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Neptunia‘s Heaving Bosoms Freak Me the Hell Out
I am no stranger to the Neptunia video game parody franchise with its anthropomorphic personifications of game systems, companies, and series. However, one thing has always freaked me out when playing them: the characters’ constantly heaving chests. In the Neptunia games, the story is largely told with visual novel-style cutscenes—i.e., 2D anime-style drawings of the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPikachu Taking Elevators and Escalators
Did I say Pikachu? Sorry, I meant Pikachus. Plural. This ad marks an upcoming Pikachu event in Yokohama. The name of the event is “Pikachu Tairyou Hassei Chuu” (ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ) or loosely, “Loads of Pikachus Springing Out.” The event kicks off on August 9 in Yokohama. Expect many Pikachus. ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ!CM [PokemonCoJp] To contact the author of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Path to Enlightenment? For This Man, Pornography
For Buddhist monks in Thailand, life is strict with loads of rules. Days are spent meditating and chanting. This apparent monk, however, spent his day doing something else. As pointed out by Coconuts Bangkok, these images first appeared on Facebook site FuckGhost, and they apparently show a Thai monk looking at adult movies. The one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Someone Spent Five Months Making A Giant Cake in Minecraft
And not only was this giant cake built by hand, it was cooked by hand as well. In survival mode. That means they had to gather a lot of ingredients. Like, a lot. This is how you cook (or rather, craft) cakes in Minecraft: That’s three buckets of milk, three bunches of wheat, two piles…
By András Neltz Published July 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
Sony’s Game Consoles Look Cute When They’re Small
Two decades of PlayStation! That sure is alotta PlayStation. As part of the commemoration, Takara Tomyis releasing a series of miniature PlayStation consoles, starting with the PS2. You cannot play these! These are 1/6 scale versions, but for PlayStation fans, this is a neat way to look back at the past fourteen years of PlayStation…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
They’re Making a PlayStation Optimus Prime Transformer
You thought they’d stop at a Mega Drive Megatron? Ha! Oh, no. There’s an Optimus Prime PlayStation Transformer in the works, too. Currently, there is only an artist rendering, but this 19cm Optimus Prime will transform into the first generation PlayStation. It is slated to be announced in early 2015, so it will be a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
Ronaldo Kinda Sucks at Japanese Sitting
In Japan, the “correct” way to sit is called “seiza” (正座). The word itself means “correct” (正) “sitting” (座). What Christian Ronaldo is doing is incorrect sitting. People do seiza when they’re in formal situations. Here, Ronaldo is enjoying Japanese ceremony, so seiza is the proper way to sit. For example, like this: [Photo: takenoko]…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedShaq, you are the best.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 25, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Cops Called On Cosplayer Riding Train With “Guns, Swords & Grenades”
Australian Reuben Rose, on his way to a charity event and carrying a tray of cupcakes, was surrounded by police at a train station in Blacktown, Sydney today after his fellow commuters became concerned at the stuff in his bag. Rose, you see, was dressed as Marvel’s Deadpool (part of the national Superhero Week charity…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
New Bioshock Image?
2K United Kingdom tweeted this image with the cryptic note, “Oooo, what could it mean?” TouchArcade is guessing the game is coming to iOS. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch US Ninja Warrior Kacy Catanzaro Run The ACreed Experience
Here’s video clips of everyone’s new favorite Ninja Warrior Kacy Catanzaro dominating the Assassin’s Creed obstacle course at Comic-Con: Via Twitter You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
New Extravagant Samurai Mech And Pilot Toy
Threezero is determined to fully destroy your wallet. This is the FullMetal Ghost Captain form. As usual, the $330 purchase price does not include batteries: We are thrilled to fully reveal our second release from our collaboration with Bandai and great Kunio Okawara: B/3 (BANDAI + 3Zero) FullMetal Ghost Captain form! We will start taking…
By John Struan Published July 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fire Emblem-Themed Wedding Proposal
This Fire Emblem-themed jewelry box opens to reveal a smart phone-powered wedding proposal: In Fire Emblem Awakening, you can gain support ranks for compatible characters when they perform actions in close proximity. The ranks go from C to A and then S which represents a marriage between two characters. She’s a Grandmaster class because of…
By John Struan Published July 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Can Now Play The Most Avatar Game This Side Of Korra
Bayonetta creator Platinum is making an Avatar: The Legend of Korra action game, which is crazy exciting if you’re an Avatar nut like me. But why wait to bend the elements when you can just start flinging around earth, wind, and fire (not the band) right now? Quoth Son of Nor, which is now on…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 24, 2014 - Culture
Late Night Shopping
Stijn Van Doorselaere is a concept artist from Belgium who has worked on games like Divinity II. You can see more of Stijn’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
These Aren’t Old Skylanders, They’re Eon’s Elite “Premium” Skylanders
Today Activision announces Skylanders: Eon’s Elite, a series of eight older Skylanders toys that have been repainted, repowered and repackaged as must-have limited-edition collectibles. Really, that’s what they’re doing. These are the toys from Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure — they’ll be eight in all — given a fresh coat of paint. The figures have metallic accents,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2014