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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Mushi-Shi Zoku Shou: The Ani-TAY Review • TAY Explores Comics: Magical Exam Student • Nanana’s Buried Treasure: Rockmandash’s Ani-TAY Review • That Time When Digital Domain Made A LEGO Game TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedGod Save Us All From The Batmen of the Future
If Ben Affleck can take on the role of Batman, it means almost anyone can. It’s only a matter of years. Here’s Animation Domination‘s glimpse into a dark future where Aaron Paul, Mark Wahlberg or even Adam Sandler can be Gotham’s guardian. Future Batmen [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fan-Made Fallout Laser Rifle Is Every Cosplayer’s Dream
For a mere £395 ($670) you can get yourself a life-size laser rifle from Fallout 3. It’s the Wazer Wifle, a unique version of the AER9 rifle, remade using wood and fiberglass by the talented Thomas Hughes. Doing crit damage with it would probably be more difficult, but apart from that it’s basically the same…
By Gergo Vas Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedKids Don’t Trust Luigi Anymore. Thanks Mario Kart 8
Was the notoriety worth it, Luigi? Now that the Luigi Death Stare meme has run its course, the Fine Bros. assess the damage those dirty looks have done. Somebody think of the children! Sure, Mario’s brother never really owned the spotlight, but at least he was beloved by children everywhere. Now Luigi doesn’t even have…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Praise… the Moon? I can see where mintyfreshmango‘s Zelda and Dark Souls crossover is going. The Moon from Majora’s Mask would actually fit right in as a boss and the warriors of sunlight would find themselves in a tight corner really quickly. Zelda and Dark Souls by mintyfreshmangos [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By Gergo Vas Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Civilization Revolution Is Getting A Sequel On iOS
Way, way back in 2008, Sid Meier’s strategy game, Civilization Revolution, was released for consoles. It had some rough edges, but ultimately, it was a good Civilization game. Then, in 2009, an iPhone port of the game was released. And now, five years later, iOS is where the sequel makes its debut. Civ Rev 2…
By András Neltz Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
This Boring 7 Star Hotel Wants To Be Removed From Transformers 4
Earlier last week, Chinese property company Pangu holdings abruptly canceled their sponsorship of Transformers: Age of Extinction. Pangu holdings, which owns and operates the Pangu 7 Star Hotel in Beijing, now wants to have its image removed from the movie. The Pangu hotel is huge Chinese and Western outlets such as Variety have reported on…
By Eric Jou Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
College Women Mysteriously Collapse in a Tokyo Street
Students getting drunk and passing out is part of the university experience. But this weekend, something strange and quite possibly sinister happened in Tokyo. Note: This article might contain content some readers find objectionable. On Twitter and Instagram (via 2ch), photos of a group of young women passed out in the middle of the street…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2014 -
Kotaku EastChinese Video Likens Valve’s Big Dota 2 Tournament To The World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is in full swing! As with the previous two World Cups, China doesn’t have a team in the tournament. But in the upcoming 2014 Dota 2 International in Seattle, China makes up 1/8 of the 16 teams. China has two teams participating in the 2014 Dota 2 International…
By Eric Jou Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
These Trash Transformers Are So Bad, They’re Good!
Chinese bootleg Transformers are a dime a dozen. The “robots in disguise” are so popular here that we can seldom go a few months without another Chinese fan making a legion of the robots, and now we have a set that’s so bad, they’re slightly good! Images of these “trashbots” showed up all over Chinese…
By Eric Jou Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Pancakes on a Stick? There’s a Machine for That.
Pancakes on a stick have been a thing for a while now. Hell, Jimmy Dean has offered it with sausage. But now, there’s a machine that enables you to easily make them at home. Progress! In the past, people who wanted to make pancake on sticks resorted to using a corn dog maker—which has been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Don’t Put Digimon Stuff in Your Butt, Please
Your pocket? Yes. Your bunghole? Just don’t. Please. If you didn’t think that was common sense, there was apparently a warning to Digimon players about just that. This week, photos supposedly of a Digimon Mini how-to book show the following warning: “Shiri ni Irenai” (しりにいれない) or “Don’t put it in your butt.” Because these little…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt’s Still ‘Minecraft In Space,’ But It Looks So Much Better
About a year ago, an indie sandbox space sim named Xeno Galaxies tried to gather some development money for itself. Sadly, it didn’t work out. Now, it’s back, and it looks like that year off did it a lot of good. Check out the trailer from 2013. As you can see, the game was literally…
By András Neltz Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chinese Supermarket Fashion Is Absolutely Wonderful
From tank tops made of toothpastes to dresses constructed with tissues, China’s in-store displays are incredibly creative. Screw clothes, check out how supermarkets and hypermarts dress up mannequins to sell vegetables, toilet paper, floor mats, and utensils. Recently, some of China’s best supermarket mannequins appeared online in Japan. The images are from Chinese social networking…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Always Wondered How A Space Marine Got Dressed
If you don’t remember it from the last time we showed you, Lord Inquisitor is a fan-made Warhammer 40K short film that promises to be a lot better than anything Games Workshop has managed officially. Around this time last year, we showed you a couple of trailers for the project. This year, there have been…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Paper plates (I think) used to create a giant Minecraft monster (the resident experts in my home couldn’t decide if it was a zombie or creeper). Via R/Minecraft You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published June 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Most Of Homer’s The Odyssey In One Giant Lego Build
A group of master Lego builders combined their talents to build an enormous map featuring the highlights of The Odyssey (and the end of The Iliad): Most of the map. Polyphemus’s Island by Mark Kelso. The Cheron’s Ferry, Gates of Hades, Cerberus, and Hades’ Portal by Adam Reed Tucker, Lee Jones, and Leo Shifu. Island…
By John Struan Published June 22, 2014 - Culture
The Soldiers Of The Future Are Very Sharp Dressers
Joseph Cross was one of the very first artists we featured here on Fine Art, back before it was even known as Fine Art. In the three years since we last saw his work he’s left EA for Bungie. Some of these pieces are from his work on Destiny (one you’ll even recognise from the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2014
