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Chinese CEO: China To Get Xbox One In Late 2014
China, the land where game consoles are currently still in a quasi-banned state, the console wars pretty much haven’t started yet. Gray market imports of both PlayStation 4s and Xbox Ones are slowly trickling in, but it seems that, after all, the scales might tip in Microsoft’s favour. According to an article published by one…
By Eric Jou Published December 16, 2013 - Kotaku East
Forget Hunky Men, You Want to Date Buggy Men
In Japan, “otome” (maiden) games give players a slew of handsome men from which to choose. A recent game offers much more than that. Say hello to buggy men! New Japanese smartphone game Boyfriend (Fictitious) is amusing people on Twitter with its unusual dreamboats. Here, have a look (via Otaku News): These aren’t bugs, they’re…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2013 -
Kotaku EastCutesy Side-Scrolling MMOs Are Not Supposed To Look This Good
It fits, considering the new cutesy MapleStory won’t be its typical side-scrolling self. Indeed, for MapleStory 2, they’re abandoning the now familiar side-scrolling look for the Korean-made online RPG in favor of a more traditional isometric business. Like Ragnarok Online, basically, but in full 3D. Not that the new cinematic trailer shows off any of…
By András Neltz Published December 16, 2013 - Kotaku East
Death Note Is Being Turned into a Musical
Nothing quite says “musical” like a notebook that allows you to kill people! Beats Cats, I guess? Hit manga Death Note has already been turned into anime, video games, novels, and live-action films. And in 2015, it will become a musical, website NariNari reports. A musical perhaps because they are running out of things to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2013 -
Kotaku EastIron Man Should Be In… Sailor Moon
Don’t believe me? Watch this short, yet epic animation and then believe. First-year animation students at South Korea’s Chungkang College of Cultural Industries created the clip they’re calling “Iron Moon” for a second semester project. Yes, that is Tony Stark doing the Sailor Moon S transformation. The stuff of dreams! Bravo, kids! 아이언문(Iron Moon)-청강 2013년…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2013 - Kotaku East
Japan’s Manga-Hating Domestic Terrorist Allegedly Caught [Update]
The threats. The scares. The toxic chemicals. The man allegedly behind all of those has been arrested. According to NHK, police arrested 36 year-old Hirofumi Watanabe this Sunday. The Osaka resident was arrested for putting a container filled with a chemical that emitted potentially deadly hydrogen sulfide fumes at a Sophia University gymnasium in Tokyo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2013 - Uncategorized
Bungie Artist Builds His Own Destiny Gun
Sloan Hood is an artist at Bungie. He’s also an avid cosplayer. The two activities met last month when he dressed up as a class from the studio’s upcoming space shooter Destiny, and while the outfit is impressive, it’s the gun that’s got my attention. Call it “cheating” if you must, but since he’s one…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2013 - Uncategorized
If Assassin’s Creed IV Was A Disney Cartoon…
Finish that sentence however you want, though I’d recommend “…I would watch the crap out of it”. Not sure the subject matter would carry over that well for a kid’s movie, but hey, maybe Thatch’s burning beard and everyone’s wanton murder can be turned into a jolly sea shanty. AC4: Disney poster style[JessKat-art, via Gamefreaks]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedPlaying Battlefield 4 Inside An Armored LAN Party
Yes, this is a cheap marketing stunt. But it’s one I want to own. Or at least borrow for the weekend. EA’s Australian outpost and Origin – the PC manufacturers, not the EA online store – have built the “Battlefield 4 and Origin PC Armoured Division Tank”, a clumsy name for what’s essentially a converted…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2013 - Uncategorized
Remember that customSuper Nintendo urinal? Its creator is selling. $499 on, where else, Craigslist
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2013 - Culture
Guns, Snow And A Sword Through The Heart
Mohammed Mukhtar is an artist at British studio Playdemic, but he’s also done work on various mods for games like Half-Life 2 and Unreal Tournament. You can see more of Moh’s work at his personal site and CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2013 -
UncategorizedAttack On Titan “Movie” Is Redefining Cosplay As We Know It
There is cosplay, and then there is…well, we might need a word that goes beyond cosplay for this. This crew of Japanese Attack on Titan fans, of the Through The Night crew, laugh at the notion of simply dressing up as the show’s characters and posing. They’ve taken to the woods and gone all out,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Next Rainbow Six Game “Wasn’t Working”, So It’s Been Remade
In case you couldn’t tell between the departuresand delays, Ubisoft’s next Rainbow Six game has been in the development doghouse for years now. Something Ubisoft is only just getting around to publicly acknowledging. During an interview with IGN, Ubisoft’s Laurent Detoc has admitted that the game as first planned “wasn’t working”, and that the team…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2013 -
UncategorizedLet’s See What’s Inside A Steam Machine (And How You Swap Stuff Out)
Valve’s Steam Machinemay have its eyes on your living room, but it’s not a console. It’s still a PC at heart, so if you’re curious how easy it’s going to be to open one up and swap out/upgrade parts, take a look at this. Corey Nelson is one of the lucky 300 to be testing…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
PlayStation U.S. Boss Says He Gave Up His PS4 So Someone Could Buy One
When PlayStation’s U.S. chief says Sony isn’t rigging an artificial PS4 shortage, I give him the benefit of the doubt. When he says 12,000 PS4s sold out in half an hour on Amazon, that’s not an incredible thing to say. When he says he has no PS4 yet, telling the company to sell it instead,…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
Tea Party Facebook Group Posts BioShock Image Satirizing Tea Party
The National Liberty Foundation is a Florida-based group of radical conservatives associated with the right-wing group that calls themselves the Tea Party. They use their Facebook to post lots of right-wing meme images and racist links Yesterday, they posted the above image, which looks a whole lot like an anti-immigrant cartoon. Well, it is an…
By Jason Schreier Published December 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
Four Have Reached Level 100 on PlayStation Network
Hakoom, one of the more prolific and visible trophy hunters in the PlayStation Network, just broke through to level 100—a rank that requires a user to win some 30,000 trophies. Three others have also breached the 99 barrier, thought to be the limit when PSN instituted trophy support back in mid-2008. Hakoom gets the publicity…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 are being removed from Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network stores—both their digital versions and their DLC. Tuesday is the last day PSN subscribers in North America can get DLC for the game; Thursday is the last day in Europe. Dec. 26 is the deadline,…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2013 - Culture
The Week in Games: The Walking Dead Begins a New Season
Retail console releases may be done for this year but there still are marquee names waiting for their closeup as we finish off 2013. Chief among them is the next season of The Walking Dead, which arrives Tuesday along with Terraria on the PS Vita. Here’s the week in games. Tuesday, Dec. 17 The Walking…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2013
