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Watch out captain! Cliff ahead! TheBrownCanadian was able to glitch out Assassin’s Creed IV and make it look like a Spelljammer-style space pirate game. Anti-gravity engines were not that advanced in the 1700s after all. 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 8, 2014 - Kotaku East
Buying Japan’s Most Popular Toy Was Crazy Hard
You know the routine. New popular toy comes out. It quickly vanishes from store shelves. And when it’s finally in stock, you gotta line up. That was this morning, but with a slight twist and months of waiting. After breakfast earlier today, my whole family—all five of us—piled into the car and headed over to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2014 - Kotaku East
Ping Pong is Less About the Sport and More About Growing Up
Ping Pong: The Animation is far from being your normal sports anime. Rather, it is an insightful coming-of-age tale of four high schoolers and how the sport shapes their lives. Good – Not Really About Ping Pong Ping Pong begins as the story of two high school freshmen, Peco and Smile. Peco is a ping…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 8, 2014 - Kotaku East
This Mega-Evolved Pokémon Looks Like a Tadpole, Apparently
Most of the Mega-Evolved Pocket Monsters look totally rad. That’s the point! They’re supposed to be badass. I guess this one missed the memo. This is the Mega-Evolution for Dragon Pokemon Salamence for the new Pokémon remakes Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby. “This design truly sucks,” wrote one commenter on 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 8, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Cast of New Persona 3 Stage Play Looks Great in Costume
With the recent release of the Persona 3 movies, it’s no surprise that next month will see the release of a new Persona 3 stage play in Japan. And it’s no exaggeration to say the cast looks excellent in costume. Sakuya Shiomi (male protagonist) — Shouta Aoi Kotone Shiomi (female protagonist) — Kana Asumi Aigis…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedMinecraft’s Best Floating Islands, As Chosen by the Community
Planet Minecraft’s “Head into the Clouds” contest, where players were tasked with taking an awesome and beautiful floating island and making it even more awesome and beautiful, has now concluded. Let’s take a look at the winners! The final three were chosen by both the Planet Minecraft judges and the community: after the one-month submission…
By András Neltz Published August 8, 2014 -
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
