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Kotaku EastPlayStation Boss Wows with His Phoney Soccer Skills
If only Sony Computer Entertainment Hiroshi Kawano was this good at soccer! The Sony exec recently admitted that he needed some postproduction help for this online clip. Just in time for the World Cup, huh? Hell, if only I were this good at soccer—or computer trickery! ワールドカップに向けてスペシャルメッセージ!~SCEJAプレジデント 河野 弘より[PlayStation] To contact the author of this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedPerhaps The Prettiest Morrowind Ruins In Existence
“Perhaps” because it’s not like I’ve seen every mod for Morrowind. Someone might have come up with something better in the past, even with the limitations of an old PC game like Morrowind. But yeah, these look great. The new “Remnants” trailer for Skywind, the ambitious mod which aims to bring Morrowind to Skyrim’s game…
By András Neltz Published June 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan’s Next Big Trend Could Be “Neo Gals”
Pink hair. Ripped jeans. Bling. Meet Japan’s “Neo Gals,” part Americana, part Tokyo, and lots and lots of bleach. During the 1990s, “gal” (ギャル or gyaru) fashion was in vogue with the nation’s youth, with young women tanning their skin, dying their hair brown, and wearing impossible platform shoes. Now, as one of Japan’s biggest…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
Well, That’s a Good Way To Piss Off Korean Gamers [Update]
Anime, gaming, and cosplay event Japan Expo is underway in Paris. And since Riot Games is in attendance, the studio created a notice on the League of Legends website. The image accompanying the announcement has some Korean gamers up in arms. Over on the League of Legends forum, member Twking pointed out that the character…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPlease Don’t Spoil the New Persona Game, Begs Atlus
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, the latest game in Atlus’ popular Persona franchise, comes out on the 3DS in Japan today, and the developers want people to be considerate. It’s in our nature to want to talk about or share the things we like and think are cool. But, just because you’ve seen the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 5, 2014 - Culture
The Art (Well, Some Of The Art) From Watch Dogs
So, the game itself is…OK . But the beauty of this concept art feature is that the quality of a game is irrelevant. We’re here for the 2D imagery, not the 3D interactivity. The images you see below are all taken from the game’s big official art book, which has been available for a couple…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Oh hey. Those awesome action figures from Boss Fight Studios that I wrote about in March? There’s now a Kickstarter to help get them up and running. If you want to support a company that can make badass action figures that can actually pose like real humans, get on it
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Bringing Back The Good Old Days Of PC Game Boxes
The idea behind IndieBox is very simple: Sell indie games in a box. Why? Because getting a game in a box, with a colour manual and a poster, is a really nice touch, that’s why. Sure, it’s easy to get an indie game on Steam, or in a Humble Bundle, or however, but that’s not…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
$5 Mario Game Sounds Worth The Investment
Sometimes, you need to spend millions of dollars on CG trailers, magazine advertisements and TV commercials to sell a game. And sometimes, you need to just tell a story straight from the heart. This craigslist ad for a used Game Boy copy of Super Mario Land sounds worth the $5 asking price just to share…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Terminator 2 Motorbike Chase Recreated In Grand Theft Auto V
Starting with the foot-chase in the mall, this video shows Terminator 2’s motorbike chase recreated in Grand Theft Auto V: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedSci-Fi Guns Are Becoming Real, Thanks To…Google Glass
Any time there’s a new technology that’s sufficiently impressive, chances are someone’s going to use it to make guns work better. That appears to be the case with Google Glass, which tech/firearm company TrackingPoint is using to augment their laser-guided cybergun to allow soldiers to fire around corners and from behind heavy cover. You may…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
New WWII And Mecha-Wonder Woman Costumes For Infinite Crisis
Two very different looks for Wonder Woman were just unveiled for Infinite Crisis: Sky Racer Mecha Wonder Woman (a suit sponsored by Wayne Enterprises) and WWII-era Sgt. Diana. And yes, it’s not just concept art—the in-game costume features a torn cleavage-revealing shirt: Via the official site You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog…
By John Struan Published June 4, 2014 -
CultureCosplayAttack On Titan Cosplay Terrorizes The Streets Of Tokyo
D Piddy, who you may know from his Deadpool videos, has left the Marvel universe behind here for something a little bigger In this clip, he dresses as Attack on Titan’s signature Colossal Titan and…dances around the streets of Tokyo. Where the people react about as you’d expect given a strange man in a skin-tight…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhen The Mountain Dresses As The Hulk, Small Children Cry
Hafþór “Thor” Björnsson, aka The Mountain on Game of Thrones, is monstrously huge. So of course if you’re gonna get someone to dress up as the Hulk, it should be him. Note: turn closed captions on for English subtitles. Watch as the competitive Icelandic strongman (and seemingly all-around cool guy) gets a full body Hulk…
By Chris Person Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedHere Is Game Of Thrones’ Mountain Lifting Almost A Thousand Pounds
I know, I know, this barely counts as information (let alone too much of it), but just… wow. Actor Hafþór “Thor” Björnsson also recently dressed up as The Incredible Hulk, so that’s nice and terrifying.
By Nathan Grayson Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedBeing A Tree Is More Exciting Than You Might Think
One of the magical things about video games is how they can let you experience a life you’ve never known. Like being a sentient animated tree! How To Be A Tree started as an experiment by Jimmy Andrews, to see what would happen if you applied physics to a simple rendering of a branching structure.…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 4, 2014