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UncategorizedDoes Your Insurance Cover Street Fighter Characters?
I’ll tell you what. When I park my car, the thing I fear most isn’t theft, careless drives, or hazardous weather. It’s Ryu. Courtesy of Kotaku reader Kazegami_1, this commercial for Anadolu Sigorta, one of Turkey’s largest insurance companies, shows the iconic fighting game character making quick work of a sedan in a real-life bonus…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPlease Don’t Eat Rice Ball Cat
You are not looking at a rice ball. You are looking at a furry cat butt. However, does resemble a rice ball. Just don’t eat it! Rice balls or onigiri (おにぎり) are typically triangle shaped treats that are packed with pickled plums (梅干し or umeboshi) or edible kelp (昆布 or konbu), among other things, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastHow Many Game Commercials Have You Seen with a Health Warning?
Be aware that this ad for the latest Harvest Moon game might make you barfy. The clip, which is promoting Harvest Moon: Tsunagaru Shin Tenchi, carries the following warning: This video contains special footage that reproduces the field of view of various animals. These visuals may cause discomfort in some viewers. Small children and viewers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2014 -
EsportsLeague of Legends Player Types, Summed Up In Two Minutes
Here’s YouTuber shockinfilms with a brainy summary of all the League of Legends player types. Many of these types would fit perfectly with other multiplayer games on the PC, too. Every Type of LoL Player [shocknickfilms, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published February 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Why Look Like a Slob When Playing War Games
In Japan, there are numerous “street snap” sites. They take photos of hipsters who hang out in cool urban areas to show what stylish and outrageous trends are taking Japan by storm. Well, now there’s a fashion snap site for survival games. The Japanese street snap fashion trend was pioneered in the late 1990s when…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
There’s a Cat Food Restaurant in Japan. It’s for Humans.
My idea of a dinner out isn’t being served what looks like cat food by a feline waiter. But hey, that’s just me. Tomorrow in Tokyo, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is opening “Restaurant Mon Petit,” which is named after Mon Petit cat food. (In the U.S., the brand is known as “Fancy Feast.”) February 22…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
When Humans Are No Longer Predators, It’s Gripping and Gruesome
It’s an alien invasion! Blood, guts, mutilation, and morphing-blade-headed aliens. This manga has it all. *Note* This article contains graphic images of carnage that some may find offensive or disturbing. “寄生獣” or “Kiseiju” (pronounced “kee-say-joo”) is a manga that debuted in Japan in 1990. Why am I bringing up a manga that’s over 20 years…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastKenji Eno Passed Away, But His Friends Are Making His Last Game
It’s been a year since game creator Kenji Eno passed away, but his spirit lives on as his friends and fellow creators seek to make what was his last game proposal a reality. It’s been a year to the day since Kenji Eno, musician and game creator passed away from heart failure induced by high…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 20, 2014 - Culture
An Artist’s Work On Uncharted & Star Wars
Polina Hristova is a concept artist who has worked on projects like Uncharted 2, Project Eternity (now known as Pillars of Eternity) and the Clone Wars TV show. You can see more of Polina’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
People Are Finding New Ways To Get Upset At Total War: Rome II
Total War: Rome II went from being one of 2013’s most promising games to one of its most disappointing. Indeed, it took months of patches and updates to even get it to a presentable state. Not that performance and AI were the last of the game’s troubles. A fresh uproar has kicked off following a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat If Dishonored Had No Bad Guys In It…
The Old City is an exploration game that’s currently in-development for the PC. And pardon me for making such a crude comparison, but my brain looks at the architecture and processes this as being “Dishonored without all the bad guys”. And that’s pushing my buttons. Set inside “a decaying city from a civilization long past”,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedDeveloper Making “Singleplayer RPG Adventure”…With His Kid
Nick Pasto, the developer behind the excellent Abobo’s Big Adventure, is making a new game. With his daughter. Who is eight. It’s not for a school project, it’s not some cheap little gimmick game, it’s a real game, one that’s promising to be a fairly epic 2D adventure, with boss fights, levelling-up, fancy gear, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
This Isn’t Really A BioShock Screenshot, It’s Cosplay
Yup, this is a thing now. Nathan DeLuca and Eve Beauregard are the cosplayers at the heart of this BioShock Infinite tribute, falling through the sky in the name of fancy dress. Sure, the background is from the game’s promotional art, but if you’re expecting cosplayers to be able to construct a floating metropolis they…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Oh Hey Look, More Incredible Dark Souls Shots
If the best video-game screenshot artist around wants to spend a bunch of weeks cataloguing Dark Souls, that’s just fine with me. Dead End Thrills is still at it, and has posted some more beautiful shots from the game over at his site. Some real doozies up this week. Check out some highlights below, and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kid Shot Dead By Cops, Witnesses Say He Was Holding Wii Remote
Police say that 17 year-old Christopher Roupe was shot and killed because he answered the door pointing a gun. Everyone except the Police say he opened the door holding a Wii Remote. Roupe was shot and killed last Friday night when Police arrived to serve his father a probation violation warrant. He opened the door…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Everybody Games: GaymerX, a con that celebrates diversity and inclusivity, launched a Kickstarter for its upcoming conference in July. The con will host a wedding for a Portal proposal we featured last year, along with a variety of panels and speakers/guest appearances from folks like Bioware’s David Gaider and WWE star Darren Young. Full disclosure:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Bravely Default Live Concert Was So Good It’s Ridiculous [Update]
I haven’t seen many performances like this in service of anything, let alone dedicated to the soundtrack for a handheld video game. And yet here we are, watching a gigantic ensemble that mixes electric guitars, multi-part vocal ensembles and a philharmonic orchestra with pyrotechnics, shred guitarmonies and stage-leaps. And the show is almost entirely dedicated…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Is Breaking Parts Of Twitch
Twitch Plays Pokémon,’ the stream where thousands of players try to control a single trainer in Pokemon Red, is pretty popular—so popular, in fact, that whenever we posted about it, we’d get a number of reports from unhappy streamers who claimed the chat function in other completely unrelated streams were being affected by Twitch Plays…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
What’s The Worst Game You’ve Ever Bought?
Not everything is worth the price we pay for it. In fact, some games aren’t worth the disc they’re printed on. Today I thought I’d ask you guys about the worst games you’ve ever bought, the ones you really regretted purchasing. You could’ve put that money toward a new blender, or a cool pair of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 19, 2014
