The New Dragon Ball Movie’s Title Is Inspired by Heavy Metal

As Kotaku previously reported, the movie is called Dragon Ball Z: The Resurrection of F. And that title was inspired by the best heavy metal song ever written about Frieza. No, really. Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama recently confirmed that, yes, “F is Frieza.” In an article via Twitter user dbhJoho, Toriyama added, “When I…

New Doom 2 Speedrun Record Beats Old One by 22 Seconds

This is a proper, literal, speedrun from Zero Master. He runs, it is speedy. The 23m03s time is also relatively legit – no glitches or tricks past the use of glides. Those involve coaxing the player’s 32×32 unit hitbox through 32 unit gaps as a shortcut, or to skip collecting a few keys. This post…

When Superheroes Fight Game Characters, Things Get Painful

Ever wonder what it would be like if Captain America beat the crap outta Ash from Pokemon? Or what if Thor fought Master Chief? This comes from YouTuber CorridorDigital and features some neat special effects and amusing performances. Super Heroes vs Game Heroes [CorridorDigital@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or…

The Hello Kitty Facepack Is for Beauty, Not Terror

Oh, the lengths we go to be beautiful—not frightening. Beautiful. This is an official Hello Kitty beauty mask. In Japanese, it’s called “Hello Kitty Narikiri Facepack” (HELLO KITTY なりきりフェイスパック) with “narikiri” (なりきり) meaning “to turn into completely.” Makes sense. According to Livedoor News, the beauty mask has skin care supplements like hyaluronic acid and collagen…

Former Japanese Pop Queen Sure Looks Familiar…

In late 1990s, Ayumi Hamasaki became one of Japan’s biggest pop stars. She set style trends and was famous for constantly changing her appearance. But, maybe, she was doing something else constantly. Gamers might know Hamasaki as her songs have been used in games like Tales of Xillia and Onimusha: Dawn Of Dreams. One of…

Time To Swoon Once Again Over Persona 3’s Protagonist 

Look, Persona 4’s playable character was nice enough, I guess, but it’s always nicer going back to Persona 3’s quieter, more teenage hero. Or, in this case, a fantastic recreation of the guy. Doesn’t it look awesome? Shame then that you can’t buy it. Well, you can, but you’ll need to be at Japan’s Winter…

Guy Wins At Team Fortress By Distracting People With Puzzles

Turns out, playing a Spy is a piece of cake if you simply rely on what will now be known as the “puzzle gambit.” It’s weirdly, uh, ingenious? I guess? In Team Fortress 2 players can apply sprays—that is, images of their choosing—to surfaces on various servers. Uncle Dane decided to become a tactical tagger,…

Remember Americana Dawn, aka ‘American History: The JRPG‘? Of course you do. I first wrote about it yesterday. Well, now it’s taken its Suikoden-esque antics to Kickstarter. That was fast. It continues to look intriguing, though—US history books filtered through another country’s lens. Check it out.

Nothing Can Improve The Halo Theme Song… Except Cowboys

It’s one of the most iconic theme songs in video games. It’s been performed by everything from high school bands to world-renowned orchestras. And yet, I feel like something has always been… missing. That thing? Cowboys. Definitely cowboys. Warp Zone‘s cowboy shtick is fun, but this is also a damn good acoustic rendition of Halo‘s…

Shadow of Mordor Is Way Less Fun On Old Consoles

When Shadow of Mordor first arrived in September, it was met with heaps of well-deserved praise. The last-gen versions of the game arrived today to considerably more muted fanfare. After playing a few hours on my PlayStation 3, I can see why. This is not the Mordor I remember falling in love with. I’ve only…

Witness The True Horror of Far Cry 4’s Badgers

You may not know this, but badgers are the worst. Combine that fundamental truth, with the randomness of Far Cry 4, and what you get is pure chaos. Watch as a scene in Far Cry 4 starts breaking down completely, complete with rhinos, characters fusing into trucks, and an endless supply of rocks. This is…

Far Cry 4 Without All The Shooting

There is a lot of stuff to shoot in Far Cry 4. A lot. Dudes, cars, merciless soul-eating badgers, rhinos, flying whirly copters—the list goes on. But sometimes it’s nice to just sit back and admire the landscape too. Which is all to say, “them graphics, tho.” Harry101UK put together this video showing off the…

The Honest Trailers For Smash Bros. Nails How Silly The Game Is

Okay, look. As much as I love Smash, even I can admit the entire premise of the game is ridiculous. Nevermind all the tensions about how one should “actually” play such a silly (but amazing) game. Smosh Games hilarious breaks down Smash Bros., and then does the time-honored tradition of renaming all the Smash characters…