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When Cosplay Makes You Want To Diet
Ajo is a regular at Taiwanese game events, decked in dangerously skimpy garb. She’s one of Taiwan’s most famous cosplayers. For Ajo, cosplay has been more than a hobby, but a way to strive to drop 40 pounds and look like the idealized characters she adores. On her Facebook page (via Rocket News), Ajo recently…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2013 - Kotaku East
Joysound Dive Turns Your PS3 into a 90,000 Song Karaoke Machine
There are more than a few Karaoke video games out there, from Karaoke Revolution to SingStar to Lips. Each of these games come with dozens of songs per disk—and some allow for more songs to be purchased as DLC. But Joysound Dive goes a step beyond these and quite literally takes the Japanese Karaoke experience…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 1, 2013 - Reviews
I Was Not Expecting the Third Ace Attorney Musical to be a Time Travel Story
Ace Attorney 3: Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth is the third official Ace Attorney musical performed by the all female Takarazuka Revue. When I reviewed the first musical last year, I said it was a better telling of the story than the source material. When I reviewed the second musical, I lauded it for being a darker…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 1, 2013 -
Kotaku EastFumito Ueda Surfaces, But Not for The Last Guardian
Wondering what Fumito Ueda is up to these days? Even after leaving Sony, Ueda has apparently continued to work on the eagerly awaited The Last Guardian, which is years in development. Sony promised the game still lives. Promised! Ueda recently surfaced in an official Sony video. But he isn’t talking about The Last Guardian. Oh,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2013 -
Kotaku EastSpace Pirate Captain Harlock Looks Fantastic in Movie Trailer Form
Wowzers! Space Pirate Captain Harlock is getting a movie, and hot dog, it looks great The sci-fi space pirate series debuted first as a manga in 1977. According to Oricon, the upcoming CG flick is due out this fall. Space Pirate Captain Harlock [MarkBartle@YouTube] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 1, 2013 - Uncategorized
Report: Sony Will Indeed Announce The Next PlayStation On February 20
Mere hours ago, Sony took the hype train straight out of the station with their tease of a big announcement coming on February 20. It seemed likely that the event, which will be live-streamed, would be a reveal of the next PlayStation console, code-named Orbis. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that “people familiar…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 1, 2013 -
UncategorizedIn Space, Everyone Can See your Ship Explode Into Rainbows
GoD Factory: Wingmen is, according to developers nine dots, “a competitive multiplayer game in which the goal for your team is to destroy the enemy carrier while protecting your own.” I know, these space games are making a very welcome comeback, but look at those colours. You’ll be able to design and build your own…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2013 - Uncategorized
Thirsty Call of Duty Fans Have Made Their Own Range Of Perk-a-Cola
Perk-a-Cola—soda that grants you a much-needed perk—is a life-saver in zombie rounds of Call of Duty multiplayer. It’s also not a real drink, so a pair of fans set about changing that. Redditor Kjkemme and their zombie-handed sister have recreated all the sodas found in the game, right down to the nutrition labels. Call of…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2013 - Culture
The Girl With The Dragon…Well, Dragon
Oleg Saakyan is a freelance concept artist who has worked for clients like social game developer Distant Orbit and board game (and increasingly video game) powerhouse Fantasy Flight Games. Expect to see him a lot more in the future, because this guy is good You can see more of Oleg’s work at his personal site…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Greatest Video Game Stealth Stars, Together At Last
Metal Gear, Hitman, Splinter Cell, Deus Ex… so many great stealth games to pay homage to, but what do you do if you want to pay homage to all of them in a single video? Why, you get clever like the guys behind this terrific fan video have, jumping from series to series in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 1, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Vikings Are Coming. Hide Your Wife, Hide Your Kids.
Niche PC publishers Paradox held a big event earlier today, unveiling a range of new titles and DLC for existing ones. The one I’m most excited for is The Old Gods, a Viking expansion for my 2012 GOTY nominee Crusader Kings II In the game, until now, the Pagan and Zoroastrianism religions had been denied…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedThis Must Be What A “Flock” Of Jetliners Would Look Like
Have you ever watched a plane fly overhead and wondered what it would look like if there were dozens more of them flying at the same time? You have? Well, photographer Cy Kuckenbaker has got you covered, with this awesome montage film he made of six hours’ worth of San Diego International Airport departures condensed…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedWatch Gabe Newell Talk For An Hour About Making Video Games
Earlier this week, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell gave a talk at University of Texas at Austin about the business and art of making video games. Today, the school has posted a full video of one of the talks. Sit back, relax, and watch one of gaming’s visionaries talk about how he does what he does,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedSomeone’s Made A J.J. Abrams Star Wars Trailer. It Is Perfect.
It’ll be years until we see what Star Trek director J.J. Abrams can do with Star Wars, but in the meantime, artist Gavin Chin has made this fake trailer, cutting the original films into a clip that’s so full of Abrams’ style—and lens flare—that you’d think it was the real thing. Star Wars Trailer by…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Inside A Nintendo Power Line Game Guide
When you used to call the Nintendo Power Line as a kid, you’d have been excused for thinking you were talking to some kind of gaming master, a person with such an innate knowledge of the game in question they could tell you anything you needed to know. Sometimes, they might have been, but for…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Splinter Cell Has Changed. Just Look At The Box Art.
Last week, while I was checking out Splinter Cell: Blacklist, I had a long, interesting talk with the game’s creative director Maxime Béland. Béland, who also worked on the first Assassin’s Creed and was creative director on Rainbow Six: Vegas and Splinter Cell: Conviction, is an interesting guy to chat with. He’s sharp, and was…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedThis Team Fortress 2 Re-Creation Of Monkey Island‘s Three Trials Scene Is Remarkably Well Done
Fans of Secret of Monkey Island, the 1990 point-n-click adventure game, will undoubtedly remember the infamous “three trials” scene, in which protagonist Guybrush Threepwood proclaims to Mêlée Island’s pirate leaders that he, too, would like to be a pirate. Here’s the iconic scene, Team Fortress 2 style. And it’s extremely well done. Enjoy. [SFM] I…
By Jason Schreier Published January 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
They Patrol Our Streets In Search For The Notorious Not-A-Game: It’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Game Police
Some people act as if gaming as we know it is in danger, and all of these new experimental titles—Proteus, Dear Esther, Dys4ria, Twine games, amongst others—are to blame. Usually, it’s what people designate as ‘art games.’ Sometimes, if you’re in the middle of a “but is it a game” discussion, you can almost imagine…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Now We Can All Pretend Our 3DS Is A Pokédex
I’ve never used the Pokémon compendium known as the Pokédex much in the Pokémon games, but the idea of having a physical Pokédex is still really cool. Sure, you could buy a toy Pokédex, or, you can put a decal on your red 3DS to make it look like one instead! If you think the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
These Games Let You Play As Cats
Probably every animal species you can think of is playable or can be found in some form in video games, but today we decided to find those games where you can play as a cat. Any cat. Domestic cats or any one of the wild cats: tigers, lions, cheetahs, all included. Cait Sith, a remote-controlled…
By Gergo Vas Published January 31, 2013