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UncategorizedNaughty Dog Animator Makes Incredible Short Film
Played the 2010 game Dante’s Inferno? Craving more of Dante’s adventures through hell? Check out this badass short film by Naughty Dog animator Tal Peleg. Peleg, who created that silly Last of Us Banderas gif among many other things, has been working on Dante’s Redemption for quite some time now. This is the final product.
By Jason Schreier Published August 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Super Mario 64‘s Iconic First Stage In LEGO Form
Here’s Bob-omb Battlefield, the first course in Super Mario 64 with its mountains, low poly objects and its constant war, rebuilt with LEGO blocks. Veteran builder Pepa Quin even included secret locations and a really funny-looking Mario in his diorama. And this makes me wonder how awesome official LEGO Nintendo sets would be… Bob-omb Battlefield…
By Gergo Vas Published August 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Not many games have customization deep enough to help cosplay as Full Metal Alchemist characters, but Agentloonypants in Final Fantasy XIV pretty much nailed it with Edward and Alphonse. FMA by Agentlooneypants [imgur, via r/ffxiv] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that…
By Gergo Vas Published August 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Monster Hunter Helps Bring Couples Together
Dating isn’t easy – just ask Dr. Nerdlove. It’s a lot easier if you’ve got common interests to break the ice with and get the conversation flowing. In Japan, there’s anime. There’s also one of Japan’s most popular games. “Machicon” is a relatively recent phenomenon in Japan. In order to help stimulate awareness and jump-start…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hello Kitty Has Been Launched into Space. Literally.
One of Japan’s most famous cute characters is now orbiting the Earth. That’s right, Hello Kitty has been shot into space. According to Reuters, a 1.6 inch tall Hello Kitty is on the Hodoyoshi-3 satellite. The Hello Kitty figure is next to a window overlooking our spinning blue planet. Above the window is an electronic…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 14, 2014 -
Kotaku EastJapanese Women Don’t Want To See Man Nipples
Of course, men in Japan have nipples. And seeing those nipples, it seems, is unsettling to some of the country’s women. Good thing there are several products for men to hide those nipples. In a report published on Huffington Post Japan, a recent poll asked 750 adult women, ranging from their 20s to 60s, if…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
This is an Overdose of Attack on Titan Manga
I’ve been reading the Attack on Titan manga for a while now, but ever since the anime came out, things have been getting out of hand. From its (relative) humble beginnings as a somewhat bizarre manga story about a world where humanity must live behind walls to protect itself from predatory giants, the success of…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
How Digital Game Sharing on the PS4 Will Work [UPDATE]
So, Sony’s upcoming update feature is going to let me borrow and play my friends’ games without actually owning them? Holy crap, I’m on board. But how does it work? And what game limitations (if any) are there? “How it works is, for example, say, a friend has a game that I don’t. I ask…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Dead Space: Missing, But Not Dead
“Is Dead Space dead?”, I asked Steve Papoutsis at the end of an interview about Battlefield: Hardline – the game Visceral is now making in lieu of a Dead Space 4. Here’s what Hardline’s executive producer said back to me, in what some people call ‘an answer’: This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK “Is…
Ian Dransfield Published August 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Ladybeard Is One Pretty Pin-Up Model and Wrestler
This is Ladybeard. Cosplayer, pin-up model, wrestler, and a heavy metal singer. Oh, and sometimes, a movie reviewer. The bearded idol has been perfecting this look for years now, telling GirlsWalker that he first wore his sister’s school uniform to a costume party when he was 14 years old, which got a good reaction. Since…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Report: The Last Guardian Won’t Be at the Tokyo Game Show
Are you surprised? So, the bad news is that The Last Guardian will miss TGS. Again. The good news is that the team is apparently “making great progress.” When Eurogamer asked Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida if The Last Guardian will be at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, he replied, “I don’t think so. “Sorry.” The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Silent Hills Playable Trailer Can Be A Little Frustrating
Released as under the abbreviated name “P.T.”, the playable trailer for Silent Hills features a lot of wandering down the same two hallways. This webcomic by Bryce Corbett captures the frustration of trying to figure out the game’s puzzles: Speaking of the demo, have you seen the balcony ghost? And this video shows off the…
By John Struan Published August 13, 2014 - Culture
Who Watches The Watch Dogs? Oh, She Does.
Fabien Troncal is an artist who has worked for a while now at Ubisoft, first at the company’s Paris studio and now in Montreal. A lot of the stuff he does is promotional and production art, meaning he works on the kind of images you see on posters, or website ads, or magazine covers, or…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf You Want To Play This Arcade Game, You’ve Gotta Find It
The MAME emulator has, for over a decade now, let people play arcade classics in the comfort of their own home. But it’s worth remembering that while the vast majority of games are out there and playable, at least in some form, not all of them are. Some, you simply have to play on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2014
