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Sunday Comics: Champion Troll
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Sept. 21.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Sept. 17.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by…
By Owen Good Published September 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Scenes from the Tokyo Game Show Part 2, Electric Boogaloo
The first public day of this year’s Tokyo Game Show drew a whooping 95,000 people. Year after year, the crowds seem to get bigger and bigger. Here’s a look at what it’s like covering the show, dealing with the crowds, and soaking up the atmosphere once the public days kick off! In case you missed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Cosplaying Ladies of the Tokyo Game Show
You’ve seen the cosplaying dudes of this year’s Tokyo Game Show. And now? Now, it’s the ladies’ turn. These are some (by no means, all) of the female cosplayers, doing their thing and showing off their fancy outfits in the Tokyo Game Show’s cosplay alley.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Crowds, Oh My God the Crowds
The Tokyo Game Show is a crowded place. It’s not so bad on the business days where the attendance is around 25,000 people. On the public days, the amount of people usually skyrockets to over 80,000. But today it hit an all time high at 95,000 people. You may have seen that many people at…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 23, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe New Macross Movie Has a Rockin’ First Trailer
Announced back with the release of Macross: Do You Remember Love? on Blu-ray, the new movie Macross FB7: Listen to My Song! premiered its first trailer at Saturday’s Macross 30th Anniversary event on the Namco-Bandai stage at the Tokyo Game Show. Macross FB7: Listen to My Song! is the first major crossover between any two…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 23, 2012 -
UncategorizedAt Least Doctor Who Still Appreciates the Nintendo Wii
While the people from this particular planet are packing up their Wii consoles and preparing to trade them in for the next big thing, the last survivor of the planet Gallifrey is having a wonderful time flailing about in front of the television. In yesterday’s episode of Doctor Who, Matt Smith shows Wii Sports Tennis…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Brain Kissing, Giant Bugs, and More Excitement from Tokyo Game Show’s Third Day
And Kotaku‘s Tokyo Game Show coverage continues! Here’s the day three round up, with all the news, impressions, and fun in one place. If you missed the previous festivities, Kotaku has you covered: Day 1 and Day 2 The First Guy in Line Didn’t Come to Play Games Meet Keita Wada. The 24 year-old was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2012 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The More You Know: The Winners
We have five dual finalists in this week’s roundup of the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest, which asked for recognizable mashups of G.I. Joe with video games. Luckily, we have 19 overall candidates, which ejected from an airplane at the last minute, or weren’t shot by grossly inaccurate lazer fire from an M16, or managed to survive…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Six-Hour Xbox Live Outage Strikes Some Time-Warner Subscribers
For six hours now “a subset of Time/Warner ISP users” have had problems connecting to Xbox Live, says Microsoft. The problem appears to be regional. Kotaku staff have had trouble connecting in New York, but were able to get online in the Southeast. There is no word on what the trouble is or who it…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Yes, Super Hexagon has an Ending. The Creator Will Show It to You.
Terry Cavanagh creates some hellaciously difficult video games, like VVVVV, but it’s not like the man won’t eat his own cooking. Thanks to Joystiq, you can see the creator of the ultra badass puzzler/whatever-it-is Super Hexagon beat the game on its hardest mode, showing that the iOS game indeed has an ending. Not that you…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2012 -
UncategorizedSkyrim‘s “Cribs” is Where the Magic Happens. Literally.
Lots of folks aren’t diggin’ Hearthfire, the homemaking Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim extension that some have called SkySims and others have noted does not do anything different from any PC mod already available. But that’s because you’re not using your imagination, bitches! Here, YouTube’s Tyrannicon introduces us to the most gorgeous digs in all Riften,…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Bayonetta 2 Going to Wii U Isn’t a Platform Change, from Its Creator’s Certain Point of View
Some interesting doublespeak comes out of Tokyo Games Show, as reported by Polygon. Platinum Games’ executive director Atsushi Inaba affirmed that Bayonetta 2 wouldn’t exist without Nintendo publishing it. Most folks already saw it that way, but he put it on the record with Polygon, so there you go. But then, “We are not viewing…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2012 -
UncategorizedBorderlands 2 Tips Its Cap to a Dark Souls Fan Favorite With This Easter Egg
Borderlands and Demon’s Souls were two of 2009’s biggest hits, measured by sales and/or popular acclaim. So there’s a nice symmetry in seeing Borderlands 2 paying homage to Dark Souls with an Easter egg encountered in the Caustic Caverns. There’s a ghost sitting on a rock, which is enough of a visual Easter egg. But…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2012 - Culture
This Week in the Business ‘PS3 Superslim Could Be a Super Stumble’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “PS3 superslim could be a super stumble.” —Veteran games journalist Chris Morris writes that Sony is shooting itself in the foot by announcing the new design and not dropping prices QUOTE | “They love games. We need more of that. A…
By Steve Peterson Published September 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Here’s Some of the World’s Best Cosplayers (Live and In Person!)
Tonight at the Tokyo Game Show, some of the best cosplayers in Japan—and around the world—gathered for Cosplayers’ Cure Night. It wasn’t a competition or a contest to see who put on the best outfit (or the best show), but rather, a gathering of cosplayers—and members of Cosplayers’ Cure, a hugely popular community site for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Dishonored Protip: Don’t Do What You’re Told Until You’re Told To Do Something
Evidently playtesters of Dishonored took the game a little too literally the first go around, requiring developer Arkane Studios to do a little bit of handholding to get them to complete the missions. For example, “People would just walk around,” Arkane’s Julien Roby told Games.On.Net. “They didn’t even go upstairs because a guard told them…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Moneysaver: Where Credit is Due
Ordinarily bonus credits don’t do much for me as you’re still paying full price, and the lure is meant to get you to buy more later. But Resident Evil 6 delivers $20 in Xbox Live’s funny money if you pick it up through the Microsoft Store, and that credit’s good for a whole lot of…
By Owen Good Published September 22, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Line into the Tokyo Game Show is Hours Long
The Tokyo Game Show has lines—long lines for almost every game. But what about the line to enter the show, just how long is that line? Before the show began Saturday morning, it wrapped around the entire convention center and was six to seven people wide. Walking the entire length of the line took me…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
Earth Defense Force 4 Is Big Fun with Big Enemies and Big Guns
I’ve always liked Earth Defense Force—or rather, the idea of Earth Defense Force. I love running around Japanese cities, shooting giant insects. But, who doesn’t? The idea of Earth Defense Force has always been better than the actual games, which have suffered from bad physics, wank controls, and small maps. Good news as Earth Defense…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Like Inception, But with Cosplay Photos
One of the highlights every year for Tokyo Game Show is the cosplay and cosplay events, and this year is no different. During the day, before the evening events, cosplayers pose and show off their costumes for the public to see and take photos of, and Kotaku photographers were on the scene for some snapshots.…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 22, 2012