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Our Reader-Run Blog Now Has an Anime Podcast

Need more anime news and reviews in your life? Well the guys over at our user-run blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves, have been working overtime to put out more anime content than ever before. The latest addition? An anime podcast with four of the most prolific Ani-TAY bloggers—and, of course, yours truly. In this episode, we…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 1, 2014

Kotaku East

Atlus Has a New Logo. Some People Hate It.

Atlus is back! And it’s got a slightly tweaked logo as well. Do you like it or hate it? Some commenters on game forum NeoGAF do not like it. “Please be April fools,” wrote GAF commenter Kulapik. “It’s hideous.” This isn’t April Fools’ as Kotaku previously reported that Atlus, as a corporate entity, was being…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2014

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Longest Journey Creator’s Next Game is “Gone Home Meets Amnesia“

More specifically, it is a survival horror-adventure game. Inspired by fairy tales and legends. It is called Draugen—a name taken from a certain undead creaturefrom Norse mythology. It was first presented by developer Red Thread Games last October, and it takes place in a small Norwegian fishing village in 1923. There’s also… actually, let me…

By András Neltz Published April 1, 2014

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A History of Shonen Jump Crossover Games

Late last month saw the release of J-Stars Victory VS, a 3D fighter where characters like Goku, Luffy, Naruto, and Kenshin all battle it out. But this is not the first Shonen Jump Magazine mega-crossover game. Rather, it’s the fifth sixth. Famicom Jump: History of Heroes The first Jump crossover game was Famicom Jump: History…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 1, 2014

Kotaku East

Polluted Chinese City Gets Bags of Clean Mountain Air

While today is April 1st, this is apparently no joke. The air quality in Chinese city Zhengzhou is awful and listed as “unhealthy.” That’s why late last month, bags of air were brought in for its citizens to get a taste of clean mountain air. At the March 29 event, people lined up to breath…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2014

Kotaku East

Amazon Boxes Reborn as a Remote Controlled Tank

Remember the cardboard wizard who turned Amazon boxes into a Japanese temple? Well, he’s back, and this time, he’s created a remote control cardboard model tank. In the video below, you can see NicoNico Douga user Upuaza Touryou create a Type 97 Chi-Ha, which was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in the late 1930s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2014

Kotaku East

Remember Gero Blaster, the new frog-platformer from Cave Story’s creator? It’s now called Kero Blaster, and it’s coming out on PC and iOS on May 11. There’s a nice pixelly trailer for you above, in case you wanna have a closer look.

By András Neltz Published April 1, 2014

Kotaku East

Some of Japan’s Best April Fools’ Jokes

Today is April 1st. Be wary! There are some pranks and tricks online that you might fall for. Some of them are not very good. But some of them are. Let’s have a look. Japanese manga Weekly Shonen Jump, a magazine for young boys, is turned into Jumpteen, a magazine for teenage girls. [Weekly Jump]…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2014

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Imagining Mara Jade And Teenage Leia in Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels poster, part of a series of illustrations imagining classic, Clone Wars and Expanded Universe characters in the upcoming Rebels cartoon: These and more, including Thrawn, Echo, and Maul, are on display in Englelha5t’s gallery.

By John Struan Published April 1, 2014

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It Is Now April 1. Don’t Believe Everything You Read On The Internet.

Most days on the internet are pretty sweet! Today, however, is not sweet. It is an ordeal, something to be endured through gritted teeth. Please, tread carefully. There’ll be folks out there thinking they’re funny, when really, they’re not. There’ll be folks out there thinking they’re clever, when really, whatever brilliant scheme they’ve got cooked…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2014

Culture

Geez, Buddy, You Look Like You’ve Had A Real Bad Day

Not many artists get to put “Killzone” and “erotic PC adventure” on the same CV, but hey, Andrejs Skuja does. In the two years since we last took a look at his work, he’s helped out on another Killzone game, the adult PC title Seduce Me and even something new for Guerilla that, like most…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2014

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Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent Is Not Porn, Music Or A Video Game

Torrenting may be a practice dominated by the sharing of movies, tv shows, music, porn and games, but the oldest active torrent on the internet is none of those things. It is, instead, a cook book. “Top Secret Recipes” was uploaded ten years ago, at a time when the Pirate Bay was, as TorrentFreak put…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2014

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What The Walking Dead’s Zombies Are Actually Eating

On TV’s The Walking Dead, no punches are pulled when it comes to showing the zombies ringing the dinner bell. There is gnashing, and gnawing, and the swallowing of flesh. But did you ever wonder just what kind of flesh it was? Turns out all those zombie actors/extras get a pretty sweet deal, because the…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2014

Culture

There Really Is A Cheetos Perfume, And It Is Atrocious.

It’s no joke. Tomorrow the fine folk of Frito-Lay will be taking to the streets of L.A. and New York City to promote Cheeteau, the official fragrance of Cheetos. They sent me a bottle in advance, and… oh god, it’s leaking. *coughs* EVERYTHING SMELLS LIKE CHEETOS. You may have seen the video ad for this…

By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2014

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There Can Be Only One Sub-Zero

The Emerald City Comicon went down over the weekend in Seattle. Expect photos to be turning up here all week, but we’re kicking things off with a couple of shots from William Phan The Mass Effect Blood Dragon armour is being worn by Clay Stooshnoff, while Sub-Zero is Danquish

By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2014

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You Are Probably Not As Good At Soccer As This 12 Year-Old Girl

Meet Katelyn Penner. Despite being just a pre-teen, she can kick a ball around like nobody’s business. It’s super charming. I mean, just watch her do a ton of tricks and juggling all over Portland, Oregon in a “walkabout” video posted by Loren Penner: You can tell the video is the direct result of a…

By Patricia Hernandez Published March 31, 2014

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A Movie About Robot Gangsters? Let’s Do This.

Construct is an upcoming short by Kevin Margo (of Blur), about a construction robot who is about to have a very bad day. This is just the teaser trailer, the full short is still in development. It’s amazing how, with no dialogue and just 60 seconds of action, a few emotionless robots can say so…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2014

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The Indie Game Reality TV Show That Went To Hell

A reality TV show about some of the best indie game developers in the business competing Iron-Chef-style to make amazing games? Sounds like a great idea, right? You’d think so, but this story does not, unfortunately, have a happy ending. According to a report on Indie Statik (and corroborating testimonials from Depression Quest creator Zoe…

By Nathan Grayson Published March 31, 2014

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Today In The Elder Scrolls Online: Snack Time Of The Damned

I watched this guy eat bread for ten minutes. Then I tried to jump on his head, and was thrown into nothingness. Some helpful people suggested I try the /reloadui command. This did not work. Another suggested /stuck, which killed me, reducing the durability of my items, and then respawned me back into nothingness. Several…

By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2014

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Screenshots from Pikmin vs. Bugs, Angry Kirby, and more iOS Nintendo games I wish were real

Pikmin vs. Bugs by Dave Armstrong. One of several fictional iOS Nintendo games I wish I could buy: Flappy Starfox and Mario Run by Andrew Clark Angry Kirby by Nuri Amanatullah Flappy Kid Icarus by Brendan Derrig Flappy Arwing by Under the Giant Penny Flappy Bullet Bill by Austen Lavery Super Mario by Strange Labs…

By John Struan Published March 31, 2014