Inside Comiket: I Didn’t Have To Line Up To Get Into Comic Market 83

Comic Market, better known among the subculture in Japan as “Comiket,” is currently a bi-annual 3-day event that takes place in Japan. This past December 29th to 31st was the 83rd Comiket, and Kotaku East had a chance to delve into the underbelly of what is currently the largest comic pop culture convention for the…

This Was 2012’s Most Accessible Game For Disabled Gamers

AbleGamers, a “a nonprofit that helps gamers with disabilities”, has revealed their winners for its 2013 accessible game of the year. Overall, top prize went to the PC version of EA Sports’ FIFA 13, for its customisable controls, high contrast colours, visual cues and, best of all, a mouse-only control scheme. For disabled gamers with…

Giant Five-Foot NES Controller Is Made Out Of LEGO. And Actually Works.

LEGO builder Baron von Brunk, who you may have seen here from time to time, is back with something a bit bigger. A little more ambitious. He’s built this enormous five-foot LEGO NES controller. Which works. I don’t know what to be more impressed by, the build itself or the fact he owned enough grey…

A Game Inspired By All Your Other Favourite Games

“I blended classic Zelda and dark science fiction and drank the ensuing mixture”, writes indie developer John S Park, aka 6e6e6e. “It was Radio the Universe.” And it looks terrific. “Players will feel aesthetic and gameplay influences from titles like Yume Nikki, Symphony of the Night, Hotline Miami, and Dark Souls“, Park adds describing his…

Far Cry 3’s A Lot Sunnier Than Dark Souls II

Joshua James Shaw works at Blur, those guys responsible for many of the prettiest cinematic trailers and cutscenes you see for games today. Some of the games he’s worked on include Far Cry 3, Dark Souls II, Star Wars: Old Republic and Force Unleashed (though there are also images from a personal graphic novel project,…

Nathan Drake Is Being Immortalised In Polystone Form

Sideshow will be releasing, sometime in the future, this gorgeous premium format statue of Nathan Drake, star of the Uncharted series. It’ll be expensive—we’re talking hundreds of dollars—but as we’ve seen with similar pieces from the range, you’re getting something of suitable size/heft for your buck.

This $79 “Game Console” Has A Fight On Its Hands

I admire their spirit. Their heart is in the right place. But I can’t help but feel that the makers of the GameStick—the “the most affordable, open and portable TV games console ever created”—are going to be up against it. While the premise is sound, and the $79 price tempting, claims like the fact it…

He-Man, Remade In Glorious Pixel-Vision, Is A Sight To See

Canadian animation director Caleb Hystad made this short animated He-Man clip, and said “You may ask why I have done this thing, but I ask why no one else has.” Pretty much. While the clip simply recreates the classic series’ opening credits, I can’t help but think a game that looked like this, and not…

Demo For Panzer Dragoon “Sequel”, Crimson Dragon, Leaks Onto Japanese XBL

Yesterday, a demo for upcoming Kinect action game Crimson Dragon was accidentally released on Xbox Live in Japan before being swiftly pulled. But not before people could download it and record it being played. The actual demo itself isn’t new, it did the rounds last year, but this is the first time we’ve been able…

These New Year’s Eve Fireworks Are Even More Beautiful In Reverse

On the grand list of Things That Look Awesome In Reverse, it’s not a huge surprise that fireworks are right up there near the top. And indeed, the Melbourne New Year’s Eve fireworks look just lovely in reverse, as demonstrated in this video by Julian Tay How’s everyone doing? How is your 2013 so far?…

Dead Space Cosplay So Real You’ll Want To Hide In A Closet

Somewhere under all that Isaac Clarke armour is French cosplayer Kevin. He’s joined in some of these photos by compatriot Léa, dressed as Dead Space 2’s Ellie Langford. Some are from 2011’s Japan Expo in Paris, others from the latest show, which is held across the new year’s break. Kevin’s suit is so good that…

BioWare: Putting Same-Sex Romance Into The Old Republic ‘Will Take A Lot More Work Than We Realized’

In September, 2011, the folks behind online role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic promised to add same-sex romance after the game had launched Today, in January of 2013, same-sex romance still isn’t in the game. This has made quite a few The Old Republic players angry. They’ve been petitioning and writing angry posts on…

Because Nintendo Land Really Did Need A Good Drinking Game

The Wii U launch title Nintendo Land is just RIPE for a quality drinking game. And lo, the folks behind Drinking Games For Gamers have come up with one. Three, really. They’re pretty good, too—I particularly like the one for the Luigi’s Ghost House minigame. I’m going to move to a new apartment with more…

How To Avoid Being Creepy While Interacting With Real, Live Women At A Convention

Sometimes, folks have trouble figuring out what to do with themselves when around attractive women. Nevermind when said woman is dressed as your favorite character from something or other. This video by Ardella Cosplay is here to walk you through everything from meeting a Real Live Girl to perhaps even taking a picture with a…

Of Course Penn State is Leading EA Sports’ NCAA Football 14 Cover Vote

Ostensibly put up to a series of fan-voted Facebook polls, NCAA Football 14‘s cover also will be influenced by other, as yet unexplained, social media forces. A field of all 126 Division I-A Football Bowl Subdivision teams was supposed to have been thinned to 32 candidates after Monday, but we don’t yet know who the…

Microsoft Just Bought a Company That'll Help the Xbox Win Your Living Room

Microsoft just bought R2 Studios, a company that Apple and Google were both after, to help the Xbox continue its assault on living rooms across the world. R2 Studios, which was founded by Blake Krikorian (the guy who also made the Slingbox), apparently “works on” technology related to distributing and displaying digital media on televisions.…

Midweek Moneysaver: On the Ninth Day of Christmas …

This Wednesday edition of Kotaku’s The Moneysaver catches all the offers, promotions and bargains that can’t wait until the weekend. The Midweek Moneysaver is brought to you by Dealzon. Software Steam’s Holiday Sale continues to roll out new PC download bargains on a daily basis. The limited time offers listed below are all solid values…

Congrats to The Walking Dead for taking the top spot on Paste‘s (truly outstanding) list of the 30 best games of 2012

Let’s Go Back To Final Fantasy Tactics. Oh, What An Intro This Game Had

The time has come. The time when I will finally play Final Fantasy Tactics. It’s been a blind spot for years, a game that I have wanted to play ever since I became terribly addicted to Final Fantasy Tactics A2 on the Nintendo DS. And now, at the start of 2013, I am going to…

I Can’t Decide If This Call of Duty Troll Is Hilarious Or Annoying As Hell

Twenty minutes. Twenty minutes of infuriating yet hilarious trolling in Call of Duty by YouTube user NormalDifficulty. I’ve definitely come across this type of player before—and really, the only thing you can do is to ignore em, right? They want you to blow up or react,that’s the point of adopting these affectations. But playing along…