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What Do You Think of the Live-Action Persona 3 Actors?
Japanese role-playing game Persona 3 is coming to the Tokyo stage. Here’s a first look at the cast members in full Persona 3 garb. As JetFusion notes, the stage play is called Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade ~The Blue Awakening~ and opens next January at Tokyo Dome City’s Theatre G-Rosso. Persona soundtrack composer Shoji Meguro…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2013 -
Kotaku East17 Minutes of Rube Goldberg Machines Will Make Your Day
In Japan, there’s a children’s educational program called PythagoraSwitch. The majority of it is a Sesame Street-style puppet program, but there are fantastic interludes with Rube Goldberg machines. Let’s watch those! Above, you can see what’s supposedly all of the show’s Rube Goldberg machines. My kids have grown up watching this program each morning, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
Ghosts ‘N Goblins Game Shut Down By Capcom
Ghosts ‘N Goblins: Demon World was a new game up on Kickstarter looking for funding. Its developers said that they had “discussed” working with Capcom on securing the classic series’ licensing. Capcom says nope, never happened, and has instead set the lawyers on them. The game’s Kickstarter page has been removed and its campaign shut…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
Only The French Could Make An N64 This Pretty
French company Lëkki specialises in turning old consoles into new things of beauty. We’ve shown you their Super Nintendo work before, but they’re now offering some Nintendo 64s as well. There are four colours to choose from – each predominantly white with a lighter coloured stripe – with each costing €120 (USD$165). For that price…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedIt’s Survival Horror, But Not As You Know It
It’s easy to get excited about a Kickstarter game, see it backed then forget all about it. Understandable, too, since few of the really “big” Kickstarter games (Star Citizen, Broken Age) have been released. République, however, is just about done, and is looking pretty cool. Due out on December 19 on iOS (a PC port…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Complete Antonio Banderas/PS4 Gif Collection
This year’s big console launches would have been a lot less fun without NeoGAF’s Antonio Banderas fixation. So it’s fitting that, with the console now on shelves, a collection of every Banderas gif from the site has been collected and dropped in one handy video For posterity’s sake. Best part? Seeing them like this won’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2013 - Culture
The Neverending Story Gets A 21st Century Makeover
As wonderful as it is, as timeless as it threatens to be, The Neverending Story is still very much a product of the 1980s. So let’s take a moment to imagine what it might have looked like if it had been made in 2014, instead of 1984. These aren’t from an official project; just a…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
Valve’s Biggest Game, DOTA 2, Is Finally “Out” For Everyone
It’s not a traditional game, and would never have had a traditional “release date”, so today is the closest DOTA 2 will get. After years of betas, invites, sign-ups and queues, the game is now open to everyone If you visit the game’s Steam page, you’re guaranteed for the first time to see the green…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedThey Don’t Make Games (Or Trailers) Like Phantasmagoria 2 Anymore
Nothing says “get hype” like this trailer for Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh, a seemingly endless quick-cut montage of deliciously cheesy FMV acting with no context or sense of narrative or character. Then again, the trailer is pretty great nostalgia fodder—this past weekend while hanging out in New York with some friends (including erstwhile Kotaku…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 16, 2013 - Uncategorized
Did You Get A PS4 Or An Xbox One?
The next-gen dust has settled enough to begin to get a sense of just who picked up which new console. So, we thought we’d just ask. Both Sony and Microsoft are crowing about various sales numbers based on various metrics. But let’s leave all that aside for a moment. If you read Kotaku and picked…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedLife Is A First-Person Shooter With Google Glass
This new video from YouTuber cheekflapperer presents a scene not unfamiliar to many video-game shooter fans: A trip to a shooting range that might as well be a tutorial from the latest Call of Duty or Battlefield The only thing missing is a gruff drill sergeant hollering at you and an onscreen tutorial prompt: “Press…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedYouTube Copyright Fiasco Get Wilder, But This Time Someone Admits Error
Being told someone else owns your 2-million-view video is a sure way to ruin a YouTuber’s day. It can also be a real downer for the company supposedly making the claim. Especially if YouTube’s bot scanner is making thousands of these infuriating claims on their behalf, all because of a mistake. Scale Lab, a newcomer…
By Owen Good Published December 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Greatest Board Game Never Made
What would happens when you take every 80s and 90s board game and mash them together to create a garish monster? Pure magic. Enter BORED GAME ™ — a fictional commercial devoted to every overpriced, monstrously complicated board game ever made. It’s a hulking monstrosity, a giant, glow-in-the-dark Tower of Babel, and it can be…
By Chris Person Published December 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedIt’s A Skylanders Stop-Motion Christmas Spectacular (With Ponies)
The Irate Gamerspent nearly 60 hours creating this stop-motion action figure Christmas spectacular, when he could have just filmed my office for an hour on any given Saturday. The old Skylanders go on a magical journey to welcome the new Skylanders: Swap Force figures into their home. It’s a bit slipshod, but certainly better than…
By Mike Fahey Published December 16, 2013 - Uncategorized
I’m Probably Too Nice To Video Games. Maybe You Are, Too.
Do we grade video games on curve? Do we patronize them? Do we pat them on the head and praise progress over performance? “We” as in me, you and everyone else who loves games. Maybe we’re too nice. I know that I’m nice. I’m an optimist. I like games creators who try. I like games…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedTransformers: The Movie: The Cover Band
Dare to be stupid! The best-looking Transformers theme band, Cybertronic Spree, playing the best/worst song on the Transformers: The Movie soundtrack. Plus, they got themselves a fake Weird Al. The performance was recorded at the Toronto-based Bit Bazaar by event coordinator and friend of the site Matt Hawkins. Want more? To contact the author of…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 16, 2013 - Uncategorized
How To Prepare For The Walking Dead Season Two
One of my favorite games of last year is returning for its second season this week. With the adorable-yet-tough Clementine from the last season returning as the protagonist, it’s sure to out-depress the fantastic (and very depressing) last season that featured father-figure Lee. If you’re preparing for Season Two as it rolls out on its…
By Tina Amini Published December 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedHe Made Kratos’ Blade of Chaos. Yes, Only One. WTF?
So, master blacksmith Tony Swatton got The Legend of Zelda Master Sword out of the way and now he’s sharpening a replica of an iconic weapon from another console exclusive action game: Kratos’ Blades of Chaos. But Swatton only made one. What the hades, Tony? Yes, all the melting and forging and hammering and sharpening…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Most Brilliant iPad Game I’ve Played All Year
This is Blek. It’s a simple name for a simple game, one in which all you have to do to win is draw a single line. Which single line? That’s the complicated bit. Whatever sort of line you draw in Blek takes on a life of its own, repeating until it either reaches the top…
By Mike Fahey Published December 16, 2013
