The triumphant return of Caketaku! As sister site Kotaku Japan pointed out, there is a pastry shop in Gunma Prefecture called Torte that excels in creating anime, manga, and video game themed cakes. And it’s not only your favorite character or superhero that Torte can draw on your cake, but your own face, too! That’s…
This is definitely a thing. More PS2 games—Yakuza 1 and 2—are getting HD versions for the PS3. The single set will be out later this year in Japan with HD graphics and tweaks like shorter load times. [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし]
Sam Raimi was going to make a movie based on World of Warcraft. Now, he’s not. At this year’s Comic-Con, Raimi told CraveOnline that he isn’t attached to the WoW film anymore, because he decided to make Oz: The Great and Powerful instead. According to Raimi, “Actually, they don’t have me directing World of Warcraft…
Not only that, the mecha have taken over a robot restaurant with the clever name “Robot Restaurant”. Wait, you say, Tokyo doesn’t already have a robot restaurant? As of tonight, it most certainly does. Tonight, Robot Restaurant opens in Shinjuku. There will be food. There will be drinks. There will be ladies in funny outfits…
On August 2, eagerly anticipated role-playing game Dragon Quest X will be released in Japan. Until then, you can watch this gameplay clip over and over and over again. Dragon Quest X – 9 Minutes intense MMO Gameplay ドラゴンクエストX [YouTube]
Yesterday in China’s Hefei City, a man began disrupting on-coming traffic. Initially, he stripped to his skivvies and stood in front of vehicles. That escalated to him climbing on to cars, smashing windshields. According to news reports, the man’s rampage lasted less than an hour and left 20 damaged vehicles in its wake. Once the…
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I’ve never really thought about it, but as these photos show, a steam punk Lara Croft could be something quite special. Gritty and grimy like the current reboot? Bah! Who needs that when we’ve got ruffles, billowy shorts, and an old-timey jetpack! These photos are from Meagan Marie, who is the Community & Communication Manager…
A Hong Kong-based modder known as AnoRelease is claiming to have made a pretty significant change to some PlayStation 3 code, using a highly technical routine to trick a retail console into thinking it was a “debug” unit. UPDATE – More below, but this new exploit only applies to mod-savvy users already using custom firmware,…
Back in 2009, MTV (and G4) were very serious about airing a reality TV series called Game Street, about a couple of guys who ran a video game store. That’s right. Not pregnant teenagers, not moronic party-goers, not suicidal stuntmen, just two guys, trying to make a living selling video games. The store in question…
I only just got done playing a decent 4X space strategy game on the PC, and today along rolls another one. (OK, so the game was actually unveiled last year, but I only just found out about it). That makes this a good day. This one’s called Legends of Pegasus, and it’s being developed by…
Yohann Schepacz, aka OYO, is an atist who works at Sixmorevodka, a studio whose work we’ve featured here on Kotaku before Sixmorevodka is based in Berlin, and has provided concept art for clients like Blizzard, Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, EA, Disney, Marvel and Warner Bros. The gallery below contains a bunch of both Schepacz’s personal work,…
Truly there are people in this world far too invested in the media they consume – I should know, I’ve been there. On more than one occasion I’ve found myself fuming with a pathologically stupid rage at a review – but I happen to be an idiot, and I’m of the crazy opinion that reasonable…
It’s been a sad year for lovers of classic sci-fi and fantasy art, with the passing of both Ralph McQuarrie and Moebius. If that’s got you down, maybe this might help pick you up: there’s a documentary coming that’s all about Drew Struzan, a man whose work you’d be familiar with if you’ve ever been…
As a teenager, I was heavily into Warhammer 40K. I’ve experienced something of a renaissance in recent years. Rarely, if ever has it had much to do with the actual game, though. I get that kind of release elsewhere. Usually from video games. What I can’t get from video games, though, is the sensation of…
LEGO has made some modifications to its Batman LEGO line for Dark Knight Rises, giving us two new minifigs based on characters from the film. There’s a Batman and a Bane, both sporting their outfits from Chris Nolan’s movie instead of the more nondescript digs previous LEGO versions of the characters have worn. There’s also…
The more we see of Resident Evil 6, the more the concept of “survival horror” seems to be taking a backseat to “survive by being an action move star”. Not that this is a bad thing. Giant snakes and zombies in the one game, together, is something the world has always needed more of.
Set to Jason Segel’s You Just Got Slapped, this emotional clip tips a cap to the brave men and women who have risked life and limb to slap the truly awful Prince Joffrey in the face (or throw shit at him). Joffrey Baratheon Slap Tribute feat. Marshall Erikson (Jason Segel) [YouTube, via TDW]
You know when you use a music or media player – and really, they all do it in some way or another – you can activate a visualiser to help you “see” the track like you were tripping on acid? Well, Atari had one in 1976. And it was, for the time, pretty damn great.…
Steve Wozniak, aka Woz, was one of the co-founders of Apple back in 1976. When he left the company in 1987 (though he technically remains an employee to this day, drawing a nice salary), he needed something to do. One of those things was to become a Tetris champion. In a candid Q&A on Gizmodo…
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