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I Think I Need to Join Trophy Whores Anonymous
My name is Richard and I have a problem. When it comes to games, I am a completionist. If there is a nook left unexplored or some random item that needs to be collected, I feel compelled to spend hours getting the job done. What’s odd is I don’t find it fun to do these…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 18, 2013 - Kotaku East
Optimus Prime Totally Could’ve Commanded Armies in Ancient China
This is the work of Chinese artist Nkzhangwang, who did a masterful job of weaving a Chinese visual sense into the famed Japanese mecha. Just look at it! Stunning. This “Chinese military commander style Optimus Prime” is Nkzhangwang’s first uploaded work this year. The illustration mixes the vibe of the Three Kingdoms era with Transformers.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2013 - Kotaku East
Five Reasons Yakuza 5 is Not For Me
Until I sat down and played Yakuza 5, my knowledge of the Yakuza series was limited, to say the least. I knew the characters and some of the story (from wikis, friends, and the movie), but when it came down to playing the series, the most time I had spent with it was in playing…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 18, 2013 - Kotaku East
In Japan, This McDonald’s Is Serving Breakfast 24 Hours a Day
Face it. The best meal you can get at McDonald’s is breakfast. And for a limited time, you can get just that at a McDonald’s in Tokyo. That’s all you can get. Wahoo! The McDonald’s in Tokyo’s Shinjuku (the Meiji-dori Sutepa-ten, to be exact!) has put its regular menu on hold and is serving round…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2013 - Kotaku East
Google Removes Offensive Make Me Asian and Make Me Indian Apps
Last year, a pair of apps, Make Me Asian and Make Me Indian, raised eyebrows after they appeared in the Google Play Store. The original description (via Reappropriate) for Make Me Asian read: Have you ever wondered to present himself as a person of another nationality? You can imagine, for example, Chinese or Japanese? No?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Horrors/Delights Of A Multiplayer Game About Doodling
Doodle or Die is sort of like all those other drawing games you’ve seen and played, with one difference: it tends to be a lot funnier, because it’s built around the idea of multiplayer “chains”, whereby people write something, someone else draws it, then someone else bases the next inspiring line on the image that’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2013 -
UncategorizedHitting The Streets To See If A New Action Figure Really “Makes a Mockery Of Slavery”
Django Unchained has action figures. Hardly unsurprising, given nearly everything gets an action figure these days, but what’s topical about Django’s are that Al Sharpton’s “National Action Network” has called for a nationwide boycott of the toys Why? Because “The movie is for adults, but these are action figures that appeal to children. We don’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2013 - Uncategorized
These Star Wars Cosplayers Don’t Give A F**K
Not all cosplay needs to be about “realism”. Sometimes humour can carry the day, sometimes bravado can do the job, and sometimes you can combine the two for something really special. I’m having a hard time picking my favourite. Fred Durstwalker is great, yeah, but the “classic dame” C-3PO seems to be channelling the inner…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2013 - Culture
It’s Tough Fighting A Robot With Giant Arms On Its Back
Arnaud Kotelnikoff is an artist who has been working in the video game business since 1996, beginning his career with Ubisoft before moving onto work with companies like Gameloft and Tokyo-based Nintendo subsidiary Nd Cube. He’s now back at Ubisoft, and in this gallery we’ll see a collection of some of his personal and professional…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2013 -
UncategorizedTurning Half-Life Into a Dragonball Z Fighting Game
Earth’s Special Forces is a mod for the original Half-Life’s engine (not Half-Life 2’s Source) that transforms Valve’s shooter into a massive arena for Dragonball Z battles. It’s a third-person fighting game with a few different modes (you can team up for deathmatches, etc). Being a mod it’s a constant work-in-progress, and comes with a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2013 - Uncategorized
Wild Conspiracy Theories Abound In Death Of FPS Russia Producer
Last week, a body was discovered in Carnesville, Georgia. It belonged to 32-year-old Keith Ratliff, who was a producer on the YouTube series FPS Russia. Ratliff had died of a single bullet wound, execution-style, to the back of the head. FPS Russia has not posted a new video since. FPS Russia is a massive online…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 18, 2013 - Uncategorized
Call Of Duty Survey Hints At Next-Gen Console Downloads
Call of Duty fansite Charlie INTEL is claiming that it managed to get hold of some screengrabs, taken while users were completing a survey for Activision on the future of the series. What’s interesting about these surveys is that they mention what could possibly be a next-gen console feature. While the site has edited the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
Steam’s New Built-In Game FAQs Are Pretty Good!
First announced last month, Valve today announced the formal release of its Game Guides Feature, adding the ability for users to compile their own guides to games (or parts of games), then have other users enjoy and rate them. While there’s not exactly a tome of reference material there now, what is there shows the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedThis Really Is How The Hobbit Should’ve Ended
I’m so happy to learn, watching this funny video from How It Should Have Ended, that I’m not the only one who wonders: “Why doesn’t Gandalf get everywhere flying on an eagle?” And then to ask, “Why didn’t they just fly into Mordor straight-off, on eagles?” How’s everyone’s week wrapping up? Good? Cool. Talk about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedEnormous LEGO Metal Gear Rex Is Looking For Tiny Plastic Men To Crush
Not to be outdone by a toy company selling models that are already finished, LEGO builder Rags naRock has his own version of Metal Gear Rex to share. And I dare say it’s more impressive. Using around $900 worth of LEGO parts, the thing is enormous, and if the scale isn’t enough to knock your…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
DmC‘s Killer PC Version Will Be Worth The Wait
If you’re a console-owning hack ‘n slash ‘n juggle fan, you’ve probably already got Ninja Theory’s DmC on Xbox 360 or PS3. (And good for you: It’s a fun game.) But if you’re holding off and can wait another week, you should strongly consider waiting for the PC version, which comes out on January 25,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedYeaaaaahhh! Final Fantasy‘s Lightning Has A CSI Moment
Every time someone puts on sunglasses and utters a pithy remark, a “Won’t Get Fooled Again” scream gets its wings. This video Chris made may have required reverse-engineering a clip from the latest trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, but hey, the clip was kind of begging for it. For full effect, picture David…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
Tell Us Your Favorite Final Fantasy Music
Last week, we asked you all to tell us your favorite Zelda music. The ensuing playlist was outstanding. This week, I thought I’d keep the idea going with another storied video game series: Final Fantasy. Between the lackluster preview event for Lightning Returns and the bizarre new Final Fantasy mobile game, it’s easy to forget…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
Footballer Makes Million-Dollar Move After Playing a Video Game With His New Boss
Queens Park Rangers offered a club-record sum to acquire Loïc Rémy, the French international footballer, from Marseille, but to hear the striker tell of it, the money wasn’t the deciding factor; it was a video game. Specifically, EA Sports’ FIFA. After a four-hour talk with QPR chairman Tony Fernandes, the two played some FIFA. Console…
By Owen Good Published January 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
These Guys Want The White House To Ban Console Region-Locking
NeoGAF frequenter and helpful Japanese translator Cheesemeister has started a petition to ask the White House to ban region-locking Region-locking, the practice of restricting game consoles to one specific country or region and only that specific country or region, has been criticized by gamers for decades now. If a console is region-locked, you can’t use…
By Jason Schreier Published January 17, 2013