• Kotaku East

  LoL Clone Caliber of Spirit Definitely Lacks Spirit

  During this year’s World Cyber Arena, an e-sports tournament in Yinchuan, China, another multiplayer online battle arena was added to the list of games that cyber athletes competed in. Rounding out the MOBA genre, Tencent’s “new” Caliber of Spirit is a cheap League of Legends knock-off. Developed by NetDragon, Caliber of Spirit was released late…

  By Eric Jou Published October 8, 2014
• Kotaku East

  Anime Posters Will Taunt You at This Japanese Arcade

  An arcade at a shopping center in Kobe, Japan is covered with anime posters ready to make fun of you. So mean. And yet, so wonderful. Japanese writer and columnist Tomoki Yoshimura snapped photos of the posters and uploaded them to his Twitter account The arcade is called Metro Playland Zoo, and the posters feature…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 8, 2014
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  The Most Unusual Sailor Moon Product Ever Released

  Over the years, we’ve seen Sailor Moon stationery, fancy clothes, bags, pens, headphones, chopsticks, video games, underwear, toys, figurines, perfume, anime, dinner plates, live-action musicals, and now as Yahoo! News reports, there’s this: Sailor Moon sanitation pads. As IT Media also reports, Japanese brand Elleair is rolling out the Sailor Moon feminine hygiene napkins on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 8, 2014
• Kotaku East

  Now, Square Enix Is Suing SNK Playmore

  Back in August, Kotaku reported that SNK Playmore was taking Square Enix to court because High Score Girl, a manga Square Enix published, allegedly featured SNK characters without permission. Today, Square Enix announced it was now suing SNK. As Square Enix states in an official release, it was bringing the lawsuit against SNK Playmore because…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 8, 2014
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  Watch the Start Screens for Damn Near Every Game Boy Title

  Don’t worry. They’re in alphabetical order. Like he’s done for the NES and the SNES before, YouTuber NicksplosionFX has assembled the introductory moments of almost every game released for Nintendo’s gray brick-like handheld. It’s probably not the entirety of the Game Boy catalog but don’t let any gaps stop you from basking in the inventiveness…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 8, 2014
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  Yep, There’s Gonna Be A Virtual Reality Version Of Batman’s Bat Cave

  The bat cave. No one can know about it. It’s Batman’s lair of perfect solitude, of secrecy crucial to his every plan and action. His survival. So of course we’ll all soon be able to track our muddy virtual shoes through it. Hurrah! Warner and visual effects company OTOY are working on a virtual reality…

  By Nathan Grayson Published October 7, 2014
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  Last-Gen Call of Duty Buyers Will Get A Free PS4/Xbox One Upgrade

  I get the impression that Sony, Microsoft, and Activision reeeeally want you to buy a new console. Activision has announced a cross-buy deal in which all PS3/Xbox 360 digital purchases of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will also net you the PlayStation 4/Xbox One version as well. This applies to all purchased DLC (season passes…

  By Nathan Grayson Published October 7, 2014
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  One Guy Is Trying to Sell More Video Games Than You’ve Ever Seen

  Remember that one NES game that you played every night for weeks then never got back from a friend you lent it to? This guy probably has it. And thousands of other games from the 1980s and 1990s, too. He’s selling his entire collection for a whole lot of money. A seller going by the…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 7, 2014
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  The Most Endearingly Excessive Lord Of The Rings Fan

  Say you love a popular fantasy or science fiction series. Then say your significant other doesn’t love that same series. Do you just accept your differences and go about your lives? That’s one way to do it. Here’s another. If nothing else, I think the guy who just won’t quit when it comes to pestering…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published October 7, 2014
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  Playing Against Dota 2’s Sniper Can Be So Annoying

  The fact the sniper can be a tad annoying sometimes is nothing new for veteran Dota 2 players—like Little Mac, the character has a certain negative stigma. Still, I couldn’t help but laugh at this short which exemplifies just how enraging he can get, even if he’s not necessarily killing you. Then again, Palingenesie A…

  By Patricia Hernandez Published October 7, 2014
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  The CREEPIEST Fucking Taunt In Shadow of Mordor

  It might be an exceedingly violent game, but most of Shadow of Mordor has felt strangely…pleasant and lighthearted. That is: until I come across an orc that giggles maniacally instead of saying anything. So scary. So, so scary. It doesn’t help that the guy who does it in my game looks like this: After meeting…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published October 7, 2014
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  Media Streaming App Plex Arrives On Xbox One

  A popular program for streaming personal media libraries from computers to media boxes and mobile devices, Plex launches on Xbox One (and Xbox 360) today, which means I’ll be moving the console back into the living room. For ages I streamed music, movies and television shows from my PC to my Xbox 360, eventually moving…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 7, 2014
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  Sony Won’t Make PlayStation Home For PS4, But These Guys Might

  Neotopia isn’t PlayStation Home’s official follow-up. According to Sony there won’t be one after PS3’s virtual hub experiment shuts down once and for all early next year. It is, however, absolutely a PS4 spiritual successor made by vets of the original—for better or worse. Here’s how its development team, made up of PlayStation Home and…

  By Nathan Grayson Published October 7, 2014
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  Ex-BioShock Developers Are Making An Arty Version Of Oregon Trail

  We’ve all heard the story many times now: talented game developers leave their corporate jobs to strike out on their own, turning to Kickstarter in the process. So what makes The Flame in the Flood stand out? Something about BioShock’s art director making a modern fancified version of The Oregon Trail, if you ask me.…

  By Yannick LeJacq Published October 7, 2014
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  Two Foot Tall Dr. Robotnik Statue Terrorizes Blue Hedgehog And Friends

  After several years of pumping out statues based on classic Sonic the Hedgehog heroes and maybe one metallic henchman, First 4 Figures finally gives them a big baddie to stand up to. Towering over those fine furry friends, Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robonik is here. I’m not eexaggerating about the towering bit either. First 4 Figures’…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 7, 2014
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  Struggling Indie Sells His Game For Art Instead Of Money

  Deep Under The Sky, a game about glorious glittering jellyfish, isn’t selling so well by creator Colin Northway’s own admission—especially not in comparison to his previous game, Incredipede. He still wants to give you the game for free, though. You just have to sit down and create something of your own first. Northway has named…

  By Nathan Grayson Published October 7, 2014
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  Dr. House Joins The Cast Of The Fully-Voiced LittleBigPlanet 3

  A first in franchise history, LittleBigPlanet 3 will feature a full voice cast for its adventure mode, and with English comedian Stephen Fry reprising his role as the narrator, there’s no better villain than his original partner in crime, Hugh Laurie. Though mainly known these days as Dr. House from the hit medical drama (and…

  By Mike Fahey Published October 7, 2014
• Tips & Guides

  Tips For Playing Alien: Isolation

  Welcome to the space station Sevastopol! It’s a lovely place to die. Alien: Isolation is avery cool game, but it can also be immensely difficult, stressful, and frustrating. It’s possible to spend an hour or two stuck in the same place dying over and over, making zero progress. To top it off, Isolation doesn’t do…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published October 7, 2014
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  NBA 2K15‘s Face Technology Fails Miserably, Creates Monsters

  NBA 2K15‘s face-scanning tech sure looked fancy when shown off last month. But now that it’s out, it’s making creatures that shouldn’t exist in this world. Or any other. The latest entry in 2K Sports’ hoops series came out today and people are having a go with the technology that uses connected cameras to scan…

  By Evan Narcisse Published October 7, 2014
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  Super Smash Bros. 3DS Characters, Ranked

  (Read our Smash Bros. 3DS review here.) 49. Dark Pit 48. Jigglypuff 47. Dr. Mario 46. Lucina 45. Falco 44. Ike 43. Olimar 42. Mii Fighters 41. Shulk 40. Peach 39. Luigi 38. Yoshi 37. Lucario 36. Zelda 35. Marth 34. Mr. Game & Watch 33. Sheik 32. Mario 31. Wario 30. Donkey Kong 29.…

  By Jason Schreier Published October 7, 2014