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What Do You Want To See At E3 This Year?
We’re exactly two weeks away from E3 press conference day—Video Game Christmas—so why not spend some time fantasizing about what we’d like to see there? For example, a few days ago I got this fun e-mail from a colleague, Andrew. Here’s his fanfic wishlist for E3 2014: Sony Press Conference: It would start with all…
By Jason Schreier Published May 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Platformer Where You’re A Goddess, And The Levels Are Your Mind
Oh yeah, and you’ve got split personalities. Also it’s a really pretty-looking game. It’s called Red Goddess. An open-world side-scrolling action-adventure (or metroidvania, if you prefer) where you play a young goddess named Divine, taking her on a journey across a planet controlled by her subconscious. This translates to a dangerous but gorgeous alien landscape.…
By András Neltz Published May 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedGears of War Is Still My Favorite Shooter
Francis is the closest thing to a hardcore gamer I have in my life. He’s the kind of guy that bought a DualShock 4 controller on a lunch break before the PlayStation 4 had come out just so he could hold it. Buying the PS4 over the Xbox One was a calculated decision he can…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedBasketball Is Much Better With The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Casey Jones replaced his hockey stick with a pair of basketball shoes for this one, to join the Turtles and play basketball in this NBA 2K14 mod by MkEliteWorksX Maybe use them against Looney Tunes characters in a follow-up video, to create the coolest basketball match of all time. TMNT Ninja Turtles vs Villains in…
By Gergo Vas Published May 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
It Is Now OK To Wear White Pants
It’s Memorial Day in the U.S., which means you may now wear one of your seasonal wardrobe staples. Just like these folks. You can run over rooftops in white pants. (see above) Or you can run up walls…. You can beat up dudes while wearing white pants. Dressed in white pants, you may slay vampires.…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
At This Rate, He Should Just Play Soccer
Could a PlayStation Move wand even survive the landing after such bodacious move? Reading rumors about what a major video game company’s latest patent application could mean reminded me that Context-Free Patent Art exists. Well, existed. In the time since I last checked on it, the Tumblr filled with crazy drawings from intellectual property filings…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Minor Issues: The Little Problems With Nintendo’s Bigger Console • Hastily Hacking In Watch_Dogs Made Me Regret My Actions • Cooking With TAY: Cookies! • Tonari no Seki-kun: The Ani-TAY Review • Aiden Pearce Is A Better Batman Than Bruce Wayne TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…
By András Neltz Published May 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedSin From Final Fantasy X Is Just As Ominous In Minecraft
Recreating Sin—the whale-like gargantuan final boss of Final Fantasy X—in Minecraft was probably a bit harder than usual since you can’t really build it pixel by pixel. Still, Pero‘s piece looks awesome, just like the original from the PS2 game. Here’s a few more shots, and a neat video: Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By Gergo Vas Published May 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
In Japan, the World Cup Is Sold with Pikachu
The World Cup is starting soon—real soon. June 12, actually! You know what that means? Merchandising. And in Japan, that means Pokémon merchandising. Since Japan’s official World Cup mascot is Pikachu, the character is being put on a whole bunch of things so people will buy them. Makes sense! Better yet, in Japan, Pikachu is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2014 -
Kotaku EastBe Prepared For More China In Transformers 4
Transformers is big in China. In fact, I’d say it’s huge! Being as popular as it is, the movies are a giant marketing opportunity for advertisers, especially advertisers in China. This year’s Tranformers: Age of Extinction will be no different, and it’s expected that the Chinese advertising will be stronger. The Wall Street Journal China…
By Eric Jou Published May 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Dress Made of Live Butterflies Won’t Let You Fly
A celebration of a new “butterfly” festival in Nanyang Henan ended with tears after the festival’s symbol appeared decked out in a dress comprised of real butterflies. First reported by the Chinese site GWM.cn, the folks at Nanyang’s Baotianman tourist spot started a new festival to celebrate the spot’s famous butterflies. In line with their…
By Eric Jou Published May 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Left 4 Dead‘s Arcade Game Actually Sounds Kind of Bad
This weekend, a location test for Left 4 Dead‘s arcade game kicked off in Tokyo. While the idea of a Left 4 Dead arcade game might sound great, the reality of one doesn’t seem like it. On Twitter (via My Game News Flash), many players sounded off about the game. There were reports of bugs,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Man Suffers Brain Hemorrhage After Three-Day Gaming Marathon
A young man in China’s Hunan province was sent to the hospital last week in what looked like another case of a sudden death in an internet cafe. Luckily, the man is still alive. According to a report by Voice of China, 26 year-old Xiao Qiang collapsed at his seat in the internet cafe after…
By Eric Jou Published May 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Popular Card Game Is Now Melting Eyes
It’s been over a decade since Duel Masters debuted. The manga spawned a trading card game, which is still widely enjoyed. If you’ve never played, you’ll need to know something very important: bring sunglasses. Here is what Duel Masters trading cards used to look like. Over the years, the cards have become increasingly… busy. Which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Two members of idol group AKB48, Rina Kawaei and Anna Iriyama, were attacked at an event this weekend by a saw-brandishing man. Both sustained cuts on their hands and head, but are expected to recover from their injuries. The suspect, 24-year-old Satoru Umeta, was arrested for attempted murder. [Thanks Mox Factor!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan Learns the Correct Way To Use “F**k”
One of the things I’ve noticed about living in Japan is that the country’s non-native speakers are fuck all at using the fucking f-word. Good thing there’s a new book that aims to correct that! As noted by Kotaku reader Chris Hill, Japan recently got a new English instruction book called How to Use Fuck…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2014 - Culture
Ryu, Enemy Of Waterfalls
Chad “Gammon” Walker is an artist who has done all kinds of video game work, from working on actual games to designing box art. He’s also had his work featured in Udon’s awesome Street Fighter books, worked on magazines, comics and even CD covers. You can see more of Chad’s work at his DeviantArt page…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Game Gets Two Name Changes Before It’s Even Out
How to confuse the hell out of potential fans of an upcoming video game: change its name twice during development. There once was a game called Dirty Bomb, made by the people behind Brink. It later had its name changed to the thoroughly unremarkable Extraction. It’s now had its name changed again. It’s not even…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2014