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Chinese Subway Is Accidentally Calling People “Goons”
Oh dear. You have two very common words, you remove a space, and you end up with name-calling. As reported by News QQ and numerous Chinese sites, signs at the Wuhan Metro in Wuhan, China should read “Go On” as, you know, to continue forward. Instead, they simply read “GOON” with an arrow pointing ahead—perhaps…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
Thugs Rob Store, Humiliate Staff, Then Upload it to YouTube
Two thugs in Japan’s Osaka area have learned that not paying for your light cigarettes is a heavy crime, and that crime doesn’t pay, especially if you upload your footage of you committing the crime onto YouTube. This post originally appeared on Japan Subculture Research Center Osaka Prefectural police arrested Goh Nakamura, 39, and Fumiaki…
Angela Erika Kubo Published September 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Good Way To Show How Big The New iPhones Are
You play video games, right? Then, perhaps, you’ve come across a Nintendo 3DS or a Nintendo 3DS XL. If so, you’ll know vaguely how big Apple’s new smartphones are. Twitter user HaltroN1 created this image, which looks to be a fairly accurate comparison between the new iPhones and the gaming handhelds. I realize that there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Report: Notch “Unlikely” To Stay At Mojang After Microsoft Sale
In addition to a reportyesterday claiming Microsoft was in talks to buy Swedish developers Mojang, Bloomberg now saysthat according to “a person familiar with Microsoft” Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson will in all likelihood step aside from the company once the sale goes through. This source says that the deal was first discussed a few…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
More Sailor Moon Lingerie Than You Can Shake a Moon Stick At
Japanese lingerie company Peach John is once again releasing another set of Sailor Moon inner wear. This time, they comes with little skirts. As previously mentioned, Bandai first introduced its official Sailor Moon “costume bra set” last December. Here are the upcoming sets, which are priced at 7,538 yen (US$71) and will be released next…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
Lucky Humans Get To See Studio Ghibli Brought to Life
You know what’s more magical than a Studio Ghibli anime? Seeing them brought to life. That’s exactly what is happening in South Korea. As Kotaku reader Sylvain points out, a Studio Ghibli anime exhibit recently got underway in Seoul, South Korea. It features giant dioramas from the Japanese animation house’s classic films. Some of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Xbox One’s First Week Sales in Japan Are Pretty Bad
People did buy the Xbox One in Japan. Not very many people, mind you. For a new console’s first week on sale, these numbers are, well, not good. According to Famitsu, the Xbox One sold 23,562 units in Japan in its first week on sale, which dates from September 4 to September 7. In comparison,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
These Vehicles Are Ready To Star In A Science Fiction Thriller
Ubisoft Art Director Rasmus Poulsen’s gallery is full of one awesome vehicle after another: You can see more of his work here and here You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s A Better Look At The New Deluxe Eddard Stark Figure
Threezero posted photos and detailed information regarding the Eddard Stark, the next addition to their Game of Thrones line: In the time we have offered the Tyrion Lannister figure from the hit HBO® series Game of Thrones® for pre-order, a common question we have been asked is who will be next! Today we can officially…
By John Struan Published September 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Download the Wasteland 2 Manual
Want to get ready for Wasteland 2, or just enjoy perusing the numerous attributes? You can download the 99-page Wasteland 2 manual right here You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published September 9, 2014 -
CultureA Single Painting Can Transform A Movie
Alex James is a matte painter who has worked in both the video games and movie businesses. If you’re wondering what a matte painter does, that gif you’re seeing above might help explain it. Some of the movies Alex has worked on include Sin City 2, Pacific Rim, Elysium and Oblivion. You can see more…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2014 -
CultureCosplayAttack On Titan Cosplay Defeats Giants With Cuteness
D Piddy’s Colossal Titan cosplay, last seen being a total creep on the streets of Tokyo, takes a break to break some hearts with a tiny little Mikasa. That’s Cheese cosplaying as Mikasa, and her outfit and gear was made by Yuto Akaboshi
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedCrawling Inside This Video Game Is Strangely Peaceful
My copy of Destiny didn’t arrive yesterday, so I had to scramble to find something else to play, what with my schedule having been cleared to play Destiny. So I sat down with Ultraworldinstead. Lucky me. It’s an open-world exploration game, one where you play someone inside a video game, tasked with helping out one…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2014 - Culture
Destiny Players, Which Class Did You Choose?
Before you shoot a single moon wizard in Destiny, you’ll have to choose a class. Titan, Hunter, or Warlock…pick one. As time goes on, it’ll get more common for people to make a couple of alternate characters in different classees, but for your first time through, you gotta pick one and stick with it. So,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Between the masterpiece that is “Tanooki Bowser” (pictured above) and the amazing Robin Williams tribute from the other day, it looks like the Art Academy: SketchPad community on Miiverse is one to keep an eye on. (Via Bad Miiverse Posts, though I’d argue this is a Great Miiverse Post)
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedOctober Xbox One Update Will Make Gamerscore A Bigger Deal
The October system software update for Microsoft’s frequently-evolving Xbox One console will add a Gamerscore leaderboard that will rank Xbox One owners and their friends by the amount of Gamerscore they’ve attained in the last 30 days. Microsoft showed the new Gamerscore ranking system last night in a video highlighting several October firmware system software…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Report: Microsoft Trying To Buy Mojang, Creators Of Minecraft [Update]
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that, according to “a person with knowledge of the matter”, Microsoft is in “serious discussions” to buy Mojang, the studio that made smash hit Minecraft. The deal is reported to be worth a whopping $2 billion, and “could be signed as early as this week”. UPDATE – Bloomberg now…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2014
