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Disney is Rewriting Your Childhood With Nostalgia For a Game That Didn’t Exist
Sega recently announced that their upcoming game Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed will feature the titular hero of Disney’s November film Wreck-it Ralph as a playable character. The movie’s director, Rich Moore, calls it a “dream come true” that we can see “Wreck-It Ralph in a real video game alongside Sonic and other iconic Sega…
By Kate Cox Published July 16, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Best Street Races on the iPhone Only Last 10 Seconds
Making a good-looking racing game for the iPhone isn’t that difficult, but winding tracks and multiple laps don’t sit well with players looking for a quick fix. You know what does work well? Drag racing. In a console game, drag racing is generally pretty boring. When you’ve got stunning 3D environments and all of that…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2012 -
UncategorizedIn Tomb Raider, Hell Is Always Other People
There I was, bow drawn and breath held, ready to kill a beautiful deer I’d been tracking for about five minutes. Lara Croft muttered something like “I can do this,” just before I let the arrow fly. The deer ran and more scrabbling through a dense forest followed. Two more arrows felled the deer and…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed as Spider-Man? Sure.
The wall-crawling adventures in the Assassin’s Creed games are not directly inspired by Spider-Man comics, but the thematic connections are there. Because of that, this mock-up of Todd McFarlane’s iconic Spider-Man #1 (1990) done up as an AC comic is pitch-perfect. It’s one of several classic comic book covers re-done to feature the video games…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Mondays are for thinking about the games you’ve left behind and the ones you’re going to get. Anything but work. Go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential.…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Konami Shoots Down Metal Gear Solid 5 Rumors
Konami has denied rumors that Metal Gear Solid 5 was revealed at San Diego Comic Con this past weekend, calling them fake on its UK Twitter account today. Earlier this morning, some Redditors claimed that Konami had announced the fifth installment in its popular stealth-action series during Comic Con, posting the above image as proof.…
By Jason Schreier Published July 16, 2012 -
UncategorizedThomas Jane’s Punisher Returns with One Mighty Bottle of Jack
You have to admire a man who enjoys a role he played so much he stars in what is essentially a big-budget fan film based on the character. Thomas Jane wouldn’t mind being Marvel Comics’ Punisher again, and he’s got Ron Pearlman and an unbreakable bottle of Jack backing him up. Thomas Jane was a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2012 -
UncategorizedLeaked Medal of Honor Warfighter Video Shows Helicopter Gameplay and New Weapons
Key gameplay elements from EA’s next entry in the Medal Of Honor series will apparently let you fly a combat helicopter and see enemies throughout the environment, according to two YouTube videos that surfaced over the weekend. The clips are apparently drawn from alpha builds of the first-person shooter. You can see the Spec Ops…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Excuses: Why I Haven’t Played Some Big New Games
In a previous job, a few colleagues and I would write a weekly round-up called What We’re Not Playing. This is like that. This is why I’m not playing the following games, all of which are stacked in my home waiting to be tried (and, full disclosure, all of which were sent to me by…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Magic of the Muppets is That This Guy Doesn’t Exist
I’d never seen a Muppet operated in person until Friday at Hasbro’s San Diego Comic-Con booth. In my heart and in my mind I still have never seen a Muppet operated in person — I just saw Super Grover. Thanks to the two tiny additions made to my household last year, I’ve been watching a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Giants of Chinese Cosplay Bring You Lineage II and Evangelion
Our good friend Modashi (Mengjie Luan), has graced us once again with his cosplay photography. This time around the subjects of his camera are Chinese cosplayers Mei Wai and Tao Bao. Mei is seen here portraying New Linage II’s Goddess of destruction Shilen. Mei a long time collaborator with Meng has been featured on Kotaku…
By Eric Jou Published July 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Tokyo’s Nerd Paradise Is Hot and Sweaty
It’s summer! Which means one thing in Japan: it’s friggin’ hot. Tokyo is no exception, and neither is the city’s geek mecca, Akihabara. These photos, courtesy of DannyChoo.com, provide a window in to just how steamy it can get—minus the nerd sweat and the things you want to buy. More pics over on Danny’s site…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
In This DSiWare Game, the Buttons Unlock Helpful Cheats
Devil Band: Rock the Underworld is a newly released DSiWare game from the folks behind Guilty Gear and BlazBlue. It has one of the DS’s most interesting button set-ups. Ever. In Devil Band, you use the Nintendo DS’s touch screen and the keypad. That’s it. Or is it? What happens if you, say, press the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Mai Shiranui Can Sure Sell Cars
Want to make a name for yourself in Asia? A plunging neckline might do the trick. If that doesn’t work, try a cosplay of King of Fighters character Mai Shiranui. And if that doesn’t work, do both. This weekend, Model Wu Xi Er showed up at the Hainan International Auto Show, leaning on cars in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Bomb Buddies: Right Amount of Bombs, Not Enough Buddies
Growing up I was always excited to visit my cousins house for the summer, because my cousins Andrew and Anna had a Taiwan bought SNES with multi-tap and the holy grail of then multiplayer games, Super Bomberman. I can still remember the hours of frustration and anger over placing a self-destroying bomb and also the…
By Eric Jou Published July 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Man Dies At Door Of Video Game Arcade
A man in west China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region died over the weekend from a 3-day gaming binge. The unidentified man was apparently frequenting the Happy Sunshine Animation Game arcade for the last three days of his life playing various video games. It appears that as he was entering the arcade on Friday, he just…
By Eric Jou Published July 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
Don’t Forget To Buy Your Required Dragon Quest X Flash Drive
With DQX right around the corner, here’s a friendly reminder that the game requires 16GB or greater of USB memory to play. You can buy the game with a thumbstick bundle that comes with an in-game hat or you can buy an official standalone, which is priced at around ¥2,000 (US$25). It comes with an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
How Many Chinese Cops Does It Take to Save a Blow-Up Doll? Eighteen.
On the evening of July 11, what looked like a dead body was spotted in a river in Shangdong, China. Eighteen police officers arrived on the scene, and over a thousand people showed up at the river to rubberneck. It became impossible for fire trucks to make their way though. Police worked for an hour…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012 -
Kotaku EastTaking the Pokédex 3D Pro for a Test Drive
The Pokédex 3D Pro hit the Japanese Nintendo eShop for the 3DS. In the above clip, YouTube user NintenDaan1 takes the app for a quick test drive. Priced at ¥1,500 (US$19), the app is a Black 2 and White 2 Pokédex packed with info., 3D models, quizzes, and an AR mode. It will hit the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012 - Kotaku East
In Japan, This Is the Summer of Enormous Ladies
For the last few years, it seems like Japan has been a tear to toss up giant mecha (robot) statues. There have been several life-sized Mobile Suit Gundam statues, as well as a one-to-one scale Gigantor and a full-scale Evangelion bust. But 2012 looks like it could be the year that Japan goes from giant…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2012