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This Might Be the Best Trollface of 2014
It’s July. We’re at the halfway point. I know. But it’s really going to be difficult to top Japanese flyweight Takuya Eizumi‘s trollface for this year’s best. As first noted by website Cage Potato and r/MMA, Eizumi unleashed this epic trollface after winning at a hybrid wrestling Pancrase 259 match last month in Japan. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2014 - Kotaku East
I Liked the Sound of Tri-Ace’s New Game Until I Learned More
Judas Code is the title of a new action RPG from Star Ocean series developer, tri-Ace. Everything about the game’s description sounded pretty awesome to me, until those dreaded 3 words appeared. It’s a futuristic action RPG! Check. It’s from tri-Ace! Check. It’s post-apocalyptic! Check. It’s for the PS Vita! I loves my Vita. Check.…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 17, 2014 - Kotaku East
Psychoanalyzing Two of Japan’s Greatest Anime Creators
Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli fame. Yoshiyuki Tomino of Gundam fame. Both are two of Japan’s most famous anime creators. And psychiatrist Tamaki Saito gives his professional opinion on what makes both men tick. Saito is also the author of Beautiful Fighting Girl and helped popularize the idea of hikikomori, an acute type of social…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2014 - Kotaku East
Here Are the Top Games in Japan for 2014 (So Far)
Now that we’re into July and 2014 is half over, how’s everyone’s year been? Good? Mediocre? Crappy? Okay, let’s talk games. We’ve passed the turnaround point for 2014. E3 is over and I’ve got TGS to dread look forward to. In Japan, game sales have been gradually declining over the years as console sales have…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Plush Elder Scrolls Pack Guar Probably Won’t Bite Your Head Off
What this cuddly pack guar will do is carry your burdens better than Lydia ever could. Pack guars have been around for way longer than Skyrim housecarls, so they’ve gotten good at this kind of thing. Gaming Heads’ new plushie is based on the Vvardenfell-native guar, specifically, its Elder Scrolls Online rendition (the only other…
By András Neltz Published July 17, 2014 - Kotaku East
Korean Street Explodes, Flips Car Like a Toy
The above footage is not from a movie or a TV drama. It’s real. And thankfully, no one was seriously hurt. Earlier this week in Seoul, South Korea, a water pipeline exploded, flipping a taxi into the air. NHKreports that the 56 year-old driver behind the wheel was not seriously injured. Below, you can see…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe Wii U Is Getting One Scary-Looking Game
If you like frightening games, good news. Here is the first trailer for the upcoming Fatal Frame game for the Wii U. Long-time fans of the Fatal Frame series know that these are some of the scariest games you can play. Fatal Frame: The Black-Haired Shrine Maiden will use the GamePad to see spirits that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 17, 2014 -
Kotaku EastJapanese Schoolgirl Ninja Jumping Off Buildings
It’s summer in Japan. Students are starting to get out for vacation. Maybe they can spend their free time chasing each other around and jumping off rooftops. This video (well, ad) was shot in the idyllic city of Atami—apparently on a smartphone—as the two kids chase each other around, using ninja tricks like makibishi and…
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By Yannick LeJacq Published July 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Next Captain America Is Black
Confirming an earlier report, Marvel’s Joe Quesada has revealed on The Colbert Report that the current Captain America, Steve Rogers, will soon be handing in his suit and shield. His replacement will be his partner Sam Wilson, aka The Falcon. It’s not exactly a shock. Wilson turned up in the latest Captain America movie, played…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Twitch is Still Playing Pokémon
Huh, would you look at that, Twitch is still playing Pokémon. They’re all the way to Black and White 2. The 600+ viewers are far from what it once was but it’s still pretty impressive. They also have random matches of Pokémon Staduim 2 running that people can bet on. Watch live video from TwitchPlaysPokemon…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Tumblr, Youtube, And Reddit-Themed Pokeballs
Jonathan Le Drappier’s collection of Pokeball illustrations include Pokeballs for Tumblr, Reddit, and Youtube, and also translucent Pokeballs revealing the Pokemon inside: See more Pokeballs in Jonathan’s gallery Via IG You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 16, 2014 - Reviews
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Stealth: The Kotaku Review
It’s getting harder and harder to believe there was once a time I made fun of Razer products. They used to be the worst. The most prominent example of everything wrong with PC peripherals. Silly designs, ridiculous and garish colour schemes, ungh. So many bad memories. The last few years though have seen the company…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2014 - Culture
Art For A Very Good Cause
Kevin Kanai Griffith is an artist who has worked at Blizzard on games like Diablo III. He is also suffering from a rare form of cancer known as Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS) To help raise funds for Kevin’s battle against the cancer, a ton of his fellow games artists have got together to create…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Well, I laughed. By Michael Kleinman
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Some YouTubers Might Be Breaking The Law
In the past week, two excellent features have been written on the state of YouTube personalities in video games. One by Mike Rose on Gamasutra, the other by Simon Parkin on Eurogamer. They raise a number of important, albeit messy questions about the practice of these folks getting paid by publishers. You really need to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2014
