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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 - Culture
Blue Sky Revolver
Christian Bravery was one of the first artists we ever featured here on Fine Art. But hey, that was over two years ago, which in internet years is like forever So let’s see what he’s been up to since. You can see more of Christian’s work at his personal/studio site and his ArtStation page. To…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Girls Claim Slender Man Is Real, Accused Of Stabbing Friend 19 Times
Two 12-year-old girls from Waukesha, Wisconsin are facing attempted murder charges following a brutal attack on one of their classmates. An attack they say was inspired by their devotion to internet horror myth Slender Man. The accused, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, are alleged to have invited a friend over for a sleepover, during which…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Human Body Has Trouble Gaming For 90+ Hours, It Seems
Neal “Koibu” Erickson once played video games for 90 hours straight. Since that obviously wasn’t enough, he recently tried to game for 120 hours straight Some would call this endurance, others would call it madness. Erickson calls it progress. “I feel like if I’m not doing things that are better, or more challenging, I’m not…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Classic PC Game Gets First Upgrade In Two Years
PC roguelike…building sim…thingDwarf Fortress has been out since 2006. And it’s about to get its first update in over two years. That’s staying power. Not that people already playing it will be surprised. See, Dwarf Fortress is not your average game. The developers, Bay 12, don’t see it as something that’ll ever be “done”. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
EA Game Sale Makes Fun Of Steam
If you visit the Origin homepage right now, this is the first thing you’ll see. And when the bulk of Steam jokes run with the premise of people buying a ton of cheap games that you’ll never play, this ad seems like a clear jab at Steam. Maybe the entire thing seems ludicrous to you,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Wii U Just Got A Little Better
An update for the Wii U, bringing the system to v5.0.o, is rolling out right now. If you’re sick of waiting for the console’s menu to load every time you boot up the system, you’ll be happy with it. It finally implements a “quick launch” menu, which lets you jump straight back into the last…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedFrozen, Done In The Style of Call of Duty Videos
Even beloved Frozen can lend itself to the Call of Duty montage style, provided few key changes—namely, adding dubsteb, obnoxious cuts, horns, and silly text. The result of the transformation is hilarious, as this video made by MemeMaster420 shows. I appreciate that it doesn’t just make some bad Doritos joke either—instead, it also incorporates jokes…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedNew Battlefield Game’s Footage Leaks. It Has POLICE BIKES.
YouTube user Freddy Dance has posted what he claims to be footage from a beta for the upcoming Battlefield: Hardline. You know. The Battlefield game with cops in it. This is the second clip to have leaked from the game, the first being an early trailer that was six months old. This is obviously much…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Valve’s VR Headset Looks (And Sounds) Really Cool
Oculus isn’t the only virtual reality headset in town. Valve has been working on its own VR unit, and t’s come a long way since we first saw it back in 2012. Back then, it was as prototype as a prototype unit could get. Fast forward to 2014 and it’s looking a lot more polished.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedGrown Man Impersonates 151 Pokémon
Brock Baker is a man of many voices. In this case 151 of them. Like the dude says, he doesn’t exactly fit the demographic of an actual Pokemon voice actor, so it’s quite the achievement. If you want to see more of Brock’s work, here’s a compilation of Simpsons characters he took a swing at…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2014