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A Manga Where Immortality is the Worst Thing That Could Happen to You
Who doesn’t want to live forever? I mean, yeah, there is that problem that everyone around you dies. But you don’t have to. Think of all the video games you could play with all that time. Well, here’s a manga that offers a different perspective on the issue. The manga is titled “亜人” or Ajin…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 13, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWatch The Brutal Destruction of Giant Snow Sculptures
The Sapporo Snow Festival is over! And yesterday, workers began destroying the huge snow sculptures with diggers. For decades now, the Sapporo Snow Festival featured some truly impressive large-scale snow sculptures. And when the event is over, the organizers don’t sit around and wait for them to melt. In the video below, you can see…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2014 - Kotaku East
No Final Fantasy X-3 on the way: In an interview with sgcafe.com, Square Enix game producer Shinji Hashimoto confirmed that the 30-minute audio drama included with the HD re-release of FFX and X-2 was merely a story to further expand the game’s universe, and that Square Enix has no plans to develop a FFX-3
By András Neltz Published February 13, 2014 - Kotaku East
Smash Bros. Creator on Why Japanese Games Take so Long to Make
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U are scheduled for release this year and can’t come out soon enough. Why does Japanese game development take so long? In his semi-weekly column for Weekly Famitsu, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai addressed a fan’s concerns directly. A fan wrote to Sakurai: “It appears that the time…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedAmazing Car Crashes + Hilarious Greenlight Trailer = Magic
The BeamNG guys are on Steam Greenlight now. They’re celebrating with a brand new trailer. It’s pretty good. No, really, it’s great. It’s the perfect combination of funny and informative. A fine balance between car crashes and not-crash-related demonstrations. There’s even a scenic drive through a forest. Kinda. Take a look: Not that the trailer…
By András Neltz Published February 13, 2014 -
Kotaku EastYou Need Big Knives to Make a Life-Sized Hatsune Miku
But as this video shows, it can be done! The process just requires lots of sanding and carving. And goop. Plenty of goop. If the Miku statue looks familiar, that’s because it is the centerpiece at the Hatsune Miku shop in Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Making of LIFE SIZE MIKU STATUE [HatsuneMiku] To contact the author…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2014 - Kotaku East
Did Capcom Know Its Deaf Composer Apparently Isn’t Deaf?
Mamoru Samuragoch was previously known as “Japan’s Beethoven.” Now, he’s being called the country’s biggest music fraud. And according to one insider, a certain game company knew. Last week, Samuragoch* revealed that he used a ghost composer to create music Samuragoch is known for works like “Symphony No.1 Hiroshima” as well as the scores for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe Penguin Who Fell in Love with a Grown Man
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. And there’s nothing more romantic than a penguin crush. Romantic? Sorry, I meant adorable According to Mainichi Daily News, a ten-year-old female penguin named Sakura has become very attached to Tsuyoshi Notsu since last December. Notsu works at aviary center Matsue Vogel Park, where Sakura lives. Besides following Notsu around, Sakura…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2014 - Culture
Now These Are Some Good-Lookin’ Giant Robots
You may not have heardof World War Machine, an indie project that’s part of Square Enix’s Collective program. Which means you might not have seen its amazing robot designs either. Shame. Artist Aaron Beck has done some work for the project. Beck is one of the best in the business when it comes to this…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Gaming Controller…Thing Looks Like Alien Torture Device (In A Good Way)
The Sinister is a gaming controller…thing currently up on Kickstarter that looks, well, nothing like a gaming mouse. The idea is similar to that of R.A.T.7, which got an A for effort but a C- for comfort. The Sinister looks to get around that by not being slightly customisable, but entirely customisable. You can pivot,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
From Conan To Mr. T, 80s Action Stars Are Spilling Blood In Broforce
Broforce. It’s been so longsince we last spoke, but in that time, you’ve been stocking up on explosions, increasing the volume and lifting. Bro. I kinda think the name does the game a slight disservice. It suggests a game of hulking men with popped collars, watching college sports and being assholes. Instead, Broforce is a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Report: Microsoft “Fixing” Xbox One Controller, Because Of Titanfall
According to a story on The Verge, Microsoft will soon be making some minor adjustments to the way the Xbox One controller’s movements are picked up by the console. And it’s all because of the developers of Titanfall. “It’s just fixing the controller input, really,” Titanfall design lead Justin Hendry told the site. “It wasn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Origins Of The Word “F**k”
Last week, an image from a 1528 manuscript referencing an Abbot went viralclaiming to be the first written instance of the word “fuck”. As with most historical internet fodder, though, it pays to look a little closer at the fine print. Inspired by the spreading of that image last week – and hopefully to educate…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedBlind Card Shark Masterfully Cheats Like No Other
Richard Turner may not be able to see, but that doesn’t mean he cant destroy you when it comes to cards. Rightly so: he’s spent years of his life practicing card tricks for up to 20 hours a day. The way he does it is fascinating: according to CBS This Morning, Turner has an extraordinary…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
How Steam Is Going To Help You Find The Perfect Games
Valve is rolling out a new feature for Steam called “tags”. It’s a new feature for Steam, but not for the internet; look above this text and you’ll see tags for this story, which let us collect and sort posts of a similar nature. Which is exactly what they’re going to do for Steam. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Maybe A Pokémon MMO Wouldn’t Be As Awesome As We Think
Okay, let’s say Game Freak decides to take the plunge and finally give us the Pokémon MMO that so many people clamor for. It would be amazing! …or so we hope. While obviously lots of things about a Pokémon MMO would be great, it’s kind of funny to think about the crappy things that could…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Indie Creator of CandySwipe Fumes Over Candy Crush Saga Trademark Move
The maker of a little-known match-3 game involving candy pieces says he’s being steamrollered by the scorched-earth trademark strategy of the casual gaming powerhouse Candy Crush Saga, despite the fact his game and its name are two years older. CandySwipe is the name of the game that Albert Ransom, of Runsome Apps, launched in 2010.…
By Owen Good Published February 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedFall Out Boy Made A Flappy Bird Clone. Sigh.
The Flappy Bird situationhas spawned several amazing Flapp—likes, from Terry Cavanagh’s Maverick Birdto the amazing FlapMMO. Then there is this. Developed by Mass Threat and available free right now on Google Play(coming soon to iOS), Fall Out Bird is… I just can’t. Fall Out Bird? Really? First Fall Out Boy Trail, now this? It’s great…
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2014
