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The Upcoming Yakuza Prequel Is Looking Quite Good So Far
Sega has updated the character section at their official site for Yakuza 0, uploading a slew of new screenshots showing various side characters from the game. They’re all pretty impressive. There’s a few good ones below. You can find the rest over at the site Characters [Yakuza: Zero] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian…
By András Neltz Published September 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
Danganronpa Zero is the “Ultimate” Danganronpa Novel
We here at Kotaku are big fans of the High School death game/courtroom drama of Danganronpa. But the two games out right now are not the whole story. There is also a duology of prequel light novels called Danganronpa Zero. And if you enjoyed either of the games even a little, you really must read…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
People Say This Sailor Moon Wallet Looks Like a Vagina
Um. Well, this is unfortunate. Note: This article contains content that some readers might find objectionable. To mark the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon, Bandai is offering a slew of Sailor Moon-related goods—from clothes to cosmetics. There’s also this wallet, which looks like a regular wallet from this view. But, from this one, it looks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedImpossible GTA V Flying Has to Be Seen to Be Believed
YouTuber Mario4LYF3 seems to have a different kind of gravity in GTA V to the rest of us as they put their jet through some incredible moves in this video. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The grasp they have of how the game’s gravity works is incredible here as they use stalls and…
Leon Hurley Published September 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedEvery Monster Dies in this Badass Minecraft Fighting Animation
The mythical Herobrine, a ghost supposedly haunting Minecraft, is usually depicted building creepy structures, standing around menacingly, and being all-around unpleasant. But here, he’s more of a legendary warrior god. The video, called Gods Don’t Die, was done by animator Dillon Gu. He’s quite talented, so if you haven’t seen his stuff yet, make sure…
By András Neltz Published September 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
Porn Star Accidentally Ends Up on Math Book Cover
Who said math isn’t sexy? Oh but it is. It is. The Nation reports that Muang Thai Book, a textbook publisher in Thailand, recently uploaded the cover of its upcoming math textbook. Online, somebody noticed that the photo of the teacher was from a Japanese porno movie. Here is the original book cover. As you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
Oh Hey, It’s Just a Super Nintendo Sitting on Mt. Fuji
It’s not every day you get to see a Super Famicom (aka SNES) sitting on top of Japan’s highest mountain. On Japanese web forum 2ch, one commenter recently brought the console with him as he climbed Mt. Fuji, writing, “The feeling of nature and harmony is freakin’ amazing hahahaha.” Obviously, it would be difficult (but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedInteresting Stealth Game Is…Sneaking Up On Us
Have we really not written about Styx yet? Good God, I’m sorry. Styx: Master of Shadows is an upcoming stealth game that looks awesome. Like someone went hey, all those things you like from different stealth games, we’re going to throw them all together in one stealth game and just let you have at it.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2014 - Culture
Nice View, But It Gets A Little Windy
Jedd Chevrier is a lead concept artist at Microsoft, where he’s most recently been working on the very interestingProject Spark. He’s also worked on the 5th addition of D&D, and you can see some of that art below. You can see more of Jedd’s work at his sketch blog To see the larger pics in…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Yondu From Guardians Of The Galaxy Is Coming To Disney Infinity
I sure hope this means we can also look forward to Nebula being a playable character (and getting a figurine)—Yondu is coming to Disney Infinity. You can get a rough idea of how his figure will look below: The Falcon/Sam Wilson will also be a playable character, but no image of his figure has surfaced:…
By John Struan Published September 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Why Buy A New 3DS When Your Old One Can Look Like A Cat?
For as long as there have been Nintendo handhelds, there have been humans wanting to put imagesof cute animals on them. These cases for the 3DS continue that trend, but they’re way less creepy. They’ve got little ears! And whiskers! And they’re…well, $20-$30 for a case is pretty steep, but what price cat faces on…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
BioShock Figure Is Hilariously Awful
When you look at Booker DeWitt – star of BioShock Infinite – on the cover of the game, you see a rugged man of action who won’t take no guff from nobody. When you look at his face on this new action figure, you see something else I see a man who looks like he…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2014 - CultureTotal Recall
Parental Locks For Video Games Used To Be Crazy
These days, parental locks stop kids from playing games using simple software. In 1990, lacking that kind of technology, things were a little more draconian. This is the “Homework First” video game lock, designed for the NES. It does not fuck around. Looking like a very hefty bike lock, it hooked underneath the console and…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedPlayers Have Already Found Ways To Cheat In Destiny
When I think mods, I typically also think PC gaming. But people do mod games on consoles, too—and it looks like modders are starting to sink their teeth into Destiny. Right now, it looks like modders haven’t figured out how to do anything particularly game-breaking yet. The main mod I’ve seen floating around is one…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat New Forza Is Doing About Forza 5‘s Disastrous Economy
Forza 5 launched with some nasty microtransactions, made more upsetting by the fact that people already spent $60 to buy it. Players were pissed, and creator Turn 10 spent months re-tuning the otherwise solid racer. What does this mean for open-world spin-off Forza Horizon 2? No microtransactions whatsoever. At first. I spoke with Playground Studios’…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Man In Pokémon Gear Charges White House Lawn, Gets Shut Down
Now here’s something you don’t see every day. According to multiple reporters who were on the scene, a man wearing a Pikachu hat and carrying a stuffed Pokémon jumped the White House fence today and ran across the lawn before being apprehended by Secret Service agents. The White House was reportedly placed on temporary lockdown,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedDestiny Sure Has Some Weird Glitches
Destiny has been out in the wild for a few days—and while it’s had a mostly smooth launch, some folks have found a few funny glitches. Take the glitch above, for example. That guardian is having some trouble keeping it together, judging from this footage by XeXSolutions that is appropriately titled “A normal day in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedA VR Game About Grabbing Anime Breasts
Virtual reality is an exciting technology that is now finally coming into its own. There are limitless possibilities, (like understanding the prose of James Joyce). But to heck with that — people are just gonna use it to perv out. The video above from NicoNico Douga user Ryuto, is a tech demo for an arduino-controlled…
By Chris Person Published September 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Guide To Making Your Destiny Character Extra Pretty
When you started Destiny you picked the blue skin that looks oh so ravishing with the soft pink hair, but what about your gear? Sure, you’re going to go for stats over fashion (most likely), but that doesn’t mean you have to be limited in your aesthetic options. My armor is pretty great, but it…
By Tina Amini Published September 11, 2014