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Cracking the Vita: A Hacker Speaks

Among hackers and modders, Sony’s PSP is a favorite for its hack-ability. Depending on one’s knowledge, the portable console can be altered to play custom games and programs (homebrews) as well as pirated games. Taking all it’s learned from the weaknesses of the PSP, Sony developed the PS Vita with safeguards against such hacks and…

By Toshi Nakamura Published March 8, 2012

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Goodbye Winter Food! It’s Been…Delicious

It really feels like spring here in Osaka—finally! Flowers starting to bud, bees buzzing, and birds chirping. But that also means, no more winter food. Many dishes in Japan are seasonal. I grew up in Texas, and yes, we ate seasonal food (I think). Japanese food is even more seasonal than what I had as…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2012

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Plastic Girls Star in Commercials, Too

Japanese figure maker (and car racer) Good Smile Company released a web ad for its latest figure of virtual idol Megurine Luka. The figure will be out this July. どの角度から眺めてもセクシーなルカ姉！ [Kotaku Japan]

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2012

Kotaku East

Japan’s Newest RPG Hero Is Unemployed

A strong innocent youth with a thirst for adventure, a soldier with a sense of duty and honor, an outcast warrior… The heroes of the fantasy RPGs of yesteryear have always been people of strong moral fiber and a will to stand up and fight. Now, game developer e-smile in their new game Ore-ni Hatarakette…

By Toshi Nakamura Published March 8, 2012

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Lollipop Chainsaw Reveals Skimpy Outfits

Upcoming action game Lollipop Chainsaw features a slew of special outfits. Let’s have a look. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 Japanese “Premium Editions” come with an array of special features—most notably outfits. The PS3 version gets “Cutie Waitress” and “Multi-Boarder Bikini” outfits. The Xbox 360 gets pink a “Sexy Rider Suit” and a “Shell…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2012

Kotaku East

Man Bought Fake iPhone. Man Got Angry. Man Killed Two People.

In China, fake electronics are everywhere. The whole place is packed with them. But increasingly, folks in China don’t want to own fakes. They want to own the real deal. Chinese news is reporting that a man in Henan Province desperately wanted an iPhone; he found what he thought was a real one at a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2012

Kotaku East

What Japanese Game Companies Have Done for Japan Since the Quake

March 11th this year will mark the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. Since that time, a great deal of time effort and money has been offered for the rebuilding of the North-Eastern area of Japan from all parts of the world. Including the gaming world. Weekly Famitsu has gathered reports from numerous major…

By Toshi Nakamura Published March 8, 2012

Kotaku East

Game Console Destruction Led to Insane Car Chase

“A man destroyed a game console and escaped by car,” the caller told cops. What started as a routine police call turned into much more, with the suspect evading thirty patrol cars. All over a broken game machine! Thirty-five year old Yoshihiro Kubota, who works as a car salesman, apparently took off after smashing a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2012

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Lupin the Third Is Ready to Steal Your Television

Anime Lupin the Third, one of the greatest things ever, is returning to television with a new series. It’s the first new Lupin anime series on TV in 27 years. Dubbed Lupin the Third: A Woman Called Fujiko Mine, the anime follows the exploits of Fujiko Mine, the anime’s iconic female character. This new episodes…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2012

Kotaku East

How Drugs Could Kill the Japanese Internet

There are Japanese websites. There are Japanese blogs. But at the heart of the country’s internet and internet culture, one destination stands alone: 2channel. In Japan, the vast majority of game related culture and news first appears on 2channel, the country’s largest bulletin board, and then disseminates to other Japanese sites and blogs. And it’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2012

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By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2012

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What Would a 19th Century Portal Gun Look Like?

This. Needing an accessory for her steampunk Chell costume, DeviantArt user batman-n-bananas set about building a steampunk Portal gun. The results of which are here, and which are damn impressive. Like all the best models, it’s made of the remains of many random, strange things. Like teapots, pianos, hair gel pots, antique clocks, an old…