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Take a Look at Some of the Coolest Toys On Earth
There are plenty of great toy companies in the world. Kotobukiya, Kaiyodo, Hot Toys. But for my money, none are a shade on Ashley Wood and Kim Fung Wong’s threeA Combining original figures with toys based on properties like Woods’ World War Robot book/comic line, threeA’s work is as slick and stylish as you’ll find…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
The Secret World of Japanese Character Costumes
They pop up seemingly everywhere in Japan. They’re called “yuru kyara” in Japanese and refer to the local mascots dreamt up to promote cities, towns, and rural villages across the country. Inside those mascots, there are people. And more and more, they’re women. Japanese morning show Toku Dane! took a look at the world of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
When the Street Isn’t Safe for Work
I’ve said it before: Japanese adult game and anime makers are masters of the in-store promotion. It’s a mastery that would do 1970s grindhouse cinema owners proud. Many in-store promotions are NSFW. What happens when those hit the streets? Curvy martial arts yarn Maken-Ki! has a huge display at Akihabara retailer Tora no Ana, giving…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Dear EA, Star Wars Fans Have Very Serious Questions
This fan took to a Star Wars: The Old Republic questionnaire with a mission: rant about publisher EA’s digital rights management policy. One look at the company’s friendly customer service droid, though, and rants give way to…questions. Star Wars: The Old Republic will be out on PC next month. Many are excited for Star Wars:…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedKorean Pop Is Better with Chun-Li Cosplay
Chun-Li makes everything better—whether that be Jackie Chan movies or South Korean pop. The latest single from South Korean pop outfit Orange Caramel, no strangers to dressing up, is “Shanghai Romance”. Previously, the group cosplayed as Bruce Lee while singing “Shanghai Romance”. While dressed as Chun-Li, the girls didn’t pull off any Spinning Bird kicks,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Report: Masked Bandits Steal 6000 Copies of Modern Warfare 3
As if we needed reminding of how big a commercial event the release of a new Call of Duty game is, word comes from France that a truck full of copies of the game has been hijacked by professional thieves. On Saturday the truck, driving through Créteil in southern Paris, was rammed by another vehicle.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011 -
UncategorizedNi No Kuni’s Cutscenes are a Gorgeous Way to Start your Monday
I’m quite taken by Level-5’s upcoming RPG Ni No Kuni. A big reason for that is the helping hand the developers have had from animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli. So watching three of the game’s cutscenes is definitely something I can recommend. Seeing as the clips were released by Level-5 over the weekend and are entirely…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011 - CultureTotal Recall
This is When Activision Used to be Awesome
It’s fashionable these days to hate Activision. But those over the age of, say, 30-35 may be old enough to remember the time the company went above and beyond the call of duty to keep its fans happy with all kinds of touching gestures. The coolest of which, by far, was the company’s practice of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Wham, Bam, Thanks M.O.D.A.M.
Wham, Bam, Thanks M.O.D.A.M. That’s not M.O.D.O.K. in drag. That’s M.O.D.A.M., and she’s an alternate costume in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. You can see many more alternates through Marvel’s and Capcom’s blogs. The Sports Video Games of the Year Rarely considered for overall video-game-of-the-year honors, the uncommon diversity of sports video games support a…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pirates Unwelcome at Swedish Games Expo
Sweden’s Pirate Party had a booth all paid for at this weekend’s Gamex, the nation’s largest video games expo, until someone from Gamex came to their senses, phoned the pirates and said GTFO. The real head-scratcher is why, as Piratpartiet says, they were invited in the first place. Indeed, there’s the party name on the…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 - Culture
Warfare Recipients
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 releases on PC and all three consoles on Tuesday, (with a separate version for the DS). The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim arrives Friday for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is also out Friday. Tuesday also sees the special editions Metal Gear Solid HD Collection…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 -
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Kevin Butler Thanks You for Not Rage Quitting
You don’t have to be any good at video games to get a hat-tip from Kevin Butler. In fact, you can be quite terrible at them, as Legit Bitness is here. What seems to matter most in PlayStation’s ongoing thank-the-average fan campaign on YouTube, is that you play a PS3 exclusive. Still, this one touches…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Namco’s Game Changers
Each week throws off several new video game lists ranging from the humorous to the trivial. What’s better? A list of those. Here’s a roundup of the rundowns out there. •Namco’s Top 5 Revolutionary Firsts [Ranker] A couple of these stretch the definition a bit (I’m not sure Namco intended to create Pac-Man as a…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Trials HD Studio Explains Why It Sold Out to Ubisoft
Earlier this week RedLynx, the studio behind the Xbox Live Arcade smash Trials HD, announced that Ubisoft had bought up the independent developer. Once RedLynx finishes Trials Evolution, to be published by Microsoft, it will officially join Ubisoft’s in-house stable of some 25 studios. Speaking to Edge, RedLynx’s co-found Antti Ilvessuo said they didn’t mind…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
UFC Undisputed 3 Shifts Its Release Date to February
In a UFC broadcast last week, THQ in slipped word of a publishing delay for UFC Undisputed 3. The game now will release on Feb. 14, after originally being planned for January. That means UFC 3 will now go head-to-head with EA Sports’ SSX, a rather bold choice as UFC 3 would have held January…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bird Games
Two children playing the Angry Birds tabletop game. Aren’t they happy? Yes. Aren’t they adorable? Absolutely. But are those kids funny? Not yet. That’s where y’all come in this week. These exercises are kind of like a deranged rorschach test. What do you see? I see two child models earning money for their parents by…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Weekend Talk Amongst Yourselves
Happy Standard Time Solstice everybody! I hope you used your extra hour of sleep productively rather than, well. for sleep. You probably used it for sleep, didn’t you. Yeah. I did too. Thanks to pan1da7 for today’s TAYpic. Want to be featured atop Talk Amongst Yourselves? Just get the image in this thread and add…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Generational Conflict
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Nov. =4.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik published Nov. 2.—Read more of Penny Arcade…
By Owen Good Published November 6, 2011 - Uncategorized
Bear Hunt Winners
A Zangief cosplayer took top honors at a manly-man pageant last week, and our Kotaku team of super ‘shoppers swung into action. We’ve got 20 studly submissions, plus Debaser101’s winner, inside! For starters, I know everyone was expecting me to pick aardvarkattack’s Asshole Dog entry this week. I hate to go all coach’s kid on…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011 -
UncategorizedFull-Length Jonah Hill Modern Warfare 3 Ad has a Special Guest Star at the End
The 30-second version of “The Vet & The Noob” started playing last night on GameTrailers. Here now is the 90-second version of the ad, starring Sam Worthington and Jonah Hill (whose most recent flick, Moneyball featured a cameo by Activision top dog Bobby Kotick.) Keep your eyes peeled until the end, when a guy who’s…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2011