive, but this is a video, and videos are edited to keep people from seeing…
By Mike Fahey Published April 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
It’s Always A Good Time For Smash Bros x Space Jam
DJ Slammeister loves two things: Smash Bros. and Space Jam. (Me too!) Normally, one has to enjoy them separately, but that’s no longer the case, thanks to the Super Slam Bros. IV album. What’s more remarkable is realizing this isn’t the first album mashing up these two things. The Super Slam Bros. Melee EP was…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 22, 2015 -
CultureGTA Parachuter Dodges Missiles With Grace
On today’s Highlight Reel we have singing bears, invisible ladders, broken water, rocket dodging 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. Kuma Uta – a song for Chris Person…
By Chris Person Published April 22, 2015