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UncategorizedHappy Valentine’s Day Week—here is a beautiful new romantic trailer for Final Fantasy X, a video game about an athlete’s illicit love affair with a woman who’s just trying to save the world. The HD remakes of FFX/FFX-2 are out on PS3 and Vita next month.
By Jason Schreier Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Preserving A Sense of Wonder In The Information Age • (More) DayZ Survivor Stories • Another LEGO Movie Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Tina Amini Published February 10, 2014 -
Uncategorized50 Useful Tips for Playing DayZ
Being in alpha DayZ changes a lot day by day, and it’s easy to get lost in the ocean of bugfixes, nerfs and gameplay additions. What seemed like a great strategy the day before might not work the next day. That’s where YouTuber Wobo comes in, sharing some excellent gameplay tips. Here’s the clip; it’s…
By Gergo Vas Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Why Is Heavenly Sword Getting An Animated Film? This Lady Right Here.
There’s an animated movie based on Ninja Theory’s PlayStation 3 action adventure Heavenly Sword this year. The second trailer for the film (via IGN) is a rock-infused tribute to the reason this is all happening — Anna Torv. Yes, I know the video below is all about Nariko, but Nariko is all about the voice…
By Mike Fahey Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Danny DeVito (in the upper left) and the crew from the TV series It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, remade as an old-school beat ’em up. A fun and intense, out-of-the-ordinary mashup by artist Aled Lewis. It’s a part of his recent exhibit called Such Pixels, which you can check out over here Dayshot is an…
By Gergo Vas Published February 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
Nipple Fortune Telling Exists, It Seems
If we are going to get technical, it’s not nipple fortune telling. Rather, it’s reading areolas, the area around the nipple. Yes, this actually exists in Japan. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. In Japanese, “areola fortune telling” is called “nyuurin uranai” (乳輪占い). A few years back, magician Eri Koizumi* (pictured,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
Which is better, Power Rangers or its Japanese counterpart? Tofugu.com compares the American series we all know and love to the Japanese super sentai series which served as inspiration to the original ’93 show, Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. A great read for any Power Rangers fan.
By András Neltz Published February 10, 2014 -
Kotaku EastNothing Says “Love” Like an Ad That Pressures Women To Marry
True love? Perfect match? Whatever! A commercial for a Chinese dating and matchmaking site thinks you need to stop being so darn picky and marry to please your family. Obviously, people think this is messed up. According to ChinaSmack, the recently aired television commercial for Baihe.com uses the catch phrase “Because of Love, Do Not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Upside of Japan’s Snow Storm? Wonderful Snow Sculptures.
This past weekend, Japan was hit with a snow storm. And like in 2013, people took to the street and created some wonderful snow sculptures. As The Japan Times reports, the heavy snow was the worst Tokyo has seen in 45 years Over a thousand were injured during the storm, and unfortunately, it claimed 11…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Indie Beat ‘Em Up Proves There’s No Love Like Robot Love
Poorly-explained, vague robot love at that. The best kind. What we have here is Heart&Slash, a retro-ish 3D beat ’em up with roguelike elements. The developer wanted to combine the fast-paced combat of brawlers like Bayonetta with the huge number of customization options seen in roguelike RPGs—basically, you’re a robot, and as you beat up…
By András Neltz Published February 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
China’s Mount Rushmore Has Green Leafy Hair
Somebody please cut George Washington’s leafy locks! He’s in need of a trim. That is, before things get out of hand. This is the Mount Rushmore replica in Shaping Park in Chongqing, China. The park has been around for years now, and according to website Dale in China, it’s apparently dedicated to the Americans who…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Upgraded Kerbal Battleship Goes on a Tour Across the Solar System
After building an actual battleship that could reach the planet’s orbit and stay there, redditor avaslash created an improved version, taking it on a tour across the Kerbal solar system—getting as far as Jool, Kerbal Space Program‘s Jupiter. Of course, again, the biggest obstacle was getting the new cruiser to fly. Complicating matters was a…
By András Neltz Published February 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Statue of Liberty, Doing Whatever The Hell She Pleases
What happens when a symbol of freedom is portrayed in the most liberated way possible? This, apparently. In Japanese, The Statue of Liberty is known as “Jiyuu no Megami Zou” (自由の女神像) or literally “The Statue of the Liberty Goddess.” As in English, the word “jiyuu” (自由) can also refer to “unrestricted” or “as one pleases.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
Cup Noodles Shoveling Snow Is Heart Melting
And if that wasn’t enough, shoveling snow in front of the Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohama. Over the weekend, Japan was hit with a heavy snow storm. Traffic came to a halt. It was hard to get around. Even instant noodles were affected. The above photo was taken over the weekend by Twitter user Kyazupon_z,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
It’s OK, You Can Still Buy Flappy Bird (For $1500)
Flappy Bird may be gone, but while many are mourning its passing, others are seeing a rather drastic market opportunity. Within hours of the game disappearing from the App Store (seemingly) forever, listings have turned up on Ebay selling iPhones that have the game installed. At time of posting, the “cheapest” offer was for an…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Huh. So Even I’m Liking Bravely Default.
“Oh, that game must be good, because even [some person] likes it”. Bravely Default is that game, and I am that person. I am Jason’s worst enemy. I am a casual JRPG player. It’s not that I despise the genre. I am instead just incredibly picky about it. I don’t care much for the core…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Steam’s Neat Way Of Reminding You To Go Back And Play Your Old Games
It’s hard enough keeping track of new and upcoming games on Steam, but what about games you already own, or have played, that get updates? Unless you were really keen, that was almost impossible. Until now! Valve has added a new section to the Steam store’s front page, right underneath the “Featured” section, that highlights…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Operation Angry Birds Busts Cockfighting Ring
Forget the cash, downloads and merchandise: you know you’ve really made it when law enforcement agencies start using your game’s name for raid operations. Operation “Angry Birds” went down in New York on Saturday night and Sunday, with state investigators arresting nine people in connection with an illegal cockfighting circuit that also saw around 3000…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s Your EVO 2014 Lineup (Smash Bros. TBC)
The lineup of games for this year’s EVO fighting game tournament were unveiled last week. There’ll be six games, and sadly, Smash Bros. is not one of them. Yet. Despite a very public spat last year involving Nintendo and the tournament, which ultimately led to Smash Bros. Melee streaming becoming a massive success, Nintendo have…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2014
