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UncategorizedPeter Molyneux Is Leaving Lionhead Studios and Microsoft, Will Finish Kinect Fable
Peter Molyneux, one of the most respected video game developers in the world and one of the top creative minds on the Xbox team, is leaving Microsoft and Lionhead Studios, Kotaku has learned. “It is with mixed emotions that I made the decision to leave Microsoft and Lionhead Studios, the company that I co-founded in…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 7, 2012 - Kotaku East
Cosplaying as a Curvy One Piece Character Ain’t Easy!
Japanese pop singer and AKB48 member Miku Tanabe loves cosplay. Some characters are a snap to dress up as. Others are not. “I love doing it,” blogged Tanabe, “but cosplaying large-chested characters is so tough!” Tanabe is dressed as notoriously curvy One Piece character, Boa Hancock. One cosplayer had better luck. Last fall, a Macau-born…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 7, 2012 - Kotaku East
Colonel Sanders Sure Looks Like Hell
In Japan, Colonel Sanders is an iconic part of pop culture. There are Kentucky Fried Chickens across the country. In front of each shop, there’s a glasses-wearing Colonel Sanders statue. And boy, can they ever look scary. Don’t believe me? Above is the Colonel from the Akihabara KFC. When it recently snowed in the geek…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 7, 2012 - Kotaku East
This New Japanese RPG Has Soul
Rather, make that, “Sol”. Dubbed Sol Trigger, this Japanese role-playing game is Imageepoch’s upcoming title. It features character design from Shuji Sogabe of Persona 4 (the comic) and God Eater fame and a game scenario from Kazushige Nojima, who wrote Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts. Big names! Sol Trigger is slated for the PSP…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 7, 2012 -
Kotaku EastAll You Need to Punch a Stranger is a $9,000 Watch
An old man in the subway car near the seats reserved for the elderly, the handicapped, and pregnant women, grips the rack above with one hand; next to him is an older hiker, weighed down by heavy gear on his back, who carries his jacket, a second bag, and his age like a shield in…
By Chi Lee Published March 7, 2012 - Kotaku East
Ladies Come for the Comics, Stay for the Pornography
Men aren’t the only ones reading adult comics and watching adult videos. (Shocking, I know!) In Japan, there are mature manga and porno flicks for females. Yet, women might feel reluctant to walk into their local convenience store and flip through dirty mags or rent X-rated DVDs at the video store. Good thing there are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 7, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThese Foreigners Want To Marry 7-Eleven
Now they don’t want to really marry 7-Eleven, but they’re more than happy to sing about going there—and wanting to marry it. Made by a bunch of foreign exchange students, the song is called “Konbini Ikou” (“Let’s Go to the Convenience Store”). In Japan, the vid went viral, racking up well over 100,000 YouTube views.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 7, 2012 - Kotaku East
When You Say Japanese Games “Just Suck”
Remember a decade ago? Heck, remember six or seven years ago? I do. I remember telling Japanese gamers that Western games were great and seeing the wry smiles. I remember hearing that the Xbox didn’t have any games on it Japanese people wanted to play—a polite way of saying Western games stink. How things have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 7, 2012 - Kotaku East
Conquering the World with Flying Penguins
Based in Seoul, Korea and Los Angeles, California, Gamevil describes itself as a world class leader in mobile game publishing. While “world class leader” is sometimes the language of arrogance or deceit, Gamevil was able to show the rest of the Korean mobile market this month that it can back its claims with numbers. That…
By Chi Lee Published March 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
Medal of Honor: Warfighter Leaves Afghanistan to Fight Pirates
So, the upcoming Medal of Honor is still trying to say it’s authentic while showing Call of Duty-esque blockbuster moments. Some things will never change, but some things do, like a lot of the trimmings and context of this reboot’s sequel. In a nice nod to the fact video games are enjoyed by people living…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou Won’t Believe the Scale of This Video Game World
Last year, we told you about the Outerra engine, an ambitious plan to build a system for video game developers (and other software applications) that could make use of entire worlds. The video we showed you then was impressive, but is now less so, because this new clip is even better. The first was from…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
SimCity Already has Bonus Content, System Specs and 16-player Multiplayer, Apparently
EA has already launched an Origin page for its new SimCity, revealing that those picking up the Digital Deluxe Edition will be getting a range of content that includes supervillain lairs and European city packs. Those buying either the Digital Deluxe or Limited Edition sets will get access to a range of superhero content, including…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 -
UncategorizedBrace Yourself, Mass Effect 3, a Giant Little Girl’s Got You
Mass Effect 3’s fancy cinematic trailer gets the “literal” treatment in this clip that, as often as it grates, manages to bring a smile to the face. The trailer was put together by YouTube users Tobuscus, who practically does this for a living these days
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
Someone Has Already Made a Replica Assassin’s Creed III Tomahawk
Sometimes, the internet moves so fast it makes your head spin. Take this piece of fan art, for example. It’s been less than a week since we knew what Assassin’s Creed III’s hero looked like, yet in that time somebody has managed to already build a replica tomahawk that looks identical to the one he…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 - Culture
The Concept Art of Mass Effect 3
So, Mass Effect 3 is now out. And everyone who has played it for a few hours, or even been keeping up with it via trailers and screenshots, knows it’s a very pretty game. Something we’re celebrating here with this look at some of the game’s concept art. If you don’t own the game’s accompanying…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
What if Video Games Were Old-Timey Movies?
Sacramento graphic artist Bao Nguyen has done these great title cards, depicting modern video game legends as classic film credits. His site is worth a look for more gaming stuff, including some explorations in Street Fighter typography and a different take on the Dead Space logo. Bao Office [Site, via Albotas]
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed III Features 4-Player Co-op?
According to a report on Eurogamer, a listing for Assassin’s Creed III briefly appeared last night on Xbox.com before being hurriedly taken down. Why? Maybe because it had a listing for “Online co-op 2-4 [players]”. Now, it could have been taken down because this information wasn’t supposed to go live yet. That happens all the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Tallest Building on Earth is Half-Life 2’s Citadel
And you thought it was some giant building in Dubai. Nope. According to measurements converted from in-game models ad referenced for scale, City 17’s own Citadel, constructed by the Combine, easily takes the cake. Standing at 8430 feet tall, the Citadel easily, ahem, towers over the competition, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa only managing to get 2723…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2012