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Uncategorized50 Ways Superman Could Beat Batman
Fifty not-so-serious ways, since Superman plays in a whole different league. But still, some of these—presented by Mr. Sunday Movies—are brutal, especially number 38. I’d say throwing Batman into space would solve this issue easily. Maybe we’ll see some attempts in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fifty Ways Superman Could Beat Batman [Mr.SundayMovies, YouTube]…
By Gergo Vas Published September 29, 2014 -
CultureSomeone Beat Ninja Gaiden II‘s Hardest Setting Without Taking Damage
If you’ve played Ninja Gaiden II, you know that it’s a game that’s pretty tough on its third-hardest Mentor difficulty. On the Master Ninja setting, it makes grown men cry. Except for the Chinese player who seems to have beaten the game at its hardest without getting a scratch. A set of four videos on…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 29, 2014 -
EsportsStarCraft II, Turned Into an Arena Shooter
Accessible via StarCraft II‘s free Arcade section, “Unreal Arena” looks like a really fun way to kill some time between matches, and perhaps to practice unit control and micro a bit. It’s a classic 6v6 capture the flag game, with three maps and with some really powerful grenades. Something similar to these grenades implemented in…
By Gergo Vas Published September 29, 2014 - Kotaku East
Joke World of Warcraft Cosplay Is Funny and Wonderful
The latest World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords of Draenor, hasn’t dropped yet. That hasn’t stopped Chinese gamers from getting excited over it. To help the time go by faster, Sina Weibo’s official WoW account started a cosplay contest, and some of the entries they got were just gold. Gold. On Friday the 26th, the Sina…
By Eric Jou Published September 29, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPeople in China Actually Lined Up for the Xbox One
I’ll be the first to admit it: I didn’t expect it to happen. But now, Microsoft has proven me wrong. The Xbox One is China’s first official video game console in 14 years and, as of today, it is officially on sale. Originally slated for release last Tuesday, the console was delayed for six days.…
By Eric Jou Published September 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Anime Cat is an Attack on China, Says Journalist
Doraemon, the blue earless robotic cat from the future, super popular in most of Asia, is under attack. Sort of. A Chinese newspaper is positing that the cartoon character is nothing more than a tool for Japan to subvert Chinese culture. Last Friday, the Chengdu Daily News published an editorial about Doraemon. In it, the…
By Eric Jou Published September 29, 2014 - Kotaku East
One of Japan’s Scariest-Looking Train Stations
The vast majority of big city train stations in Japan don’t look scary. That is, unless you are afraid of crowds. This one in Yokohama, however, looks spooky as all hell. Recently, a 2ch user posted photos of Kokudo Station online. The images as well as ones posted by Twitter users are truly creepy. [Photo:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2014 - Kotaku East
No, This Isn’t a Dragon Quest Car
Over the weekend, though, Twitter user Crexian thought he saw a car shaped like Dragon Quest’s Slime on the highway. Sorry! It wasn’t. But Slime from Dragon Quest sure looks like that car. [Photo: crexian] Crexian’s photo was retweeted over 28,000 times. However… here’s a side view. [Photo: crexian] That is actually “Pichon-kun,” a character…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2014 -
Uncategorized‘Minecraft 2‘ Runs On—What Else—Microsoft Excel
It’s a platform exclusive, yes, but in return, the game features greatly improved navigation, simplified crafting, and the one thing that’s been missing from Minecraft all along: expense and efficiency reports This tongue-in-cheek “exclusive sneak peek” at ” Minecraft 2” comes courtesy of letsplayer SethBling, who’s made the spreadsheet accessible to all here. But not…
By András Neltz Published September 29, 2014 -
Kotaku EastLatest Smash Bros. Glitch Is the “Biggest” Bug Yet. Literally.
Smash Bros. released with a handful of bugs. Personally, I don’t think they’re bad. They’re features. Funny features! (Well, unless they get annoying and screw up gameplay.) The latest bug, it seems, is turning Yoshi into Giant Yoshi. Or better yet, GODZILLA YOSHI. As seen on Twitter and YouTube (via Otaku News), the bug seems…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2014 - Kotaku East
Secrets from the Man Inside the Godzilla Suit
Haruo Nakajima helped bring one of Japan’s most iconic characters to life. In 1954, he was the first man to don a kaiju costume and star in Godzilla as the man inside the suit. Recently, the 85 year-old actor spoke with Japanese magazine Josei Seven (via The Tokyo Reporter) about his experience. Prior to filming,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2014 -
Kotaku EastNintendo Characters Killed with Cuteness
The colors! The patterns! The shapes! Nintendo’s latest New 3DS commercial is not only downright trippy, but also lethally cute. Appearing in the New Nintendo 3DS spot, that’s popstar Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (more on her, here, here, here, and uh, here). As adorably dayglow as this commercial is, it’s still tame when compared to Pamyu…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Destiny, Call Of Duty Servers Brought Down. Again.
Seemingly continuing with their recent attemptsat being the video game internet’s biggest pain in the ass, a group calling themselves Lizard Squad have taken responsibility for the server problems that have brought down both Destiny and Call of Duty Ghosts tonight. If it really is them – it’s not like Bungie are going to come…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Like Watchmen, Only For Steam Games
People are now curating Steam games. But who curates the curators? These guys do. Steam Curator Curator is “curating curation for those who don’t know what they want but want someone to tell them who should tell them what they might want!”. Recommendations are broken down into handy sections like “curators that wear glasses” and…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2014 - Culture
Keeping League Of Legends’ Champions Moving
Rory Alderton is a senior animator at League of Legends developers Riot, where he’s one of the people responsible for putting the moves in the game’s Champions. In a post over on Riot’s site, he goes into great detail on the process behind animating the game’s characters, including the revelation that the Champions are animated…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedNevermind The Classic, Give Me LEGO Doom
I’ve played plenty of Doom in my day, from the original shareware to the most recent re-releases, and I think it’s time for a change. The talented Ochre Jelly’s masterfully built LEGO Doom should do nicely. Not content to simply build a few figures, Iain “Ochre Jelly” Heath has created an entire multi-level LEGO Doom…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: Shadow Walking Into Mordor
With surprisingly positive reviews all over the place, this week belongs to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. That’s right, Super Smash Bros. 3DS, get in line. This week is packed! Not only do the underdog and the sure thing face off, we’ve got a new Forza, an updated Persona fighting game, Sherlock “Mother-Fornicating” Holmes and the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Sunday Afternoon Stream Played Ar Nosurge: Ode To An Unborn Star
There has been a distinct lack of sci-fi song-based turn-based role-playing games being streamed live here at Kotaku. Let’s fix that with a little Ar Nosurge: Ode to An Unborn Star. (All done!) A massive fan of the Ar Tonelico series, I’ve been looking forward to Ar Nosurge since it was announced for North American…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2014
