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Kotaku EastAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): The Anime
While attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is known in Japan, everyone in the country might not be familiar with it. So, what better way to explain than with, um, an anime. The name of this short, seven-minute anime is To Correctly Understand ADHD (ADHDの正しい理解のために or ADHD no Tadashii Rikai no Tame ni). It is in Japanese,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2014 - Kotaku East
Just What the 3DS Needs: A Large Joystick
Now, there’s nothing wrong with your 3DS XL getting a joystick. Heck, more portable consoles should have them. As Inside Games reports, this is the Cyber Arcade Stick from Japanese peripheral maker Cyber Gadget. It’s for the 3DS XL! And with Super Smash Bros. for 3DS soon coming out on… the 3DS, this might be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2014 - Kotaku East
Oh Hey, It’s a Dog on a Segway Going Down the Street
Sometimes you can see the darndest things from a car window. Things like this. Recently, images appeared on a Chinese social networking siteshowing a man jogging down the street, with a dog riding what looks kinda like a Segway (but might be this). The images were apparently taken in Shenzhen and then circulated on the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2014 - Kotaku East
Playing in a World of Japanese Watercolors
Back at the Tokyo Game Show last year, I got some hands-on time with Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines. At that time, I said it was the prettiest game I saw at the show. And now, as I play through the full version, I find myself loving the art style more and more. Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedClassic PC Label Sierra Coming Back From The Dead. Be Afraid.
Sierra Interactive used to be one of the great developers (and publishers) in the world of PC gaming. They’ve been dead for a while now, but this teaser website put up by Activision suggests a return (at GamesCom) is imminent. What kind of return that would be is anyone’s guess. We could get a full-blown…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedSaving A Sleepwalker Is Hard When You’re A Spirit Dog…Thing
We first took a look at it early last year, but indie puzzler Back to Bed is now out. And it’s great! You play a weird dream dog, possibly a spirit creature, who must navigate an isometric dreamscape in order to preserve the life of your sleepwalking self/master, Bob. Bob is walking around the levels…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2014 - Culture
The Story Behind Destiny’s Biggest Star: The Sky
Look, Destiny has some cool space wizards and fancy lighting, but as anyone who played the beta can vouch for, the main attraction of the game’s visuals was that sky It’s not that it’s realistic. It’s hyper-realistic. It’s every postcard and Western movie and motivational poster with the sky on it rolled into one. Realising…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2014 -
UncategorizedHumanity’s First Transformer Is A…Start, I Guess
What you’re looking at here is the first ever machine to be able to “self-assemble”. In other words, go from one state to another that can be used for…something. Without a human having to ever touch a button or issue a direct command. The result of a joint project between MIT and Harvard, the “origami…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s Why Video Game Insects Make You Feel Itchy
I remember the first time I encountered giant, fire-breathing ants in Fallout 3. I wasn’t afraid—just really itchy. Like, in real life. “This doesn’t seem right,” I thought to myself as I clawed furiously at my otherwise untouched skin. Flash forward a mere six years: science to the rescue! Just in the nick of time.…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Steam’s Client Now Lets You Hide Games, Also Looks Better
The beta version of Valve’s desktop client for Steam just got a surprisingly useful and welcome update. The first thing you’ll notice is a slight visual overhaul, with buttons updated and colours shifted to give them more pop. More importantly, though, especially for heavy users (and those whose pile of shame nags constantly at their…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Who Sonic Is, According To Sega
Character guides. They’re full of need-to-know information about famous characters whose faces might wind upon merchandise. Yesterday, we got a peek at a Nintendo guide that told us Yoshi’s real name. Today, some pages for a Sonic character guide have surfaced, letting us know that, among other things, Sega’s blue mascot hates going slow. Shocker.…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 7, 2014 -
CultureCosplayA Whole Army Of Valkyria Chronicles Cosplayers!
Look, even by their own admission, this movie isn’t great. But the movie isn’t the point. The point is that there’s an entire group of fans in the Czech Republic who dedicated themselves to cosplaying Valkyria Chronicles. Which is awesome
By Luke Plunkett Published August 7, 2014 -
UncategorizedStealth-horror influenced by Thief and System Shock? Okay, yes, please. This is the pitch video for Solarix, an in-development PC game from KISS Ltd. The developers are in the final hours of a surprisingly modest Kickstarter campaign, which they say they’ll use to add animations, record professional actors, and re-work some of the sound design.
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Now that’s what I call retro gaming. One inventive soul hooked up new (and new-ish) games like Watch Dogs and Grand Theft Auto V to a TV set from the 1970’s, and the results look surprisingly cool. This gives the hipster in me so many ideas… imgur via Reddit
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 7, 2014 -
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UncategorizedA Survival Game Where You Can’t Actually Die
Luke already wrote a bit about Eidolon, the zombie-less, crafting-free survival game, but I figured I’d give it a try as well. The game is massive and mysterious, a ringing, pristine silence after a disaster. It really is incredible to explore, even if not a lot happens sometimes. Watch my video and see for yourself.…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 7, 2014