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Undressing This Hug Pillow Is No Final Fantasy
Musician Gackt is the closest we’ll get to a real-life Final Fantasy character. And this hug pillow might be the closest you get to Gackt. He really looks like a Final Fantasy character! And according to Gackt, FFVIII‘s Squall Leonhart was based on his appearance. What’s more, Gackt not only did the theme songs for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hong Kong Protests Draw Resident Evil Comparisons
Right now in Hong Kong, thousands of people are protesting. The demonstrations are to uphold the Hong Kong constitution and have been nicknamed the “Umbrella Revolution.” Cue the Resident Evil comparisons! The protests aim to protect Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” with China. Demonstrators have been carrying umbrellas, which are rich with symbolism: They…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt Took 6 Years To Finish This Retro FPS
Joining the ranks of the modern retro-style shooters we’ve been seeing so many of lately—a great trend, I might add—is Wrack, the colorful, arcade-esque FPS for PC that’s been under development for six years. Wrack is singleplayer-only, and it promises “unlimited content” through user-made maps and mods on the Steam Workshop (though of course, the…
By András Neltz Published October 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedGood news and bad news, Skullgirls fans: the 2D fighting game’s third DLC character, the Egyptian-inspired sorta-blood-mage Eliza, is out now on PC and PS3, free for the next three months. The game’s Vita and PS4 versions, however, have been postponed to early 2015. Look above for a taste of Eliza’s fighting style.
By András Neltz Published October 1, 2014 -
Kotaku EastVirtual Japanese Idol Gets Her Own Official Car
While Hatsune Miku has been used in awkwardAmerican Toyota ads, the virtual idol is getting her own Daihatsu car in Japan. Like, an official car. As seen on website Monoist, the “Snow Miku” Daihatsu Cocoa is emblazoned with a Snow Miku logo, steering wheel, roof bars and seats. “Snow Miku” is the ice sculpture version…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2014 - Kotaku East
Gamers Wonder When Fatal Frame Got This “Erotic”
The Fatal Frame games have always been scary. They’ve been kind of sexy, too. But the latest entry is, flat out, being called an erotic game by Japanese Wii U owners. Warning: This article contains spoilers as well as content some readers might find objectionable. The latest Fatal Frame game, Fatal Frame: Oracle of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedDeath Stars It’d Really Take to Destroy a Planet
Ever since I learned how inaccurate Star Wars battles really were, I’ve been thinking about how off the entire Star Wars universe is. I get it, in a place where people have telekinetic powers and can shoot lightning from their fingers; you can’t exactly expect things to line up with… well, physics. When I started…
By Dan Starkey Published October 1, 2014 - Culture
Cheer Up Wolverine, You’re Famous
Dmitry Gaborak is a 3D character artist with over a decade’s experience in both film and video games. Most recently he’s worked on games like Evolve and Arkham Knight. You can see more of Dmitry’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best 90s Adventure Games We Never Got
Most of artist Matthew Frith’s work looks like it was part of the best 90’s adventure game never made. Which is exactly how I likemy pixel art. There’s lots of original stuff in there, but also tributes to shows that don’t have 90’s adventure games based on them but easily could. Arrested Development, I’m looking…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Lara Croft. Cosplay by IthinkIwasInHeaven, photo by MFZ
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Mass Effect’s Miranda Lawson. Cosplay by KassandraLeigh
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
I Hope Bear Senpai Notices Me…
Hatoful Boyfriend – a game in which you, a human, tries to get down with birds – has a lot to answer for. This is a new Kickstarter for a very similar project. It’s called Bear Senpai: Date The Bear of Your Dreams. Creator Toni Rocca says “My goal for Bear Senpai is to make…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2014 - Reviews
The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter: The Kotaku Review
Ethan Carter is a game about stories. It’s a disarmingly personal tale, a murder mystery about childhood alienation that resonated with me in unexpected ways. And yes, it was created by a guy who is best known for making an incredibly violent first-person shooter called “Bulletstorm.” I remember when I was little, I didn’t really…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Hackers Charged With Stealing From Valve, Microsoft And More
Two hackers, one from the United States and one from Canada, have plead guilty to U.S. federal charges regarding an elaborate international scheme involving the infiltration of gaming companies Valve, Epic, and Zombie Studios as well as attempted sales of counterfeit Xbox One development kits well before the console was released to the public. The…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter, Improved With A Furious Goat
It’s probably Street Fighter’s biggest shortfall. The fact it focuses solely on bipedal, humanoid fighters. Imagine the possibilities if the roster could be expanded to include man’s surliest foe, the goat. It would also fill a gap in the market, since Goat Simulator leaves out the part where the humans try and fight back about…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Getting Started With The Pokémon Trading Card Game
Every year I watch the Pokémon National Championships, and every year it gives me the itch to return to the Pokémon Trading Card Game something fierce, but with store shelves flooded with countless colorful card packs, I didn’t know where to start. So I turned to The Pokémon Company for help. Why did I need…
By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy Yes, I Would Like A Gritty Cyberpunk Grand Theft Auto
I very much like the look of Metrocide Metrocide is a top-down open-world-ish game in the vein of a classic (read: pre-GTA 3) Grand Theft Auto. Difference is, instead of grandly thieving autos or sticking to other small-time crimes, you’re a contract killer. Your goal? To hunt down various targets using an ever-expanding array of…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 4 May Have Just Fixed That Thing You Hate
Deagle is OP? Fixed. Movement was better in BF3? Fixed. Something about netcode? Fixed. The latest patch for Battlefield 4 lists almost 200 fixes and tweaks, including some of the biggest complaints that have come from players in the past year. Battlefield 4 has had an abundance of problems since it was launched last year,…
By Steve Marinconz Published September 30, 2014