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The Moon from Majora’s Mask looks 100% crazier in Hyrule Warriors, just like all the characters that have been revealed so far. We’ve already seen Link, Impa and Queen Zelda (she’s a queen now!) in action in Hyrule Warriors and fresh screenshots introduce two more playable characters. Here’s Agitha, the bug collector girl from Twilight…
By Gergo Vas Published June 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Gamers Hit With Criminal Charges Allegedly Made Tons Of Money
Yesterday, Nexon announced that charges were being pressed against three Sudden Attack gamers for allegedly cheating online. Today, new reports reveal that the teens’ apparent underhanded gaming tricks supposedly earned them $80,000. According to a report published today by Yomiuri, one of Japan’s largest newspapers, two of the suspects, a 17 year-old high school student…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Two Men Fall in Love. One Is a Motorcycle
Following Japan’s trend of anthropomorphizing stuff, Japanese publisher Kadokawa is releasing a 2-book series involving romance between a man and a motorcycle and a car. Wut? Titled Zokkon, the books are paving the way for a new niche genre. A very niche genre. A very, very niche genre. The first story of Zokkon revolves around…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 26, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThis Must Be the Strangest Exercise Video of 2014
This week, delivery company Sagawa Express is releasing an exercise DVD that features men in delivery uniforms. Dancing. In front of delivery trucks. No, I am not joking. Yes, you can buy it for around the equivalent $30. It is an actual product. For sale. Once again, I am not joking. If anything, this looks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Biggest Obstacle in Hotaru no Nikki is You
When I first saw the promotional video for Nippon Ichi software’s upcoming game, Hotaru no Nikki, I was instantly captivated by the overall aesthetic. It had the feel of a game like Ico, but with less action. And that’s pretty much what I got. Good – Atmospheric Hotaru no Nikki is atmospheric as hell. The…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Soon, You Can Walk Under the Giant Gundam’s Crotch
Is this a dream? No! This is very real. Soon, people in Tokyo will be able to walk between the giant Gundam’s legs. Until now, a perimeter has kept people from standing directly underneath the huge mecha’s most important unit. But, as IT Media reports, between July 19 and September 25, folks will have a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2014 -
Kotaku EastHell Yes, I Want to Destroy Cities as Godzilla
I still haven’t seen the movie, thanks to Japan being one of the last areas to premiere Godzilla in theaters, but I hope it’s even half as awesome as the monster lizard’s latest upcoming game looks. Slated for release this Winter from developer Bandai Namco, in Godzilla players will control the iconic unstoppable destructive force…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Tale Of Revenge, Time Travel, And Pixelly Platformer Action
This is Timespinner, the next big PC indie platformer (I’d say metroidvania, but people don’t like that word). It’s being developed by Lunar Ray Games, a studio headed by an ex-Bungie employee, and it looks quite excellent. Timespinner, which has been in development for over five years, is the story of a young woman on…
By András Neltz Published June 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best Pokémon 3DS Drawings Aren’t the Most Accurate
Nintendo 3DS game Pokémon Art Academy aims to teach players how to draw Pocket Monsters the right way. But what if you don’t want to learn to draw the right way? What if you just want to screw around? You can do that, too. As Kotaku previously covered, the game gives player tips on how…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
More Crappy Animated Images for Your Amusement
Making anime is difficult! There are all those frame to animate. There are deadlines. It’s rough work. And sometimes, the end result isn’t quite up to par. Previously, Kotaku showcased bad animated images, which are called sakuga houkai” (作画崩壊). As mentioned before, not all these types of images are accidents! Some are drawn this way…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Rock Simulator 2014 Will Bring EA, Activision To Their Knees
“For a long time, there has been one game missing from the market”, reads the introduction to my new favourite Steam Greenlight project. “A genuine rock simulator.” This simulator is a rock enthusiasts dream. You can watch beautiful rocks in any location in the world. From grass plains to salt flats, there are dozens of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2014 - Culture
Cute Mech, You Look So Cute Bouncin’ Around Like That
Kelly Smith is an artist and animator at Capybara Games, the developers of games like Super Time Force. So yeah, this gonna get colourful, and it’s gonna get awesome. You can see more of Kelly’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft’s Humans Now Actually Look Like Humans
Blizzard is continuing the process of sprucing up the visuals of the ageing World of Warcraft, and the next race to have their facelift shown off are the humans. Who now look like Homo sapiens, rather than Homo neanderthalensis. As you’ll see, the basic shape and characteristics are almost the same. The new human is…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedMaybe Shorter Boss Fights Would Be Better Boss Fights
Since their inception, video game bosses have been all about challenge, action, endurance and repeated death. But what if there was a shorter, better way? The sad passing of Eli Wallach this week had me watching The Good, The Bad & The Ugly for the 1000th time last night, and the one scene that slapped…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedInternet Video Tests Your Endurance For Internet Videos
This three-minute video from College Humor dares you to sit still and watch it. All of it. Can you make it to the end? I made it, but it wasn’t easy. I have things to do, I kept thinking. There’s stuff happening. I should probably be looking someplace else right now. This is taking forever…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 25, 2014 -
ReviewsValiant Hearts: The Kotaku Review
Valiant Hearts is a wonderful story trapped inside a video game. An epic tale set against a (mostly) realistic take on the First World War, Valiant Hearts tells the story of a number of very nice people caught up in the events of one of humanity’s most pointless and bloody struggles. The way it fleshes…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Witcher 3 Guys Promise They’ll Do DLC Right
Downloadable content (DLC) is often a sore subject, with some gamers feeling shortchanged by map and weapon packs that cost too much, DLC that was originally meant to be main game content, and things of the like. The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt doesn’t think it needs to be that way. They want to show…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Penguin Will Not Stop Punching Bruce Wayne
Oswald Cobblepot does not like Bruce Wayne. He’s gonna punch him! And then he’s gonna punch him again. And again, and again… The other day I was playing a little Batman: Arkham City to check something out for a thing I was writing. I started a new game, saw what I needed to see, and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 25, 2014
