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Japan Comes To Life in Retro-Style GIFs
For the past few years, Tumblr user 1041uuuha has been creating terrific animated GIFs that look like the most poetic Nintendo game you’ve never played. There’s something bittersweet and even banal about some of these GIFs—almost Edward Hooperesque—just like there is with modern life. 1041uuuha [Tumblr via Gigazine] To contact the author of this post,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedWell of course there’s a Kerbal Space Program version of the new Star Wars trailer It’s a bit simplistic, yes, but keep in mind that this was done in a spaceship-building sandbox game. Considering that, it’s pretty impressive how similar it turned out. You can check out the video below. Jool Wars: The Farce Awakens…
By András Neltz Published December 1, 2014 - Kotaku East
Report: PlayStation 4 Will Cost $113 Less than Xbox One in China
If Chinese media reports are to be believed, Sony’s PlayStation 4 will cost less than the Xbox One when it launches in China, just like it did everywhere else in the world. Chinese media sites such as Sina.com and PcGames.Com.cn are reporting that in China, the Sony PlayStation 4 will retail for 2,999 RMB, or…
By Eric Jou Published December 1, 2014 - Kotaku East
Spider-Man Shows His Sensitive Side with Cats
Yep. This is adorable. It really, really is. Earlier this year, Hot Toys released an Amazing Spider-Man 2 figure that comes complete with a jacket, knit cap, backpack, and more. As Twitter user Tks1783shows, the figure is just perfect for cute photos. Spider-Dad taking the kid to school. Holding hands. But this Spider-Man figure also…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2014 - Kotaku East
Pro-Gaming Team Opens E-Sports Training Center in Shanghai
Team We, which stands for Team World Elite, one of China’s earliest and largest professional e-sports groups, is now expanding its base, this time by directly nurturing new up and coming players in its own e-sports training camp in Shanghai. In a release sent out by Team We and published on various Chinese news sites,…
By Eric Jou Published December 1, 2014 - Kotaku East
This Might Be the Best (or Worst) Way To Watch Anime
Life is short. There’s lots of anime to watch. Why not do it all at once like Twitter user Miz_hi? As pointed out by Togech, Miz_hi tweeted, “In the least amount of time possible, I wanted to watch the current season’s anime.” By using ten displays, and running two shows on six of them, Miz_hi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2014 -
Kotaku EastHere’s a First Look at Infinity Blade For the Chinese Xbox One
Last Thursday, while the rest of the world was munching on Fire Chickens (Turkey in Chinese), Chinese internet giant Tencent unleashed upon the world Infinity Blade for the Xbox One. Chinese gaming news site A9VG broke the news earlier last weekthat Tencent was going to reveal a mysterious game that could possibly be Infinity Blade…
By Eric Jou Published December 1, 2014 - Kotaku East
Controllers Thrown and Busted by Angry People
You mad? Don’t be! Be happy. And for goodness’ sake, do not throw your controller, no matter how much a game pisses you off. “I threw my controller” is a meme of sorts among Japanese gamers. For example, a player might say a certain game makes them throw their controller to express how frustrating it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2014 -
CultureJapan’s Fried Shrimp Gun Is a Delicious Weapon
Fried shrimp or “ebi furai” (エビフライ) is a popular dish in Japan. Here’s one way to make it quickly—in three seconds, to be exact. That doesn’t include the prep time, though! As pointed out by Otakuma, this is an ad for NTT Docomo’s Full LTE high speed internet service, and apparently, no CG was used.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2014 - Kotaku East
In Case You’re Wondering What Hayao Miyazaki Is Up To…
The famed anime creator has been busying himself with other projects. Book covers, for example. Hayao Miyazaki, best known for anime like My Neighbor Totoro, has retired from feature film animation. However, that’s never meant he was going to stop working—something we’ve known for a while now. This year, Miyazaki has done two covers for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed’s Paris vs Paris, 2014
Damien Hypolite, who by day works for Sciences et Avenir, is also a bit of an Assassin’s Creed fan. Seeing as the latest game is set in Paris, he figured he’d print out some screenshots, take them to the actual spots in the real world they’re based on, and see how they shape up. As…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2014 - Culture
Several Good Reasons To Walk To Work
Amin Faramarzian is an illustrator from Iran whose style looks like the best damn adventure game I’ve never played. You can see more of Amin’s work at his AstStationand Facebookpages. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand”…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
All I Want For Christmas Is This Fire Emblem Action Figure
This Figma was first shown off over a yearago, but is only now getting ready to actually go on sale. It’s been worth the wait. Figuring we’re past the statue of limitations on spoilers (and really, it’s been long enough), this Figma piece is dropping the Marth charade and labelling itself a Lucina figure. She’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
World’s Biggest LAN Party Had Over 22,000 Computers, Looked Awesome
Over the weekend, Dreamhack Winter went down. Beginning in 1994 with a couple of Swedish dudes who rented out a school hall to play some video games, it’s now the world’s biggest LAN party, bringing over 25,000 PC gamers together in the one spot for some games, music, cosplayand sweating. Last year, the official numbers…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2014 -
CultureCosplayThe Best Cosplay From The World’s Biggest LAN Party
Dreamhack Winter isn’t just for games. When you get over 25,000 gamers in the one place, there’s plenty of scope for other stuff. Like a killer cosplay competition. These photos were taken by Jennika Ojala and Gabriel Kulig, while the video was shot by Liz “FrostedStarfish” Acume. If anyone knows/recognises the cosplayers, let us know…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: Thanksgiving Leftovers
At this point in the yearly release cycle, the game industry looking desperately back and forth between gamers, making obvious game releasing noises with its throat. It’s almost nap time. Why? Because winter is coming, of course. Tuesday, December 2 The Crew | PC/PS4/Xbox 360/Xbox One Final Horizon |PS4 Syberia | PS3 Terraria | PS4/Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
My Favorite MOBA So Far Is A Mobile Game
I want to enjoy a MOBA. I’ve tried every popular multiplayer battle arena game — DOTA 2, League of Legends, Heroes Of The Storm, Infinite Crisis. Each has its charms, but I’ve never quite felt at home in any of them. My enthusiasm for Super Evil Megacorp’s Vainglory suggests I may have been looking on…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Man Tried To Shut Sega’s Jet Set Radio Graffitti Party Down
Afraid Sega’s “graffitti is art” themed Jet Set Radio pre-launch contest would inspire vandalism, then San Francisco mayor Willie Brown tried to have the company’s event permits revoked. Did you know that? I didn’t know that. Mind you the event was actually for Jet Grind Radio, the American name of the game inspired by both…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Obligatory Lightsaber Edition
Might as well get this over with. Lightsabers. Photoshop. Go. I know there’s a lot of Star Wars happening right now, but I couldn’t ignore the design of the evil red laser sword in the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The internet is already filling up with ‘shopped versions of the cross-guarded lightsaber,…
By Mike Fahey Published November 30, 2014