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Tiger & Bunny: The Rising Is an Average Epilogue to a Great Series
Tiger & Bunny: The Rising is the newest film in the Tiger & Bunny series, which features a world where superheroes and reality TV have come together to make fighting crime a popular game show. And while the series was unique and enjoyable from start to finish, this theatrical adventure is only marginally above average.…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedSlugcat Pups Are Adorable
I want one Slugcat pups, of course, come from Rain World, the gorgeously-animated sci-fi survival-platformer. They were shown off properly for the first time in a new trailer which, in turn, was part of the latest update to the game’s Kickstarter project. Take a look: The campaign itself is nearing its end, with some pretty…
By András Neltz Published February 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hilarious Korean High School Yearbooks Will Make You Smile
As with anywhere, high school students in South Korea like to have some fun with their yearbooks. Some students, however, have taken fun to a whole new level. Usually, high school or university yearbook photos look, well, like school yearbook photos: benign photos of people smiling for the cameras. Here are samples from over the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Pilot Your Favorite Gundam to Victory in Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost
Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost is one of the most popular arcade games in Japan—and that’s not just because of the name brand recognition. It’s also because of its fast-paced fighting engine that’s been tuned and refined with each iteration of the Gundam VS series that makes it insanely fun to play. Good – Co-op…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Best Way to Beat Chrono Trigger’s Lavos? Epic Rock Music.
An idyllic scene, for sure, but Lavos is sleeping beneath the planet’s crust, gathering energy in this very moment. A couple thousand years, and he will emerge, raining destruction upon our world… luckily, we have Warialasky to save us The YouTuber trio is here with yet another visual-musical guide, this time to the universe of…
By András Neltz Published February 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Snow Pikachu Evolves into a Macho Hunk
Aw, snow Pikachu is so cute! So small. And now, let’s see what he looks like in his evolved snow type. Yikes! This muscle-bound Pikamacho comes courtesy of Japanese Twitter user Haadoken. So, thank him for that. I guess? Here are some more strapping snow sculptures from Haadoken: ハードケン [HK2899] To contact the author of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Let’s Overdose on Plastic Collectibles
Last weekend, the twice yearly Wonder Festival got underway in Chiba, outside Tokyo. There were tons of figurines and statues! You love those, right? Some of these collectibles will be mass produced when they go on sale. Others are super limited edition items. They’re all pretty cool. Have a look (photos courtesy of Senaka Blog,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 11, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCat Heads Make Gay Anime Love Scene Hilarious
Late last year, the people over at Manga Entertainment started putting out a series of animated shorts where they take a clip of an anime and replace the characters’ heads (and sometimes bodies) with those of cats. The latest of these “ANIMEOW” videos uses footage from homosexual love story anime Junjo Romantica—and really makes for…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedArrested Development meets Mass Effect. Simple, but I can’t stop smiling.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Attack On Titan Figures Aren’t Safe For Giant Mouths
Armin, you are a giant wuss. But your Figma is fantastic. Coming after more, ahem, notable characters like Mikasa and Captain Levi, this latest Attack on Titan entry in the best action figure line on the planet captures everything you’d want from Eren’s cry-baby pal: namely the moppish hair and silly faces. He’s available for…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2014 - Culture
Roman Games Weren’t Built In A Day
Silver Saaremael is a senior concept artist at Crytek, who spent the last two years working on Xbox One launch title Ryse. I don’t know how much more Ryse art we can post, but really, when it’s all this good, who cares. You can see more of Silver’s work at his personal site To see…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
RPG Loves Hellboy, And I’m Cool With That
Darkest Dungeon is a 2D RPG that’s looking nice. And I’m not just saying that because those lines and that colour palette are doing a damn fine Hellboy impersonation. That helps, of course, but the premise also sounds interesting: this is a roguelike (Spelunky, FTL, etc) where you’re controlling four grizzled dudes who don’t just…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedMaking A Medieval Video Game Looks Really Fun
Developer diaries are normally my enemy, but Kingdom Come: Deliverance gets a pass today, as dudes with medieval swords (and crossbows!) strap cameras to themselves and just go at it, all in the name of making better video game combat. Will it actually contribute to a realistic, enjoyable combat system? Who knows, that’s the –…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Starbound Bans “Sexual Predator”
The developers of indie PC hit Starbound have had to call the authorities after it was discovered a sexual predator was using the game to “target children”. “Delaying development to deal with a sexual predator targeting children”, developer Tiyuri wrote on Twitteryesterday. “Just in case anyone is wondering”. Starbound’s Molly Carroll provdied a little more…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedSolving One Rubik’s Cube In Record Time Is Impressive. Six Is Magical.
Watch as Rubik’s master Kevin Haystakes on six increasingly larger jumbled cubes — from 2×2 to 7×7 — to set the world record for making sides look the same. I was one of those kids who resorted to breaking his cube apart and putting it together again so the sides all matched. I am not…
By Mike Fahey Published February 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VII’s Boss Music, Played By Floppy Drives
Anything can be an instrument, people—including a whole bunch of floppy drives! Sixteen, in this case, to be exact. (You remember floppy drives, right?) You might recognize this tune as “Those Who Fight Further,” which is the boss theme in Final Fantasy VII. Here’s the original, for comparison’s sake. Pretty close, right? Kudos to MrSolidSnake745…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
What It Feels Like When You Play: Threes
Threes has become a problem for me. Last night, I was seriously torn between making sure my three-year-old ate her dinner and getting a few more rounds of the new iOS puzzle game in before bedtime. I fed her and then I went back to obsessively doing math. ‘Til 2 a.m. Here’s how I feel…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
If TV Channels Were Video Games…
TV channels and video game franchises might seem like a weird thing to compare, but the unlikely pairs are exactly what make these wise cracks by Dorkly so clever. It’s the sort of thing where you don’t need to watch anything on the channel referenced to know just what Dorkly is talking about—but its better…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Universe Will End Before This Minecraft Clock Finishes Counting
“Even the most ridiculous design has a purpose” says the creator of this virtual countdown timer in the building game Minecraft. Well, the purpose of this design is to remind us of our place in the universe with a clock that will run for longer than there will be computers to simulate it. YouTuber spumwack…
By Steve Marinconz Published February 10, 2014