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The Enemy Robots in This Anime Have Giant Penis Guns
Daimidaler: Prince vs. Penguin Empire is the story of a boy who finds that by doing perverted things—i.e., groping women—he can power and pilot a giant robot. And with a premise like that, is it any surprise the enemy robots have giant penis guns? [*Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable.] These…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 15, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCheck Out the 20 New Songs in Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd
The newest music game filled with the songs of Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid pals hit shelves in Japan a few weeks back. And as you would expect, Project Diva F 2nd comes with a load of songs—20 of which are new to the games. So let’s give them a listen. Akatsuki Arrival – Last…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 15, 2014 - Kotaku East
China Is Serious about Kicking Ass at League of Legends
Want to get good at League of Legends? Like, real good? You need to go to China’s new LoL bootcamp. Chinese eSports outlet 175kh.com recently unveiled the training center, which is located in Shanghai’s university district of Songjiang. There are about seven institutes of higher learning located in the area. That’s no accident, because the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Square Enix mobile developer has recently talked to Famitsu (via Siliconera) about a pair of new SaGa and Mana games which will “stay true to all [our] memories from the [SNES] and PlayStation era.” The developer also mentioned that Square Enix’s second mobile division would be “helping out” with the games.
By András Neltz Published April 15, 2014 - Kotaku East
How South Korean Plastic Surgeons Make Passport Photos Worthless
South Korean plastic surgeons, it appears, are good at their jobs. But they might be too good for some customs officials. Increasingly, people in neighboring countries like China or Japan visit South Korea to have work done. But when they’re ready to go home, they might face a problem: Their passport pics. According to Korean…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedVideo Shows Off Indie Platformer’s Really Cool Puzzles
It’s full of those little moments that make you go “ooooh.” Like that one up there, when the little guy jumps over. Ooooh. The game is Four Sided Fantasy, a platformer currently happily chipping away at a $35,000 funding goal on Kickstarter. It’s not doing all that well, which really sucks, ’cause the game looks…
By András Neltz Published April 15, 2014 - Kotaku East
There Are Tiny People Living Amongst Our Oreos
There are a few Twitter accounts that can delight you on a daily basis. This is one of them. Welcome to the world of Tatsuya Tanaka. The Kagoshima-based art director uploads daily images of his “miniature calendar,” featuring HO-scale model train figurines with real world objects like cookies, cups, and even street bumps. The resulting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2014 -
Kotaku EastSex Doll Makes the Saddest Debut Possible
Ever wonder what kind of person would want to shake hands with a Japanese love doll? Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. On April 12, a handshaking event was held in Tokyo for “the idol of the love doll world,” Silicon Maru. Two days earlier, the love doll released her debut…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Xbox One Update Makes The Xbox One A Little Better
Microsoft is in the process of rolling out a new Xbox One update that, among some other minor fixes, addresses one glaring oversight. That’s a notification when friends logged on or off Xbox Live. I get why heavy users wouldn’t care for this, since they’d usually have it turned off to stop them going insane,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Mortal Kombat Baraka Sculpture
New Baraka sculpture going on sale April 21. Click through for more photos and purchasing details: Pop Culture Shock’s new Baraka sculpture comes in the mundane $360 version, and the limited edition with two sets of arms. Both 17.5″ statues will be available for preorder April 21. Via Tomopop You are now looking at Screenburn,…
By John Struan Published April 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedA New RTS That’s As Old-School As They Get
It looked too good to be true, but it’s real, and it’s playable: Meridian is now available on Steam (Early Access), and it’s pretty much everything it promised to be. It said it’d be a traditional RTS, and it sure is. This is every bit a StarCraft and Command & Conquer kind of RTS, all…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Tiger Mask Custom Action Figure For Sale
Custom action figure of Tiger Mask, a manga character that inspired Tekken’s King. The figure is currently available at ebay, and the customizer is available for commissions. Previously: Timesplitters custom action figure You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 14, 2014 - Culture
Ain’t No Party Like A Viking Party
Alex Tornberg is an artist who works mostly in games, movies and advertising. Some of his recent clients include EA, Paradox, Mattel and Random House. You can see more of Alex’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Game That’s Supposed To Be Broken
It’s been a few weeks since I wrote about Glitchspace, but I just got my hands on an early build of the game. It is a very different first-person experience. While its abstract appearance is reminiscent of Mirror’s Edge’s iconic DLC, the game feels more like Portal. Only, if you were playing Portal as Cypher…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy See A Movie When The Theater Arcade Features This VR Game?
The War Thunder virtual reality simulator, at the uploader’s local IMAX theater, features greater range of motion than Star Tours: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 14, 2014
