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A Godzilla Poster So Awful, It Made the News
A local movie theater in Penghu, Taiwan has created a stir with its Godzilla poster. It’s so bad, it’s good. As reported by Taiwan’s SET News, the poster shows a hand-drawn Godzilla, flashing the peace symbol. In the background, you can see the Taipei 101 landmark skyscraper. According to SET News, Godzilla looks like he’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
Nisekoi is the Epitome of a Cliché Rom-Com Anime
Nisekoi reads like a “cliché romance-comedy anime” checklist: A harem of girls? Check. A long lost childhood love? Check. Characters who hate each other falling in love? Check. An endless cycle of “will they won’t they?” Check. All in all, it embodies the very essence of a modern rom-com anime. Good – Childhood Love Versus…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedUsing Game Characters To Make Miis Isn’t Always A Good Idea
Vinesauce Vinny has always been good at turning video games into glitchy nightmares, and this time he doesn’t even need special tools for that. The Wii U’s camera, its face recognition software, and a couple of celebrities and characters are enough to create their avatars in Mii form. So here’s the full clip, with a…
By Gergo Vas Published May 27, 2014 -
Kotaku EastHere’s What Mass Panic Looks Like
This weekend, crowds dispersed at a busy shopping area in Shenzhen, China after there were rumors of a knife attack. False alarm, say official reports. According to Shenzhen Daily, the panic was caused after police received phone calls of a slashing incident at Dongmen Pedestrian Street, one of Shenzhen’s busiest. The area sees nearly half…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Gamer Buyer’s Guide to Otaku Mecca Akihabara
So, you’re planning to visit Japan and want to come home with a pile of Japanese games. There’s only one place to go, the cultural hub of otaku everywhere, Tokyo’s Akihabara. But there are hundreds of stores in Akihabara, so where exactly should you go to find the cheapest prices or the rarest finds? Book…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 27, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe Moment That Changed How I Viewed Music in Games
Back when I was a kid in the late 80s and early 90s, game music didn’t seem like anything special. Sure, I knew the Mario Bros. Rap and could hum the theme to Sonic the Hedgehog, but no game music ever captivated me. Then I played Final Fantasy VI To me, game music had always…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 27, 2014 -
Kotaku EastAnd Here Come the Xbox One Games for Japan
Earlier today on NicoNico, Tokyo-based entertainment company Mages revealed that anime Psycho-Pass is getting an Xbox One game. Don’t watch the trailer if flashing lights and quick cutting bother you! The Psycho-Pass game will feature an original story. It currently does not have a release date. Mages also revealed adventure game Mystereet F, which includes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedHorror Shooter Offers A Haunted Spaceship Filled With Killer Robots
And either that’s a haunted laptop, or help.exe was coded by an extremely passive-aggressive programmer. Not very helpful when you’ve got killer robots after you. Spirits of Xanadu takes place in an alternate eighties where humanity is already pretty far along in their quest to explore space. You’re investigating the research vessel Xanadu, which, as…
By András Neltz Published May 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
Fighting Crime with S&M Rope Bondage
Cop shows can start to feel the same. Even interrogation scenes can seem similar. Police drama Tokubou is different. Very, very different. The show follows the adventures of police officer Souhei Asakura, the head of the Community Safety Bureau and a master of, well, rope bondage. Those who can’t be arrested are punished and those…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan Is Getting Another Coffee…Soda
A new cola plus coffee drink was recently released in Japan. Or maybe that should be coffee plus cola? Just call it Cafe do Cola. This “Brazilian Soda” beverage hopes to capitalize on next month’s World Cup, which will be held in the South American country. Do people in Brazil even have a cola plus…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Xbox One is finally getting a release date and price for Japan. The console hits September 4 and is getting two price points: 39,980 yen or US$392 (sans Kinect) and at 49,980 yen or $490 (with Kinect). The console was released in North America and in Europe on November 22, 2013.
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2014 - Culture
A Rare Sighting Of A Wild Derpfish
Ivan Khomenko is one of the artists at One Pixel Brush, a studio we’ve featured here on Fine Art previously. You can see more of Ivan’s work at his Facebook and ArtStation pages. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Magic: The Gathering Jumps Off Cards, Lands On Your Desk/Shelf
Magic: The Gathering has, over the years, lured some of the best fantasy artists on the planet to draw some of the coolest fantasy characters on the planet. So this line of action figures based on some of the best are a no-brainer. Amazingly, these will be the first official Magic figures in over a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedAs Close To Hoverboarding As We’re Probably Going To Get
What do this original Kinect and Wii Balance Board have in common? Aside from a general irrelevance to video games in 2014, they’ve also come together to bring us the hoverboarding future that the real world has sadly failed to deliver. The two peripherals link up with an Oculus Rift headset to form the cornerstone…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2014 -
CultureCosplayPacific Rim Cosplay Is Suitably Massive
Given the fact it’s got giant robots and weird-lookin’ giant aliens, Pacific Rim isn’t the easiest movie to cosplay as. Which only makes this badass Pacific Rim cosplay even more impressive. Thai cosplay outfit C4 Team have made not only three Jaegers (complete with lighting), but a Kaiju as well. If you’re wondering why there’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedSniper Elite 3 Makes Me Excited To Shoot Nazi Faces
Sniper Elite v2 was disappointingly linear, but it looks like the next installment is shaping up to be much better. Oh, and yes, there are plenty more heads exploding in slow motion. I played about an hour of Sniper Elite 3, running through a campaign level and some co-op multiplayer. Overall, everything that I had…
By Steve Marinconz Published May 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedMeet The Action Movie Bros Of Broforce
Luke and I are united in our love of Broforce, the action game that lets you play as a revolving cast of basically every bro (and lady-bro) who has ever kicked ass in an action movie. The game is currently playable via Steam Early Access, but if you haven’t yet seen all the bros, Trash…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 26, 2014
