New Video Game Story Bundle, Sony Gold Headset, Vita In Stock [Deals]

The latest Story Bundle features an awesome selection of books, magazines, and albums. This collection is curated by industry veteran Simon Carless and features seven books, six magazine issues and two full-length albums. We’re also proud to feature the gaming non-profit SpecialEffect as a cause you can donate to when you purchase a bundle. As…

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter—a first-person psychological horror game that looks very ambitious—comes out on September 25 for PC. You can pre-order it and learn more at the official site. There’s a PS4 version due out next year.

Hey, Final Fantasy Explorers Looks Pretty Good

Fashion modeling agency Square Enix just released a handful of new trailers for Final Fantasy Explorers, which will be out for 3DS in Japan this December. There’s no U.S. release date for Final Fantasy Explorers yet, but it’s looking good so far. Monster Hunter-style gameplay with Final Fantasy classes and beasts. I’m sold.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Why Humour Isn’t A Problem In Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain • TAY Explores Comics: Ore ga Doutei o Sutetara Shinu Ken ni Tsuite • Daily Lives Of High School Boys: The TAY Review [Older review from January can be found here] TAY Classic—TAY Open…

Watch Every Single Episode Of The Simpsons, In A Row

Here is a PSA for all of you fine Kotaku readers: starting today at 10am Eastern, FXX is broadcasting every single episode of The Simpsons, non-stop. Every single one. Since there are 552 episodes of The Simpsons—plus a movie—this will take around 12 days. You can see the full schedule here So whether you’re a…

Hyrule Warriors won’t be the only Wii U game where Demon Lord Ghirahim will make an appearance. Masahiro Sakurai revealed Skyward Sword‘s antagonist as an assist trophy in Super Smash Bros. Wii U. Skull Kid, Midna and now Ghirahim… that’s a lot of assist trophies from Zelda games. via Smashbros and Miiverse To contact the…

Minecraft screenshots always look so great when they’re isometric and the buildings have this classic strategy game feel. Just like this one by superhoiee. It reminds me buildings from the first Settlers game or larger castles from Age of Empires. Really cool build. Hillside Castle by superhoiee [PlanetMinecraft] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…

Japan’s Indie Comic Event is Full of Myths and Legends

This past weekend in Japan was the 86th official Comic Market, better known as Comiket. You don’t hold an event 86 times without some strange urban legends cropping up. Comiket is Japan’s bi-annual indie comic event held at Tokyo Big Site Sight where manga creators, amateur to professional, gather to sell privately made manga, called…

The Difference Between Real Life And Anime Basketball

Yeah, one of them is a bit more dramatic. Inspired by Kuroko no Basket, squishguin‘s video is really spot on with all the talking and small details. This could work with any kind of sport. Real Life vs Anime: Basketball [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Life Is Hard When You’re a Musclebound Teenager

What… I don’t even… How… So… Yeah. Mr. Macho/My Classmate is a manga that got a bit of traction on the interwebs in Japan recently because of, well, just look at it. Hearing the hubbub online, I had to see it for myself, and it turned out to be a hilariously entertaining read. What It’s…

Smash Bros. Creator Explains Why Wii U Owners Have to Wait

As the release date of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS fast approaches, you might take a moment to ponder why Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U isn’t coming out simultaneously. Series creator, Masahiro Sakurai explains why. In his semi-weekly column in Weekly Famitsu, Sakurai noted that at the time of writing, he is…

Justin Timberlake’s “Ninja” Slur Controversy Baffles Japan

Justin Timberlake recently calledMadonna a “mother chucking ninja.” Some people in the U.S. were upset, saying the word had racist connotations. In Japan, some folks were baffled by this controversy. As US Weekly points out, the “ninja” remark caused Twitter outrage, with people alleging that Timberlake was using “ninja” as a substitute for a racist…

Cactuar Proposes To Girlfriend

I’m not sure what’s going on. This is probably the third romance related stunt to happen in China in recent weeks. What makes this one special though, is that it involves a “Cactuar” in the middle of Beijing. Tencent News reports that last Thursday in the Shijingshan district of Beijing, a masked man dressed in…