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Kotaku EastDude Clears Zelda: Ocarina of Time With…His Feet
For a while now, gamer Wakou has been playing video games with his feet. Today, let’s watch him play through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This is a small sample of a twenty-five minute foot playthrough on NicoNico. There are actually, twenty parts of the playthough, with each clip running about thirty minutes.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
Log Horizon’s First Half Goes from Cliché to Captivating
From the creator of last year’s Maoyu—an anime among the best last year had to offer—Log Horizon is an anime that takes the idea of being trapped in an MMO and uses it to explore the implications of such a setting on the people involved and the world they are forced to inhabit. It’s unfortunate…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
Stroll Down One of the Fakest Streets in China
H&N? Hugo BGSS? And SFFCCCKS Coffee? Welcome to Wuxi city, which might be home of the phoniest shopping street in all of China. The signs are located on a shopping street at Shimao Skyscrapers. Instead of Apple, there’s “Appla.” Instead of Zara, there’s “Zare.” H&M is “H&N.” These don’t appear to be actual shops (though,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 10, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Truly Spectacular Cosplay Evolution
You’ve seen the evolution chart, right? The one that starts with a monkey and ends up with a human. Imagine something kind of like that, but with cosplay. This is Mel Kishida. He’s an illustrator best know his work on anime Hanasaku Iroha and the Atelier video games. A few years ago, he posted this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Super Smash Bros. Gets A New Old Challenger: King Dedede
King Dedede, who is as bad as baddies get in the Kirby universe, is no stranger to the Smash Bros. series, having been in Brawl. He’s back now in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, only this time he’s getting his ass kicked by the Wii Fit Trainer. OK, so he’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2014 - Culture
The Man Who Helped Change The Look Of Halo
It’s not often that video game artists make the headlines, but Kenneth Scott made a few this week when he left his post as art director at 343 studios. That’s kind of a big deal for fans because he was in charge of shaping the series’ visual identity. It’s far from terrible news – his…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Powerpuff Girls, All Grown Up
I’m not sure what you’d call this series. The Powerpuff Women sounds…weird. But whatever they’d call it, if it were real, I’d watch it. Artist Stanley Lau – who we’ve featured on Kotaku beforefor his Street Fighter work – calls them the Power Puffing Ladies. That could work. The Powerpuffs? Power Puffing Ladies [Stanley Lau,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedHey, A New Skating Game! And It Looks Neat!
Twice in the past 15 years, the skating genre has exploded, then imploded just as quickly as developers struggled to do anything new with it. So it’s exciting to see OlliOlli, a skating game that’s nothing like Tony Hawk or EA’s Skate. Instead, it’s got more in common with something like Canabalt; you’re controlling a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedRust Is DayZ vs Minecraft, And It Will Kick Your Ass
A crude comparison to make, sure, but also a fair one. Because playing Rust feels exactly like playing the game someone made when they thought “wow, wouldn’t it be awesome if I could play DayZ and Minecraft at the same time?” It’s a survival game (one currently up on Early Access on Steam) that, like…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
How EA, League of Legends & Battle.net Were Brought Down By Attacks
Last week, a group calling themselves DERP launched DDoS attacks on the servers of a number of the world’s biggest games (and games companies). It seemed like an awfully big list of victims for such a simple and ancient form of attack, but as Ars Technica explain, there was a bit more to it than…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Simpsons Pay A Touching Tribute To Miyazaki’s Films
A shadow of its former self, The Simpsons gave up on smart comedy and snappy satire long ago. The crude pop culture gags and associations which took their place are usually awkward and a little bit desperate. Except for this one. Unlike other recent attempts, which feel more geared towards the frantic, fleeting seizure of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy Female Characters’ Boobs Are So Huge
“Because, Boobs,” a short cartoon from artist Nate Ziller, is mostly just for laughs, but it also makes an emphatic point. Why do female characters tend to have such huge breasts? Because a bunch of dudes in a boardroom decided they should. [Via Laughing Squid]
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Version of Grand Theft Auto Just For Kids
Grand Theft Auto isn’t exactly the most family friendly franchise around, what with all the illegal activities and mature content. But with a few adjustments, even kids can safely enjoy GTA’s crime-world. Really! All ya gotta do is make the entire thing more of an educational experience that asks kids to use their judgement and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedSeven Minutes Of Sterling Archer’s Best One-Liners
“Karate? The Dane Cook of martial arts?” I am… awfully psyched that Archer is coming back for a new season. Maybe not as psyched as Mike, but still, pretty psyched. This outstanding supercut of Sterling Archer one-liners, courtesy of Uproxx video, has got me even more psyched. “Fuck you, Switzerland.” [via Previously.tv]
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Gone Home sure does provoke some good criticism. This time, the critic in question is noted interactive fiction designer (and Versu co-creator) Emily Short, who has written a lengthy, thoughtful essay about how Gone Home overly relied on backstory—as opposed to active story—and as a result fell short of its potential.
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Game Of Thrones Season 4 Starts In April
Those thinking the next season of Game of Thrones would be starting around March have a bit longer to wait; HBO just announced that the fourth series will be kicking off on Sunday April 6 at 9pm. Things will be picking up after Robb Stark’s wedding. For those who aren’t up to speed with either…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Rising‘s PC Version Won’t Work Offline [UPDATE: Fixed]
Well, this sucks. After nearly a year, the 2013 action game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has come to PC, but it arrived with a dark passenger: It apparently won’t work without an internet connection. The single-player Revengeance is digitally available on Steam, but readers have written in to alert us that the game won’t start…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat a Nice Debate About Violence. Wait, What is Luigi Doing There?
You have to hand it to the BBC. It’s always exciting to see an adult, nuanced debate about responsible parenting. Wait, what is Luigi doing there in the background? Today on BBC World News, in the midst of an otherwise rational discussion about toy guns and media violence, someone decided to confusingly photoshop guns over…
By Chris Person Published January 9, 2014