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Giant Phone or Small PlayStation Controller?
Quick! Answer! Which is it: a jumbo phone or a teeny PlayStation controller? Here, I’ll give you a hint: It’s not a huge phone. Big hint, I know! These “ear phone jack mascots” go on sale next April in Japan. No word yet on pricing. 2014年”プレイステーション”旋風到来！！ [あみあみ] To contact the author of this post, write…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2013 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed IV’s Freedom Cry expansion might just land in two weeks. According to an ad in the newest digital issue of Game Informer, which was spotted by VideoGamer, the DLC pack will be available for Xbox One/360 and PS4/PS3 on the 17th of December.
By András Neltz Published December 4, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Wii Fit Trainer Doesn’t Need Your Silly Love Songs
But at the same time, I can’t help but sympathize—the Wii Fit Trainer is one nimble bad-ass. A faceless, extremely fit goddess of death, if you will. No wonder the hero of Hidden Block’s new music video, “Lovely Wii Fit Trainer,” falls in love with her as soon as he sees her again in the…
By András Neltz Published December 4, 2013 - Kotaku East
Check Out Japan’s Pointlessly Adorable Radish Art
From the country that mastered latte art, comes grated radish art. It’s cute and pointless. And that’s what makes it so damn wonderful. Japanese radish, or “daikon” (大根), is a common vegetable in the country’s cuisine. Grated Japanese radish is called “daikon oroshi” (大根おろし), and it is served with fish and stew (nabe)—among many other…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2013 -
UncategorizedHere’s Another Call of Duty: Ghosts Comparison For Xbox One and PS4
Last month, we saw Call of Duty: Ghosts compared on PS3, Xbox 360, and PS4. In the following video, you can finally see the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game compared. It’s really getting harder and harder to tell the difference. At least for me. Can you spot any discrepancies? It’s a YouTube…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2013 -
UncategorizedStarbound’s First Official Trailer is Four+ Minutes of Pure Magic
Welp, it’s launch day for Starbound. It took almost two years. Since its initial announcement in February 2012, Starbound has been slowly getting bigger and better under the care of developer Chucklefish—honestly, when you’re making a game about exploring procedurally generated universes, and want it to actually look good and play well, feature creep is…
By András Neltz Published December 4, 2013 - Kotaku East
Got $40,000? Buy Bruce Lee’s Shrunken Yellow Jump Suit
Bruce Lee is gone, but his movies live on. That, and memorabilia, including his most iconic outfits, which are up for auction in Hong Kong,. The marquee item is the trademark yellow jumpsuit, one of two Lee wore in Game of Death, his last film. Reuters reports that four jumpsuits were created, but the other…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2013 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Is Researching a Bra. Well, a Smart Bra.
There’s a good reason for that. According to Microsoft, a bra is close to the heart. You know what else it’s close to? The stomach, that’s what. The BBC reports that researchers from Microsoft’s visualisation and interaction research group designed a bra that’s able to detect emotions. This comes after the reveal of Sony’s smart…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2013 - Kotaku East
You’d Never Skip Class at This Chinese Elementary School
In the city of Shenzhen, a Super Mario Bros. mural was recently added to the side of an elementary school. Flickr user DCMaster first spotted the mural, which appears to be more than just a painting. If you look closely, you’ll see how the characters actually appear in relief. And as one Kotaku reader pointed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2013 - Uncategorized
Your Xbox One Responds To ‘Sexbox.’ The PS4? ‘Babe Station.’
To access the voice-control functionality on an Xbox One, you say, “Xbox.” To access it on PlayStation 4, you say, “PlayStation.” But those greetings aren’t very fun or sexy, are they? As Stephen found when he tested it out, the PlayStation 4 actually responds to some pretty casual language. You can say “A.C. Four” or…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 3, 2013 -
UncategorizedRead Only Memories is a cyberpunk adventure game that takes place in a futuristic San Francisco. Players can expect solve juicy mysteries and a variety of puzzles in a game influenced by classics like Snatcher. The game hopes to raise $62,064 on Kickstarter. UPDATE 3/30/15: Full disclosure, I am friendly with the developers making Read…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 3, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Safest Place In Battlefield 4? Inside A Wall.
Oh Battlefield, I love you so much, but you are so wonky. The first expansion has been out for less than a day and someone already got trapped in an invisible mountain. Luckily, the results are pretty entertaining Battlefield 4’s first expansion, China Rising, is out today for Premium users. YouTuber xFactorgaming was playing it,…
By Steve Marinconz Published December 3, 2013 - Uncategorized
Why Everyone Still Talks About Dark Souls
Dark Souls, man. It’s always there, at the periphery of so many conversations about great games. This game is like Dark Souls, and that game wishes it were as good as Dark Souls, and hey, have you played Dark Souls? Just about two years ago, I republished the below essay by writer Chris Dahlen about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 3, 2013 - Uncategorized
GameCube Turns Into Hookah, Continues To Be Awesome
Some people use GameCubes to, y’know, play games. In fact, most of us probably do. But you can also use GameCubes to smoke/vape, if you wanted to. The picture above comes from Nebula Vaping Lounge. They’ve created a special e-Hookah called the ‘VapeCube.’ Here’s the full picture: They’re not up for sale just yet, but…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 3, 2013 - Uncategorized
You Could Own Han Solo’s Blaster From The Empire Strikes Back
…if you’ve got a couple hundred grand laying around, that is. Yes, Han Solo’s blaster from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jediis up for auction, with an estimated price of $200,000 to $300,000. The full listing, courtesy Invaluable.com: Estimated Price: $200,000 – $300,000 Description: 379. Harrison Ford “Han Solo” non-firing DL-44 Blaster…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 3, 2013 -
Uncategorized1980s Luigi Actor Dies At 72
Canadian actor Danny Wells, best known among gamers as the man who played Luigi on the late-80s TV show The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, has died at age 72. According to his obituary in The Montreal Gazette, Wells, whose actual name is Jack Westelman, passed away last Thursday, November 28. In addition to his…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 3, 2013 -
UncategorizedYour Crappy Artwork Solves The Puzzles In This Game
Draw a Stickman: Epic expects you to draw a stickman, when really you can draw pretty much anything, as long as it’s vaguely person shaped. Unless, of course, you want a gelatinous cube running around causing havoc. Drawing doesn’t stop with just your character, all your magical stickman powers such as fire and lightning must…
By Leo Wichtowski Published December 3, 2013
