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One Piece Deemed Offensive in South Korea, Exhibit Cancelled [Update]
Three days before a One Piece exhibit was to open in Seoul, South Korea, the event was suddenly cancelled. The event was to be held at the War Memorial of Korea Peace Plaza and was to feature life-sized statues of One Piece characters, sketches by series creator Eiichiro Oda, and over three hundred rare One…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Shadow Warrior reboot is coming to Xbox One and PS4, publisher Devolver Digital announced in a blog post. The ports will be arriving in late September. The video above is the launch trailer from about a year ago—but it’s good enough to warrant another watch. Easily one of the best things about the game.
By András Neltz Published July 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
This Manga is as Hardcore as the Vikings
If there’s one lesson I’ve learned from Vinland Saga, it’s that you don’t fuck with Vikings. I first picked up Vinland Saga because it’s by Makoto Yukimura, who wrote one of my all-time favorite manga series, Planetes. While I did expect a story of decent quality going in, what I didn’t expect was a fascinating,…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 10, 2014 -
Kotaku EastExperience a First-Person Walk Through Tokyo
Maybe you’ve always wanted to visit Tokyo. You can visit a fairly realistic (though, highly stylized) version in Sega’s Yakuza games. Or you can watch this video. Uploaded by YouTube user egawauemon, this is pretty much exactly what it’s like to stroll through Tokyo, minus the actual walking and oppressive summer heat. × Shibuya, Tokyo,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
How Yokai Watch Was Engineered To Be A Massive Hit
Yokai Watch, Level 5’s popular spirit collecting game, is still going strong, with the game remaining in Japan’s video game sales top 10 list for nearly a year. There’s no catching lightning in a bottle like with Pokémon, but according to developer Level 5, if you really try, you can get pretty close “We’ve created…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 10, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe Most Amazing Places to Pee and Poop in Japan
Japan is famous for its high tech toilets. But the country also has some truly unique restrooms to go with those fancy toilets. While other countries also have amazing restrooms, Japan has some truly unique water closets. Let’s have a look at what website Naver has flushed out. A restroom stall in Fukui Prefecture with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Minecraft: Pocket Edition Just Got A Whole Lot Better
The 0.9.0 update for Minecraft: Pocket Edition, which is the mobile version’s biggest update yet, is out today on Android and iOS. It’s quite the game changer. Minecraft PE’s last update landed in December, so there was (and is) a lot of hype surrounding 0.9.0. It even has its own Twitter hashtag. And with good…
By András Neltz Published July 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
Parents Allegedly Sold Children to Buy Virtual In-Game Items
A young unmarried couple in China are accused selling not one, but two of their children to human traffickers. The money they got was used for gaming. As reported on Guangdong TV (via Sina Games and Games in Asia), the young parents’ first son was unplanned. Instead of supporting the child, they allegedly sold the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedThough its Kickstarter didn’t perform all too well, indie parkour game Lemma is still alive and in active development, as evidenced by its new (and quite good-looking) trailer. In a comment on YouTube, Lemma’s lead developer gave an optimistic release date estimate of January on PC.
By András Neltz Published July 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedHalo 3 Easter Egg Found After Seven Years
And you thought it was neat that there’d been a long-hidden Easter Egg in Halo: Reach. Whatever. One that’s been hiding inside Halo 3 – for seven long years – has finally been found. And it’s pretty sweet. Not sweet in a “whoah, that’s sweet!” kind of way. In a “awww, that’s sweet” kind of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedDavid OReilly’s Mountain Has An Ending And Here It Is
Touch Arcade streamed a 30-hour marathon session of David OReilly’s Mountain and reached a decisive ending. Via Touch Arcade. So how many different endings are there? You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Women Make Games
About two thirds of the women working at Naughty Dog: Design, animation, code, level art, concept, character, sound. Name it, we make it. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 9, 2014 - Culture
When To Be Wary Of Fantasy Characters With Ominous Horns
Nicholas Kole is an artist who has worked with companies like Disney, Dark Horse and 38 Studios. His latest work is this great tie-in with Maleficent, which he illustrated (and did the cover for). You can see more of Nicholas’ work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Not Sure If Actual Thorin Oakenshield Actor Or Cosplayer
A physical likeness to the character you’re cosplaying as is never a necessity. But if you’ve got one anyway, boy does it have an effect. If you’re wondering, this was the winner in the cosplay stage event at the Salt Lake City FantasyCon.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf You Play Too Much Civilization, You Need Help
It’s not a problem, OK? It’s a disease I reinstalled Civ V the other day, and it has fucked me up. My family is away on holidays for a few weeks so I’m home alone, meaning that I’ve been sliding back into the very worst habits of a Civ fan, from ignoring my own “one…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2014 - CultureCosplay
“Jake” Sparrow. Cute. Cosplay by Stoic-Ambience, photo by Estrada Photography
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Can’t Fly GTA V Jets Like This Guy Can
Look, for the first few seconds of this video, I was as sceptical as you probably are. “Jet Elite Crew”? Haha, whatever. And this stuff with the bridges, impressive, but doable. But then you see what he does in the warehouse, or the wind farm, and it’s just ok, this is incredible
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2014
