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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Dex’s Review: Genesis of Aquarion & Aquarion EVOL • Protonstorm’s Music Awards for Summer 2014 Anime • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1: The TAY Review • Assassin’s Creed IV: An Individual Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedPharrell’s New Music Video Is Part Anime, Part Video Game
Hat connoisseur and vampire songwriter Pharrell Williams, best known for his smash hit “Happy,” is also a giant anime fan. Earlier this year he collaborated with the virtual pop singerHatsune Miku. And today he released this video: Produced by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, the video, which juxtaposes half-naked anime girls with lines like “Imma hold…
By Jason Schreier Published September 30, 2014 - Reviews
Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor: The Kotaku Review
Lugdash Broken-Shield. Now there was a tricky orc to assassinate. Until I discovered he was scared of fire. Once I set his minions ablaze, Lugdash dropped everything and fled. I wasn’t going to lose the kill, so I chased after him. We both ended up running for a long, long time. I chased Lugdash out…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedAnother Damn Assassin’s Creed Game Just Snuck Out
Let’s see now, there’s Assassin’s Creed Memories, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Assassin’s Creed Rogue and the recently-announced Assassin’s Creed Chronicles. That’s not nearly enough Assassin’s Creed. How about a new 3D action-adventure game for the iPad? Available for free download today in the Australia and New Zealand iTunes App Stores, with a planned international release date…
By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat It Feels Like To Play Against Protoss Players In StarCraft II
Channelman manman‘s video won’t blow away the preconception that Protoss, in the current state of StarCraft II, is overpowered. In his comparisons, he first shows Protoss units attacking as they usually do, and then with their abilities modded and humorously exaggerated. Number one is pretty much my favorite, with all those Stalkers and their “Blink…
By Gergo Vas Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedHalo: Reach‘s UNSC Savannah In LEGO Form
There might not be official Halo LEGO sets, but with its size, builder Nick Brick’s fan-build of the UNSC Savannah from Halo: Reach probably would be the crown jewel of such a series. Check out his gallery of the ship: And you can see the additional Sabre and Pelican ships in detail in the builder’s…
By Gergo Vas Published September 30, 2014 - Kotaku East
Game and Anime Characters Reborn as Japanese Scarecrows
It’s late September. In Japan, that means rice is being harvested. And where there are crops, there are scarecrows. Some of them are hardly typical. Thank goodness for that! In late summer and early fall, many hold scarecrow festivals. Back in 2012, Kotaku introduced a handful of unique Japanese scarecrows. Here are some of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2014 - Kotaku East
Report: Xbox One Is Struggling in South Korea
While the Xbox One is actually drawing lines in China, a report out of Korea says the console is, so far, having a rough go in the region. According to popular Korean site Game Focus (via tipster Sang), the Xbox One reportedly sold less than 200 units at the console’s big launch event at Times…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Minecraft Worlds Generate Before Your Very Eyes
The Customized world type was one of the new features introduced by the big 1.8 Minecraft update earlier this month. It has a lot of settings you can tinker with to generate exactly the kind of map you want, provided you know what they all do. If you don’t, then this video might help. In…
By András Neltz Published September 30, 2014 - Kotaku East
Space Cats, Meet Space Sumo Wrestler
You know those Photoshopsof cats and space backgrounds? They’re neat and all, but the sumo ones are pretty neat as well. This is former sumo wrestler Takamisakari, one of Japan’s most popular sumo wrestlers in recent memory. He was one of sumo’s more expressive wrestlers and was famous for his cute, almost anime character-like smile.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2014 -
Kotaku EastEye Glasses Designed Especially for Kissing
Wear glasses? Want to make out? (Not with me, but you know, with someone.) Tokyo eyeglasses shop Blinc Vase is releasing a pair of glasses especially design for smooching. According to website Fashion Press, the “Kiss Glasses” are for those who feel like “always kissing” their lover. You can also apparently wear them by yourself,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
That’s Gotta Hurt
This is a pretty standard finishing move from Shadow Of Mordor
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 30, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Metroid Cosplay Is So Good It Might Be Witchcraft
There are a few ways you can make an impressive suit of cosplay armour. You could cast it. You could forge it. You could sculpt it! Or, you could do what Chelsea did here, and use the dark sorcery of 3D printers. Not everything here was made using a magic box, which is able to…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2014 - Culture
Kojima Is Watching You. Always Watching.
Elvira Trofimova is an artist who has done work for various social gaming companies over the past few years. You can see more of Elvira’s stuff at her personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedFans Are Remaking Ocarina Of Time (In 2D)
We’ve seen people make static maps, sure, but this is something else entirely. This is an attempt to bring the entire game of Ocarina of Time from the 3D world of the N64 to the 2D world of the SNES (or, well, the PC). It’s nothing if not ambitious. There’s a day/night cycle, a downgraded…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedYes, Even Duke Nukem Is Art
In this case quite literally, as artist Aram Bartholl explores in his exhibition called Hurt Me Plenty, which uses games like Duke Nukem 3D and Doom as a case study in perspective and immersion. In this clip, Bartholl takes you on a tour of the exhibition (whichis running in Berlin until November 1), explaining the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
If Iron Chef Was Made By Studio Ghibli, And Was A Video Game
Battle Chef Brigade is a video game stew that’s one part Iron Chef, one part brawler, and one part Hayao Miyazaki. My childhood, basically. It looks glorious, and now I am very hungry. The game is on Kickstarter right now, but whatever—I’ll tell you about The Requisite Stuff in a moment. For now, just watch…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 29, 2014
