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UncategorizedKaren Gillan Took The Ice Bucket Challenge In Costume
Karen Gillan took the ice bucket challenge dressed as the Pink Power Ranger. Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedKingdom Hearts 2.5 Has A Ton Of New Stuff
You’ll get to fight Monstro the whale and even, well, [SPOILER] in the upcoming remake of Kingdom Hearts 2, which will be out December 2 for PS3. Square Enix just released this new trailer to show off all the new stuff they’ve packaged into the HD collection, which they’re calling “KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.5 ReMIX.”…
By Jason Schreier Published August 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Amazon’s End of Summer Sale Discounts over 300 Digital Games and DLC
You still have some time before most of the major fall game releases come out, so here’s a great chance to pick up a few games you may have missed. Amazon is offering solid discounts on over 300 titles in their digital games store from now until September 1. As always, be sure to check…
By Shep McAllister Published August 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedA surprisingly picturesque scene from a barren, icy rock. The subject is a Minecraft map called Frozen Mining Moon, created using WorldPainter by Moonti of Planet Minecraft. You can download the map from the project’s page here, and there’s more renders below, along with a lovely flythrough video from EnderWorkbench Space themed map – Frozen…
By András Neltz Published August 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Things Sound Grim for the Lupin Movie
Lupin the Third is one of Japan’s most iconic manga/anime characters, loved by millions. His second live-action movie adaptation opens on Saturday, and one of the first reviews for it is brutal. Japanese movie critic Yuichi Maeda, who is a well-known yet controversial critic in Japan, recently gave the movie a piddling 3 out of…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Unmasking the Mysterious Batman of Japan’s Highways
Recently, photos of Batman on a Japanese highway surfaced. Who was that masked man? People want to know! And through the magic of television, we found out. Since this Batman is usually spotted in Chiba Prefecture, he’s known as “Chibatman” (千葉ットマン or “Chibattoman”). [Photo: coresugo] [Photo: ananweblog] The 41 year-old Chibatman works as a welder,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Yakuza Prequel Was a Long Time Coming
As previously reported, the new Yakuza game, Yakuza 0, has been announced. As you can probably guess from the number, it’s a prequel. Breaking the age-old video game rule that the third game in a series is always a prequel, Yakuza 0: The Promised Place (龍が如く0 誓いの場所) is the sixth numbered Yakuza game. The story…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 28, 2014 -
Kotaku EastFor a Brief Moment, This Otter’s Manners Were Excellent
Look at that this cute otter. He’s sitting at the table, eating his food, like a well-behaved critter. Fret not, things go downhill from here. This video is from Japanese YouTube user mixjam11. If you like otters, do check out that user’s channel. カワウソ劇場 行儀よく？？ [mixjam11@YouTube via DailyPicksAndFlicks via Laughing Squid] To contact the author…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Destiny Really Needs Beards
Destiny is big on its customisation, but there’s one thing missing – beards. This came to the fore when I asked Jonty Barnes, director of production at Bungie, what the team had learned after Destiny’s beta. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK “Here’s a funny one for you – this was a surprise –…
Ian Dransfield Published August 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Once Again, Atlus Doesn’t Want You to Spoil the New Persona
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is out in stores in Japan right now, and once again, Atlus is asking that people be considerate. If you access the Japanese Persona 4 Arena Ultimax homepage right now, you’ll be greeted by an image overlay of the character of Teddy – or rather the shadow version of Teddy –…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
You Really Shouldn’t Google “Pokken” Images Right Now
Pokkén! It’s Pokémon meets Tekken, so hey, that’s a clever title. Maybe. And you might be interested in the game, but whatever you do, don’t google “Pokken.” Seriously, don’t. “Pokken” is not only the name of the upcoming Pokémon arcade fighter, Pokkén Tournament, but also the Dutch word for smallpox. And here, via Interglot, is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Minecraft–Doctor Who Partnership Results in Awful Pun
“Doctor Who is set to become ‘Blocktor Who’ when characters from the series arrive on the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft in September.” Ugh. The above line is from BBC Worldwide’s official Doctor Who website, where it sits on top of an article presenting an upcoming skin pack for Minecraft’s Xbox 360 version. The pack…
By András Neltz Published August 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Don’t Be Silly, Hello Kitty Is a Cat
Earlier today, numerous websites reported that Hello Kitty is not a cat. That’s not only an oversimplification, it’s also not quite true. Hello Kitty is a feline—just an anthropomorphic one, Sanrio told Kotaku. The whole Hello-Kitty-is-not-a-cat thing was set off by an L.A. Times article on an upcoming Hello Kitty at the Japanese American National…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 28, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Finn Hearts Haribo
Cosplay by Stacey Rebecca, photo by So Say We All
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2014 - Culture
Mario, Board Games, Beer…Deep Space Looks Like Fun
Devon Fay is an environment artist who has worked at Blizzard, Neversoft and Infinity Ward. His Call of Duty space stuff is fantastic, but it’s the homages to Alien/2001 (like the pic above) that I just love. From the carpet to the board games, it really nails that Ron Cobb feel. You can see more…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedRevel In The Horrors Of A Subway System
Because I am the kind of person who looks at actual subway posters as though they were works of art, last week I picked up a game called Mini Metro, which is basically a puzzle/sim game where you build your own subway system. There’s no brown dirt of grimy tracks, though. The whole thing is…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2014
