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Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves:The Mainstream’s So-Called Respect for Video Games Isn’t All That Great •I Don’t Want Your Help, NES Remix • In Case You Forgot, Witness the Beauty of Old-School Video Game Magazines TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Evan Narcisse Published January 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
DayZ Spurs Mass In-Game Suicide
Dean Hall’s popular zombie survival game is cruel and lonely. But the worst thing for many players is how much you need to run around to find anything useful. It’s enough to make you want to end it all. People playing DayZ kill themselves with the hopes of respawning somewhere with better materials to scavenge.…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedSmart Alternative Against Battlefield 4 Helicopters
Stun_gravy and his friends prove stingers don’t need to be in Battlefield 4. The only things you need are a buggy, some C4 planted on its bottom, the mindset of John McClane and patience until an attack helicopter and the perfect moment turn up. Here’s the full video from different perspectives. It must have took…
By Gergo Vas Published January 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
I’m not sure if it’s the best Adventure Time fan-art I’ve seen, or the best Attack on Titan one, but a crossover like this was not expected. Rodrigo Alexandrino really changed poor Jake into a magical dog. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…
By Gergo Vas Published January 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedOur Real-Time Digital Retouching Future Looks Mental
Forget Photoshopping still images, the future looks like it could be retouching moving images in real-time. According to DesignBoom, directors Bálint Nagy and Nándor Lőrincz created what looks like a real-time digital photo manipulation of singer-songwriter Boogie as she performs her new track. However, if you look at the video’s credits, you see listings for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Naked Buddhas Attack! Attack On Buddha?!
In Attack on Titan, humanity is on the verge of extinction brought upon by giant naked humanoids called Titans. Well in Jinan, in North China’s Shandong province, the cartoon world may be merging with the real world according to recent sightings of giant, naked butthas. Warning, you’re about to see some naked statue butt. In…
By Eric Jou Published January 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastJapan’s Biggest Pop Group Ripped Off by a Chinese TV Show?
If you follow Japanese pop, you know that groups don’t get much bigger than AKB48. (Literally!) One of the troupe’s latest singles was allegedly copied by a Chinese variety program. The show, whose title roughly means Enjoy Forever with Your Family, is broadcast on Hunan satellite television in China. Above, you can see a performance…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastHow Kickstarter Opened Up Consoles to a Chinese Developer
For game designer Loup Zhou, working on video games had always been a passion that he grew up with one that he couldn’t escape. Originally from Beijing, Zhou, grew up playing video games on PC and console. Zhou says he remembers playing on the original Nintendo Entertainment System. “I brought an original Famicom from a…
By Eric Jou Published January 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Infamous Manga Gets Cafe with NSFW… Food
As far as infamous manga (and meme!) characters go, they don’t get any more infamous than the Yaranaika Guy. And this weekend, he got his own cafe. For one day. In Akihabara, Cosplay Bar Pachinoff was revamped as the official cafe for the 1987 gay manga Kuso Miso Technique. One of the manga’s lead characters,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedMall Burns Down as Employee Plays Video Game
Last October, a shopping mall in south Beijing caught on fire due to an electrical malfunction in a McDonald’s. After a few months of investigation, it now appears the fault of the fire lies in the hands of one lazy mall worker who was too busy playing a game on his tablet computer. The People’s…
By Eric Jou Published January 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastBudget Rent-a-Car and ANA Commercials Dubbed “Racist” and “Crude”
Not sure why companies in Japan keep insisting on this kind of imagery, but they do. And this time, it’s not just a Japanese company. As noted by websites Japan Probe and Debito, ANA’s new commercial features imagery that some non-Japanese residents living in the country find offensive. “The end result is crude racial humor:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Inevitable Erotic Metal Gear Solid V Figure
We told you not to be surprised! We told you that game designer Hideo Kojima was making MGSV character Quiet all sexy because, um, it’s good for cosplay, or selling figures, or something According to Kojima‘s Twitter, this is the “Play Arts Kai” version of Quiet The figure is still a work-in-progress This doesn’t exactly…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
China’s Virtual Sunrise Story Called “Bullsh**t”
Late last week, a story surfaced on several sites that the pollution in Beijing was so bad, the sunset had to be broadcast on a huge LED screen so people could watch it. You can see the image directly above. The story, however, is disingenuous. Yes, the pollution in Beijing is bad. It’s a serious…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Celebration Of Video Game Trees. And Bushes. And Grass.
If you’re a lover of niche video game Tumblrs, here’s a fantastic one: Video Game Foliage. “A blog dedicated to the beautiful and weird approximations of plants found in video games.” I came for the shrubbery, but stayed for the mention of Boku no Natsuyasumi, a Japanese series I’ve got a very soft spot for…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Headset That Could Help Cure Gamer Rage
Visual designer Samuel Matson has an idea on how to rid the world of gamer rage. It’s not through medication, counselling or discipline. It’s through prevention. He’s designed a headset called Immersion, which not only uses biometrics to track a user’s heart rate, but can then adjust what’s going on in a game accordingly. Based…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Retailer Game Reviews Are Still The Best Game Reviews
A few years back, we showedyou the handiwork of some of the staff at Aussie retailer JB Hi-Fi, whose reviews of the games they were selling were refreshingly honest. They’re still at it. While they also review movies and albums, it’s the games we’re interested in here, JB Hi-Fi Reviews [Site, via Kotaku AU]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Hey, Booker, Got A Light?
I wonder if Irrational’s artists had future cosplay potential in mind when they designed the character of Elizabeth. Because whether in her Columbia or Rapture outfits, she’s fast becoming as popular as Final Fantasy and Zelda when it comes to dressing up. Not that we’re complaining. So long as people keep absolutely nailing it like…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Skyrim Modding Gets Its Doors Blown Off
When something carries a warning that it “will require your first born and a pint of your blood”, you know it’s going to be good. User shesonover on the ENB forums has posted what he’s calling the Skyrim Memory Patch. The full explanation is very technical, but the gist is that it frees up more…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fable Trilogy, a bundle comprising the three HD editions of the series (Fable 2, Fable 3, and the upcoming HD re-release of the original) will be available on Feb. 4 from the Xbox Live Marketplace.That’s the same day that Fable Anniversary launches for Xbox 360.
By Owen Good Published January 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Once Again, Baseball Sends Up a Pinch-Hitter on the Xbox
For the second straight year we’ve gotten a January surprise with regards to baseball video games. And for the second straight year, it only nominally keeps Xbox as a relevant platform for Major League Baseball fans. The nostalgic pull of the R.B.I. Baseball name notwithstanding, Xbox 360 and, particularly, Xbox One gamers still have little…
By Owen Good Published January 19, 2014