Someone’s Mom Made Totoro Out of Noodles

And not just any old noodles, but with soba (buckwheat) noodles. But why make Totoro out of noodles? Twitter user @hy_s__ explains that his or her mom asked if there were any requests for dinner, and @hy_s__ replied, “tororo soba.” And this is what mom served up: Totoro soba! The white belly, however, is made…

Hideo Kojima Suits Up for Motion Capture

Today on Twitter, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima uploaded photos of himself wearing a motion capture suit and wielding a gun. “Why the hell?” Kojima tweeted. “What am I going to do? CQC?” he added. (“CQC” means, “close quarters combat.”) Does this mean we’ll finally get Hideo Kojima The Game: A Hideo Kojima Game? Hideo_Kojima_EN,…

Rain Would Probably Have Been Damn Hard as a Stealth Action Game

To me, Sony’s upcoming rainy day adventure, Rain, feels like a spiritual successor to the PlayStation 2 classic Ico – the visuals, the atmosphere, playing the part of a child lost in a (mostly) empty world much larger than himself… So much so, that I almost expect Fumito Ueda’s name to show up in the…

A Game Where You Build Vehicles To Fight Sea Monsters (And Each Other)

Its name is From The Depths, and it calls itself the “first physics-driven multiplayer warfare game where you design and build your own vehicles block by block.” Also, it has giant sea monsters. Still under development and expected to arrive on PC next year, From The Depths boasts the ability to design, build, equip and…

Our colleagues at Kotaku Japan are celebrating their fourth anniversary, complete with a new Kotaku-tan character, a cake, and Red Bull. Congrats!

Samsung Galaxy Allegedly Caught Fire While Gaming, Destroys Man’s Home

After dinner, a man in Hong Kong began charging his Samsung Galaxy S4 so he could play a smartphone game. Then, the man says, the smartphone caused his home to catch fire. According to reports on website IT’s House (via UPI), the smartphone’s owner, a 47 year-old man surnamed “Du,” was on his sofa playing…

Here’s A Sneak Peek at Cliff Bleszinski’s New Project

On his official Twitter, legendary game designer Cliff Bleszinski shared a cropped screenshot of “something [he’s] working on.” So mysterious. Any thoughts?

Let’s Look at Macho Plastic

At last weekend’s Wonder Festival in Japan, there was an array of plastic figurines and models on display. Many of them were cute, a few of them were scary, and some of them were oh so very macho. Here’s a look at a smattering of the tough figurines and models on display. Robots, mecha, monsters,…

This is Moonlight, a game from Firebase Industries that’s so new it doesn’t even have a platform yet. What it does have is that sweet, sweet Zaxxon-meets-Macross vibe. [Firebase]

Pacific Rim Wasn’t Japanese Enough, Clearly

Pacific Rim, Hollywood’s lavish love letter to all things Tokusatsu, comes full circle in this tribute trailer that reimagines the Western movie as something a little more Japanese. Pacific Rim (Fan-Made Trailer) in TOHO Godzilla style [YouTube, via Topless Robot]

These pixellated controllers from Hyperkin aren’t Minecraft models, they’re real controllers. Looking good, though I have my doubts about long-term comfort….[Hyperkin]

OK, I Really Can’t Believe Only One Guy Made This Game

Just to be clear, I mean that in a “wow” way, not a “you’re LYING” kind of way. We told you about Meridian: New World earlier in the week, an old-school RTS that was being developed by a single man, Ede Tarsoly. It looked pretty cool, but one complaint was that there wasn’t a trailer.…

These Are Not Real People, I Promise

Australian artist Sam Jinks used to be in animation, but a few years back shifted gears and started sculpture. He now makes things that you will look at, look more closely at, then swear they were alive. Even though they’re not. Most of his pieces are made from silicon, and to complete the realism the…

League of Legends, Mass Effect & Loads of Rad 80’s Tributes

Since we last saw the supremely-talented Dave Rapoza, he was doing some of the best fan art in the business. Now he’s doing some of the best business art in the business. Like half the planet these days, he’s done some art for iOS card game Legend of the Cryptids, as well as work for…

ESPN Used To Show Magic Card Tournaments (Seriously!)

ESPN’s extra channels are usually home to some weird stuff. I’ve seen everything from baby cow rodeos to re-runs of old 80s strongman competitions. So I guess it shouldn’t be too big a surprise to see that, over a decade ago, ESPN2 was broadcasting…Magic Card tournaments. This footage is the final of the 2000 Magic…

Fans Are Making A New Halo Game. For The PC.

It’s been forever since a Halo game was released on the PC. Halo 3, Halo Wars, Halo Reach and Halo 4 have all come and gone, without a PC version in sight. So it’s clear that if fans of the series want a game on their personal computers, they’re going to have to make it…

Giant StarCraft Figure Is A Work Of Art

This is not your average action figure. Sideshow’s upcoming Jim Raynor piece stands 15 inches tall, and is made from 525 individual pieces. Which means it’s going to be expensive. And totally worth it. He’s posable, his visor slides down, the armour lights up in both the chest and vents, and he comes with a…

Dark Souls: The “Like A Boss” Edition

It used to be that when you pulled off an awesome move in a video game, you had to tell people about it, like the story-tellers of old. Then came the internet, then gifs, and now we can all enjoy those moments you feel like a boss. Like this Dark Souls parry-then-finish, which is made…

There’s Already BioShock Infinite DLC Cosplay

Well, that was fast. BioShock Infinite’s new DLC was only announced yesterday, but already superstar cosplayer Anna Ormeli has cooked up a neat outfit based on Elizabeth’s appearance in the new content. Either she doesn’t sleep, or when she does, she sleeps with one hand (and foot) on a sewing machine. Anna Ormeli [Facebook]

Every Single Movie Reference In The First Ten Seasons Of The Simpsons

If you’re ever planning to make a reference to a movie, just remember: Simpsons did it first. These two amazing supercuts of The Simpsons’ many, many movie references, as assembled at NextMovie by writer/editor Bryan Menegus, prove that fact. Sit back, enjoy, and try to remember if you recognized these back when you first watched…