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Nintendo Will Fix the Skyward Sword Bug
That Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword bug? Nintendo of America sent out an email fix of sorts, but its Japanese parent company is releasing an online fix. Those without internet can send Nintendo their Wiis or SD cards. [Nintendo]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
Getting That Perfect Cosplay Pic
Cheese | NANJING, CHINA: A man takes photo of a cosplayer at 2007 Cosplay Carnival. (Photo: China Photos | Getty) The First Art From The Last Of Us Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us, an upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive, only made its public debut over the weekend, and already we’ve got a look at its…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
A Golden PS3 Covered in One Piece
To mark the release of the PS3 exclusive One Piece: Kaizoku Musou, Sony is releasing a PS3 with Luffy from One Piece on it. Going on sale March 1 in Japan, the bundle is priced at ¥38,170 (US$489) and comes with a copy of the game and a 320GB PS3.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
Watch People Build a Giant Mecha Before Your Very Eyes
They are building the life-sized Gundam—again! They being these folks in hardhats and overalls. YouTube user Darwinfish105 is filming the whole thing. There’s a lot of footage here, broken into several parts. There’s also a lot of giant Gundam here, also broken into several parts. The life-sized statue is expected to be completed next spring…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
Wow, People Still Make Awesome Line Rider Clips
It’s been over four years since the Great Line Rider craze of 2007. In internet terms that’s an eternity, but don’t tell the community of dedicated fans still churning out amazing levels for the simple little flash game. I’d forgotten the game even existed, but commenter schbearded hasn’t, pointing us in the direction of this…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 -
1.8 Million Square Enix Accounts Were Hacked
Square Enix stated yesterday that somebody “may have gained unauthorized access to a particular Square Enix server” and took its members service offline in both Japan and the U.S. Today, the company clarified that 1.8 million customer’s accounts had been affected. The breach hit one million Japanese members and 800,000 U.S. ones. The hack impacted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
Gran Turismo 5 Gets More New Cars Via DLC
Next week, Gran Turismo 5 owners will get access to a load of new vehicles, some for money, some for free. In addition to a $4 car pack that includes a 2012 GT-R and some Volkswagens, there are bonus items for players who bought the last DLC and a free car (the Toyota FT-86) for…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 -
Nintendo Releasing a Lovely Zelda Art Book
As part of the franchise’s 25th birthday celebrations, Nintendo has decided to release a nice big art book for The Legend of Zelda fans. Called Hyrule Historia, it’s 274 pages of concept and promotional art from throughout the series, while also including historical info on the characters and the games they’ve starred in. So far…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 -
Skyrim, Japan Likes You
During this year’s Tokyo Game Show, this one Japanese dude I met kept going on and on about the game he was looking forward to most. That game was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. He was not alone. For a foreign game, heck for a domestic game, Skyrim posted an impressive entry in the Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
Um, the NES Did Not Feature Counter-Strike Humping
An article on Hungary’s MSN portal about teen sexuality uses an interesting image to illustrate its point. And by interesting I mean amazing For those who can’t instantly see the disaster zone, it’s a Holy Trinity of PhotoShop disasters. For starters, either the main is playing on a cardboard box, or the screenshot overlay was…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 -
John Lee Hooker: The Waterfront
It’s that time of night again. That time when we gather around and sing songs together. Yes, together. It’s time for Soundtrack Tonight, John Lee Hooker plays “The Waterfront”, one of this best—and moving—solo recordings. The Waterfront [YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
Nintendo Already Died When….
Nintendo isn’t the king of gaming. It’s the cat, and it seemingly has nine lives. Yet, even after every “disaster”, there Nintendo is, still churning out games and hardware. This list does a decent job of striking that nerve—even if some of the things listed are reaching just a bit. Nintendo is Dommed! [NintendoFuse]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
Google Shoot View Game Shot Dead In the Street By…Google
Google Shoot View, an amusing little distraction cooked up by a Dutch advertising agency that let you wander the streets of planet Earth shooting the place up, has been killed by Google. According to Erwin Kleinjan, from the agency that dreamt up the game, Google “pulled their right to use the Street View application protocol…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 -
How an Old Japanese Anime Broke a Twitter Record
Japan loves anime. It also loves Twitter. And this past weekend, the country showed what it could do when it combined both: set a world record. Over the weekend, classic Studio Ghibli anime Castle in the Sky appeared on television. And Japan held what it calls a “Balse Festival” (バルス祭り or “barusu matsuri”), which is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
Impale Your Feet in these Assassin’s Creed Sneakers
These custom, hand-painted AC sneakers are the work of Sole Junkie, who was asked to create a pair of shoes inspired by the game. “After doing some research and sketches…I came up with these,” Sole Junkie blogged. “Nike Air Force One Mids with the Altair on the sides with logo hits… I think my rendering…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
3G PlayStation Vita Delayed In Canada [Update]
The 3G edition of the PlayStation Vita will be delayed in Canada “due to extensive planning and testing with their 3G partner”. Customers have begun receiving emails informing them of the delay, while EB Games sources have confirmed the hold-up with Kotaku, saying that internal systems now have the handheld releasing in April instead of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 -
Does DOTA 2 Fan Art Get Better Than This? How About Sexier?
Stanley Lau is one talented artist. Kotaku previously featured him on Fine Art for his wonderful Street Fighter work. Today, it’s time to look at some stunning DOTA 2 art. DOTA 2 is, of course, the Valve-produced sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DOTA), a mod of real-time strategy game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
Master Chief is an Asshole
Bungie and Microsoft may have led you to believe that Halo’s Master Chief is a paragon of virtue, but that’s a lie told only on storyboards and over-wrought cinematic cutscenes. A man can only be judged by his actions, and in most people’s experience, Master Chief is a dick.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 -
Team Fortress 2’s Christmas Updates Begin
I celebrate Australian Christmas with cold beer and barbecued meat. Valve, well, Valve celebrate it a little differently. In 2010 they took Team Fortress 2 all medieval, and in 2011, they’re sending it into space. Continuing a partnership began earlier this year, the first items coming as part of the festive update are from WETA’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011