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UncategorizedMore Hatsune Miku Heading Stateside, Because Sega Loves Us
Last year Sega gambled on global love of Japan’s premiere virtual idol, releasing the Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F rhythm game in North America and Europe. That gamble must have paid off, because Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd is coming to the west later this year. I am so happy. With improved gameplay, 40…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2014 -
CultureCrazy-Fast Zelda Player Keeps Breaking Majora’s Mask World Record
Here’s Swedish speedrunner EnNopp112 setting yet another Zelda: Majora’s Mask world record—this time clocking in at just under an hour and a half (without cheats) while completing the N64 game. EnNopp112 has been breaking this record once every few weeks since the beginning of 2014, and it’s always impressive. He’s also got the record for…
By Jason Schreier Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedTwo Guys Made This Blade Runner-Styled Adventure In 6 Days
YouTuber ThingsWePlay takes us through The Last Night, the overall winner of the 2014 Cyberpunk Game Jam. It’s a pretty simple game, but the amount of art that they made for the game is impressive, and looks great. Check out all the entries for yourself on the jam’s site here The Last Night [YouTube] Watchlist…
By Steve Marinconz Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedIndie Game Studio Survives 20 Years, Makes A Wild Video About It
When you’re a company that’s created beloved game series like Spyro the Dragon and Ratchet & Clank, there’s a lot to be proud of. But this grunge/rap music video that Ted Price and crew made to celebrate on Insomniac Games’ 20th anniversary? This might be their shining achievement. This goofy clip runs down some of…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedCurb Your Enthusiasm’s Jeff Garlin Rags On The Need For Speed Movie
No, really. He hated it. Including the bits with Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul. Although, Jeff Garlin did admit on Conan O’Brien’s show that he only lasted for about 20 minutes before needing to leave the theater, mouth agape. So maybe it got marginally better thereafter? I don’t know. I didn’t see it. The only…
By Tina Amini Published March 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
You Have Just ONE WEEK To Finish 24 On Netflix
THE CLOCK IS TICKING, BAUER. On April 1, Netflix is removing 24 from their instant streaming services. That means you have just one week to catch up on the high-octane show before it comes back for a 12-episode limited run in May. This is terrible news for those of us who have been rewatching the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Games Got Me Through My Most Helpless Moments • Packaging In The Game Industry Has Improved • Weapon Shop de Omasse: The TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Tina Amini Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Music Video With Some Ridiculous Ideas For Modern Arcade Games
What would happen if the news stories of today were turned into old video games? Probably like this video from the indie band Tokyo Police Club. In Hot Tonight (premiering right here!)—from their newest album that releases today, Forcefield—the band hangs around a bar playing some fictional retro games while drinking, having a good time,…
By Chris Person Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedOne of Diablo III‘s Not-So-Smart Bosses In a Nutshell
While we’re all getting comfortable with Diablo III‘s first expansion, Reaper of Souls, let’s revisit Azmodan, the final boss of Act III, and his true weakness with Flamy507‘s machinima. Azmodan appeared many times during the third act of the game to spout off about story developments as a giant floating avatar. Now, in the clip…
By Gergo Vas Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedGuild Wars 2 Is Changing The Way Players Dress For Adventure
When the April 2014 Feature Pack for Guild Wars 2 drops next month, players are getting an account-wide wardrobe filled with every weapon and armor skin they’ve unlocked in the game. Then the dress-up parties begin. What your character is wearing is an important part of the MMORPG experience. In some games you can tell…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
The creators of the new Infamous game didn’t hesitate to put their other big series, Sly Cooper, and its characters into the game as tiny easter eggs—among other funny things you might miss. They’re all around the city as graffiti. Both pics via r/infamous Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some…
By Gergo Vas Published March 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastRacism Forces Soccer Team To Play in an Empty Stadium
Earlier this month, a banner reading “Japanese Only” hung inside Saitama Stadium 2002. The incident led to the Urawa Red Diamonds soccer team being punished: This weekend, the team was forced to play in an empty stadium. And yes, the team is being punished for the actions of insensitive fans. AFP reports that the Urawa…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Johnny Santos flickin’ like only Gambit can.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCowboy Bebop on the PS2 is a Bad 3D Brawler, But a Decent Episode
Over the past few weeks I have looked at both the series and movie of popular classic anime Cowboy Bebop. And as the PlayStation 2 game Cowboy Bebop: The Serenade of Reminiscence never left Japan, I just knew I had to play it as well. Unfortunately, it’s a pretty terrible game—though its cutscenes make for…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan Is Making an Anime Girl Vacuum Bot
Um, thanks? I guess? This is Cocorobo-chan. It’s an anime girl vacuum cleaner you can talk to. The original Cocorobo launched a few years back, and it might look like a Roomba clone, but it’s way smarter, featuring speech recognition software and the ability to utter a few phrases. From Sharp’s Cloud Labs, the idea…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedCooking With Arnold Schwarzenegger Can Be Difficult
Arnold proves every week that he still got it. This time he was the guest of Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, and, well, he lost it when he found out there’s a vegetable chopper on the table. It brought back… old memories Also, this is how you promote your new movie (Sabotage) with old…
By Gergo Vas Published March 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
Log Horizon Makes You Really Think About Being Trapped in an MMO
Log Horizon is one of the fall season’s best anime. It’s not particularly action-filled, but it takes its sci-fi premise and runs with it—addressing the logical implications of being trapped in an MMO world The second half of the series steps it up a notch and adds war, international politics, and magic to the mix.…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
More Chinese Transformers Made from Trash
Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and other Transformers have risen from junked parts in Jinan, China According to People’s Daily (via Beijing Cream), “repairmen” took about twenty days to make all these sculptures. The largest Transformer weighs five tons and is 15 meters tall. The images below are courtesy of Iqilu.com: These aren’t the first Transformer statues…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Speed of Light, Visualized With Minecraft
Is it too early for science? I don’t think so. YouTuber spumwack is here to show us that Minecraft can be an awesome tool for visualizing complicated subjects, like the mechanisms of light speed. It’s also a good way to learn that Minecraft worlds are actually really big: 32 million blocks from end to end,…
By Gergo Vas Published March 25, 2014