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‘You Want Goku? Have Goku’
(Fake Sakurai Miiverse post via Nentendo)
By Jason Schreier Published July 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
300 Famous Characters, Redrawn in Pixels
Inspired by Bubble Bobble, pixel artist Paul Robertson took Taito’s 1986 classic’s style and redrawn a whole bunch of video game and pop culture characters. 300 of them to be exact. Here’s all of them, and I’m pretty sure this would be the best tileset ever for an RPG Maker game. Even JoJo is there!…
By Gergo Vas Published July 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Cooking with TAY: Cacio e Pepe (Italian Mac n’ Cheese) • Starsector: A Story of Indie Development Done Right • This is One of the Best Eras of Anime, Stop Saying It Sucks • 4 Dark Souls 2 Lore Gaps I Hope the DLC Will Fill TAY…
By András Neltz Published July 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedTen World of Warcraft Mysteries
Four expansion packs later, there are still some unsolved mysteries out there that plague World of Warcraft. DDGuides‘s here with ten of them compiled into an entertaining video. If you dig deep enough into various blue posts on the official forums and dev Q&As, you could probably find bits of information on these. But number…
By Gergo Vas Published July 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedOne-Woman Choir Takes on Game of Thrones
The finale to Game of Thrones’ fourth season had some really nice music. Now, if we take that music, and add one of YouTube’s greatest cover artists, what we get is something truly magical. Malukah is mostly known for her renditions of various video game tunes—she even composed a song for The Elder Scrolls Online—…
By András Neltz Published July 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Teasing Look At Star Wars: Episode VII‘s First Ship
We’ve already seen a few signs that Episode VII of the Star Wars saga will be embracing handmade practical effects in the form of aliens, creatures and costumes. But the newest sign is a big one. It’s a ship. One big enough for a Rebel Alliance pilot to climb into. The glimpse at the spacecraft…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Skylanders Dark Edition Isn’t A GameStop Exclusive This Year
Last year I gave Activision flack for making its special Dark Edition version of Skylanders: Swap Force a GameStop exclusive. The $99 Skylanders: Trap Team Dark Edition carries no such constraints, so if your children don’t get one it’s merely because you’re some kind of monster. Debuting to the public at this week’s San Diego…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedNew Transformers Co-Op Arcade Shooter
I’ve spent a lot of tokens happily playing goofy shooter Let’s Go Jungle at Chuck E Cheese, so Sega’s new game Transformers: Human Alliance is right up my alley: Via Sega and TAG Hobby You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Eternal Throne, Darksiders II‘s floating fortress, rebuilt in Terraria. The two leviathans and the court of the Lord of Bones look really cool in 2D. Eternal Sky Throne by Cory [Steam Community] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can…
By Gergo Vas Published July 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Chinese Military Has One Kickass Gaming Bus
The Chinese Military has some pretty interesting toys. Some of them are pretty crappy, some of them are knockoffs, others are just impressive, but none are like their latest coach bus. Appearing on Chinese twitter-like Weibo, the People’s Liberation Army’s Second Artillery Corps now has a big camo-painted coach bus. So what is the purpose…
By Eric Jou Published July 21, 2014 - Kotaku East
Terrifyingly Large Insect Found in China
No, I wasn’t planning on sleeping tonight anyway. Or the rest of this month, for that matter. Earlier this month in Sichuan, China, the Insect Museum of West China went on an expedition and found the largest dobsonfly of its kind, Xinhua reports. Look at those mandibles. They are pure nightmare fuel. If you are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedBrutal Doom Is About To Become Even More Brutal
I didn’t think it was possible, but there you go. There’s a new fifteen-minute video out for Brutal Doom’s upcoming v20 update which, sadly, still hasn’t got a release date. The clip is pretty awesome though: All those splatters. Those flying limbs and bodies. That chainsaw. It’s really amazing how much SGtMarkIV can squeeze out…
By András Neltz Published July 21, 2014 -
Kotaku EastReport Shows Just How Disgusting Fast Food Can Be
Over the weekend, fast food companies in China have come under attack after an undercover report by the media revealed that the companies could be serving expired meats — some that may have been expired for over a year! Shanghai’s Dragon TV reported that a major meat supplier for fast food brands such as KFC,…
By Eric Jou Published July 21, 2014 - Kotaku East
Yokai Watch Used to Score Sex, Says Dubious Magazine
Let me say that I don’t believe the suspect magazine article in question. However, I do think that this is a rather interesting, if not totally unfortunate, example of just how popular Yokai Watch has become in Japan. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. Earlier this year, Kotaku first reported that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2014 - Kotaku East
This Pool Is Probably At Maximum Capacity
Over the weekend, temperatures in northern China reached upwards of 100 degrees Fahrenheit! That’s about 40 degrees Celsius. To avoid the heat, many chose to visit public watering holes such as public pools. It appears way too many people had the same idea. Chinese news agency Xinhua took a series of photos of one swimming…
By Eric Jou Published July 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
What Pikachu Food Really Looks Like
This weekend in Tokyo, the Pikachu the Movie XY Exhibit opened in Roppongi Hills along with the Pikachu Cafe. Visitors got a hands-on look at the Pokémon movies as well as a chance to scarf down Pikachu burgers. Let’s have a look at the festivities! According to some Twitter users, those hoping to eat at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedWell, Mighty No. 9 Looks Pretty Fun
The upcoming mega-man-like from Keiji Inafune has a fairly meaty new trailer. The footage was shared in Mighty No. 9’s latest Kickstarter update, and it shows gameplay segments centered around boss fights, transformations, and neat monitors that show the action from different angles. The ones in the gif up top, on the right. For some…
By András Neltz Published July 21, 2014 - Kotaku East
Studio Ghibli Might Quit Making Feature Films, Says Report
This summer, there’s a new Studio Ghibli movie. According to one reported insider, it could be Ghibli’s last. Studio Ghibli is best known for iconic anime like My Neighbor Totoro, Grave of the Fireflies, and Kiki’s Delivery Service. Last year, the creator of many of Ghibli’s best known works, Hayao Miyazaki, retired from making feature…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2014
