Welcome To The X-Men, Jubilee. You’re Fired.

Now that Wolverine’s been fired from the X-Men, there’s no real reason to keep his stupid fireworks-making, stuck-in-the-90s, mall-babe-eating-chili-fries sidekick on the payroll. We’ve been waiting for this one, Jubilee. In current Marvel comics continuity, Jubilee has become the mother of a rescued infant, the latest in a long line of attempts to give the…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Who dislikes FPSes? TheUnfathomableTruth does and the explanation—a response to DocSeuss’ Why I Can’t Stand 2D Games—is right here. JJthe Texan takes a hard look at the Wii U, calling it an unwanted console. Harsh, dude. The Mushroom Kingdom’s dangerous flora and fauna get visual…

​You’ll Be Able to Share Xbox One Game Clips Wherever You Want

Seems like this is the generation where game recording becomes a required feature for consoles. Both the PS4 and Xbox One have the capability to save and share gameplay clips but there’s one big difference: users will be able to share Xbox One gameplay clips all over the web, including YouTube. Microsoft’s new game console…

If Disney Princesses Were Final Fantasy Characters …

We’ve seen classic Disney heroines as Street Fighter characters, but they’d make an even more outstanding and complete party as Final Fantasy characters, with all the essential jobs assigned to them. Digital artist Geryes took the most iconic Disney princesses, and reimagined them with belts and zippers, as if it were designed by Tetsuya Nomura…

Kingdom Under Fire II Is Still on the Way. Honest!

RTS-MMO hybrid Kingdom Under Fire II has been in development for a long time. A long, long time. So long, in fact, that some people might be giving up hope—well, don’t. We’ve got some news for you. At South Korea’s G-Star gaming convention, Korean news site inven (via tipster Sang) managed to snag an interview…

The PS4 Isn’t the Only New Console Sony Released Last Week

Last week, Sony released the PlayStation 4 in the Western world, but that wasn’t the only PlayStation console to make its debut in stores. Japanese consumers this past week saw the release of Sony’s new micro-console, the PlayStation Vita TV. The Vita TV is basically a home console version of the Vita. Instead of a…

Oh, It’s Just a Chinese Building Shaped Like a Cell Phone

It’s not everyday you get to see a building that’s shaped like a cell phone. You do today, though. Lucky you! This building is located in the city of Kunming in Yunnan Province, China. The cell phone structure is quick becoming a landmark in Kunming, reports Chinese site CRI. Probably because it calls for lots…

The Nintendo 2DS is being released in South Korea on December 7. So far, it’s only been sold in the West. Wonder what country is next…

Watch Us Strip Vampires for Fun and Profit

Last week, we showed you one side of the PS3/Vita title Akiba’s Trip 2: its faithful reconstruction of otaku mecca Akihabara. Today we’re going to look at the other side of the game. So watch us as we strip vampires, expose them to lethal amounts of sunlight, and then loot their corpses. Akiba’s Trip 2…

“I feel terribly sorry that I have kept my audience waiting for such a long time.” Fumito Ueda, creator of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, talking to Edge about The Last Guardian and its various delays

First Look at Hayao Miyazaki’s New Manga

While famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki retired from feature films earlier this fall, he’s still hard at work drawing manga. And damn, his current work looks great. Miyazaki is known for famed anime like My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service, among many others. This week’s episode of NHK series The Professional featured Hayao Miyazaki.…

Shadowrun‘s Berlin Expansion Lands in January, Adds… Quicksaves?!

Well it’s about damn time Yep, a save-anywhere function will be patched into indie RPG Shadowrun Returns around the time its newly-revealed, so-far-only-teased expansion lands, as perthe latest announcement on the game’s Kickstarter. We were fairly annoyed at the game for not having a quicksave feature, so of course, this is excellent news. Look at…

The Worst Black Belts Are the Best Black Belts

To get a black belt, you must train. You must focus. You also must flail like a goof ball. But, be sure to do it quickly. Black Belt Test SFII Edition [Dominic Moschitti@YouTube via ネタりか] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your…

Nintendo Marching Band Routine Blows Trumpets (Also, Socks Off)

Ohio State University’s marching band did a killer Nintendo performancelast yearduring a halftime show. This year, Clemson responds.