Chinese Fans React to Japanese Anime Character’s New Haircut

Chibi Maruko-chan, one of Japan’s longest-running animated shows, has had a slight change recently. The titular character, Maruko-Chan, got a haircut, and Chinese fans are having a field day. That’s right, Chinese fans, in China, are reacting to a Japanese anime character getting a haircut. In the recent-ish 936th episode of Chibi Maruko-Chan, Maruko-Chan changed…

What if Rambo Had Been a Hat-Loving Goldfish?

If there’s one thing I love about Greenlight, it’s all the insanely creative people it attracts. Like the creators of this side-scrolling shooter, Shütshimi To quote the website, Shütshimi is “a randomized shoot’em up about a muscle-bound fish with memory problems defending the seven seas.” It’s a fast-paced game for PC and the 360 where…

Crack Down on Chinese Government Corruption… With a Flash Game

The People’s Daily, the de facto mouthpiece of the Chinese communist party, has recently put a flash game on their site. This particular flash game, despite its cartoony nature, depicts a particularly sensitive subject matter in the People’s Republic—fighting government corruption. Ever since the new leader of the Chinese communist party came to power in…

One of Japan’s Oldest (and Most Hardcore) Gamers Passed Away

On January 11, famed actress Keiko Awaji passed away in a Tokyo hospital from esophageal cancer, reports Nikkan Sports. She was 80 years old. And she loved JRPGs. Awaji has acted in over 160 feature films, including Akira Kurosawa’s 1949 classic Stray Dog. Later in life, she became well-known online as a hardcore gamer—so much…

Oh God, They Are Making Another Tekken Movie [Update]

You remember the last one, don’t you? A movie so bad that the games’ lead developer actually apologized. If you haven’t wiped that from your brain, there’s apparently another live-action Tekken happening. According to Cinema Today, actor Kane Kosugi (Godzilla: Final Wars, DOA: Dead or Alive) announced that he’s starring in an upcoming Tekken film…

Track: Unsilent Death | Album: Unsilent Death | Artist: Nails Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

Gatorade had a mobile game last yearin which water was portrayed as “the enemy that hinders performance”. Sigh.

The Difference Between Anime Fans And Everyone Else

If you respond to this as a furiously upset anime fan (who cannot take a joke), note that you are the unwritten sequel to this comic. If you’re laughing, Caldwell Tanner is the man to thank Critically JaPanned [loldwell, via neatorama]

Xbox Twitter Account Hacked By…Syrians

The Syrian Electronic Army, ostensibly a political activist group, must have had some downtime over the weekend, because instead of going after political opponents of the Syrian leadership they went and hacked one of Xbox’s Twitter accounts. The company’s Xbox Support account – which sounds like a roughplace to work– was taken over for around…

Fans Are Making The Ultimate Tony Hawk Game

A small group of fans (thanks morten, %gone, quazz, chc, krad, demo and frost!) have taken Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 and modded the pants off it, adding a bunch of levels and getting the whole thing running in 1080p. They’ve also improved online play, added new skater customisation options and even included settings that’ll change…

Dad Has No Idea What He’s Doing in Grand Theft Auto

Video games provide a fertile field for generational gap humor. One young man just took his father for a spin with Grand Theft Auto V (and some wine), secretly recording the observations. He seems to grasp the central theme. “Take that copper! It’s society’s fault!” It helps that father and son are British, as nonplussed…

‘Nickname Jerseys’ Do Some Strange Things to NBA Live

Want to see something weird? Boot up NBA Live and make sure to install the latest roster update. Now select either the Miami Heat or Brooklyn Nets. Go out to the court, and LeBron James’ player indicator now says “King James.” This is part of the kit-bashed way NBA Live, to its credit, added the…

Awesome Games Done Quick wrapped up its weeklong speedrun extravaganza yesterday, and it succeeded in raising $1 million—$1,008,320.99 exactly—for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. All of the runs are listed, with links to video, in this thread, or check out Punch-Out!! while blindfolded, and a world record in Goldeneye.