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Kotaku EastGoku, Luffy, Kenshin, Naruto and 48 More Characters Face Off
J-Stars Victory VS, the new Shonen Jump game, is a 3D fighter that lets you pit all your favorite Shonen Jump characters in battle against one another. In fact, there are 52 characters from across 32 different series. So let’s take a closer look at the roster. Assassination Classroom: Korosensei Beelzebub: Tatsumi Oga with Baby…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCigarettes Are Not Cool: The Anime
To stop Japanese teens from smoking, Okayama Prefecture released an anti-smoking anime. It’s over seven minutes long and features crap animation. Titled “Tabako wa Dasai” (たばこはダサい) or “Cigarettes Are Lame,” the anime was created with the cooperation of a professor in Okayama Prefectural University’s design department. According to The Sanyo Shimbun, this is part of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCan you tell what’s going on in the trailer for the Mega Evolution Pokémon anime special? All I see is bright lights, roaring, bright lights, more roaring, kid falling over, more roaring. Guess that’s normal for an episode called “The Strongest Mega Evolution.” Look for it on April 3, when the special airs in Japan.
By András Neltz Published March 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
Cop Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Another Cop’s Video Game Handheld
According to Nikkei, 21 year-old police officer Ryo Yamashita allegedly took 75,000 yen ($733) and a game portable from another officer’s room in a police dormitory in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Apparently, the theft took place place while Yamashita was off duty and his colleague was on duty… fighting crime. Nikkei did not clarify what type…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Cosplay Makes This The Best Graduation Ceremony in Japan
Kyoto University is one of Japan’s most prestigious universities. And it has a delightful graduation tradition: Cosplay. For years now (save for a brief period when it was banned), students have dressed up in amusing cosplay while they receive their degrees. In Japan, students graduate in the spring, and this month, new grads came out,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedMapper Flawlessly Recreates Scene from Assassin’s Creed Unity Trailer
This is the result of, according to the creator, a “little over the weekend project.” I’d love to see what he could do with a whole game Upon seeing the new teaser trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity—specifically, the ballroom shown in the first few seconds—freelance artist Christian Hecht immediately wanted to imagine what the whole…
By András Neltz Published March 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Amazon Has The Xbox One For $400, Act Fast [Update: It’s Over]
The Xbox One Forza 5 Bundle is $400 on Amazon right now with code XIAMAZON. We don’t know if this is a mistake or not, and if you want one then don’t wait around to find out. Update: Back up to $450 after the promo code, meaning this was almost certainly an error. Here’s hoping…
By Shane Roberts Published March 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Love It When A Game Gets Brave With History
I can’t believe no other game had already taken the name Betrayer. I’m also glad that Betrayer isn’t set in space, a fantasy kingdom or a rotting near-future metropolis. It’s instead set in the earliest days of the English colonization of North America, a period very few games – aside from the obvious – have…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2014 - Culture
Some People Call Him The Space Cowboy
Jake Gumbleton is a concept artist who has worked for companies like Activision, Disney and Ubisoft. You can see more of Jake’s art at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
inFAMOUS: Second Son stencil art gallery (including bears with laser eyes). Via R/Gaming
By John Struan Published March 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Wind Waker fan art by Faith Erin Hicks
By John Struan Published March 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedOculus Rift Lets You Visit The…Supermarket
Hahaha, and you thought our glorious virtual reality future was going to be just for games. Nope. It’s going to be used to sell you crap as well. This is a pitch for British supermarket giant Tesco, exploring how the Oculus Rift can be used to “change consumer behaviour” and “communicate your brand’s message”. If…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2014 -
CultureCosplayHuman Family Transformed Into Mario, Luigi & Friends
The Smith sisters, aka Twiznik cosplay, attended this year’s Anime Matsuri in Houston in Mario costumes. As did their dad. And four younger brothers. That’s awesome, but even more impressive than the final result is seeing the video below of them transforming from human beings into residents of the Mushroom Kingdom via some elaborate facial…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
PS3 & Xbox 360 Emulation Is Coming, Whether You Like It Or Not
I have two retail copies of Wind Waker for two Nintendo platforms in my house, but most times, whenever I get the urge to play it, I play it on PC via emulation. Such is the convenience, and added visual firepower, of the personal computer. Yes, the practice is a haven for people playing games…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kids From Around The World Share Their Favorite Toys
No matter where you are in the world, you can count on one thing: kids love to have fun and play with toys. While researching a magazine article, photographer Gabriele Galimberti took a whole bunch of photographs of children all over the world with their most prized possessions, toys. The toys showcased vary from child…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 24, 2014 - CultureCosplay
You Can Cosplay In Secret, Wearing Regular Clothes
Regardless of the personality of the person wearing the outfit, cosplay is an incredibly extroverted pastime by virtue of what it is: a human being walking around dressed as a make-believe character, usually from a fantasy or science-fiction universe. That being the case, it’s certainly not for everyone. At least not all of the time.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Futurama Ship Looks Like CGI, Is Actually Real Model
Harrison Krix is a guy who we normally post about for his props work, recreating famous video game weapons, but this piece is a little different. He’s recreated the Planet Express ship from Futurama. And has done it in such excruciating detail that the pictures of the final product look more like a CG render…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedInfamous: Second Son‘s Protesters Are Terrible At Protesting
It can’t be easy, being an innocent civilian in the world of Infamous: Second Son. The government has put your city on lockdown, everyone’s suspected of terrorism, and a guy with superpowers just blew up your car. It’s enough to make you want to take to the streets and protest. That’s just what a group…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 24, 2014
