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New Anime Casts the Ghostbusters as Penguin-Hunting Kidnappers
Tokyo ESP is the story of a teenage girl with the power to phase through solid objects and a teenage boy with the power to teleport who decide to become superheroes. So while I wouldn’t have been surprised by an X-Men cameo, I certainly didn’t expect the Ghostbusters to show up—especially as villains! In all…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 29, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWatch Us Play the Neptunia SRPG
In the past, the Neptunia series has taken the form of turn-based JRPGs and an idol simulator. Now, the newest game moves the series into the realm of tactical strategy RPGs. Join us as we see how this game full of game-series-reimagined-as-anime-girls plays. Hyper Goddess Faith Noire: Ultra Goddess Black Heart was released for the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedLink Dies 104 Times in this Ocarina of Time Supercut
Balls in the face might be the deadliest of them all, but the other 103 threats were still dangerous enough to take out the Hero of Time. At least in this video Master0fHyrule’s latest, ten-minute clip examines all the ways Link can die during the course of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It’s nostalgic, like that…
By András Neltz Published July 29, 2014 - Kotaku East
Pervy Super Famicom Game Lets You Play One-Handed
Makes sense as this is, perhaps, the Super Famicom’s most dubious unlicensed game: SM Teacher Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. Recently, Twitter user No3_hiyamugi uploaded the following pic from the game’s instruction booklet. The underlined section reads, “You can use your right hand freely” (右手は自由に使えます or “migi te wa jiyuu…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2014 - Kotaku East
Tetsuya Mizuguchi of Rez and Lumines fame is working on a new puzzle game. 4Gamersays it’s for smartphones, while Insider says the platform hasn’t been announced. The title is TBA, but the game will have a “mysterious story” and is slated for this winter. Currently, there are negotiations for a global distributor.
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2014 - Kotaku East
Pokémon Wearing Glasses Is a Meme
Who knew Pocket Monsters looked so good in glasses? I sure didn’t. But now I do. In the past few days, fans have been uploading photos of their Pokémon plush toys wearing glasses. Their look is somewhat unexpected! Even Pokémon game designer Junichi Masuda has been retweeting the pics. I’m assuming that recent promotional material…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2014 -
Kotaku EastIf Your Phone Rings on Live TV, Don’t Do This
Recently, on a Vietnamese morning show, a guest was talking about the serious flooding in Lang Son when something unexpected happened: His phone rang. In the clip below from YouTuber Góc Thư Giãn, you can see the stealthy way the guest dealt with the situation: Very smooth! Didn’t even notice. Phóng Viên Ném Điện Thoại…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Ever wondered how a top-shelf cosplay outfit is made? Or know how and just want some tips from a master? Well, Henchmen Props and Dara Defreitas are teaming up to run a weekly Q&A so that “friends and fellow cosplayers can join, hangout, ask questions and bounce ideas!” More info here
By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Handy Illustrated Chart Of Minecraft Enemies
A Redditor created this charmingly-illustrated chart of Minecraft enemies—click expand to see it full-sized You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Photographs Of People At The Moment They Fly Out Of A Water Slide
Krista Long posted a series of photographs of people at the moment they emerge from a water slide: You can see more than a dozen additional photos in the series here Via LaughingSquid You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedFor One Night, The Last Of Us Was A Musical
Tonight’s stage performance of The Last of Us: One Night Live was weird, ramshackle, funny, and kinda unlike any video-game event I’ve seen. The best part, easily, was the musical number. Most of us have already seen this funny musical “alternate ending” to the game, which was initially thrown together by the cast on the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 28, 2014 - Culture
F.I.N.E. A.R.T. Power
Alan Bay is an artist who has worked for companies like Ubisoft and Koei. That means he’s worked on the Assassin’s Creed series, but in more colourful news, also means he’s worked on a Ninja Turtles game (2009’s Reshelled) You can see more of Alan’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
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I was just listening to NPR and this story came up about some new very scientific study about how people who say “like” and “um” and generally take a long time to say things do so because they’re actually just SMARTER than everyone else. And then it occurred to me: hey, I take a long…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedSucks To Be A Viking Who Doesn’t Get Into Valhalla
This is Jotun. It’s an “action-exploration” game, where you control a viking who has died an “inglorious death”. That doesn’t sound good. Because that kind of death doesn’t get you an express ticket to Valhalla, you’re stuck in purgatory fighting a bunch of monsters until you rack up enough Valhalla Points to get to, well,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
This thing was firstshown off over a year ago. And it’s still not out. What’s up, Figma? Killing us softly? Anyway, now there are shots of Marth, in living colour. They got the feet wrong, since there are feet, but apart from that, it’s perfect. [via Tiny Cartridge]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedHuge Terminator 2 Game Does Not Exist, Which Is A Damn Shame
Yes there are actual Terminator 2 games, most of them (arcade gun game excepted) garbage. This, sadly, is not one of them. Instead, it makes use of mods to turn Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas into…machinima? Art? Either way, it’s one long love letter to James Cameron’s 1991 classic. This was actually released last year,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch The Last of Us: One Night Live, Right Here
Tonight in Santa Monica, something strange and wonderful took place: The actors, writers, musicians and game developers who made The Last of Us put on a performance, live onstage. The show was streamed live, but if you missed it (or want to catch it again), you can watch a recording of the whole thing right…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedMike Tyson Now Has His Own Cartoon Show. Where He Solves Crime.
Mike Tyson’s rehabilitation from ear-biting convicted rapist to popular culture hero is almost complete, with the former boxing star getting his own cartoon show on Adult Swim that’s a lot like Scooby-Doo. Only, with Mike Tyson in it. The trailer is below. Know that Adult Swim’s official description is “In Mike Tyson Mysteries, a new…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2014 -
Uncategorized“Isn’t that the guy from Star Wars?”
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2014
