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Everybody Wants To Kiss Beyond: Two Souls‘ Hunky Love Interest
Ignore the circle button prompt, Eric Winter’s Ryan Clayton is completely irresistible, no matter how shy you might be. Nestled lovingly within thefirst installment of a four-part ‘making of’ documentary for Quantic Dreams’ PlayStation 3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls was a not-at-all-awkward scene of Ellen Page’s Jodie Holmes deciding whether or not to suck face…
By Mike Fahey Published July 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Square’s Considering Bringing Dragon Quest X Outside Of Japan, But…
There’s a catch. There’s always a catch. Now that the online role-playing game Dragon Quest X—first released for Wii and Wii U—is getting a PC release in Japan, Famitsu asked producers Yosuke Saito and Yu Miyake if they plan to bring the game overseas. Their answer: sure, they’re considering it… but it could be a…
By Jason Schreier Published July 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedYou Know What Skyrim Needs? A Mechanical Fish In A Top Hat Maybe?
If you are bored with your current follower in Skyrim, you can always add the absolutely ridiculous Mr. Unicorn The Cyborg Gentleman Fish. He is a fish (and not a crab) with a top hat put onto mechanical legs. Okay. My brain is absolutely not exploding right now. No need to explain it lorewise, really,…
By Gergo Vas Published July 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
That Rex just realized Metal Gear Solid‘s Snake is right in front of him. How fast can those mechanical legs run away? Amazingly detailed artwork by ChasingArtwork and it reminds me of Yoji Shinkawa’s original concept arts, which is not a bad thing. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…
By Gergo Vas Published July 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
It’s Time Nintendo Brought Out a New Franchise, Says Shigeru Miyamoto
Nintendo has a stable of tried and tested games. But those of you who wished Nintendo would do something new, listen up. According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo will. In the latest issue of Famitsu, Miyamoto talked about a “new franchise”. Here’s the direct quote (translation via Kotaku‘s Toshi Nakamura): Famitsu: So, starting with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
In Japan, Living People Are Lying in Coffins
Death is inevitable. And for many, it’s also scary. In Japan, some are confronting death head on in a rather unusual way: climbing into coffins. Earlier this spring, end of life counselor Atsushi Sakabe and coffin manufacturer WiLLiFE began an “Experience Being Placed in a Coffin” (入棺体験 or “nyuukan taiken”) event. Nikkei reports that the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
How to Sign Up for Chinese Online Games
Recently, there have been more and more interesting online games coming out in China. With Monster Hunter Onlineand Call of Duty Online, there will be two top tier free-to-play games in the middle kingdom. While these games are only available in China, that doesn’t mean enterprising players abroad can’t play them. Playing Chinese games abroad…
By Eric Jou Published July 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Eurogamer reports that Sega is suing bankrupt publisher THQ for $941,710.93—the total amount of money, sans Valve’s cut, that THQ received for pre-orders of Company of Heroes 2 on Steam between September 2012 and January 24, 2013, when Sega acquired the game (and its developer, Relic) from THQ.
By András Neltz Published July 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
Hey Pranksters, Get Your Ridiculous Level-5 Wallpaper Right Here!
Recently, Level-5 held a popularity contest, with the most popular characters appearing in a special wallpaper. Good thing internet pranksters apparently rolled the poll, because the ensuing wallpaper is all kinds of fun. Sure, the airplane is easy to spot, but you find the porter from Aero Porter? Download the wallpaper in the link below.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
Man’s Online “Girlfriend” Turns Out To Be Part of a Pyramid Scheme
In this day and age of technology and the internet, online dating is becoming more and more “normal.” Unfortunately, every now and again online relationships tend cause problems with one party being untruthful to the other. Well, for one Chinese man, his digital girlfriend turned out to be more than just a scammer. Originally reported…
By Eric Jou Published July 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Scribblenauts Crosses Over to the DC Universe on September 24
There will be Supermen. Yep, in the plural. Scribblenauts Unmasked, as you might recall, is 5th Cell’s newest puzzle-word game-platformer thingamajig where you conjure up a whole lot of different DC universe heroes and villains to solve puzzles. That’s heroes, villains, and various new objects; “thousands” of them, according to the description, used across the…
By András Neltz Published July 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
Korea’s Photoshop Trolls Make the Internet a Better Place
On June 26, a Korean language Facebook page called “We Do Phoshop” appeared online. The site solicited Photoshop requests, and the ensuing ‘shops weren’t exactly what askers had in mind. Or what anyone had in mind, for that matter. There’s a tradition of these kind of Photoshops online in China. People would ask “Photoshop masters”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
Report: China Is Ending Its Ban on Video Game Consoles
Since the year 2000, video game consoles have been banned in China. According to a new report, however, that is about to change. Video game consoles could soon be legal in the world’s most populated country. The South China Morning Post is reporting that the Chinese government is expected to reverse its 13-year video game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedGame Trailer Or Bad 80’s Sci-Fi Show? You Decide!
Red 5 Studios went to a lot of trouble to make some real-life outfits based on their online shooter Firefall, so it’s understandable they went and made a live-action trailer for the game’s impending public debut. It’s just a shame that it…yeah. On the bright side, Firefall is now in open beta! It’s not technically…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Hacked Mario 64 Lets Boy Smash His Own Face In
OK. So this is weird. Reddit user pourmeanother77 has edited a copy of Mario 64 so that his son’s face replaced the texture on the game’s goombas. It’s about as simple a modification as you can do to a game, swapping one file for another, but when the result was “He laughed for a good…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2013 - Culture
It’s Like League Of Legends, Only For The iPad
Brandon Kitkouski, who used to work at id Software and has also done stuff for Magic: The Gathering cards, now works at a small indie studio called Hammer & Chisel, which is working on “the only MOBA designed exclusively for tablets”. That game is Fates Forever, and while there’s not much to go on at…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Tonight’s Nightmares Are Brought To You By This Last Of Us Cosplay
The last time we saw someone go the trouble of dressing up as a clicker from The Last Of Us, it was a work of art. These guys, while also impressive, are also a little more horrifying. I’m not sure whether that’s down to the costumes or the HDR, but it’s good they remembered to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Internet Reacts Stupidly/Hilariously To GTAV’s New Trailer
As is becoming custom every time Rockstar releases a new Grand Theft Auto V trailer, the Tumblr gtavtrailercomments has rolled up its sleeves and lurched through the very best internet comments available on the new media And by best, I really mean worst. Oh internet. gtavtrailercomments [Tumblr]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2013