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The Weekend Xbox Japan Conquered Akihabara
On a chilly afternoon this past weekend, well over 100 people waited in line in Akihabara to see Microsoft’s “Xbox 360 Kansyasai in Akiba” (Xbox 360 Festival of Thanks in Akihabara). The event was a joint effort between Microsoft and Capcom, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Japanese release of the original Xbox (February…
By Toshi Nakamura Published March 1, 2012 - Kotaku East
Meet The Chinese Guy Who Ripped Off Conan O’Brien
This is Da Peng. He is a Chinese variety show host, and he recently made his American television debut—for ripping off Conan O’Brien. On a recent episode, Conan O’Brien showed how Da Peng’s program, Da Pang Debade, totally copied Conan‘s opening animation. O’Brien then copied some of the silly antics of the Chinese show in…
Brian Ashcraft & Eric Jou Published March 1, 2012 - Kotaku East
One of Japan’s Crappiest Looking Games…Delayed!
No, really. Daisenryaku Perfect: Ruler of the Battlefield looks ugly. The game might be great—the most compelling ever to grace this Earth. It still looks awful. But according to the game’s official site, Daisenryaku Perfect: Ruler of the Battlefield has been delayed. Again. It was delayed last May and pushed to the fall. It didn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2012 - Kotaku East
New 3DS Color! New 3DS Bundles! Nintendo Going 3DS Crazy.
And why shouldn’t Nintendo go 3DS crazy? Today, the Kyoto-based game maker revealed a new 3DS color: Cobalt Blue. I quite like it. The new color launches on March 22, but that’s not all Nintendo has in store for this spring. There are two Monster Hunter 3 G start packs that include either Cosmos Black…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2012 - Kotaku East
A Funny, Beautiful Lady Destroyed by an Evil Svengali?
While in college in Kyoto, Tomoko Nakajima was dubbed a beauty. She was even “Miss Campus” at her school’s art festival. But Nakajima wasn’t just a pretty face. Blessed with a quick wit, she was one of the most popular comedians of her generation. That is, until she seemingly lost control of reality and fell…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
Is This the Star of Assassin’s Creed III? [Update: Yes, It Is]
Well, this is interesting. A Best Buy worker just emailed us two images snapped from their employee news section. One shows that Ubisoft will be unveiling Assassin’s Creed III on March 5, and that there’ll be pre-order bonuses to be had. Whatever. The other is a shot of what they say is the game’s promotional…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
UncategorizedA Cat. Watching Star Wars.
This is a perfect storm. It’s as if the internet gods got together and created this just to show what they were capable of. It is, as noted in this post’s title, a cat watching Star Wars—no, a cat sitting up while watching Star Wars Cat is watching “Star Wars” [YouTube via GWen Harlow via…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
Turning Dollar Bills Into Works of Video Game Art
Reader Thayer likes to take legal tender and draw all over it. While that’s technically illegal, we’re going to hold off on reporting him to the authorities, because any man who turns Abe Lincoln into the Dovahkiin is OK in our books. The shots you see are just some of his more gamey works; you’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
Game Informer Accidentally Leaks Another Assassin’s Creed III Image? [Update]
Only a few hours after we gave you the first look at what’s likely to be Assassin’s Creed III’s new hero, website Game Informer appears to have accidentally displayed an image all but confirming its legitimacy. The image, which seems to have gone up a little too early, has since been pulled down (but which…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 - Culture
The Dapper Villains and Pretty Ladies of the Killzone Universe
Andrejs Skuja works at Killzone developers Guerilla Games, where he’s currently a senior concept artist specialising in character design. Which is why, aside from a surprisingly interesting glance at the dumpsters and fold-out chairs of the future, this gallery will almost entirely feature his amazing work helping design the characters and costumes of the Killzone…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
UncategorizedTF2, Halo Demake Specialist Releases Original Platformer
You know, it’s funny, every time we’ve posted one of Eric Ruth’s amazing demake videos, people have complained “looks great, but why doesn’t he make something original?”. Well, shut up. He’s making something original. This is Corril Slayer, inspired by the likes of Mega Man and Castlevania, where the player flips between the real world…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 - Uncategorized
An Enormous Zelda Painting to Blow Your Socks Clean Off
Last Year, Japanese artist ag+ put together one of the most amazing pieces of fan art the world has ever seen Well, obviously drawing inspiration from that image, here’s a slightly smaller, more focused effort by L-DAWB, which instead of spanning the series’ entire history just looks at Skyward Sword I’m really liking the different…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
UncategorizedMechWarrior Online’s Trailer is Free-to-Play
I’d love to be able to tell you this debut trailer for MechWarrior Online gave us a first look at how it plays, but of course, it doesn’t. It gives us a first look at a man climbing into a giant walking tank. First revealed last year, the game’s already got a few people concerned…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
Possibly the Greatest Movie Homage Ever Included in a Video Game
Forget what the Driver series has become over the years. When the first game was released, back in 1999, it had a very clear vision: take a badass movie and make a badass video game out of it. But wait, was there a movie called Driver? No. There was one called The Driver, however, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallWhy a Colonial Assassin’s Creed Makes Complete Sense (and Sounds Awesome)
It’s becoming increasingly likely that the next major instalment in the Assassin’s Creed series takes place during the American War of Independence. Which shouldn’t be a surprise. It’s been suspected for years now that the game would be set around there. Seeing what appears to be final proof, though, has a lot of us excited.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
I Will Find You!
Greetings, Kotaku, and welcome to your mid-week open thread. I find myself thinking about Last of the Mohicans for some reason… I can’t imagine why… Here, as always, are some selections of randomness from around the internet. Drusilla is (maybe) getting a Buffy spin-off comic – Nice. Wait, I always thought she was super annoying.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Kingdoms of Amalur DLC To Add Fates, Estates, and Pirates
The first major DLC addition for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is due in March, and it has pirates. “The Legend of Dead Kel” himself is the core of the new content, but the DLC promises to add a rather significant expansion onto the base game, providing a whole new northern island area — Gallows End…
By Kate Cox Published February 29, 2012 -
UncategorizedRest in Peace, EverQuest Online Adventures. We Hardly Knew Ye Were Still Operational
After nine years of operating in a quiet corner away from prying mainstream gaming eyes, the PlayStation 2-based EverQuest Online Adventures will cease to be come March 29, along with Cosmic Rift, Infantry and Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga. Let us read up on these games on Wikipedia and then have a moment of silence…
By Mike Fahey Published February 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Medieval Moves, Huey Lewis New This Week on the PlayStation Store
Things have settled down a bit at the PlayStation store after the Vita-Bonanza of the last few weeks. This week, we’ve got a few new demos for Vita games, along with full-game downloads of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Storm, and the new Move game Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest There’s also a dynamic Leap Year theme!…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 29, 2012