How Tea-Boiled Eggs Caused Online Controversy in China

Last week, one of the hottest topics online in China was an egg. Not just any egg, but rather an egg hardboiled in tea leaves and soy sauce. A tea-boiled egg. Tea eggs became a major topic of online discussion after a professor in Taiwan claimed that many people in the Chinese mainland can’t afford…

One Chinese Gamer Has Kept His Game Point Cards For Over 10 Years

Pre-paid charge cards for video games have been around for ages. They had them for NeoPets, they had them for Nexon games such as Gunbound, and they’re super useful—but only until the points run out. But for one Chinese gamer, his collection of old point cards may just win him a brand new smartphone. Chinese…

Lonely Gamer Spawns Springtime Anime Art Meme in Japan

It’s springtime in Japan. That means, friends and family gather to sit under cherry blossoms and eat, drink, and be merry. This guy, however, is all alone. On Japanese television, people were being asked what time they arrived to get a spot to enjoy hanami (花見) or “cherry blossom viewing.” “I got here a little…

​Retired Porn Star’s Mobile Game Commercial Gets Banned in China

Until he retired last year, Taka Kato was one of Japan’s most famous male porn stars. He recently appeared in a Chinese mobile game commercial, which has raised the ire of the Chinese government. In the commercial, Kato talked about he’s known as “Goldfinger.” With his raised two fingers, Kato says, “I’ve brought happiness to…

Hopefully Half-Life 3 Will Look as Good as its Fan Trailer

Insert comment about Half-Life 3 taking too long here. Deviant Pictures, utilizing Source Filmmaker, created this fine-looking fan trailer for Valve’s prodigal shooter, Half-Life 3, though admittedly it feels a bit more like a movie trailer than a game trailer. I’d watch that movie. Hell, someone could even make a game out of it. Half-Life…

Track: Wave 1| Album: Wave 1 | Artist: Com Truise Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

$4000 Cosplay Commission Stolen, Here’s How You Can Help

Last week, Jacqueline Goehner’s car was broken into while she was visiting a friend’s house. Among the stuff stolen was a black duffle bag that had two Zelda outfits inside that she’d done for a commission. They were worth $4000 The loss of the outfits isn’t the end of the job, though. Jacqueline has taken…

David Bowie Is Every Metal Gear Solid Character Ever

This was doing the rounds over the weekend, so apologies if you’ve already seen it: watch as David Bowie is revealed to be every bloody character in Metal Gear Solid ever. As cool as this is, it’s technically already been done. David Bowie is in pretty much every video game ever. Actually, scratch that. David…

Track: Soilbleed V.3 | Album: Soilbleed | Artist: Grendel Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.