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UncategorizedWitness the Gloriously Annoying Marriage of Ocarina of Time and My Little Pony
How could The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time‘s Navi possibly get any more annoying? Don’t ask questions like that unless you want answers — pony answers. It never ceases to amaze me how well the mouth movements in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic lend themselves to other things. Things like StarCraft II, and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
People Appear to Be Meeting About the Next Xbox in London Right Now
Sean Tracy, a technical designer for Crysis studio Crytek, tweeted this morning that he is at a Durango summit in London. Two weeks ago, Kotaku reported that Durango is the codename for Microsoft’s next Xbox. [Twitter, via NeoGAF]
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
HD Jet Set Radio Blasts Onto Consoles and PC This Summer
Last week’s teaser is now this week’s confirmation. Sega will be releasing a revamped HD version of Dreamcast favorite Jet Set Radio for digital download on an as-yet-unspecified date this summer, on XBox Live, PlayStation Network, and PC. Jet Set Radio drew attention at its original release in 2000 for its then-innovative use of cel-shaded…
By Kate Cox Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Kalashnikov Rifle Is Getting an Upgrade
The Russian government will spend part of a $690 billion military improvement budget on introducing a new model of its Kalashnikov rifles, known more commonly as AK-47s and one of the most common weapons in the real world and video games. (See Call of Duty, among many others.) “We are planning deep modernization of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Is This Mostly-Forgotten Square Enix Game Worth Revisiting?
In today’s nostalgic Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Daemon_Gildas imagines a world where Square Enix’s The Bouncer didn’t bounce from the hearts and minds of gamers so quickly. Does anybody else kinda wish Square Enix would do something with The Bouncer? The game wasn’t a great game or anything, but I thought they actually made…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012 - Culture
The Oreo Will Be 100 Years Old in March
Famous foodstuffs frequently double-stuffed, Oreos tun 100 next month. The Pac-Man-inspired ad on the right of the image above is just part of the campaign for the very old cookies. Here’s the most startling fact about Oreos in today’s New York Times story about the upcoming March 6 birthday: Worldwide sales for Oreo rose to…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
We’ve beefed up security here in the official Kotaku forums, so grab yourself someone with a keen eye and get in here to talk about all things gaming. Mr Marsu forces his way into TAYpic history once more. That leaves just one day left in February, and then we move on. I’ll miss these guys.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhy A Video Game Blockbuster Will Finally Allow You To Be A Gay Man
In the video game adventures of Commander Shepard, being a gay man was neither a matter of biology nor choice. It was a matter of programming. And the programming of Shepard’s first video game, 2007’s Mass Effect, made being gay impossible. And then things changed. The programming changed. You can play Shepard as if he…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Preorder This Game and Adolf Hitler Dies
In April of 1945 the dictator of Nazi Germany took his own life in order to avoid capture by the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin. The move left millions feeling as if they were cheated out of an opportunity. The preorder bonus for Rebellion’s Sniper Elite V2 gives customers a chance to make…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012 -
ReviewsSSX: The Kotaku Review
Looking back on the original SSX titles, it’s hard to believe that they were based on an actual real-world sports activity. The snowboard riders you steered across the bright white landscapes of 2001 were near indestructible, able to shrug off massive crashes with quips and bit of boost. But, with a reboot that binds the…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 28, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou Can Play Street Fighter X Tekken Tomorrow… in PlayStation Home
Sony’s virtual playground turns bloody tomorrow, as the Street Fighter X Tekken Total Game Integration event elevates into violence. For the first time, PlayStation Home avatars will be able to beat the living crap out of each other. They’ve built a replica of one of the upcoming fighting game cross-over’s stages in PlayStation Home, and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Adobe Flash VW Bus
Flashed | TOKYO, JAPAN: Nice bus! (Photo: azixero | GameWatchImpress) Saluting Japan’s Computer Graphics Pioneers There was a revolution in the 1980s. It started in the military and the space industry, but it didn’t use rockets or weapons. Instead, it used computers and floppy disks. More » The First Great Cosplay of 2012, in Video Form…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Let’s Be Freaked Out By The Big-Headed Girl Costume
Hatsune Miku is a virtual idol that was originally created for Yamaha Vocaloid software. Now, Hatsune Miku pops up in her own Sega music games. Meaning? People wearing ridiculous Hatsune Miku costumes at Sega events! The costumes themselves are rather freakish—even freakier when you consider that there is a person in there waving hands and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 28, 2012 - Kotaku East
Well Designed Tongue Cleaners
I’ve actually never thought that I needed an instrument to clean my tongue. I thought regular tooth brushing (and occasional tongue brushing) would handle that. I guess I was wrong. This morning, I spotted this as the store. The fact that there was a tongue cleaner—well, a whole rack of them—was not interesting per se.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 28, 2012 - Kotaku East
A Starbucks Unlike Any You’ve Seen
If you’ve been to one Starbucks, you’ve been to them all, right? No! You have not been to this Starbucks in Fukuoka, Japan. Designed by Kengo Kuma, this Starbucks is near Dazaifu Tenmangu, one of the country’s most important shrines. Explained Kengo Kuma and Associates: Established in 919 A.D., the shrine has been worshiped as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 28, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThis Might Be the Worst Beatles Cover Ever
You might know Aki Toyosaki from her voice acting in games like Final Fantasy Type-O. Or maybe you know her from her role as Yui Hirasawa in anime K-On! After this clip, you’ll know her as the woman who massacred “Hey Jude”. Toyosaki covered The Beatles tune in concert, and her rendition is a hot…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 28, 2012 - Kotaku East
A Total Waste of Paint. Sumioni: Demon Arts Impressions.
Sumioni: Demon Arts is a 2D action/platformer for the PlayStation Vita inspired by the traditional Japanese painting style, “sumie.” But is this title an artistic masterpiece or does it simply fail to paint a pretty picture? Good — Progression Through Skill If there’s one good thing to say about Sumioni: Demon Arts—and I stress the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 28, 2012 - Uncategorized
Is This Lady the Perfect Chun-Li?
You might have a notion of who you’d think could pull off the perfect Chun-Li. Then again, you didn’t develop Street Fighter II so what the hell do you know? Japanese illustrator Akiman, one of gaming’s most celebrated artists, illustrated Chun-Li—and a whole bunch of other cool characters. Recently on Twitter, he posted a series…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 28, 2012