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UncategorizedObama Isn’t Really Into His Copy Of The Witcher 2
Back in 2011, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk gave U.S. president Barack Obama a copy of The Witcher 2, because it’s pretty much the best thing Poland has ever done. Sadly, Mr. Obama doesn’t seem to have actually played it, as he reveals in this new talk recorded by Poland’s TVN24. Here’s the full quote,…
By Jason Schreier Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Wind Rises: The TAY Review • Cooking With TAY: Muffins That Taste Like Doughnuts…? • Can “Create Your Own Character” Bring More Diversity Into Gaming? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Jack Bauer Has Spent The Past Two Years Playing Batman
Last night’s episode of 24 contained two important revelations. 1) There is a mole, because we can’t get to episode 6 of any season of 24 without a mole. More on that in a bit. 2) For the past two years, while Jack has been off the grid, he’s been playing vigilante and taking down…
By Jason Schreier Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Drove Batman: Arkham Knight‘s Batmobile
And I liked it. The Batmobile is basically an extension of Batman’s repertoire of gadgets. In fact, even though Batman is of course a combat specialist, developer Rocksteady’s excitable Dax Ginn explained that the Batmobile is part of Batman’s primary toolset. The Batmobile operates in two modes. On a chase, pursuit mode is most appropriate.…
By Tina Amini Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedDiablo III‘s Hardest Difficulty, Cleared Without Using Weapons
Diablo III player dm204375‘s weaponless run on Torment 6, the game’s hardest difficulty level, is just something to make us all sad—us, who are still struggling to clear lesser Torment levels properly. The player’s using an especially strong version of the very popular ‘Jade Doctor’ build for Witch Doctor characters. Pets, with the help of…
By Gergo Vas Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
The sequel to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy rhythm game arrives in North America September 16. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call is also getting a lovely $70 collector’s edition, limited to 5,000 pieces and exclusive to the Square Enix online store.
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham Knight Delayed To 2015
“Awesome takes time,” the ever-ebullient Dax Ginn recently told a group of reporters in explaining why his studio’s new Batman game, the first from Rocksteady since 2011, is no longer scheduled for a late-2014 release. If this news sounds a wee bit familiar, it’s because a whole bunch of games seem to be slipping to…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedDarksiders’ Creators Are Making An 1800’s-Themed Co-op Shooter
Crytek USA’s debut title will be a third-person co-op game. With 1800’s guns and 1800’s zombies. The game is called HUNT, and it features a band of four badasses whose sole job is to hunt down dangerous creatures. They do so in procedurally generated encounters, on procedurally generated levels, as they occasionally come across the…
By András Neltz Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedFirst Person Smash Bros. Is Just As Gruesome As You Might Think
Dodging and edge-hogging would be 100% more dramatic in Smash Bros. with a first-person view. YouTuber pipocaVFX gives us a sneak-peek featuring Link, the Master Hand and a scary third special someone at the end. We’re lucky that the clip is not from Super Smash Bros. Wii U. I just don’t want to see Animal…
By Gergo Vas Published June 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThis Is Not Aquarium Porn. It’s Art.
For the past few years, Hidetomo Kimura has been dazzling fish lovers with his high-concept aquatic displays. Called “Art Aquarium,” they are probably like nothing you’ve ever seen. As Time Out Tokyo notes, Kimura, a self-styled “art aquarium producer,” creates kaleidoscopes as he references traditional Japanese motifs and culture. In the video below, you can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
When Sushi Turns into Beautiful Boys, You’re Gonna Have to Date Them
I’m no stranger to odd dating sims. In the past, I’ve dated pigeons and even had a homosexual relationship with a piece of meat—so dating sushi seems right up my alley. Love! Sushi Rangers -Choose your target (sushi?)!- is an iOS/Android Otome game—i.e., a game where you play as a girl surrounded by a group…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Popular Manga, Redesigned For Children
Artist Matt Reedy‘s ongoing project, Little Golden Manga transforms popular manga titles into children’s books, as if they were part of the classic Little Golden Books series. Here’s Attack on Titan, Death Note and FLCL. Well, the Colossal Titan might look peaceful now, but the smaller ones are still scary as hell: Matt Reedy [Behance,…
By Gergo Vas Published June 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCollege Student Called the Cops Over a Cockroach
Taiwan is a tropical country. And as in most tropical places, cockroaches are bad news. But are they worth freaking out about and calling the police? SET News reports how Taiwanese cops must deal with things like geckos, but answering a call about a roach is a bit ridiculous. The news channel reports, as does…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Hoodie to Make You Look Like an Overweight Cat and Other Tales Merch
This past weekend, Yokohama was host to the Tales of Festival 2014 event. It was filled with news, music, voice actor skits, trailers, and, of course, merch. Lots and lots of merch. There were posters, t-shirts, jewelry, stuffed animals, towels, and a first look at more than a few prototype figures not yet on the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Two New PS Vita Colors Coming to Japan
Just as the country says goodbye to the PSP, it’s getting two new PS Vita hues: Red/Black and Blue/Black. Game Watch reports that these Wi-Fi versions will be bundled as part of a Super Value Pack, priced at 18,980 yen (US$185). According to Siliconera, the Vitas are bundled with an 8GB memory card pre-loaded with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCelebrity Plastic Surgery: The Horror Film
Upcoming Vietnamese film Scandal: The Comeback deals with one of the most frightening things on this Earth: showbiz’s plastic surgery obsession. Via Twitch Film, here is the psychological horror movie’s synopsis: Scandal: The Comeback is the story of Bella, a once-famous actress trying to recapture her old glory days with the help of plastic surgery.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
For a Pop Star, This Lady Kicks Ass at Wrestling
Yui Yokoyama is a member of cutesy Japanese idol group AKB48. And she can probably dropkick you silly. Typically, you probably don’t think of popstars, male or female, being particularly good at wrestling. Then again, you probably don’t typically think about who would be good at wrestling or who wouldn’t. Maybe you do! I really…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Here Are the Oldest Pants in the World
Apparently! That’s according to Science News. These trousers were recently discovered in Chinese tombs and radiocarbon dating says they are over 3,000 years old. Researchers are calling these the oldest pants in the world. A graveyard excavation in Yanghai, China turned up two ancient herders wearing wool trousers designed for horseback riding. Their trousers were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan’s Love Affair With The PSP Will Finally End
Today, Sony announced that the PlayStation Portable will cease being released in Japan. That’s nearly ten years after it was first released. The PlayStation Portable launched in Japan in December 2004 and aimed to take on Nintendo in the handheld space it had dominated for so long. During the PSP’s run, the portable won over…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedA LEGO Batman Love Story
If you’ve got a spare seven minutes to end the day with, here’s a touching love story in which two people are brought together by something a little sweeter than a desire to avenge the murder of a young boy’s parents. The short is called Lichen and, DISCLAIMER, was actually made by a friend of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2014