These Korean Rooms Are Compared to Prison Cells For Good Reason

In big cities in Asia, space can come at a premium. Not every residence is a shoebox, but they do exist. And some of them are truly awful. Tokyo, for example, has coffin apartments. China has “ant colonies.” And South Korea? In the past, there have been teeny-tiny sleep and study spaces in South Korea…

Audiosurf Is Back, And It Looks Better Than Ever

The sequel to the game that brought you hundreds of “Through The Fire And Flames” playthrough videos is here—and it’s coming to Steam. In fact, it’s coming sooner than you’d think. Back in 2008, Dylan Fitterer released Audiosurf, a game where you race through block-filled levels generated from your own music library. Since then, there…

Japan’s Newest McDonald’s Commercial Is Bonkers

This isn’t the most annoying Happy Meal commercial Japan has seen, but geez, it sure is up there. Below you can see a new McDonald’s TV spot for the new Despicable Me 2 Happy Meal. The movie was recently released in Japan. What. The. Hell. Despicable, indeed! This certainly isn’t an isolated incident, as you…

A Darkly Whimsical Trailer For A Dark, Not Really Whimsical RPG

Watching this new trailer for Our Darker Purpose is giving me a serious Nightmare Before Christmas vibe. Must be the music. And the colors. A bit misleading, really, considering the game’s more Binding of Isaac than Tim Burton. The latest trailer for the recently Kickstarted roguelike action-RPG was put up on Steam Greenlight to showcase…

Odd Japanese Gadget Lets You Smell Meat On Your iPhone

You know what’s better than meat? The smell of meat. That is, should you be a carnivore. And if you are and can’t afford proper meat, there’s a Japanese gadget for you. This is “Hana Yakiniku” (鼻焼肉), which literally means “nose grilled meat.” As IT Media points out, it’s a small 17-gram peripheral you stick…

And the Internet’s Grand Prize Winner… The Hypnocat!

D’wah, look at those eyes. So cute! No, really, look at those eyes. What a darling little—All glory to the Hypnocat. This feline is actually named Snoopybabe and is possibly the most famous internet cat in China. When not destroying Chinese micro-blogging service Weibo, Snoopybabe likes racking up “likes” on Instagram. Recently, Snoopybabe has also…

Track: Welcome to the Spaceship, Motherfucker | Artist: Oozing Wound | Album: Retrash Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Giant Controller Turns iPhone Into 21st Century Sega Game Gear

iPhone gaming is normally portable by design. But sometimes – normally when a game has terrible touch controls – you want something more substantial. Like this. We first uncovered Logitech’s upcoming iOS controller earlier this year, but now notorious tech sleuth evleaks has what it claims is a proper product shot of the thing. And…

Napoleon Dynamite Doesn’t Need An Appointment To See Bungie

Famous people tend to get away with things normal folks can’t. If you were to simply turn up on the doorstep of your favourite video game developer, knock on the door and ask to come in, your chances of getting past the receptionist would be slim to none. But if you’re Jon Heder, the guy…

Raiden Is One Of The Best Video Game Action Figures I’ve Ever Seen

Out soon will be this Metal Gear Solid Rising Revengence figure of the game’s star, Raiden. Look at a single image and you might not think it’s that great. Look at more and you’ll see why he’s so amazing. He’s a Revoltech figure, famous for their articulation, meaning you can set him in just about…

Not All Game Art Has To Feature Dragons, Mechs And/Or Wastelands

Kyrie is a Korean illustrator who freelances mostly for the games industry. Her work as a character designer is a welcome change from the armoured men, dragons, thick necks and post-apocalyptic wastelands you normally see around here. You can see more of her work at her CGHub and DeviantArt pages. To see the larger pics…

Zelda Really Is One Of The Classics

Let’s admire this painting of Link by James Zapata. Just…soak it up. It’s the kind of treatment you normally see for the absolute classics of history and mythology. So it’s also the kind of treatment Zelda deserves. We featured Zapata’s work recently on our Fine Art feature. Check it out here Kokiri [James Zapata, via…

A PS3 Update That Actually Does Cool Stuff!

Most of the times, a PS3 system update is a cause for groans, notable only for the fact it interrupts your next gaming session. But this next one’s not so bad! Here are the highlights: Auto download of system software updates has been expanded to support all PSN users. Auto download support of purchases made…

SimCity Is Trying To Ruin Its Mods, Too

The good news is that SimCity will soon be allowing user-generated content. The bad news is that EA is looking to place so many restrictions on what you can actually mod that it seems almost pointless. In reaching out to the game’s community with its initial plans, EA has already put its foot down on…

Beyond: Two Souls Is (Slightly) Censored For Europe

The European version of upcoming PS3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls is going to be a little bit different from the American edition, after slight cuts had to be made to get it under an adults-only rating. First spotted by SCEUNCUT, the changes aren’t much; Sony has since confirmed that only “three minor aesthetic changes” have…

Capcom Abandoned Mega Man. You Saved Him.

The Kickstarter campaign for Mighty No. 9, a new Mega Man game in all but name, just closed. It made so much money that somebody, somewhere at Capcom might be getting fired today. Initially asking for $900,000, the project closed earlier today with $3,845,170 pledged. Toss in nearly $200,000 in Paypal donations and we’re looking…

It’s October. Let’s Make Some Horror Movie Recommendations.

Welcome to October, the scaaaaariest month of the year. You guys like horror movies? I get the sense that some of you do. Let’s talk horror movies. Lots of people I know have annual October traditions that revolve around horror movies. For example, today my buddy Patrick Klepek posted his annual Shocktober Horror List over…

Boy Does The Attack On Titan Game Look Like A Blast

Sure, the characters on Attack on Titan use their ‘maneuver gear’ to get around because GIANT HUMANOID MONSTERS WANT TO EAT THEM, but you can’t say that mode of transportation doesn’t look like a ton of fun anyway. And in this regard, the 3DS version of Attack on Titan seems to indulge. Look at how…

For An Ice World Theme, This Sonic Musical Cover Is Hot As Hell

It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with Mr. Smooth McGroove, the bearded a cappella master who, along with his feline familiar and sick vocal chops, gives our favorite video game anthems new life. Here he is with the Ice Cap Zone theme from Sonic The Hedgehog 3—it follows up on his last Sonic…

The Xbox 360 Version of Battlefield 4 Doesn’t Look So Hot

Most of the footage we’ve seen of Battlefield 4 so far has been gorgeous. There’s a reason for that: we’ve either seen next-gen footage, or PC footage. Natch the graphics will be a step up from current-gen systems. Even so, you don’t realize how much of a step-up it is until you see the different…