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UncategorizedSnoop Dogg’s New Music Video Is an Homage To Pokémon and More
Snoop Dogg’s subject matter has come a long way from his first album more than 20 years ago. Now it’s 2014 and he’s referencing Pokémon and side-scroller shooters in his new Snoop Lion video Major Lazer was the producer of the song, and it has all the characteristics of his previous ones—even the music videos—so…
By Gergo Vas Published January 6, 2014 -
ReviewsThe First Official Wireless iOS Gamepad Is Small. Maybe Too Small.
All the age of controller-enabled iOS gaming has given us so far is a pair of wraparound shell controllers that only work with newer iPhones or iPod Touches. Where’s the iPad love? SteelSeries brings the iPad love with the Stratus — the first official wireless gaming controller for iOS 7. SteelSeries has been in the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Canadian digital artist Steph Caskenette’s low polygon Super Mario World map is just stunning with all these details. It’s just like a carefully crafted paper sculpture. Here’s the whole thing and head over to his Behance page for more: Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related…
By Gergo Vas Published January 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
China’s Video Game “Retail” Displays Look Suspect
Last week, photos of last generation video game consoles have appeared online in China. No, these aren’t any regular old photos, the consoles in these photos are in retail display kiosks inside Chinese brick and mortar electronics shop Suning. These photos have spurred up the talk that China’s video game console market will open up…
By Eric Jou Published January 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
In This Game, You Are Tied Up and Chained. For Real.
You know those locked room games? Well, imagine you found yourself in a locked room, blind folded, chained, and put in a straight jacket. This is not a video game. For the past two years, mystery rooms have become increasingly popular. As Kotaku previously reported, the mystery rooms are inspired by gaming’s locked room genre—you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWas Naruto Ripped Off By a Chinese TV Show?
Since relations with Japan have come to a low of late, China has been churning out anti-Japanese television shows, games, and more. Ironically, while hating on all things Japan, one of China’s newest anti-Japanese productions seems to have stolen music from Japan’s own Naruto. That’s right, an anti-Japanese television show with music from Naruto. Go…
By Eric Jou Published January 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
Drakengard 3‘s Director Is Keen for Drakengard 4
In a recently published interview from late last year with 4Gamer (via Siliconera), Drakengard‘s series director Taro Yoko reflected on 2013 and 2014. Last year was probably busy. This year? Less so. “I’d like to say thank you very much for the year 2013 to everyone,” said Yoko, who’s known for his honesty. “Living can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
One Company Is Dominating Chinese Internet Cafes (Apparently!)
While Chinese Internet cafes are supposedly on the decline, but with a 126 million active players at net cafes across the country it’s easy to see that net cafes are still a major player in the gaming scene of China. Such as it is, it’s always interesting to see what kind of games are being…
By Eric Jou Published January 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedHyper-Violent Anime Gets a Hollywood Live-Action Trailer
The classic, cult-hit anime Kite is coming to the big screen in a live-action Hollywood production starring Samuel L. Jackson and India Eisely. Here’s the flick’s debut trailer. It feels reminiscent of Luc Besson’s The Professional (not a bad thing), and I doubt the live-action version will be anywhere as violent (or pornographic) as the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
China Has Daycare for Husbands Who Hate Shopping
Some married men love shopping. They adore it. But some absolutely abhor it. And in China, there’s a special place wives can ditch them: husband storage! Called “laogong jicun chu” in Chinese (老公寄存处), which literally means “husband cloakroom,” the rest stations are for husbands who are either knackered from shopping or for those who would…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
Pokémon X/Y Might Feature a Transgender Character
The above character appears to make a nuanced hint at her gender change in the latest Pocket Monster game, Pokémon X/Y In the English language version of the game, the text that accompanies the above character reads, “Yes, a mere half year ago I was a Black Belt! Quite the transformation, wouldn’t you say?” The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Nvidia’s New Tegra K1 Demo for Unreal Engine 4
The Tegra K1 is Nvidia’s newest super chip. The mobile processor packs a whopping 192 CUDA cores—a Nvidia first. Here you can see it in action with Epic’s Unreal Engine 4. NVIDIA Tegra K1 Demo: Unreal Engine 4 [Nvidia@YouTube via Dtoid] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Witcher Comes To Life With Very Witchery Cosplay
Cosplayers LastSoul and GreatQueenLina, along with photographer La-Clover, sure know their Witcher, because everything about this shoot is perfect, from the outfits down to the super-depressing lighting. To be correct, this cosplay is from The Witcher 2. And while it’s awesome they brought horses, I think I like the attention to detail more, from Geralt’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
German Pro Gamer’s Visa Denied, Kicked Out Of America
Marcel “Dexter” Feldkamp, a pro gamer on the League of Legends circuit, landed in Washington on Friday on the way to a tournament in California. It’s as far as he got. As The Daily Dot first reported, Feldkamp was detained at Washington’s Dulles International Airport. In a series of tweets, he says he first had…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Has To Give Some Of Its 3DS Money To Another Company
It’s the kind of run Nintendo’s been on lately, that even the company’s one piece of good news – the growing success of the 3DS – has to get a little gloomier. With the Wii U a disaster, it’s 3DS sales that are making Nintendo’s money right now, but from here on in the Japanese…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
RIP Greg Martin, A Guy Who Drew Awesome Box Art
The Nintendo Age Forums bring us the sad news that artist Greg Martin, responsible for some of the most iconic box art in video game history, has passed away. A former animator at Hanna-Barbera, where he worked on series like The Jetsons and The Flintstones, he also contributed to later animated series like Teenage Mutant…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedIn 2015, We Might Finally Get Next-Gen Visuals
Polish company Better Reality, who do effects work for advertisers and Hollywood, have developed a piece of technology called Thorskan. It’s designed to scan real environments then recreate them in 3D. And the effects are impressive. While the tech has been built for – and is being used by – studios like 20th Century Fox,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
NES Remix, a medley of bite-sized challenges based on familiar NES favorites, ended a time challenge after an exploit was discovered. The game’s director said yesterday on Miiverse that the “Collect all the coins!” challenge is done after finding out some were able to goose their times by repeatedly pausing the level.
By Owen Good Published January 5, 2014
