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UncategorizedIf You Have A Vita, You Must Check Out Danganronpa
If you’ve ever wanted to play a game that could genuinely be described as a cross between Persona, Phoenix Wright, and Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, you’ve gotta look into Danganronpa Out for the Vita on Tuesday (February 11), Danganronpa is a visual novel in which 15 students are trapped in a high school and…
By Jason Schreier Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
This Nintendo MiiverseSmash Bros. update about Rosalina raises so many weird questions…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Flappy Bird Is Making $50,000 A Day With Mario-Like Art [UPDATE 3]
UPDATE (2/10/14): Following the Feb 8 update to this piece, we’ve now published an apology to Flappy Bird‘s creator and a full accounting of what I believe was going on with reaction to the game. Please find that here. -Stephen Totilo, Editor-in-Chief, Kotaku.com UPDATE (2/8/14): This article was originally titled “Flappy Bird Is Making $50,000…
By Jason Schreier Published February 6, 2014 -
Uncategorized4 Minutes Of Probably The Weirdest Game You’ll Play This Month
Jazzpunk is a really hard game to explain. It’s like an adventure game that was written by a dozen different people, who all love puns, surrealist art, and computer jokes. Hopefully the video above will give you a feeling of what I’m talking about. If you’d like a more coherent explanation, Leo took a look…
By Steve Marinconz Published February 6, 2014 -
Uncategorized‘Penis Brothers’ Force You To Take Your Pants Off in Rust Or Die
What the… Ok, so we all know that socializing is kind of hit or miss in games like Rust or DayZ, but I…what? Beware that there are digital penisi as well as foul language that some might find funny, others more questionable. The short of it is that there’s a band of self-named “Penis Brothers”…
By Tina Amini Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy VI Is Out On iOS Today
One of the greatest RPGs ever made is out on iOS today. It’ll cost you $15.99, and it’s got touchscreen-adapted controls and a brand new coat of paint. Check it out on iTunes if you’re interested, and pick a side: Team Cool Remake or Team This Shit Is Gross. Or, if you’ve never played FFVI…
By Jason Schreier Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Odd Figures You’ll Be Able To Buy Soon • We Have To Learn How To Be Patient Again • Four Web Comics You Should Be Reading TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Tina Amini Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch Every Panel At D.I.C.E. Live, Right Here
The top video game designers, developers and publishers are convening in Las Vegas for the 2014 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit. It’s two days of compelling talks, capped off with the annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and you can watch it all right here. That’s right, this year’s D.I.C.E. is being broadcast, courtesy of the fine…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedDayZ‘s Mythbusters Could Save Your Life
No need to waste characters to try out whether shooting someone’s gun would kill its owner or not, how vaulting affects your fall, or whether crawling or rolling are faster. Here’s the first episode of DayZ Standalone Mythbusters, which will hopefully help extend your character’s life in Chernarus. Permadeath is not a nice thing, so…
By Gergo Vas Published February 6, 2014 - Culture
Start Your Day With A Delicious Cup Of Cereal Tea
Are you tired of suffering through all of that vigorous crunching and collateral mouth damage just to get to the delicious post-cereal milk at the end of the bowl? There is a better way, my friends — cereal tea. Don’t look at me, it was all Aaron Geman’s idea. Over at Instructables, he details the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Have No Objections Against This Ace Attorney Cosplay
This is so well-made. Probably not the hardest costume to create, but that means you can bring the small details to perfection. The cosplayer is a veteran called Elffi, and this is one of his latest works, Godot, the prosecutor from the Ace Attorney series. Here’s another shot, Godot with his favorite drink: Godot –…
By Gergo Vas Published February 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
When Murderous, Rampaging Animals Are Fake and Look Goofy
Animals are dangerous, especially wild animals. You do not want to mess with them. This, however, is not a wild animal. Today, at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, an animal escape drill was held. As Twitter users in Japan were quick to point out: The escaped gorilla does not look like a gorilla! It doesn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
Resident Evil‘s Creator Got a Copy of Willow For Joining Capcom
You know him as the director of the original Resident Evil and the man behind the upcoming horror game, The Evil Within, but back before he joined Capcom, when he was a starry-eyed youth, Shinji Mikami just wanted the free food… and ended up with a free copy of Willow “When I was a student,…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedThis is M.A.V., a third-person shooter where you build destructive mechs to destroy other destructive mechs. Its creator, who’s currently trying to collect $20,000 on Kickstarter to finish the game, named From Software’s Chrome Hounds for the Xbox 360 as a direct inspiration. Lengthy gameplay video above.
By András Neltz Published February 6, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe New iDOLM@STER Movie Tugs at Your Heartstrings Until They’re Raw
The latest chapter in The iDOLM@STER franchise, THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Kagayaki no Mukouhe (Beyond the Radiance), came out this past weekend, and while it doesn’t stray too far from the established story, it does open up some interesting possibilities. Just be prepared for some lengthy depressing moments. A paternal relationship between a naïve, starry-eyed young…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
Attack on Titan Makes Chinese Money Funny
Chinese money is not very humorous. Nobody pulls out a one hundred yuan note and goes, ha ha ha. Chairman Mao just isn’t a laugh riot. That is, unless anime Attack on Titan is involved. Because then, Chinese money quickly becomes quite amusing. Sina Weibo user Talim recently folded a 100 yuan bill, used some…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2014
