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Kotaku EastThe Beijing Subway Is a Nightmare for Claustrophobes
Hate small spaces? What about crowding? Does that make you break out in cold sweats? If so, then the Beijing Subway’s Line 13 at morning rush hour certainly is not for you. Or anyone else, for that matter. Just a little crowded [BeijingCream@YouTube via あまえび] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2013 - Kotaku East
How Korean Net Cafes Are Fighting a New Smoking Law
In South Korea, PC bangs (net cafes; “bang,” or “방” stands for “room” in Korean) are a big part of the country’s gaming scene. And for better or worse, so is smoking. Lots of Korean gamers smoke. Many don’t! But those who do are now finding themselves unable to enjoy a cigarette while enjoying a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2013 -
Kotaku EastEver Wanted To Make A Show Like Power Rangers? This Game Will Let You
Indie group Behold Studios, who previously brought us the addictive RPG simulator Knights of the Pen and Paper, are now making a management game. It involves owning a sentai TV studio. Its Kickstarter page describes Chroma Squad with a few keywords: “sentai heroes, manager, tactical turn-based, meta-game, pixel art fun.” The game puts you in…
By András Neltz Published July 24, 2013 - Kotaku East
Inside Japan’s Pleasure Hotels
Trysts. Young lovers. Parents who want to get away. “Love Hotels” offer short stays and some truly off-the-wall rooms. Love Hotels, or “rabuho” (ラブホ) for short, began in Osaka during the late 1960s. Japan’s version of the “no-tell motel”, they became big business, and even Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi opened one. At that time, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Best Cosplay From Comic-Con 2013
When you can actuallyget up off yourbutt and move your camera around, there was some of the best cosplay in the world to be seen at last weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con. And much of it was captured by the very mobile Sneaky Zebra, who were in attendance with fancy equipment to capture all the best…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2013 - Culture
Guys, Shut Up, The Giant Robot Is Sleeping
Mikhail Rakhmatullin is a concept artist who works at Russian indie developers Nival. He does good sci-fi. And fantasy. And sharp-dressed robots. You can see more of his work at his personal site and CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2013 -
UncategorizedWhen A Short Film Looks As Good As A Hollywood Blockbuster
Dust is not, as you may first think, an upcoming Hollywood adaptation of The Last Of Us. It’s just a short, one that’s taken four years, and a ton of hard work, to put together. A lot of that punch comes from fact it’s been produced by Ember Labs (who we’ve featured previously on Kotaku),…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Future Of Video Games Sure Has Fancy Lighting
Visuals company Geomerics has some lighting tech called Enlighten. It’s in a lot of games you’ve already played, but it’s in even more you’re about to play. In the future. And they look just great. This demo reel the company put together sure is pretty. I doubt my PC will ever get these games looking…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2013 - Uncategorized
How To Prank A Religious Protestor At Comic-Con
Photographer Sebastian Jespersen took some amazing cosplay photos at Comic-Con, which you can see here, but my favourite shot of his has nothing to do with dressing up. It’s this one. Where the dude on the right is getting a lesson in how to protest topics relevant to the show at hand. Sebastian Jespersen [Flickr]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2013 - Uncategorized
Sony Might Be Making A Gran Turismo…Movie
A report on The Wrap claims that Sony is looking to get the producers of Fifty Shades of Grey to put a Gran Turismo movie together. The story claims it’s part of a move to cash in on the recent success of “fast car” movies like Fast & The Furious, but God, I hope not.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2013 -
UncategorizedHow To Use A Console Controller On Your PC
Though it’s a platform that began with the joystick the dominant control method, over the past twenty years the keyboard and mouse overtook it to become the only way to play most games on the PC. Which is a shame, because there are a lot of them that play better with a control pad. This…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2013 -
UncategorizedAmazing Insect Video Does Massive Damage To Your Brain
A ridiculously powerful camera has let a German photographer take some of the most incredible footage I have ever seen. There’s a reason creature designers so often look to the animal kingdom – and insects in particular – for inspiration. Because when you see them this close, they may as well be aliens. The photographer…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2013 -
UncategorizedAll The Stuff The First X-Men Movie Got Wrong
How did that guy manage to punch Wolverine so many times without breaking his hand? I remember that bugging me back when I first saw Bryan Singer’s debut X-Men film. Some of this other stuff, as pointed out by CinemaSins, didn’t bug me so much. But that one stuck with me. I really liked this…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 23, 2013 -
UncategorizedThis Is Why I Love Disgaea
She’s a proud demon warrior. Her name is Barbara. Hi, Barbara. Hundreds of hours of gameplay is nice. Micromanagement that borders of the neurotic is wonderful. Endless strategies and boundless replayability? The Disgaea series has these in spades. But it’s the memorable characters and offbeat humor that keeps me coming back to a series I…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2013 - Uncategorized
Oh Look, They Got Runescape 3 Working Again
Look at all of those graphics. That’s at least seven or eight graphics right there. After a day spent staring at a black screen, Jagex has finally tweaked Runescape 3 enough so that I can see those shiny new graphics. I completely forgot why I was in that cave. But the reason I am in…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Fascinating Numbers Behind This Year’s Steam Summer Sale
Rest easy, wallets: we’re finally out of the clutches of the mighty Steam Summer Sale. Seems like a good time to look back on it all, right? Redditor tallkido has put together a nifty infographic that breaks down the numbers behind the sale, if you’re curious. Take a look: Summary of the Steam Summer Sale…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 23, 2013 - Uncategorized
EA Loses $11 Million Madden Lawsuit
A jury today found that Electronic Arts used code and features developed by the designer of the first John Madden Football throughout Madden games published into the mid-1990s without crediting or paying him royalties, and required EA to pay damages that could start at $11 million and potentially reach much higher. Robin Antonick, credited on…
By Owen Good Published July 23, 2013 - Uncategorized
A Bunch Of Comic Artists Draw Batman With Their Eyes Closed
Bats are blind. So, shouldn’t comic artists be able to draw The Batman with their eyes closed? Or something? That’s the theory artist Olly Moss put to the test last week at Comic-Con. Taking a note from the site Blind as a Batman, Moss asked a bunch of geek/comic notables to draw the caped crusader…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 23, 2013 - Uncategorized
Death Threats Follow Small Call Of Duty Tweak
Dedicated communities always react to changes to their favorite games, it’s normal. But threatening someone’s life over a small tweak to a game? That’s a whole other level of ridiculous. Still, that’s exactly what’s happening to David Vonderhaar, design director for Call of Duty: Black Ops II according to One of Swords. Earlier today, a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 23, 2013
