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Bootleg Console Maker Blatantly Copies the iPhone 6
The Chinese company best known for making knock-off Super Nintendo consoles is back again, this time with a mighty fine looking phone. 97973.com, the mobile-centric version of Chinese gaming news site 17173.com, reports the once console maker, Subor, is now making iPhone clones under its Little Tyrant brand. Back in the early days of console…
By Eric Jou Published October 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
You Can Adjust “Bounce” in the New Dead or Alive
For their upcoming fighting game, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, the developers at Tecmo Koei have created a new engine to bring their characters to life. Called the “Yawaraka Engine” (やわらかエンジン) or “Softness Engine,” it is the result of attempting to up the visual realism of character skin in order to make characters look…
By Toshi Nakamura Published October 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Anime Art Meme You Can Pinch for Real
The latest meme to come out of Japan has people drawing anime (or manga) style characters on the back of their hands. And? Pinch them The above photo was uploaded by Twitter user sakunyan3939 shows a back-of-the-hand getting a good cheek pinch. Cute stuff. The image was retweeted 17,000 times and spawned other photos. Here…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Endless Runner Nabs Gamer Over $3,000 In Prize Money
Endless runners are simple games. The genre, popularized by titles such as Temple Run and Jetpack Joyride, has players running endlessly and grabbing coins. Well, for one young man in China’s Macao, the endless run’s earned him a paycheck of over $3,000. The Communist Party newspaper, People’s Daily, reports that insurance salesman Zhou Yongjian walked…
By Eric Jou Published October 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Don’t Use Real Rabbits as Your Smartphone Case
Earlier this month, a Twitter user in Japan uploaded a photo of a “bunny smartphone case.” The image was retweeted over 37,000 times and, of course, has spawned a meme. Of course! Here is the pic that started it all. [Photo: ryooneokrock1] But hey, these are real animals. And they have feelings. They’re not smartphone…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan Is Even Censoring The Evil Within‘s “Uncensored” Version
The Japanese version of The Evil Within has filtered gore. So while the game is certainly creepy, it’s just not as bloody as it is in the West. Good thing there’s a download for an uncensored version. Shame this DLC doesn’t actually do that, though. As our colleagues at Kotaku UK previously pointed out, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt’s Not A New F-Zero, But It’s Damn Close
Red:Out is fast. Red:Out is the daredevil speed demon lovechild of futuristic racing classics F-Zero and WipeOut. Developer 34BigThings explained: “‘Redout’: a condition experienced by pilots in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force. Also, the fastest…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedGrand Theft Auto’s Unexplained Myths
Every GTA hides secrets—rare and strange occurrences that would be right at home inside an episode of The X-Files. Some of them are scripted. Some aren’t. All of them end up logged and documented by players. If you’ve never visited the GTA Myths Wiki, I highly recommend taking a gander today. While there are things…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt Doesn’t Get Hotter Than Men Trying On Women’s Halloween Costumes
Building on the theme of sexy male Halloween costumes featured in last week’s Photoshop contest, Buzzfeed proves you don’t need to be a woman to make sexy costumes work. I was originally planning on taking my kids trick or treating this year dressed in the same costume I’ve worn the past two — intimidating and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Where The Word “Cosplay” Actually Comes From
‘Cosplay did not suddenly appear,’ says Nobuyuki Takahashi. He should know: Takahashi helped invent the word itself. The following is an excerpt from Cosplay World, a new book written by Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft and, well, me.It’s available now on Amazon and other online (and physical) book stores. In the 1970s, Japanese college students began dressing…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedVideo Games Get Gun Silencers All Wrong
You round a corner. You think you’re in the clear but—oh no!—an enemy is standing guard. How will you ever bring him down without alerting other guards? Aha, your pistol has a silencer. One mouse squeak gun shot later and you’re free. Except that’s not how silencers work at all This video from RagnarRox debunks…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
EA’s Corporate Speak Is Meaningless, Court Agrees
Today a federal court ruled to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed against EA for lying about Battlefield 4, a video game that came out and didn’t really work for some people. The plaintiffs can appeal—though it doesn’t seem like they’ll eke much more out of this. What’s really interesting about the lawsuit, though, is how…
By Jason Schreier Published October 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Guild Wars 2 Players Angry Over Currency Exchange Changes [Update]
Guild Wars 2 players have long enjoyed the ability to easily exchange gold for gems used to buy nifty cosmetic items in the game’s Black Lion Trading Company store. Yesterday’s game update changed all of that, and players are not happy. Update: ArenaNet has responded, and will be reinstating the ability to purchase gems as…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedWe’re One Step Closer To Having A Real Transformer
Transformers! They’re the stuff of childhood dreams. And thanks to some enterprising folks in Japan, we’re one step closer to having them be a reality. You’re looking at J-deite Quarter, a 1.3-meter-tall transforming robot made by Brave Robotics, Tomy and Asratec. It’s step one in a 3-step goal of creating a 5-meter-tall, life-sized and transforming…
By Chris Person Published October 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedCounter-Strike Nexon: Zombies Is Like A Half-Broken Mod
Seeing Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies on Steam, I knew from the title alone I had to try this free-to-play version of Counter-Strike. After all, it has a confusing title…and, zombies! In the past, the company Nexon have made free-to-play versions of Counter-Strike for countries such as Japan and South Korea. This is the first time they’ve…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedMortal Kombat Doctors Are Miracle Workers
No matter how many times I’ve torn Johnny Cage in half, he keeps coming back. The Warp Zone gives us a look at the men behind the de-mutilation. In less violent fighting games it’s pretty easy to imagine Ryu or Ken taking to the sidelines for a couple of days to nurse their wounds. Maybe…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Titanfall Is Adding A Co-Op Horde Mode
Titanfall is a lot of fun, but there’s no denying that it feels a little… thin. The game’s exclusive focus on player-vs.-player combat left many of us wishing for a bit more variety. Good news: The game’s latest update will add a cooperative mode to the game, and it looks pretty cool. The mode is…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Twitch Plays Smash Bros. Is Perfectly Chaotic
If I had to use one word to describe Smash Bros., it would be “mayhem.” Oh, hey. That’s the exact word I’d use to describe a room full of Twitch viewers trying to play a single video game, too. It’s almost like Twitch playing Smash Bros. is the perfect combination. You may know the Twitch…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 22, 2014 -
CultureKilling Destiny‘s Templar Solo, Without Exploits
Sure, it’s fun to see people finding exploits to beat raid bosses solo, but it’s something else entirely to see them just playing multiple roles by themselves and conquering with just a ton of patience and firepower Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to…
By Steve Marinconz Published October 22, 2014