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Pokémon are usually named after the sounds they make, unless those sounds are, well, screaming. We see this in action in the comic drawn by Justin Hall ofJhallcomics.com. The unnamed spelunker probably had a list for these cases. Latest Pokémon Comic [JhallComics, via r/pokemon] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some…
By András Neltz Published November 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Confusion Over Whether Nintendo Will Offer Paid DLC For Smash Bros.
That Mewtwo downloadable character for Super Smash Bros.? It’s supposed to be a freebie to those who buy both the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game. It’s supposed to be. But one day, Nintendo says, you might be able to purchase the character. Maybe. This Smash Bros. page lists that the game’s soundtrack…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Here Come New Final Fantasys for Your Smartphones
“Final…” You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Coming in 2015 as part of its Final Fantasy lineup, Square Enix has announced 2 new Final Fantasy games and a new app. Famitsu App reports that Final Fantasy Legends – Crystal of Time and Final Fantasy Brave…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Batman Has Some Stupid Weapons
Batman’s cool. Not only is he the smartest guy in the room, but he’s got fancy tech and gadgets to boot. And this set truly captures the arsenal at the disposal of the Caped Crusader®. Plus some extra. It’s finally here. From Hong Kong collectible toy company Hot Toys, here’s the Batman Armory from The…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedManga and Anime Characters Made Beautiful
Canadian digital artist Sakimichan does stunning portraits of famous manga and anime characters—often bending their genders and making them very, very beautiful. This isn’t to say the the characters aren’t originally attractive. They are! But whether the characters are male or female, Sakimichan just makes them pretty Kotaku profiledSakimichan’s lovely portraits back in 2012. Recently,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
This is Not Your Typical Open World JRPG
I consider myself a fan of the open world video game genre. Give me a playground and I shall play. Then along comes D3 Publisher announcing a new open world game and I immediately became a mixture of intrigued, bemused, and perturbed all at the same time. From the game publisher that brought you games…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Here It Is, the Official Persona Cheeseburger
It was inevitable. This was bound to happen. Behold, an official Persona burger. Called a “Bear Meat Burger,” it features cheese that’s been sliced and layered to look like Persona 4’s Teddy. And no, the meat isn’t actually bear meat. The burger is being served at the Lil’Rire Cafe in Tokyo’s Shibuya. As Famitsu reports,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThis Might Be The Ghost in the Shell FPS You’ve Been Waiting For
South Korea’s Nexon just released a trailer for its upcoming Ghost in the Shell first-person shooter. The online title is for PC and looks like it could be a good time. According to an Inven interview, the game is slated for the first half of next year. Locations from Ghost in the Shell have been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Attack on Titan Movie Stars Versus the Anime and Manga Characters
Well, they’re making an Attack on Titan movie. Good for them. We now know what the actors look like in their Survey Corps uniforms. Let’s see how they compare with their anime and manga counterparts. The manga debuted in 2009, and the anime incarnation began in 2012. Personally, I don’t think the manga and anime…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Japanese Artists Make Deus Ex A Little More Real
The link to this story was actually sentout by the official Deus Ex twitter account, and with good reason: some of the stuff Japanese pair XSENSE (artists Yoshinori Sakamaki and Taketo Kobayashi) are coming up with looks like it came straight out of Human Revolution. Using 3D printers, they’re designing artificial limbs that go way…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
70s Alien Abduction Mystery Is Inspired By The X-Files
To Azimuth is an “alien abduction mystery” set in Alabama, circa 1978. You play both characters of a sister-and-brother team looking into the disappearance of their brother, and work your way through a story that’s heavily inspired by stuff like The X-Files. What I’m liking the looks of, though, is the detail in their recreation…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2014 - Culture
Dragon Age’s Concept Art Is Fantastic
A number of artists worked on Dragon Age: Inquisition, and I don’t mean to ignore their contributions to what is a very pretty game, but I have a thing for Matt Rhodes’cartoonish style of concept art in particular. Rhodes, lead concept artist on the game, has released a ton of his work on Inquisition, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
PC Game Has The Funniest Out-Of-Context Forum Topics
As we’ve seen with its patch notes, Crusader Kings II is a game that, taken out of context, sounds completely insane. The game’s forums are no different. Here’s a selection of recent thread titles from CKII’s Steam forums, put together by @shadowmar Yes, they’ve been cherry-picked, but they’re hardly isolated instances. In the days since…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Worst Possible Ways To Play Team Fortress
Thing about video game strategies is, they’re always helping you win. What’s the deal with that? What if you want to find the most spectacular routes to glorious failure possible? Well then, look no further. Muselk has an ongoing series of videos in which he selects the worst possible weapons for each TF2 class and…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Far Cry 4 Tricks People Into Revealing They’d Pirated The Game
If your copy of Far Cry 4 on PC doesn’t have FOV (Field Of View) options, and you complained about this on a forum, you might want to go and delete your comments. Because there’s a very good chance you’ve just outed yourself as someone who pirated the game. Ubisoft Montreal creative director Alex Hutchinson…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s The Attack On Titan Movie’s Cast, In Costume
So, a live-action Attack on Titan movie is being made in Japan. And in case the spot where it’s being filmedwasn’t enough of a hint, these new posters revealing the cast in costume show it won’t be set in the manga/anime’s medieval-ish world. Instead, it appears to be set in a more modern post-apocalyptic location.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
People Are Scamming Walmart With Bogus Cheap PS4 Listings [Update]
There’s nothing like some good ol’ fashioned corporation scamming on the holidays. And as we inch closer to Black Friday, some particularly ambitious shoppers have convinced the mega-chain Walmart to sell them PlayStation 4s for as cheap as $50 thanks to a simple new price-matching scam. Don’t cry for Walmart, though. Cry for price-matching. “We’re…
By Jason Schreier Published November 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft Gains 2.6 Million Subscribers In One Month
Enticed by the sweet siren call of the Warlords of Draenor expansion, World of Warcraft subscriber numbers have jumped from October’s 7.4 million to more than 10 million, all of them apparently on my home server of Moon Guard. Blizzard announced the massively multiplayer jump today, along with the news that 3.3 million copies of…
By Mike Fahey Published November 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Your PC Must Be This Solid To Run Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Snake? Snake? SNAAAAAAAAKE? Oh, sorry about the yelling. Just wanted to know what you’ve got under the hood of your PC. Konami’s released the PC specs for the (phantom) painfully long-awaited PC release ofMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the mini open-world prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Here’s what you’ll need…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 19, 2014