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Batman, Mario Kart and Transformers Peel Out as Japanese Toy Cars
Children (and adults) rejoice! Tomy’s Tomica toy cars are getting a handful of iconic wheels, such as the Batmobile, Optimus Prime, and Mario’s kart. The toy cars race out later this month in Japan, with each costing ¥630 ($7.50). Have a look, courtesy of Kotaku Japan 『バットマン』や『ポケモン』がミニカーに！ トミカ新シリーズ「Dream TOMICA」がリリース [Kotaku Japan]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2012 -
The next batch of Borderlands 2 DLC will be called “Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt.” No word on when it arrives.
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2012 -
Who was the Biggest Beneficiary of THQ’s $5 Million Humble Bundle?
I guess there’s no way of knowing, but I really would like to find out how much of the $5,098,093.79 raised by the Humble THQ Bundle went to charity, and how much went to the embattled publisher, which may qualify as a charitable cause depending on how you feel about its situation and the games…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2012 -
Before it was taken down, a PlayStation blog post said Medal of Honor‘s “Zero Dark Thirty” map pack arrives Dec. 18.
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2012 -
Konami revealed the cover art for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on its Facebook page today. Click to enlargify.
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2012 -
The Moneysaver: The Savings at the End of the Universe
There may be 10 shopping days left until Christmas, but there are only SEVEN left for the rest of all eternity! So get out there and save, save, save with a variety of combos, and discount specials before the Mayan apocalypse wipes us out. Actually, that raises a good question: If there was no tomorrow,…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2012 -
Drudge Report: Connecticut Killer “Obviously Not Well,” “Suffered From Personality Disorder,” “Played Video Games …“
Now that we’ve got the right name of the killer in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre yesterday, the media profiles are starting to emerge. To the Drudge Report, playing video games is a remarkable enough thing that it bears mentioning in a headline. An italicized headline. Oh, it’s factual enough, but that typeface and…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2012 -
The Best Of Kotaku, This Week
Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. The gorgeous image above is part of my favorite design for a proposed BioShock Infinite reversible box art. It’s one of six choices, but so far my second choice seems to be winning out (as of this writing). Moving…
By Tina Amini Published December 15, 2012 -
China Turns Its Japanese Porn Dream into Horrible Nightmares
This is Sora Aoi. She is a former Japanese adult video actress who has been wildly popular in China. If one person can improve the tense relationship between the two countries, maybe it’s her! She’s so popular there that there are the inevitable cash-ins for those fans who want to get very close to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2012 -
Japanese Tooth Brushing Sure Can Be Terrifying
Good dental hygiene is important. So is not scaring the crap out of kids! Earlier this year, a photo appeared online of a Doraemon plush toy that had been filled with teeth in order to teach children how to brush properly. The result was an unintentionally frightening teaching tool. However, that mishmash is no anomaly.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2012 -
Controlling Your Toilet? Checking Your Poop? There’s an App for That.
Japanese toilet tech is world class. For decades now, the country’s loos have had more than heated seats and control panels. There’s all kinds of fancy toilet tech for high end models. That’s probably why when Japanese people visit, say, the U.S., the cold toilet seats and lack of throne features truly baffle them. Leading…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2012 -
Mob Blames Mass Effect For School Shooting, Is Embarrassingly Wrong
In the wake of the terrible tragedy in Connecticut, initial reports said the shooter was a 24 year-old named Ryan Lanza. Online, people quickly located a Ryan Lanza on Facebook and searched through his profile to see if there were any “clues” they could pin the shooting on. They found their clues… but the wrong…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2012 -
Today Sucked. Let’s Watch Kermit The Frog Sing ‘Rainbow Connection’
Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side? Rainbows are visions, but only illusions, and rainbows have nothing to hide. So we’ve been told and some choose to believe it. I know they’re wrong, wait and see. Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection. The lovers, the dreamers and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 14, 2012 -
Backhanded Box Quotes: ‘Very Very Videogame.’
Welcome back to “Backhanded Box Quotes,” a collection of measured, thoughtful criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic. Far Cry 3 is pulling down a Metacritic 90. The Walking Dead just re-released for retail and was the Video Game Awards’ game of the year. Clearly, video gaming has saved its best for last. So have…
By Owen Good Published December 14, 2012 -
I Didn’t Get Why People Love Giant Mechs. Then I Played Hawken.
I’ve been unfair to giant mechs and the people who love them. If you asked me about mechs a week ago, I’d probably make some awful comment about how mechs remind me of little boys clacking their action figures together, which isn’t appealing to me. I didn’t “get” the love for giant mechs. Sometimes what…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 14, 2012 -
Live from New York, It’s the Week in Gaming Apps
Just because I spent the second half of the week making my first visit to Kotaku‘s headquarters in five years doesn’t mean I had time to play a dozen gaming apps this week. All the drinking does. I did my best to look at a diverse selection of games this week, but when Tina Amini…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2012 -
Here Are Some Of The Bigass Bosses You’ll Fight In Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Via Capcom, here’s footage of the Wii U version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, to be released this March for both Wii U and 3DS. More monsters: So what do you think? Cool? Monster-Huntery? I’ve never actually played a Monster Hunter game, so I need to hear your opinions (so I can repeat them at…
By Jason Schreier Published December 14, 2012 -
Watching Real-Life Link Shamelessly Smash Pots Never Gets Old
This joke has been made before. Many, many times before. But I can’t resist when it involved Freddie W and the most gleeful looking Link I have ever seen. So gleeful that it looks downright evil. But who can blame a gleeful Link.
By Tina Amini Published December 14, 2012 -
Gamasutra’s look at how launch titles have scored has Nintendo on top. Or Microsoft. Or the PS2. Definitely somebody.
By Owen Good Published December 14, 2012 -
The Smartest & Dumbest Things Valve Did in 2012
Oh, Valve. If a company is doing this well, then you know there must be something incredibly sinister going on beneath the surface. I considered trying to infiltrate the shadowy ranks of Valve to uncover their origins (subterranean? Extraterrestrial? Cthulhoid?) but thought better of it for the sake of my health, and the fact that…
By Holden Miller Published December 14, 2012