- Kotaku East
This Is the Greatest Cute Bento Maker on Earth
In Japan, parents make bento lunches for their kindergarten kids. To make a healthy lunch look as appetizing (or rather, “fun”) as possible, many parents make them as cute as possible. As a parent of two boys, I’ve tried to make cute bento lunches, with the key word being “tried”. The materials you are working…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2012 - Kotaku East
One of China’s Biggest Game Companies Acquired a Stake in Epic Games
Chinese gaming and internet giant Tencent announced that it’s acquired a minority stake in Epic Games. According to Tencent, the company looks forward to sharing info and innovation with Epic across various platforms.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2012 - Reviews
The Hori Fighting Edge is a Beast of a Stick
Lots of people play fighting games. Many are happy to use their standard control pads. But real fighting game enthusiasts insist on playing fighting games the way they were meant to be played: on an arcade-style joystick. And no stick I’ve ever played with has felt more like sitting at an actual arcade cabinet than…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 19, 2012 - Kotaku East
Man Arrested for Selling $19 Worth of Dirty Drawings
Japanese police recently arrested a 40 year-old illustrator for distributing “obscene material”. This past April, the artist apparently sold three drawings through his homepage for a total of ¥1,500 (US$18.96). While the original news report does not detail the drawings, it’s likely they are explicit, uncensored adult manga drawings, which are legal to own, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThis A-Grade Fighter is Too Good to be Released Outside Japan
When people think of Japanese fighting games, they think of Street Fighter, Tekken, King of Fighters and BlazBlue. But would it surprise you to know that one of Japan’s most popular fighting game series hasn’t made it out of Japan since the GameCube era? The Mobile Suit Gundam VS series of games can be found…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 19, 2012 - Kotaku East
What does an Android, a Barkeeper, and a Salt Miner all Have in Common? This JRPG, of Course.
Information for three new characters for upcoming PS3 gameAtelier Ayesha ~Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk~ has been released. Let’s have a look. The teal haired girl is Odileia, an android, or an automata, that was built from alchemy. She is the librarian of the “No. 2 Library,” and aids Ayesha by granting her access…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published June 19, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThere’s a New Valkyria Chronicles Game, But Don’t Get Excited Just Yet
It’s a browser game. Yeah. But it’s still a new Valkyria Chronicles game….just one for your browser. Make that, a virtual card-based Valkyria Chronicles game for your browser. It’s called Valkyria Chronicles Duel. You can watch the game’s trailer above. Remember when people used to complain about Sega making Valkyria games for portables instead of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2012 - Kotaku East
Cover Yourself in iPhone as You Sleep
When you finish playing with your Steve Jobs cards, you can snuggle up in your iPhone sheets and drift off to sleep, dreaming of apps and pretty Apple hardware. Sadly, there’s not much info about this three-piece bedding set, other than it’s apparently from China and it doesn’t need OS updates. iPhone床上四件套 你买了吗 [Baidu via…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2012 -
Kotaku EastBlade & Soul Sure Swings a Big Sword
Blade & Soul is out this year in South Korea on PC, and it’s eventually making its way to consoles (PS3 and Xbox 360). The good news is that it should be getting a Western release, too. The MMORPG’s open beta kicks off this week in South Korea. To mark that event, here’s Blade &…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2012 - Kotaku East
Remastered Okami on the PS3? Not So Fast There.
No stranger to re-releasing its games—especially Okami—Capcom was rumored to be working on an HD remastering of the game for the PS3. It’s not entirely implausible, and it actually makes sense. Thing is, the Japanese site that originally posted the rumor—Game Jouhou—quickly updated its post, stating that, well, the rumor’s source wasn’t clear and then…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2012 -
Kotaku EastChinese News Confuses Masturbation Toy with a Mysterious Mushroom
It was unlike anything the villagers had ever seen. The young news reporter who arrived on the scene was quick to point out that the “mysterious mushroom” felt “meaty”. Meaty, sure, but that ain’t no mushroom. On June 17, Chinese investigative news program Xi’an Up Close reported about a “mysterious mushroom” discovered in the rural…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
Did You Know Sony Has a S**t Umbrella?
You rarely get to choose your nickname in life. Just ask Sony Worldwide Studios vice president Scott Rohde. His nickname isn’t, as you’d maybe guess, “Scholar”. Or “Rohde Warrior”. Or “Scottie”. Or, as Australians would assume, “Rohdesy”. It’s “the Shit Umbrella”. “It’s my job to create a giant umbrella and protect the studios from that…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
BioWare Turns More Fan Art Into Official Mass Effect Merch
In recognition of just how damn great they were, BioWare and EA have struck a deal that’s transformed Indonesian artist machine56’s Mass Effect t-shirt designs into actual, official merchandise. Three of his Cerberus-inspired designs are now available on the company’s store, along with a bunch of other stuff that’s either new or is coming very…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2012 - Uncategorized
New Mortal Kombat Movie About…a Supermarket Employee
According to a report on movie site Bloody Disgusting, the upcoming Mortal Kombat film will follow the exploits of a “lowly unlucky supermarket employee”. “With Kevin Tancharoen still attached to direct from Oren Uziel’s screenplay”, the site writes, “we’ve exclusively discovered that the live-action reboot will follow a lowly unlucky supermarket employee who discovers that…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedThere’s a Little Game of Thrones in This Darksiders II Trailer
While it’s a little cheap, even by live-action video game trailer standards, this clip for the upcoming Darksiders II is saved by one thing: the presence of the ever-wonderful James Cosmo. One of the manliest men to have ever walked the Earth, Cosmo is perhaps best known these days as Jeor Mormont, Lord Commander of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2012 - Culture
The Future is Either Clean and Glorious, or Dead and Busted…
Artist Dan Blomberg has worked with just about everyone who’s anyone at the top of the concept art food chain, at least as far as video games are concerned. From studios with a history of investing heavily in their own internal talent (Eidos) to firms who do nothing but concept art (Massive Black), Blomberg has…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2012 -
Uncategorized93 Players Join Forces to Create a Video Game Army
Zombie mod DayZ might have military sim ArmA 2 sitting atop Steam’s sale charts at the moment, but this clip serves as a reminder that the core game is a fascinating beast in its own right. While its ageing engine has its quirks, when the game is played right, and with like-minded humans, it transforms…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2012 -
UncategorizedOver Twenty Minutes of Dead Space 3 Gameplay
CONS: This clip is almost entirely narrated by one of the developers, a practice which only marketing types enjoy. You could mute it, but then you’d lose the sound effects as well. PROS: It’s over twenty minutes of Dead Space 3 footage. Just gameplay.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2012
