A New Breath Of Fire Is Coming. It’s an Online Mobile Game.

After twelve years, for better or worse, we’re getting another Breath of Fire. On their Network Game Conference stream, Capcom announced that Breath of Fire 6, the latest in the long-standing JRPG franchise, will be an online touch RPG for smartphones, tablets and PCs, released in 2014. Screenshots below. 「ブレス オブ ファイア 6」や，PS3/Wii U版「モンスターハンター フロンティアG」が発表！…

Deep Down, Capcom’s New PS4 Title, Is an Online Game

First revealed earlier this year at the PS4 reveal, Deep Down is being developed as an online game. Its keypoint is “dungeon”, so it sounds like this one will be a dungeon crawler. It was revealed at Capcom’s Network Game Conference and expected at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, where it will have a full…

When Facial Expressions Get Strange in Japan

Welcome to the world of “hengao” (変顔). Literally, it means “strange face”. And Japan has perfected it. “Hengao” is certainly not new—and it exists in various various forms around the world. In Japan, it’s an essential part of comedy, and numerous comedians have made careers out of their abilities to make funny faces. However, in…

Why Nintendo Says it Doesn’t Make Art

Nintendo has been fighting an uphill battle with the Wii U. To say sales havenot been good is a bit of an understatement. But the news is not all doom and gloom, and Nintendo’s dandy helmsman, Satoru Iwata is ever optimistic. In a3-partinterview with Toyo Keizai Online, Iwata talked about the gaming industry and game…

Surgeon Simulator, on Mac? You Better Believe It

Surgeon Simulator 2013, the quirky 48-hour game which spawned hilarious let’s play videos and crazy conspiracy theories alike, is now available on Mac via the App Store. Have fun!

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…