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Rise and shine, sleepyhead! You missed some interesting stuff overnight. Star Wars Bloopers Turned Into Hilarious Star Wars Trailer This Was The Generation Of Increasingly Silly Game Names Science Is Turning Disabled Kids Into Awesome Cyborgs So What If I Think Pirate Ships Are Beautiful. Shut Up.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Whoa, Mega Charizard Y and male protagonist Calem from Pokemon X & Y just got a hundred percent more realistic and detailed thanks to the talented deviantART artist Charlie Romeo So much so that at first it seems more like Monster Hunter or Final Fantasy fan art, and not something inspired by a Nintendo 3DS…
By Gergo Vas Published November 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
I’ll Never Forget my First Journey with a Stranger
I love co-op gaming. Ever since I was a child, I have loved teaming up with friends to beat a game together. But Journey taught me something I had missed out on, the joy of teaming up with a complete stranger. When it comes down to it, Journey is almost a “stealth co-op” game. It…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
Foxconn wants to dabble in mobile gaming. The controversial Taiwanese company, eager to move beyond parts manufacturing, recently announced that they would be releasing several mobile games. Their first game, developed jointly with NetDragon (Dungeon Keeper Online, Transformers Online), will be out within six months Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing…
By András Neltz Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedYou Might Wanna Download All Of Jimmy Fallon’s Favorite iPhone Apps
The iPhone 5S is out, and Late Night host Jimmy Fallon didn’t hesitate to show off some of his favorite new apps: Photobama, Miley Cyrus Fly Catcher, Axl Rose Relaxation Tapes and Wax Alan Rickman. Needless to say, all of these are incredibly useful apps that’ll make our life much better. New iPhone Apps: Photobama,…
By Gergo Vas Published November 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
Stop The Twitter Stupidity, Says Local Japanese Government
This year in Japan, idiots on Twitter have got into all kinds of trouble. Dummies have been climbing into freezers and on subway tracks to snap Twitter pics. And now, one area in Japan has had enough. Kanagawa Prefecture is launching a public awareness campaign to help prevent future Twitter stupidity. Later this month, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedPC Point and Click Fans, Get Ready For A Christmas Treat
The Kickstarter campaign which intended to revive Charles Cecil’s Broken Sword adventure game series ended successfully a bit over a year ago, so it’s about time we know more about when the follow-up will actually be here. Released as two episodes, the first part of The Serpent’s Curse will arrive to PC on the fourth…
By András Neltz Published November 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
Japanese Vending Machine Dispenses Latte Art
Over the years, Japan has seen an amazing array of vending machines. From sushi to bras, there have been some truly peculiar ones. But most serve drinks. One, however, serves latte art. Located at Tokyo’s Haneda Aiport, the “Yojiya Cafe Selection” vending machine claims to be the first in the country to offer “latte art.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Velocity Ultra, the teleporting vertical shoot-em-up for the Vita which we rather liked, is making its way to PC. The port is being handled by Curve Studios of Stealth Bastard fame, and will include customizable controls and graphics enhancements. Expect it to pop up on Steam around late December.
By András Neltz Published November 5, 2013 -
Kotaku EastCheck Out How Much Better the Tales of Symphonia Sequel Looks in HD
Last week we took a look at how the PS3 remaster of Tales of Symphonia stacks up against the original GameCube version. But this is not the only game in the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles HD remaster collection. Its 2008 sequel, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, has had an HD makeover as…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedOne Man’s Harrowing Quest For Toilet Paper, As Told By A ZombiU Short
Admit it. You would brave the undead-filled streets for some toilet paper, too. Zombie apocalypse? Pfft. This ten-minute short, created over six months with (amazingly enough) a budget of only £250 (about $400), tells the story of Ron, a lone survivor in the ZombiU universe whose priorities might seem skewed at first, but really—would you…
By András Neltz Published November 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
If You Like Shirtless Anime Boys, Watch Free!
Earlier this year, four shirtless anime boys appeared in a commercial—a commercial that became so popular that a full anime series about them was ordered. That is how Free! was created. And, as you might expect from those beginnings, Free! is a shameless cash-in—though that doesn’t make for an unwatchable show. Free! is one of…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
Here’s a Marvelous New Dragon Quest 3DS XL
Early next year, Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Key hits the Nintendo 3DS. To mark the occasion, Nintendo is releasing a special 3DS XL. Neat DQ print, no? Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca’s Marvelous Mysterious Key is a remake of Dragon Quest Monsters 2: The Mysterious Key to Malta,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2013 -
Kotaku EastJapanese Towel Art to Delight and Amaze
Isamu Sasagawa just might be the greatest towel artist in Japan, if not the entire Earth. What is towel art? It’s folding towels to resemble things, whether that’s animals or figures from pop culture. (And yes, some people like to fold dicks with towels. Shame on them!) If you’ve stayed at Walt Disney World, you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
PC Classic Gets A Gentle Glove Slap To The Face
One of the best PC games ever made is Sid Meier’s Colonization. A big part of that is the way it simulates the great unknown: as you venture westwards, unless you’re playing on the boring “real” map, you’re truly venturing into the great unknown. Few games have managed to copy that success, most recently Paradox’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2013 - Culture
So What If I Think Pirate Ships Are Beautiful. Shut Up.
Not, like, beautiful beautiful. This is a pants on kind of beautiful we’re talking about here. But there’s something about the way these Ubisoft artists paint them alongside tropical hillsides (or under tropical seas) that’s just the best The art we’re featuring today comes from two sources, both of whom we’ve featured here previously. One…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Science Is Turning Disabled Kids Into Awesome Cyborgs
You might think 3D printers are only good for making your own bootleg action figures, but there’s a far more practical use for them: building robotic limbs for kids who would otherwise have a pretty tough time of it. That’s what a group called Robohand does. They use 3D printers to build the parts necessary…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Valve Is “Constantly” Trying To Improve Steam’s Wonky Offline Mode
While Steam theoretically allows you to play your games without an internet connection, there are catches, like the fact that every now and then you have to get back online for the feature to work. Which in some circumstances kinda defeats the point! Weirdly, while you’d be forgiven for thinking this was a design decision,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedStar Wars Bloopers Turned Into Hilarious Star Wars Trailer
So a few days back a fantastic blooper reel from the filming of the first Star Wars was found. Naturally, this footage has now been cut into a trailer for the movie. Based on the very first Star Wars trailer – which my poor brain now associates with Unkleinstead of the movie – it swaps…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2013 - Uncategorized
This Was The Generation Of Increasingly Silly Game Names
Look, video game names have always been a little silly. And likely always will be. But this past console generation saw the emergence of a new kind of silly, one that graduated from “harmless fun” to “facepalm”. I’m talking about the concept of taking standard naming conventions and throwing them out the window. I’m talking…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2013