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UncategorizedA Link Between Worlds Brought To Life As Chalk Art Animation
Here’s Awe Me and their latest chalk animation, featuring Link and his special ability from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds While the animation was inspired by the 3DS game, and I know we agreed that we wouldn’t speak about the CD-i Zelda games, the animation just reminds me of those. (But in…
By Gergo Vas Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Gotta love the contrast between the castle and the surrounding desert-like “Mesa” landscape of Minecraft. A beautiful render by nowami that almost looks like it’s made of real blocks. Castle in Creative [imgur, via reddit] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that…
By Gergo Vas Published June 24, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPersona Q is a Mixture of Old School Gameplay and Fanboy Joy
I love Persona 3 and Persona 4. They are easily among my favorite JRPGs. So a game that mixes together the characters of both games in an all new adventure seems right up my alley—which it is for the most part. But when it comes down to it, Persona Q lives or dies based on…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
NASA Concept Aircraft Looks Like a Flying Vegetable
NASA dubbed this futuristic aircraft concept the “Supersonic Green Machine.” Online in Japan, it’s being compared to a vegetable. A flying vegetable. Twitter user K0ZiR0 created the above image, comparing the NASA aircraft to the negi, or what’s known as a Welsh onion in the West. The negi is the flying object at the bottom…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
One Week Friends Teaches You All You Need to Know About Friendship
There are a lot of anime out there about falling in love, but rare are the series that are willing to spend 12 full episodes doing nothing but exploring the growth of two people’s friendship. And still rarer are those that do it even half as well as One Week Friends Good – Real-world Exploration…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
In Japan, a Fast Food Chain Is Selling $12 Burgers Until Next Spring
Like Japanese beef? Burger chain Lotteria is rolling out a series of pricey wagyu burgers, costing between $12 to $15 a piece. Yes, this is fast food! On the 29th of every month until next March, select Lotterias will have expensive burgers made from a different type of high-grade Japanese beef. The number “29” is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
The World Cup of Iffy Japanese and Chinese Tattoos
Some of the best athletes in the world are facing off at this year’s World Cup. Shame that a couple of them are sporting some rather interesting, if not unfortunate, Japanese and Chinese tattoos. Previously, Kotaku profiled the perplexing tattoo of Greece’s Theofanis Gekas that was baffling people in Japan. As noted on Mixi News,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Diary of My First Day at Pokémon Art Academy
Dear Diary, after Mom kicked me out of the house because of my radical views on the role of Pokémon in our society, I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life. Everything in our world seems to rely on Pokémon slave labor—from construction work to farming! Heck, even photography seems to…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedICE Is The Insane Unofficial Sequel to Half-Life 2
In the crazy alternate universe where this mod comes from, Half-Life has snow zombies. Also, instead of Alyx, there’s a trash-talking robot buddy who looks like a dustbin with wheels on it. And there’s penguins! You can see one in the screenshot. I think you’re aiming a harpoon gun at it. The mod is called…
By András Neltz Published June 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedRetro platformer Shovel Knight is out on 3DS, PC and Wii U on Thursday. It had quite the journey—first slated for 2013 September, the game’s release date was then moved to the following Winter, then to March 2014, and finally to June 26. Now, Shovel Knight is here, and so is its release trailer. Watch…
By András Neltz Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Why Snowpiercer Started with a Digital Pig Head
Snowpiercer, it seems, is fantastic. The movie debuted in South Korea last summer and is finally opening in North America later this week. Before filming started, the cast and crew held a traditional ritual with pig’s head—but with a slight twist. A digital twist. Note: This article contains imagery some readers might find objectionable. In…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s President Had Surgery To Remove A “Bile Duct Growth”
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata wasn’t able to attend this year’s E3 due to health problems. They were kept vague at the time, but we now know what the concern was, and it sounds bit more serious than first thought. Initial word from the company said he was skipping the trade show due to the advice…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2014 -
Uncategorized40 People Hitting Each Other In The Face
Screenwriter Max Landis had an idea: put 40 people (some who knew each other, others total strangers) in a room, pair them up randomly and get them to slap each other in the face. These gentlemen were not involved. These folks were A lot of these are kinda gentle, but boy, some folks get smacked
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2014 - CultureCosplay
When Cosplay Goes From A Pastime To A Job
When Stacey Lee Feldman first saw Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in 1999, her life changed forever. And not in a “Star Wars will never be the same again” kind of way, either. [Top image: Peter Verrant] After seeing the film’s two Jedi protagonists spend most of the film wearing luxurious brown robes, Feldman instantly…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe World Cup Is The Perfect Time For (New) Classic Football Games
FIFA may dominate the football game market these days, but there once was a time when people’s tastes were simpler, and more arcade in nature. Pixel Soccer speaks to that time. First revealed earlier this year, a Kickstarter is now up for the game, and with World Cup madness sweeping the globe, there’s probably no…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2014
