Beloved PC Indie Terraria Reborn on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

PC gamers were saddened when the developers of the pixel-perfect 2D building, exploration and combat game Terraria announced an end to game updates. Well good news, sort of! Terraria is returning with brand-new content… to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. The announcement that appeared this morning on the game’s official Facebook page was…

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Borderlands 2‘s Mechromancer Has a Name, You Know

It’s always “Mechromancer this” or “Nerchromancer” that. Why does no one call the robot-riding downloadable character for Borderlands 2 by her real name? Oh, we didn’t know it. Now we do. Hello, Gaige. Nice death machine you’ve got there.

This Is The Movie We Would Get If Hollywood Got Their Hands on Day Z

The YouTube user who made the Dishonored “film” trailer earlier this summer has been busy. This one’s for DayZ, and it looks quite good. (Although I’d have to skip it; horror movies and I just do not get along.) There are dozens more at Bloodrunsclear’s YouTube channel. A small handful of fun ones are embedded…

The Next Xbox Could Transform Your Living Room Into One Massive 3D Display

It’s not quite holodeck technology, but it’s not far off. A patent filed back in March by Microsoft describes advanced display technology that extends the gaming environment from the television to all four walls of a room. Imagine playing Call of Duty or Gears of War and being able to see an enemy approaching from…

In China, McDonald’s Makes Both a White Burger and a Black Burger

You are looking at a Black and White Hamburger combo. That’s right, the hamburger wizards at McDonald’s in China figured out how to make what looks like the hamburger equivalent of the black & white cookie—but needed two burgers to do it. As website TheBeijinger points out, this isn’t just a black and white burger…

The Greatest Pokémon Mystery: Where Is Ash’s Father?

If you’ve ever seen the Pocket Monsters anime series, you’ll wonder where the heck Ash’s father is. His mom, Delia Ketchum, pops up in the series. But dear old Dad? He’s nowhere to be seen. What’s more, from what I can remember, Ash’s father hasn’t really been referenced in the anime, save for a mention…

Some Guy Remade Final Fantasy VII in LittleBigPlanet 2

Gamer Jamie Colliver poured six months of his life into recreating classic role-playing game Final Fantasy VII in LittleBigPlanet 2—including all the conversations, characters, enemies, bosses, and music. To complete the effect, Colliver used LBP2‘s Final Fantasy VII costumes, which have been available for a while You can see the entire FFVII story retold in…

Why I Would Play the Hell Out of the New Final Fantasy Dating Sim (If it Really Existed)

Last week at the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event here in Tokyo, some of the biggest names in Square Enix talked about the franchise. Square Enix showed off the first material related to Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn was put through its paces. Then Hajime Tabata—director of Crisis…

See Kenshin Return to Action in This New Fighting Game

Two-and-a-half weeks ago, popular 90’s anime Rurouni Kenshin exploded onto the Japanese cinema scene with the series’ first live-action movie. However, that was not the only Kenshin-related item to get a release that week. Sequel to last year’s Rurouni Kenshin Saisen, Rurouni Kenshin Kansei is a PSP fighting game with a roster of nearly all…

Playing Video Games on the Train Is Both Frustrating and Wonderful

This animated gif is from the Production I.G version of manga Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san and shows just how some handheld gaming can liven up the most boring of commutes. yondemasuyo azazel san [Transethnic Japanese] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune…

This Store Was Killed by Mobile Games, Says Owner

For the last few years, I have been a frequent customer at a local mom-and-pop video game store here in Japan. Today I walked in to see the shelves with empty spaces and the games majorly discounted. After 21 years of selling games, the store is going out of business. Surprised and saddened by this,…

Game Developers Arrested for “Spying” [Update]

According to reports out of Greece, two Czech citizens have been arrested for “spying”. They were caught with photos and video of a military installation and arrested in the Greek island of Lemnos and are claiming to be video game developers for Bohemia Interactive. Reports state that Greek authorities took the two into custody for…

The Creator of Ikaruga Fires Out a New Game

As far as shooters go, they don’t get much more iconic than Ikaruga. The game’s director, Hiroshi Iuchi, is about to release a brand new shooter. It’s called Kokuga, and it’s for the 3DS. Have a look. Ikaruga Designer’s Nintendo 3DS Shoot-em-up Out This Month; Here’s A Trailer [Siliconera] Kotaku East is your slice of…

Sony Showing Off Its Newest Head-Mounted Display

At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Sony will roll out the latest prototype for its head-mounted display. Sony worked with an outside research team on this prototype, which promises 360 degrees of freedom while enjoying movies, music, and looking goofy. Sony to show off HMZ Prototype AR HMD at TGS [NeoGAF] Kotaku East is your…

Go Ahead, Roll This 3DS Stylus All Over Your Face!

It’s not just a 3DS stylus. It’s a beauty roller. You can use it to play 3DS games and massage your mug, because nothing says video games like rolling things on your face. This face roller uses germanium, which apparently has semi-conductive properties and is known for its healing abilities. So, supposedly, if you use…

Like Those Resident Evil Movies? Well, Get Ready for a Monster Hunter Flick.

Paul W.S. Anderson has made a whole bunch of Resident Evil movies. And those movies have made a whole bunch of money. But Anderson doesn’t only have eyes for Capcom’s survival horror franchise. Apparently, he’s keen to bring Monster Hunter to the silver screen, too. In an interview with Cinema Today, Anderson said, “Recently, I…

Meet Japan’s Boy Band Nazi

Is there anything more innocuous than Japanese boy bands? Not when one of their members dresses like a Nazi S.S. officer, tortures himself, and then has a dance battle. With himself. The actual video makes even less sense. Trust me. For his solo single “Black or White”, boy band singer Koki Tanaka, who is a…

Oh God Dinosaur Pokémon Here Come The Nightmares Again

Artist RJ Palmer certainly isn’t the first person to try their hand at drawing “realistic” Pokémon, and he won’t be the last. But for now, just now, he’s my favourite. You can see more RJ’s art at his personal site. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to wash the taste of terror out of…

This Isn’t Office Space. It’s Deus Ex.

Based in Montreal, concept artist Donglu Yu has worked on two of the prettiest video game properties around: Deus Ex and Assassin’s Creed. Having spent two years at Eidos, Yu moved in 2010 to Ubisoft, where she’s been working on the Assassin’s Creed series, from Brotherhood to the upcoming Assassin’s Creed III. You can see…