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UncategorizedWe’re used to LEGO video games based on movies. Here’s a video game based on a LEGO movie. Maybe it’s leaning on the first full movie trailer a bit too much, but that’s only because that trailer was awesome. If the game manages to channel even a tenth of that awesome, it’ll be one-tenth as…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 9, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: “Water wells in the corners of my eyes as some part of who I once was passes away.” Truthtellah’s recap of the VGX is a thing to behold. SpaceGar breaks down how video games’ version of retro isn’t the same as other mediums’ retro. And…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 9, 2013 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Is Asking Surprising Questions About Assassin’s Creed‘s Future
We already know that Ubisoft would like to know if fans want to play an assassin’s free pirate-only sequel to Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. They also want to know if we’d like co-op, if we want horses back, if we want to play through different time periods in the same city, and…. hey, want…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 9, 2013 -
UncategorizedMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Will Launch March 18
Konami this morning set a March 18 launch date for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Additionally, the Xbox One and Xbox 360 will get an exclusive mission—staring Raiden in his Metal Gear Rising incarnation. Xbox Wire also posted an interview with series creator Hideo Kojima, including that video above. They also posted the video…
By Owen Good Published December 9, 2013 - Uncategorized
American and British Governments May Have Spied on WoW and Xbox Live
American and British spies infiltrated World of Warcraft and Second Life, using the games to monitor what they think are terrorist communications, recruit informers, and gather data on communications between players, according to classified documents uncovered by the non-profit investigative journalism organization ProPublica. Xbox Live activity also was monitored by the agencies, which include the…
By Owen Good Published December 9, 2013 - Uncategorized
It hasn’t been a week and someone’s already put the TARDIS from Doctor Who in Starbound. The game’s also got other great mods since its December 4 launch, including a new Toxic planet type and a whole new family of gathering tools, all hosted on their own dedicated modding site—and this is just the first…
By András Neltz Published December 9, 2013 - Kotaku East
China’s Horrible Pollution Is Certainly Not Fashionable
What’s in this season? Masks, it seems. At a recent outdoor jewelry show in Shenzhen, China, the models strutted their stuff on the runway in masks. This comes as many Chinese cities battle hazardous air quality and pollution in what’s being called a “smog crisis.” Not everyone in attendance wore masks. These folks did, though.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2013 - Kotaku East
Bug Sex Book Sparks Surprising Controversy
The Insect Copulation Field Guide (昆虫交尾図鑑 or Konchuu Koubi Zukan) features illustrations of bugs bumping uglies. Illustrations that are causing a fuss online in Japan. People are saying they’re copies. Published on December 7 in Japan, the book was illustrated by a young Japanese art college student named Shoko Hasegawa. Online, people are saying her…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2013 - Kotaku East
In China, Online Games Just Keep Getting Better
2013 seems to be a great year for China’s online video game market with the release of some pretty cool online games. Deviating more and more from the standard click and grind RPG format, Chinese game companies have been pumping out interesting and visually appealing games, foreign and domestically-developed alike. One such example is Blade…
By Eric Jou Published December 9, 2013 -
UncategorizedBrutal Doom is—Surprise—Getting More Brutal
The mod for id Software’s classic shooter has grown a lot since we first looked at it a year ago—if you own a copy of any of the Dooms, you should seriously consider giving it a try. It’s pretty much an all-new experience. This new video demonstrates the new and upcoming v19b version’s ability to…
By András Neltz Published December 9, 2013 -
Kotaku EastGoofy Kaiju Flick is Sci-Fi Meets Hentai
Earth Defense Widow (地球防衛未亡人 or Chikyuu Bouei Miboujin) stars actress Mitsu Dan as a widowed member of an Earth defense force, out to save the world from deadly kaiju. If only they didn’t turn her on. If only! Dan, a widowed ex-geisha, is a member of a defense force known as JAP (yes, that is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2013 - Kotaku East
China’s Internet Cafes Are Disappearing. What’s Going On?!
China, the middle kingdom. The Orient. The place where the legality of game consoles are suspect has always been the home of internet cafes. The number of internet cafes, which served as dens to many of China’s netizens, has suddenly gone down over the course of 2011-2012—by as many as 10,000. Now, you may be…
By Eric Jou Published December 9, 2013 - Kotaku East
Female Ninja Serve Up Noodles Amidst Silly Complaints
Men no Sato (麺の里) or “Noodle Village” is a female ninja, or kunoichi(くノ一), restaurant. The restaurant originally opened last year in Tokyo’s Tachikawa, but recently announced it was reopening in nerd paradise Akihabara. Below you can see photos of the different noodle dishes, as well as the staff in their seemingly Naruto-inspired kunoichi costumes. Akihabara…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2013 - Kotaku East
China’s Underground Dwellers Find Their Homes Cemented Shut
China is a place of extremes. On the streets of Beijing, one can see cars that only ever appear in the New York Auto Show and extremely posh women holding the latest designer bags from Paris. But beneath that splendour is a hidden part of China: a class of residents living below the poverty line.…
By Eric Jou Published December 9, 2013 - Kotaku East
Korea’s Most Famous StarCraft Player Is Now a Poker Pro
BoxeR (aka Lim Yo Hwan), the brilliant StarCraft player, recently retired from eSports These days he’s appearing on a South Korean reality show as well as cutting this teeth on a new career: poker pro. According to Donga Ilbo (via tipster Sang), Lim announced his new career decision three days ago. The eSports icon will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2013 -
Kotaku EastHong Kong in all its Hazy, Timelapse-y Glory
Hong Kong is a dense metropolis of over seven million people, but from up here, it doesn’t look that busy at all It looks almost peaceful, if a bit dark. LittleBigWorld is calling their latest timelapse film Hazy Hong Kong, and sure enough, there’s lots of haze, along with lots of little people hurrying along…
By András Neltz Published December 9, 2013 - Kotaku East
In South Korea, Japanese Anime Gets Excessively Censored
Sometimes anime needs to be censored. Maybe it’s cultural reasons. Maybe it society’s values. Maybe there just aren’t enough fig leaves. Below, you can see an image from the Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic anime as it aired in Japan when Sinbad first appears before Aladdin. Yes, Sinbad is sporting a strategically placed fig leaf.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2013 - Kotaku East
Some of the Ugliest Cats on the Internet
When you think of “cats” and “internet,” you probably think of adorable fuzzy critters. Not all cats are cute. Some are downright ugly. In Japan, website Naver has done a round-up of “totally not cute cats.” These aren’t even cats that are adorably ugly. They’re just… homely! To be fair to these felines, some of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2013 - Uncategorized
Compare The Size Of Every Colossus From Shadow Of The Colossus
With artist AndyDaRoo on the pens and NormalColossus on research duty, we now have this striking image showing the scale of every colossus from Team Ico’s classic Shadow of the Colossus. It’s impressive, but also surprising. You’d think the final one is the biggest, but this reveals that the giant flying one is easily the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2013