Nintendo is putting a new spin on Paper Mario with its upcoming entry in the series, Paper Mario: Sticker Star. The game features sticker spin on the Paper Mario games, and players will be collecting stickers through out the game, which can even be used when battling enemies. The game will be out later this…
As Kotaku previously mentioned, there is once again a set of official Neon Genesis Evangelion cakes. This is the third series of Eva cakes. Yes, the third! These cakes are pricy (around US$50 or higher), and are eaten with utensils that look like Eva weapons. Recently, sister site Kotaku Japan got to see the Eva…
Today, Level-5 unveiled its latest Professor Layton. It’s not only the sixth Layton adventure. It’s the last one for the game’s titular character. The name of the game is Layton Kyoujyu to Cho Bunmei A no Isan (loosely “Professor Layton and the Legacy of Super Civilization A”). The game takes Layton and his trusty assistant…
Nintendo is holding a special tournament for 3DS game Culdcept in Japan. The winner will get this: a special Culdcept 3DS XL. With Culdcept, Nintendo brought Omiya Soft’s classic fantasy strategy title to the 3DS. The game’s image character even became a sex symbol ニンテンドー3DSカルドセプト [Twitter]
Nintendo’s latest “Nintendo Direct” showcase is streaming live right now. Japanese-only, focused on 3DS and Wii. Watch it.
Manga fans! A limited edition version of the 37th volume of Berserk will be bundled with an Berserker Armour-wearing Guts. (Guts, of course, is the lead character of Berserk, non-manga fans!) This bundle is priced at ¥4,780 (US$61) and pre-orders end on October 31. 「べルセルク」37巻は3月、初の限定版にガッツフィギュア [Natalie] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture,…
Times are tough. While Sony has had success with the PS3, the tech giant sometimes seems like it’s lost its touch. That might be why Sony is creating a special team of one hundred crackerjack employees. The aim is to find the next big thing. This week, Sony revealed that it established a new R&D…
Set in Hong Kong, Sleeping Dogs didn’t just look to the city’s rich cinema tradition for inspiration. It also tried looking to the city itself. But when you are mixing fact and fiction, you must be careful not to stereotype. Here’s Sleeping Dogs producer Dan Sochan to website CVG on attempting to overcome that challenge:…
“Star Wars: First Assault” has been trademarked for “interactive video games”, among other things.
In the above clip, a Chinese gamer ignores several booth companions while he focuses on what looks like side-scrolling role-playing game Zhan Hun (roughly, “Soul Decapitation”). The clip is now going viral, but it’s actually from the China Joy expo earlier this summer. This is probably a stunt by a game company—however, it could also…
These days, figures look better and better. They also cost more and more. Against that backdrop, this creation is baffling. Above is a 9.6-inch soft vinyl figure of Mian from virtual bar hostess game Dream Club and Dream Club Zero. Out this October in Japan, it’s priced at ¥15,750—that’s a little over US$200. Crazy! This…
Even though game consoles are banned in China, Microsoft just launched a Chinese language Xbox site.
Spotted at an internet cafe in China, this gentleman is all tuckered out—a sleepy pooh. Was it too much gaming? A marathon online session? Whatever it was, it resulted in some amazing sleep pyrotechnics. Full size image below: A reminder of how we see Chinese sleeping everywhere [Alicia Lui via Beijing Cream] Kotaku East is…
After a drip-fed countdown, Square Enix revealed that The World Ends With You was being re-released. On iOS. For twenty bucks. The good news is that the port—pricey as it is—ain’t bad. The better news? Square Enix hints at more The World Ends With You. The game’s director Tatsuya Kando said in the upcoming Famitsu:…
For Final Fantasy bad guys, they don’t get any more popular than Sephiroth. Look at that hair! That sword! Sephiroth will never be just a memory. After making his iconic appearance in 1997’s Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth became a fan favorite—and even started popping up in other FF titles as well as non-Final Fantasy games,…
While Burnout creators Criterion got a lot of credit for revolutionising racing games with their design for 2007’s Paradise, they deserve just as much for the multiplayer stuff that makes 2010’s Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit a much better game than a lot of people realise. That’s why people are getting unusually excited about Need…
The first trailer for Microsoft and Undead Labs’ upcoming zombie shooter, State of Decay, focused almost entirely on action, even though we’d been told other aspects of survival were just as important. Here’s some of that other stuff, like building farms, growing crops and hanging out in secured zones with other folks who like to…
There are plenty of gaming references (and even entire episodes) in Adventure Time – there’s even a video game system as a character – but really, I’ve always felt the most video gamey episode of all is actually one that doesn’t even directly involve them. I’m talking about The Enchiridion, from the show’s first series.…
Everybody knows that the discerning LEGO fan can not be seen dead buying children’s toys. No, they collect LEGO sets that reflect their more adult tastes, like fancy architecture and expensive sweaters. This mock-up, then, is a nice compromise. It’s technically Halo LEGO, being a Forerunner Spire, but because that’s a building, and it’s presented…
Aside from having a magnificent name, Thor Aackerlund also has the honour of being one of only three absolute winners at the famous 1990 Nintendo World Championships. Aackerlund took out the 12-17 year-old division ahead of 29 other finalists from across America, and for his troubles not only got to keep the controller he played…
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