Artist “Disappointed” That Borderlands 2‘s Manual Art Swipes From His Designs [UPDATE]

If you’ve seen artist Olly Moss’ work, then you’ve gone out and learned his name. Over the last few years, Moss has won a loyal following with his impressively designed homages to geekdom’s sacred texts, as well as cinematic classics. His posters for The Dark Knight Rises, Source Code, Moon and Rocky create visual puns…

Reality Bending Displays, Disappointing Wii U Pro Controllers and More from Tokyo Game Show’s Second Day

You’ve probably been seeing quite a bit of Tokyo Game Show news pouring in from our Kotaku East team. Rather than letting you sift through them yourself, here’s a round up of day two to easily browse through. If you missed yesterday’s showfloor news and impressions, we’ve rounded that one up, as well. Um, I’m…

Sleeping Dogs Gets New Downloadable Content This October

Prepare to revisit Hong Kong virtually this October when a whole bunch of DLC drops some time in October. From the official release, this is what the line-up looks like: adrenaline-fuelled street racing across the island of Hong Kong in the Street Racer Pack twenty new cop missions unfold on the streets of Hong Kong…

This Is Bill Clinton’s I’m-Playing-A-Video-Game Face

Former President Bill Clinton told The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart yesterday that he’s been obsessed with a video game at least once in his life. He did not say which game. It’s not news when most people play video games, but this is one of our only instances of a U.S. President admitting he plays…

Kickstarter’s new rules say simulations and renderings for hardware projects are no longer allowed.

Lots of Fresh Halo 4 Footage For You To Watch

Today’s sort of a Halo 4 news day, as Microsoft unleashes the press to talk a lot more about November’s big, exclusive Xbox 360 first-person-shooter. The fresh looks began with last night’s episode of GTTV. The episode is embedded below. Here are the times you want to jump to in order to see the good…

Um, I’m Not Sure How This Game Is Going To Make This Girl My Pet

Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo (さくら荘のペットな彼女) is a novel series in Japan that is getting its own game for the PS Vita. A brief demo was on display at the Tokyo Game Show 2012. The story is about an apartment complex where a strange new tenant arrives. The young girl, Mashiro Shiina, is a genius…

Why Metal Gear Rising Features a Fancy New Raiden Outfit

If you’ve been paying attention to Raiden’s bodysuits (I, apparently, have not), you might notice that Raiden has a different outfit in Metal Gear Rising In a Konami stage event, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima explained that within Konami, the developers refer to the three different versions of Raiden in different ways. So, the Raiden…

Scenes from the Scenic Tokyo Game Show Floor

Today is the second press day. But tomorrow, this scenic Tokyo Game Show floor will turn into chaos, once fans pour into the Makuhari Messe convention center. Until then, enjoy these snaps of the relatively stress-free look at TGS. Once tomorrow rolls around, this place will be a madhouse.

Light Gun? No, This Game Uses a Bow and Arrows

The Light Shooter is an experimental indie game from a Japanese developer named Kyosuke Yasumoto. In The Light Shooter, you get a bow peripheral that works with a basic shooting mechanic, but also sports a flashlight mechanic. So the direction that you point the bow shines light on the black screen. The object here is…

The Unfinished Swan May Be The Next Journey

This year’s Tokyo Game Show has showcased many titles, but none of them has an ounce of the creativity shown in The Unfinished Swan Plot-wise The Unfinished Swan is a modern fairy tale. One day, the titular swan disappears from a little boy’s favorite painting. So then he enters the painting and travels across the…

Nippon Ichi is publishing Persona 4: Golden on the Vita in Europe. Atlus is handling North America.

Hyper Dimension Neptunia V will be released in the West on the PS3 next spring.

Metal Gear Rising‘s Controls Seem Painfully Counterintuitive

Going into Metal Gear Rising Revengance at the Tokyo Game Show 2012, I was sure I knew what I was in for. After all, I have played (and liked) plenty of Platinum’s previous titles—i.e. Bayonetta, Madworld, and Anarchy Reigns. Yet, my time with Rising was plagued with a major issue stemming from the game’s incredibly…

GTAIV Brings the Curtain Down on Gangnam Style Videos

OK, I think we’ve all had just about enough of this Gangnam Style business. So let’s tie it all off neatly with what really should have been the first video game parody of the lot: Grand Theft Auto IV’s. GTA IV – GANGNAM STYLE [YouTube, via Rockstar]

I’ve Seen the Future of Virtual Reality, and It Is Terrifying

Experience the big-screen in private. That’s the sales pitch for head-mounted displays. One would think that the only real areas for technological advancement would be in the screen resolution and the actual weight of the device. Introducing the Prototype-SR (Substitutional Reality), a new take on the head-mounted display. Based on Sony’s HMZ personal 3D viewer…

Milla Jovovich Isn’t in Japan, But Her Clothes Are

With Hollywood flick Resident Evil: Retribution now in theaters, the cast doesn’t need those fancy outfits anymore! Today at the Tokyo Game Show, the costumes from the movie were on display, headless statues and all. There’s Alice’s skin tight body suit, Ada Wong’s dress, Carlos Olivera’s gear, and the outfit worn by Japanese popstar Mika…

Dragon’s Dogma Gets Expansion Pack [Update]

Capcom today announced the first major expansion for its RPG Dragon’s Dogma, called Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen It’ll be out next year on 360 and PS3. I’d tell you more, but at the moment there’s not much more to tell other than what’s in the trailer up top! UPDATE – Still no info on the…

Rapper Can’t Use Computer, Freaks Out at Computer

Rapper DMX is, by some accounts, a handy guy with a knife, a gun, drugs and a mic. Before you go proclaiming him some renaissance man, however, watch him try and use a computer. Note that he’s not being asked to render something in 3D Studio Max, or code a web page. Or even using…

Some Halo 4 Campaign Screens to Start Your Friday

We’ll have more on Halo 4‘s campaign mode later in the day, but for now, here’s a collection of screenshots from the game, some in first-person, others not, all of them looking very purple Good to see 343 have at least stayed faithful to that particular aspect of the Bungie legacy.