Here’s a Japanese Pizza Hut That looks…Different

A Pizza Hut in Tokyo looks, well, not quite like the other Pizza Huts in Japan—or anywhere else, for that matter. Starting today, the branch in the Kanda neighborhood has morphed into the “Otonokizaka branch” in honor of popular anime/manga Love Live! This particular Pizza Hut serves Akihabara, which is the city’s geek and electronics…

Hey Battlefield Who Designed Your Runways?

Stun_Gravy took a break from pulling crazy stunts in Battlefield to document a small problem in Battlefield 4‘s DLC, Second Assault. There are jets, of course, but the runways are too short for them to take off. The Runways Are Too Short [YouTube] Watchlistis where we show off gameplay of new and upcoming games. You’ll…

YouTube Video Quickly Becomes Video Game Acid Trip

If you only saw this video – by Japanese voice actor and performer Sumire Uesaka – on YouTube, then boy are you missing out. A rapid-fire tribute to the video games of yesteryear, the clip becomes something else when viewed as it was intended, on the record label’s Tumblr. Click playthere, and you’ll be treated…

Hooray, Someone Finally Fixed Grim Fandango

Lucasarts classic Grim Fandango is one of the smartest, funniest video games ever made. It’s also a drag to play, thanks to its sluggish controls. One of the first true 3D adventure games when it was released in 1998, Grim Fandango – like another Lucasarts game, the kinda-forgotten Escape from Monkey Island – thought this…

Why The Mouse Cursor Is An Arrow And Not…Something Else

It’s one of those things you’ve probably never even bothered to think about, so think about it now: just why is a mouse cursor a slanted arrow and not, say, a straight arrow? Or a pointing fish? Or something? The answer is a simple one. Go back in time to the birthof the mouse and…

Fact: Zombies Are Not As Scary As Dinosaurs

Adding zombies, ala DayZ, isn’t the only way you can mod military shooter ArmA. You can also do the awesome thing, and add dinosaurs. This clip is an animation test that McRuppertle is working on, with the ultimate aim of adding an enormous Tyrannosaurus to the game world. Anyone who has played Far Cry 3:…

Sony Wants To Make A Movie About The Sega v Nintendo Console Wars

And it appears as though Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are taking on writing and directing duties. You might have heard of Console Wars, a book by Blake Harris which focuses on SEGA’s challenge to Nintendo through the early 90s with the SEGA Mega Drive. That book is due in May of this year, but…

The Week in Games: Garden Warfare and Thief

Thief arrives on the PC and both PlayStations and Xboxes this week, along with Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare on Xbox 360 and Xbox One and the latest Castlevania for PC and the previous-gen consoles. Call of Duty fans on PC and the PlayStations get the Onslaught DLC this week, too. Tuesday, Feb. 25: Castlevania:…

‘Twitch Plays The Legend of Zelda‘ Is a Study in Frustration

Video gaming’s biggest craze of 2014 appears to be the “Twitch Plays” phenomenon, which hita couple of weeks ago withPokémon, then grazed Tetris and now has moved to something much more complex: The Legend of Zelda. Watch it streaming on the jump. If you’re skeptical this can actually work, join the club. So far it’s…

Netflix Will Pay for Better Speed on Comcast’s Internet

The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflix and Comcast—the company that just bought up Time Warner Cable, remember—reached a landmark deal with potentially serious ramifications for net neutrality. Basically, Netflix is going to pay Comcast for more direct access to its network. Video gamers use a ton of bandwidth for streaming video, whether it’s through…

Kiefer Sutherland told IGN he’s going to appear in the next Mortal Kombat game, fresh off his work for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. His work for Mortal Kombat is already complete, he says.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Sonic Bust 2

We’re back on the do-weird-things-with-Sonic case this week. This time we head over to France for our source exploitable. Rémi Gaillard was up to his old tricks again last week, causing problems for le gendarme while dressed as Sonic. He didn’t do much damage, probably because he was caught one minute into his rampage and…

Lawsuit Seeks to Stop New Duke Nukem Game Teased by Original Studio [Update]

The studio that spent 12 years unable to finish Duke Nukem Forever and the one that finally did in 2011 are back in court again, this time over a Duke Nukem game for PC and PlayStation that was teased earlier this month. Gearbox Software, which in 2010 acquired Duke Nukem and the rights to it…

Sunday Comics: Titanic Costs

Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published Feb. 19. Read more of Penny Arcade Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Feb. 17. Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Cup Noodles: The Winners

The name of this dorm-room food staple is commonly mistaken—there is no “of,” it’s just “Cup Noodles.” You see, “Cup Noodles” are a very special type of noodles. They are quickly prepared. They are nourishing to students, and the underemployed. They shovel snow … The image of Cup Noodles’ costumed mascot clearing the walk outside…