Sony Doesn’t Understand Just Who The Heck Is Buying All Those PS4s

Sony has sold 10 million PlayStation 4s. They don’t know why. It just kinda happened. Sales appearing from the ether—that sort of thing. Here’s Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida speaking in an extensive Eurogamer interview (emphasis mine): The 10m sell through in the first nine months is well beyond what we had hoped for. As you know,…

Nintendo Fans Don’t Buy Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft Says

Ubisoft has been more supportive of Nintendo’s Wii U than most of its peers, but the company has also remained wary of the console’s weak commercial performance. In a recent interview, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot sounded more doubtful than ever about the prospects of selling his hit Assassin’s Creed games on the Wii U. Speaking…

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Assembling A Huge Metal Gear Costume Is Not That Easy

YouTuber Mike Hecxz captured the moment when members of the awesome Pro Voltage cosplay group are assembling their Metal Gear REX costume at Otakon 2014. As you can see it’s so huge they need more than one people to help: But when it’s assembled, the result is just incredible. You can’t even see there’s someone…

Steampunk Star Wars AT-AT Would Be The Slowest Thing In The Galaxy

Not just the slowest, but the Empire probably couldn’t do anything with it on Hoth in the snow. Markus1984 built this alternate, steamy LEGO version of the AT-AT walker for a building competition and while it might be slow, those gatling guns in front look really badass. Here are some close-ups. Check out the builder’s…

If SNK Made StarCraft…

SNK does not make StarCraft. Blizzard makes StarCraft, and SNK made its name with 2D games like Samurai Shodown and The King of Fighters. But if SNK made a game with Blizzard’s characters, it might look like this. As tipster Sang points out, these 2D pixel renderings were created by Korean net users Black Security…

Inside the Intense World of Japan’s Underground Drifting

You are not watching an episode of anime Initial D. This isn’t a video game! Here’s a look at underground drifting in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Albo Agunday, who filmed this video, tells Kotaku: The way it worked this night is that some cars would line up and go one or two or three at a…

Sony is holding a press conference on the afternoon of September 1 in Tokyo. Promising “the latest announcements,” it will be broadcasted online.

Arrested For Marijuana, Jackie Chan’s Son Could Face Execution

Chinese actor and singer Jaycee Chan was arrested for marijuana consumption and possession in Beijing Monday. The son of Jackie Chan, he could face up to three years in prison or, at worst, even execution if convicted. Last night, China Central Television(CCTV) reported that Beijing police had arrested 32-year-old Jaycee Chan, real name Fang Zuming,…

Let’s Hope the Attack on Titan Live-Action Movie Is This Amazing

Here’s the opening theme song for Japanese anime Attack on Titan matched with scenes from a Bollywood musical. The result is magical. Apparently, the clip was originally uploaded to Nico Nico, but has since popped up on sites like Attrip. Other people have also done Attack on Titan opening theme mash-ups (for example, here’s Attack…

Today, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that president Hiroshi Kawano is resigning as of August 31. Starting September 1, the position will be filled by board member Atsushi Morita.