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The Strangest Video Game Audition You Will Ever See
This is not hyperbole. I am being serious. The audition this gentleman gave for Sega’s upcoming Yakuza game is most unusual. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. But that seems to be the point, because this happened: And then this: This hopeful’s name is Habu. He’s actually a comedian in Japan—though,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2014 -
Kotaku EastA Brief History of Non-Nintendo Made Zelda Games
Nintendo has a long history of keeping the development of their core titles in-house, so it’s a bit surprising when they allow another company to develop something as high profile as Hyrule Warriors. Or is it? This isn’t the first time a studio other than Nintendo has made a Zelda game. The Legend of Zelda…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hanamonogatari Is Little More Than Two Hours of Philosophical Dialogue
While delayed for several months, Hanamonogatari, the latest tales from the sprawling Monogatari franchise, has finally aired in Japan. Sadly, this six-episode series lacks much of what makes the rest of the franchise so enjoyable—and may be the densest anime I have ever seen. Good – Pretty and Surreal One of the best things about…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chairman Mao-Shaped Fruit Are Being Grown in China
How would you like a nice Chinese gourd? One that’s shaped like Chairman Mao? Or, how about Jesus? According to a spot on Youku, a man named Xie Lyu Zhi visited the Thousand Year Temple in Sichuan, China and a Buddhist monk told him a dream he had about a gourd shaped like a famous…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
What Show Got You into Anime? 10,000 Japanese Fans Respond.
Everybody has to start somewhere. And recently, Japanese viewers were polled about what show got them interested in anime. Between August 14 and August 20, website Charapedia quizzed over ten thousand anime fans in Japan, asking them what anime series started it all for them. Among those polled, 49.4 percent were men, while 50.6 percent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPokemon’s Official Reggae Is Slowpoke Centipede
Well, everyone’s favorite pink and slow Pokemon now has a reggae song. It’s totally official, too. The music video for it is…just watch it. The song is title “Donai Yanen Yadon” (どないやねん ヤドン), which loosely translates as, “How You’re a Slowpoke After All.” The lyrics are very humorous and say things like, “Your big mouth…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedKeep The Space Games Coming, World, Keep The Space Games Coming
Paradox, you had me at “single-player, real-time strategy title that puts the player in command of a fleet”. Ancient Space is being developed by Creative Forge games, and looks just like the kind of game I would be complaining that nobody is making except, well, someone is making this one. And yes, the narrator of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedHope You’ve Got Room For More Turn-Based Strategy, PC Gamers
Halfway is a turn-based strategy game set on a huge starship crawling with zombies. Think XCOM, with a dash of Dead Space, only with gorgeous 16-bit-inspired visuals. I grabbed it earlier today and can’t stop playing. Unlike a more traditional turn-based game, this isn’t just a straight tactical exercise; in between combat engagements you and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedNext-Gen Lighting Is Pushing The Limits Of Realism
Resolution and polygons aren’t the only things behind increasingly lifelike 3D worlds. Lighting plays a huge part as well. French artist koolahas shared some truly extraordinary images and footage of his work in Unreal Engine 4, with particular emphasis on the work he’s done with things like lamps and sunlight. If you need some reference…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 -
CultureTim Tam Slams: The Snacktaku Review
WARNING: Viewers are advised the following clip contains footage of a grown man licking his fingers a lot. Note that I mention s’mores, but mostly in the context of chocolate-y snacks that have melty bits, not that they’re somehow identical or anything (eat one after the other and they’re pretty different). UPDATE: Snacktaku EIC Michael…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
90s Hercules TV Star Sounds Like A Racist Old Man
Most of us would like to think actor Kevin Sorbo is, and forever will be, the shirtless hunk from Hercules. Sadly, Hercules was a long time ago. It is now 2014, and these days Sorbo sounds like a terrible person. Writing on Facebook about the ongoing unrest in Ferguson, the actor mused “Ferguson riots have…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
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By Kirk Hamilton Published August 21, 2014 -
CultureCosplayStar Wars vs The Ice Bucket Challenge
It’s reaching internet saturation point, the ol’ ice bucket challenge, but you can always rely on Star Wars to come through as one of the shining moments of an internet craze. Earlier this week JJ Abrams, director of the next Star Wars movie, nominated the 501st Legion – a worldwide network of Star Wars costumers/cosplayers…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedPenis Pill Spam Leads To Video Game Called Max Gentlemen
Yes. For real. It’s about, um, stacking fine hats on gentlemen. Max Gentlemen is a game about stacking hats while hilariously muscular gentlemen brawl and tussle and sensually wax each others’ mustaches and all the other things hilariously muscular gentlemen do. It’s free, though a quick look at the Steam page reveals a couple (thankfully…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow To Humiliate Your Foe in Dark Souls II
It isn’t enough to kill your foe after a parry in Dark Souls II. In order to really make your opponent suffer, you have to embarrass the hell out of them before snuffing them out. Redpaint did just that while dueling, coming up with a series of hilarious and elaborate tricks to do after a…
By Chris Person Published August 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Clones of Swing Copters in Less Than 24 Hours Dong Nguyen’s follow-up to Flappy Bird was released today, and as developer Christer Kaitila pointed out, there’s already plenty of copycats. By my count there were 25 that had been published since Swing Copters was officially released earlier today, but that’s bound to increase. When Flappy…
By Dan Starkey Published August 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Woah, Someone Is Building Pokémon Inside of Dota 2
Ever think to yourself, man, Tidehunter is pretty much just a really buff Squirtle? No? That just me? Regardless, someone is working to mash together both Pokemon and Dota, and it’s an idea that might just be crazy enough to work. It’s called DotaMon, of course, and it’s a mod that’s being developed by Sma11P1ays…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 21, 2014 - Culture
Ask Dr. Nerdlove: Should I Pretend To Be Dumb In Order To Date?
Hello Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that comes rocketing to you from the formless void of the 8th Dimension. This week we have a letter from someone who seems to be geeky dudes’ perfect woman… so why is she so alone? Sometimes even people you think have it the…
Harris O'Malley Published August 21, 2014