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Talk Amongst Yourselves
Time to step into the squared circle of talking and philosophical wrasslin’, brother! Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves, where we gather on a daily basis to discuss the joys and wonders of gaming all rolled up into one. Shadoroch re-imagines this month’s artistic masterpiece as a sports entertainent battle…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Grab Your Helmet and Strap On Your 9mm For A Sons of Anarchy Video Game
Kurt Sutter, creator of FX show Sons of Anarchy that centers on an outlaw motorcycle “club,” tweeted on Friday of the possibility of a game spin-off. SOA and the fictional town of Charming are the perfect setting for an open world game, where gun trafficking and fist fights against rival MCs run rampant. Think of…
By Tina Amini Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Black and White 2 Catch All the Western Gamers This Fall
Announced this weekend for a June release in Japan, the first pair of main series Pokémon titles with the number two in the title will be hitting North America and Europe this fall. Fans can expect plenty of surprises in Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, the tag-team sequels everyone was certain would be…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 -
UncategorizedDan Bull’s Mass Effect Rap Rolls With An “Asari That’s Older Than Atari”
Step aside, “Paragon | Renegade” by Adam WarRock. There’s a new Mass Effect rap opus in town.* The Mass Effect Epic Rap—by Dan Bull, who we’ve featured around these parts before—offers up a clever rhyming synopsis of the events of the first two games in BioWare’s hit series. I think my favorite line might be…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Pack Your Preorder Bonuses, Dungeons & Dragons Online Goes to the Forgotten Realms June 25
Can you believe Dungeons & Dragons Online turns six-years-old tomorrow? They grow up so fast. Turbine celebrates with the release date and extensive preorder bonuses for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game’s world-hopping expansion pack, Menace of the Underdark In the six years since Dungeons & Dragons Online first launched (as Dungeons & Dragons Online:…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Like Uncharted, But Smaller and with Real Fire
Uncharted | DUBAI, UAE: Uncharted brought to life with miniatures. (Photo: azixero | flickr) Fake iPhone Gas Stoves Seized in China Apple makes a lot of different things, such as laptops, displays, and phones. It does not make gas stoves-regardless if the Apple logo and iPhone brand seem to indicate otherwise. More » The Three Biggest…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
For the PS Vita, It’s a Long Hard Road Back to China
The Playstation Vita was released last week in the US and while Sony hasn’t released sales numbers for any region other than Japan, it is evident that China’s “gray market” dealers are stocking up on Vita systems, games and accessories. One vendor Kotaku spoke with in Beijing recommended the Vita over the 3DS and suggested…
By Eric Jou Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
This Fruit Costs Twelve Bucks. Just This.
In Japan, “omimai” (お見舞い) is when you visit folks in the hospital. My mother-in-law broke her back, so we’ve been several times. But it’s not only family members—like elsewhere, friends and extended family visit, too. My brother-in-law’s company sent a huge dekopon fruit basket, as well as cookies and cakes. My mother-in-law then divided up…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Meet the Chinese Company Who’s Fighting Apple
There’s a legal brouhaha going down. Proview Shenzhen is trying to stop Apple from selling the iPad in China, where it’s made. It’s even filing suit in California, where the iPad is designed. Previously, Kotaku reported that Proview, which developed an “iPad” desktop computer years ago, felt deceived by Apple’s agreement and is trying to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
Now You Can Get Lost in the Sky
On Feb. 27th, Atlas opened its official site for the upcoming 3DS game, Etrian Odyssey IV Denshou no Kyosin (Collosus of Tradition). The website currently has an introductory page, character page, and a systems page—all of which will be further updated soon. Along with the series’ original system of mapping your own route to explore…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
Xbox Booth Babes Bundled Up with Scarfs and Sweaters
Say what you want about Xbox Japan—how it struggles and has a rough time—but one thing it does better than any other Japanese operation is dress its event companions. It’s not that Xbox event companions wear super revealing outfits, but rather, that they wear sensible outfits they feel comfortable in. That, as Xbox Japan told…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
The Three Biggest Gaming Companies You’ve Never Heard Of!
The Big Three, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are names that almost every gamer recognizes. However, in China there are three companies that are just as big as those, and you probably have never heard of them before. Tencent, NetEase, and Shanda, three major Chinese companies that are expanding their reach beyond China. Combined, they capture…
By Eric Jou Published February 27, 2012 -
Kotaku EastUnboxing Nerdy Stuff. In the Bathtub.
In my day, I’ve seen loads of unboxing videos—you know, those clips in which people remove products from, well, their boxes. I thought the strangest one I’d ever see depicted shirtless fat men unboxing Skyrim. I was wrong. This is YouTube user Nervli (aka Melonpan). He unboxes otaku stuff in this bathtub. However, I worry…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
An Elevator TO SPACE
If you thought you were going to have to wait until 2307 for Gundam 00 style space elevators, good news! You might only have to wait until 2050. That is, if a Tokyo-based company gets its way. Obayashi Corp. hopes to construct an operational elevator, able to whisk passengers 36,000km above Earth. According to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
How One Photographer Conquered Chinese Cosplay
A few weeks ago Kotaku showed you some cosplay photos from photographer Mengjie Luan. Meng, a 29 year-old web editor, has been snapping off pictures of Chinese cosplayers over the last 5 years. Meng sat down with me last week to show off some of his photos and to talk about the Chinese cosplay community.…
By Eric Jou Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
Mass Effect Explained with Cute Schoolgirls
As far as space operas go, Mass Effect‘s storyline isn’t *that* hard to follow. But if you are a latecomer to the series, you might need a primer. So what better way than with Asari schoolgirls wearing sailor uniforms? Japan’s Dengeki Online is serializing the manga, which is titled “Teach me! Professor Mordin!”. Drawn by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
Unusual Anime Promises Unusual PSP Game
Bakemonogatari, the famous anime series based on novels by Nishio Ishin, will have its own PSP game, Bakemonogatari Portable, released in Japan this August. There’s a limited edition version with its own PSP case, a DVD and CD with bonus content, and a special booklet with gaming info. Aiming to keep the anime series’ unique…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published February 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
Fake iPhone Gas Stoves Seized in China
Apple makes a lot of different things, such as laptops, displays, and phones. It does not make gas stoves—regardless if the Apple logo and iPhone brand seem to indicate otherwise. I know better, you know better, and the Chinese government knows better. On Feb. 23 in Wuhan, authorities raided a warehouse with stacks of green…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2012
