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Kotaku EastChinese TV Inexplicably Uses Dota 2 Documentary Footage [Update]
Free to Play is Valve’s terrific documentary on the Dota 2 scene. A recent eSports documentary by Chinese governmental television inexplicably uses footage from the Valve film. Inexplicably, because the Chinese film leaves Dota out. CCTV (China Central Television) is a state broadcaster in China, and the gaming documentary it recently broadcasted is, as Games…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Capcom has issued an official statement that the next Street Fighter will not be pay-to-win. They did this in response to an article by Japanese newspaper Sponichi Annex, in which a Capcom executive apparently mentioned plans of implementing a pay-for-advantage system in the next Street Fighter. [via EventHubs]
By András Neltz Published June 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
Don’t Fall for This Pokémon World Cup Hoax
Yesterday, a tweet from what appeared to be a FIFA World Cup Twitter account said the Japanese soccer team arrived in Brazil in a Pokémon jet. And people fell for it. Lots of people. The tweet was retweeted over 7,000 times. USA Today, The Sporting News, SB Nation, The Toronto Sun, and even CBS Sports…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
There are Guns, But From Software’s Bloodborne Won’t Be a Shooter
The trailer for the upcomingBloodborne was shown at E3 this week and fans of Dark Souls/Demon’s Souls promptly lost their shit. But aside from what’s in the trailer, what do we know about the new game from From Software? Hidetaka Miyazaki, director of Demon’s Souls, the original Dark Souls and the upcoming Bloodborne sat down…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
Mario is Now Piloting a Gundam Mecha
There are several different series of Gundam mech models. There’s the 1/144 scale High Grade series, the 1/100 scale Master Grade series, the insanely intricate 1/60 scale Perfect Grade series, and more. Then, there’s the super deformed BB Senshi series – the latest of which has been getting a lot of attention. Note: This post…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 12, 2014 - CultureCosplay
You Don’t Really Need Clothes for Attack on Titan Cosplay
And you thought the Titans were the only birthday suit cosplay Attack on Titan offered? Silly you! Note: This article contains content that some readers might find objectionable. As pointed out by Japanese cosplay site Asagawo Blog, Borivoje Naumovski from Belgrade has done a rather interesting take on Attack on Titan‘s Erwin Smith. This is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2014 -
Kotaku EastA Voltron Toy Unlike Any You’ve Ever Seen
To mark the 40th anniversary of Super Alloy toys and the 80th anniversary of manga artist Fujiko F. Fujio’s birth, Bandai is releasing a most interesting super robot based on the artist’s characters. According to Gigazine, included are robot figures of Doraemon, Dorami, Parman, Korosuke, Chimpui, and Gonsuke. The super robot has neat Fujiko F.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
Don’t Rip Off Denny’s for Your Prostitution Business
Homage? Parody? Prostitution! A call girl business in Nagano, Japan has allegedly broken Japanese law with a logo that resembles the iconic Denny’s mark. Livedoor News reports that three male employees, including the outfit’s manager, have been arrested. The escort business was named “Deliy’s,” which was a pun on “delivery health” (Japanese for outcall prostitution)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedConan Plays Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Says “America Just Lost”
A vast array of characters. Small platforms. Fighting. Yep, it’s Smash Bros. Conan is back with another Clueless Gamer, asking this: “Why would we fight when we’re in the middle of a Willy Wonka nightmare?” Nintendo, do think about adding a bacon stage. A delicious bacon stage. Clueless Gamer: Conan Reviews “Super Smash Bros.” [Team…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Mario Can’t Run From Comic Books
Nintendo’s had a big week. If you need a palette cleanser from all that news, though, you could do worse than this Mario comic It’s the work of fans Danny8bit, JamesmanTheRegenold and Earth Gwee, and looks like something I could have picked up off a shelf in 1992 and kept forever in a plastic bag…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Stab It, Cloud, Stab It Right In Its Stupid Face
As we’ve seen, Adeeb Md makes better statues with his own two hands than many professional companies (with factories and everything) can come up with. Don’t believe me? Check out his latest piece, Final Fantasy’s Cloud. It was done on commission. If you’re thinking of saving up and asking for a Ben from Full Throttle,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft In Trouble Over Comments About Female Characters
Shortly after Ubisoft upset many Assassin’s Creed fans by saying that it had abandoned its plan to have female characters in its new game’s co-op multiplayer mode, the company returned with another controversial explanation about the absence of women in its games—this one focused on Far Cry 4 Speaking in an interview with Polygon, Alex…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here Is The Full Reveal Of The New Titanfall Titan Figure
After a lot of teasing, Threezero posted over a dozen photographs of the new Titanfall Atlas Titan with Pilot: The 20.5″ Titan comes with a 6″ pilot and a working hatch with swappable red and blue lights. You can preorder it for $430 tomorrow. Via Facebook You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog…
By John Struan Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Luigi Death Stare Meme Is Over
I’m calling it (and judging by comments/Twitter/Facebook most of you are too). It’s done, guys. It was a fun ride, but it shone too brightly and burned out too quickly. THAT SAID, it deserves a more fitting end than Luigi’s own year, which just kinda…fizzed out. It deserves a viking funeral I think this video,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe E3 2014 Smash Bros. Roundtable, For Your Viewing Pleasure
Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakuraihad a lot more to say during last night’s E3 roundtable than just “Here’s Pac-Man.” Here’s the entire presentation, packed with juicy tidbits the upcoming fighter.
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Big New 3DS Game Is Code Name: STEAM [Update]
Announced today during a 3DS developer event at E3, it looks like Nintendo is releasing a brand new game on the 3DS. It’s called Code Name: STEAM and it launches in 2015. It sounds kind of bonkers. The game partially takes place in London, and it features airships. Think Steampunk (Jason, who is attending the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Oculus Rift Will Sell “At The Lowest Cost Possible”
There are reasons for concern following Facebook’s purchase of Oculus Rift, but one massive benefit – at least for users – will be the way the social network giant is able to influence the headset’s price. As in, it’s going to be cheaper. Had Oculus tried to bring the VR headset to market themselves (though…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2014