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Kotaku EastWho Knew You Needed Bikinis and Suggestive Bouncing to Play Video Games?
Japanese pin-up model Yukie Kawamura plays through Super Monkey Ball: Tokumori Asobi-ta! on the PS Vita. In a bikini. While bouncing on a big ball. Clothing is irrelevant and shouldn’t impact gameplay. But will trying to balance on a ball while trying to balance a ball in game impact gameplay? Yes, yes it will. Gameplay,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2012 - Kotaku East
Guns and Girls. The New Lupin Anime Is Fully Loaded.
The famous French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard once said, “All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun.” That certainly seems to be the M.O. for the new televised Lupin anime, A Woman Called Fujiko The anime recently debuted on Japanese TV (check out the first episode here). In the gallery above,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2012 - Kotaku East
Japan Finally Makes Dancing Schoolgirl Game for Kinect
Headed to the Xbox 360 this year, game developer Boost On will be releasing a series of Kinect-only dance adventure games. Titled Love☆Tore, the game will have three versions, “Sweet,” “Mint,” and “Bitter,” and are scheduled for release in 2012 Summer, Fall, and Winter, respectively. In the game, the player takes on the role as…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 12, 2012 - Kotaku East
Marry These Japanese Geeks!
It’s a big decision. Choose wisely. And more and more Japanese women are supposedly picking towards otaku (geeks) for their marriage partners. The reason why otaku make attractive partners is that Japanese women think they won’t cheat on them and that they’ll be good listeners. But not all geeks are the same! And not all…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedSo There’s a Tron Cartoon, and it Looks OK!
As advertised back in 2010, in June, Disney will begin airing a new cartoon series based on Tron. Not the old Tron. The new one. Seeing as the last movie felt like a gorgeous cartoon that went for a bit too long, breaking the art style down into 23-minute animated shorts seems like a no-brainer.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Your Official Guide to the World, and Maps, of Westeros
For lovers of George R R Martin’s Game of Thrones series, or just fantasy geography in general, your family’s birthday/Christmas shopping just got a lot easier. Announced a little while back, the The Lands of Ice and Fire is a compendium collecting the first detailed and officially-sanctioned maps of the book and TV series’ world,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Mario, You Look Different Without Your Moustache
Cosplay superstar Meagan Marie shows just why she’s a cosplay superstar with this Super Mario photoshoot, originally done in 2009 and then updated for a charity calendar, but now available for the whole world to see. Mario [Meagan Marie]
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Has EA Been Caught Stealing Designs From a Tabletop Game?
EA Phenomic’s upcoming “social” take on Command & Conquer, Tiberium Alliances, hasn’t gathered much good press. Probably because it looks about as enjoyable as punching yourself unconscious. It might be in line for a little more bad press, though, given the similarity between some of its unit designs and those found in tabletop war game…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Meet the Brand New Pokémon Trainers
This year, a new Pokémon game, Pokémon Black and White 2, is headed to the Nintendo DS. The latest issue of Japanese magazine CoroCoro Comic revealed new details about the game, including the first images of the game’s brand new trainers. Set two years after Pokémon Black and White, BW2 features a Pokedex with about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedStar Command Looks Like the Best Thing to Happen to Phones Since Operators
Star Command, a mobile game we’ve been keeping a very close eye on lately, has its first trailer. And it’s everything you’d hope for from a game that combines space strategy with ship management, two things that are way cooler combined than they sound individually. It’ll be out this Summer on iPhone, iPad and Android…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
My Favourite Spaceships in the World Aren’t in Games, or Movies, but LEGO
Confession time: I am a very picky man when it comes to appreciating spaceship design. I am also glad I have one of the few forums on Earth where I can say that and not be given a wide berth. There’s an art to it. Because space vehicles aren’t burdened by little things like gravity,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
StarCraft II’s Next Chapter Has Already Lost a Couple of Units
In an update on the game’s official site, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm developers Blizzard have outlined some changes that have been made to the sequel/expansion during the process of testing. Most important are that a couple of units intended to be present in the final product have been cut loose. The Terran’s Shredder…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Skyrim Developers Trademark “Fus Roh Dah”
“Fus Roh Dah”, the iconic shout from Skyrim that sends things flying across rooms like nobody’s business, has become the most popular non-meme saying to come out of the game. So, naturally, its creators are looking to lock down their ownership of the slogan. Bethesda’s parent company Zenimax have filed a number of trademark applications…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedMy Most Anticipated PS3 Game Slides Out of 2012 (But Here’s an English Trailer)
Ni No Kuni, a collaboration between RPG powerhouse Level-5 and animation wizards Studio Ghibli, is not only one of the prettiest video games I’ve ever seen, but also one of the more enjoyable, at least on the PS3. It’s very sad news, then, that the game’s Western release has been delayed. Originally scheduled to appear…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Greatness of Terrible Voice Acting
The AV Club’s newly-relaunched games section, the Gameological Society, explores one of the greatest single examples of voice-over work in the history of the industry: Last Alert, a shooter for the TurboGrafx-16. A game renowned the world over for just how shitty its localisation work was, just about everything that could go wrong does go…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallA Controversial Arcade Classic Gets its Own Documentary
Arcade classic Dragon’s Lair has its share of critics, but because it was so beautiful for the time, it’s also got its share of fans. Enough for there to be a market for a very slick documentary. Inside the Dragon’s Lair is an upcoming documentary being put together by Sleepyeyed Films, who are looking to…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Image Has Spoiled Me. I Now Refuse To Watch Movies In Any Other Way.
Hey Kotaku! Kirk is out today, so in his absence I shall steer this conversation. So, this image is pretty old, but I came across it on Reddit today and it reminded me of the best movie experience I’ve ever had. It was a year (or two?) ago on a summer day in Austin, and…
By Tina Amini Published April 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Darksiders II Lets You Customize Your Own Death
The first Darksiders won a loyal following of fans for its badass remix of the Legend of Zelda’s dungeon-crawling gameplay. But you couldn’t really differentiate the way that main character War played. He was a bruiser with weapons that worked the same way for everyone. But Death will be more individualized, once players get their…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 11, 2012