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This JRPG’s Facial Recognition System Could Be Better
Much like the Miis on the Nintendo 3DS, the new JRPG Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines allows you to create a character by taking a picture of yourself with the Vita’s camera. Of course, why limit it to being based on your face when there are so many pictures of famous people out there? Thus, I picked…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedInfinite Platformer Looks Intense as Hell
Cavern Kings, as it’s called, is an infinite action-platformer for PC that gets harder the longer you play. It’s a very leaderboardsy game, and it’s actually quite a bit deeper than it looks. The game works like this: you start out on ground level, where you pick up a digging tool, be that a shovel,…
By András Neltz Published August 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCall Your Mom, Thank Her Right Now
Firstborn children aren’t the only ones that turn one. So do new mothers. Here’s a beautiful expression of gratitude. About three months ago, my wife gave birth to our third son. Maybe because I was there in the delivery room, and maybe because we still have a little baby at home, this commercial really hit…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastNothing Says Summer Like Japanese Jock Itch Commercials
Each summer, dermatology company Ikeda Mohando rolls out a new series of jock itch medicine commercials. They are… unforgettable. The Delicare M’s cream commercials really make the best of a rather unpleasant topic (sweaty balls!). They’re playful and funny, with earlier ads getting attention online a few years back. And yes, these ads are broadcasted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
Report: Studio Ghibli Will Be Taken Over [UPDATE: Debunked]
According to Japanese news site ZakZak, Studio Ghibli is apparently set to be purchased by Japanese online entertainment company Dwango. This news comes as Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki recently said the studio needed a “short rest” and that they were considering “making a big change to the larger view of Studio Ghibli.” Dwango runs…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch An Expert Play Destiny
LikeButta finished atop the Crucible leaderboard in the Destiny beta. Here’s a nearly eight-minute-long montage of his takedowns You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedGanon Is Finally Playable In A Zelda Game
Hyrule Warriors may be a spinoff from the main series, but it’s still a Zelda game. And here we have it, a Zelda game where the series’ most famous villain is finally playable (til now he’s only made playable appearances in Smash Bros. titles). As a character who is only usually seen in dark, moody…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2014 - Culture
Got A Light?
Chinese artist San San works at Activision Blizzard as an illustrator and concept artist. He’s got an impressive resume of big, recent games, having worked on titles like League of Legends, Saints Row 4, The Elder Scrolls Online and the NBA2K series. He’s also done some movie work, like on the latest adaptation of The…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedNOTE: The game’s title is actually 90S COPS
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Ladies Of Smash Bros.
Artist Adam Vian has drawn up every single female character announced so far for the next Smash Bros. The Lucina one is just killing it Adam is half of SFB Games along with his brother Tom. If you’ve ever heard of/played Detective Grimoire, that was them!
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Stomping Land Developer Says Game Isn’t Dead
Last year dinosaur survival game The Stomping Land made $114,060 on Kickstarter, and a few months ago it hit Steam Early Access. The developer claimed there’d be weekly updates, new features, and well, anything to round out a barebones experience. Then they disappeared. Until now. In multiple places developer SuperCrit, headed up by Alex “Jig”…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Japanese Arcade Cabinets Are Works Of Art
Is it weird that I am more into arcade hardware than I am arcade games themselves? There’s nostalgia attached to old arcade cabinets, and I get that, but I’ve always been partial to the unique designs employed – and still used – by Japanese companies. Their cabinets always seem…cuter. Like something from the near future.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Idiotic Adventures Of Futurama‘s Zapp Brannigan In Fallout
“Captain’s log: the Wasteland just got sexier.” A redditor who goes by the handle NVSK has put together a series in which he roleplays the bumbling, ceaselessly baffling captain Zapp Brannigan fromFuturama, aka Maybe The Greatest Cartoon, in Fallout: New Vegas So far the result has been pretty darn funny, not to mention impressively in-character.…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedReal Human Should Probably Have Taken Damage From This Jump
I’ve seen parkour videos where the perspective makes it look like a video game. I haven’t seen many where I actually hold my breath and think, boy, even in a video game that might have been fatal. But nope, not here, because Ethan Swanson – a stuntman – doesn’t just make the jump, he also…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
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By Kirk Hamilton Published August 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Inventory Of A Soldier, Over 1000 Years Of War
Photographer Thom Atkinson is to thank for this captivating series of shots that show everything an English soldier has carried into battle (or at least near a battle) over the last 1000 years. As you can probably guess, there are more magazines and snacky treats now than there were at the Battle of Hastings. While…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Dogs Cops vs The Indestructible Crime Car
The law is the law in Watch Dogs. If you break it, you’re getting gunned down—regardless of whether or not you happen to be human. Or at least, that’s what happens in this video by Tom Schneider where the police obsesses over trying to shoot down a car. Likely nothing more than an isolated bug,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 4, 2014
