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Cat Bus From Totoro Spotted In Japan
Imagine you are driving down the street in Hiroshima and you see a Cat Bus from My Neighbor Totoro making its way down the sidewalk. Like so This is not actually a cat, nor is it a bus. It’s some sort of bicycle-type contraption Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2018 -
The Hello Kitty Bullet Train Is Real And Incredible
Dreams do come true! Last month, there was only concept art for the Hello Kitty bullet train. And now, here is the actual train. Have an inside look. I hope you like pink, because Hello Kitty sure does. Just imagine this passing you. The train will begin service between Osaka and Hakata on June 30.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2018 -
Don’t Give Up, Dark Souls Skeleton
Dark Souls modder Zullie the Witch has been messing around with the game and got something cool up and running: the ability to swap the player’s model with other characters and enemies. The best of them being a skeleton. In addition to looking cool as a naked skeleton, you can also put clothes on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2018 -
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Now Supports Nintendo Labo
If your Nintendo Labo cardboard is lying around in a post-launch pile, you could try digging it out and playing some Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with it. I don’t know what it is about Labo, but using cardboard handlebars looks so much cooler than the plastic wheel. The compatibility is part of an update for…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2018 -
World Cup Fans Sing Anime Theme Song After Japan v Senegal Match
There are only two things that truly unite us as human beings: football and anime. John Sulo is a French actor and comedian who is in Russia for the World Cup. He’s also a Senegal fan, and having been at the Senegal v Japan game—one of the nicest of the tournament so far—filmed this recital…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2018 -
I Regret To Announce That I Am Canceling NathanCon
When they said to me, “Nathan, trying to cram 17,000 people into a single Waffle House just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex of northern Texas might not be the greatest idea,” I scoffed. “The show must go on!” I exclaimed in response. Just like DashCon, Fyre Festival, and—just last weekend—TanaCon before it. Perhaps, though, I…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 25, 2018 -
Indie Games Are Getting Cloned Before They’re Even Out
Earlier this month, a buddy sent game developer Ben Esposito a surprising screenshot: an Instagram ad for a game that looked a lot like the one he’d been working on for five years. Esposito is nearly finished toiling away on an indie game called Donut County, which will be released later this year by publisher…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 25, 2018 -
A Fake Edutainment Game Is Now A YouTube Hit
One of the hottest games on YouTube over the last couple of months isn’t some big-budget action game. It’s Baldi’s Basics in Education & Entertainment, an intentionally horrifying pseudo-educational game we covered back in April. It’s turned out to be the perfect game for YouTube. The game came out a few months ago and got…
By Keoni Nguyen Published June 25, 2018 -
The Fight Between Switch Hackers And Nintendo Is Ramping Up [UPDATE]
People love their Switches. Some people love them so much they want to break them open and make them do things they’re not supposed to. That means Nintendo has to respond. The back-and-forth between Nintendo and hackers reached fever pitch this week. First, some background: In April, Switch hackers found a way to jailbreak Switch…
By Ethan Gach Published June 25, 2018 -
You Can’t Build The Perfect Boyfriend, But Dr. Frank Tries Anyway
If I had a time machine, it would not be a tool for bettering the world. It would be a way for me to see how people from the past might react to modern-day weirdness. I would go back to show Alexander Graham Bell that his invention of the telephone somehow morphed into nudes on…
By Kate Gray Published June 25, 2018 -
Sims 4 Expansion Lets You Bang Santa
The new Sims 4 expansion introduces holidays into the game. More importantly, it lets you fuck Santa. Seasons, a new expansion released last Friday, spices up the world of Sims 4 by adding seasons, a new gardening career, and also holidays. One of them, Winterfest, is a Christmas-esque holiday that occurs in winter. If you…
By Gita Jackson Published June 25, 2018 -
Crowdfunded Switch Accessory Lets You Play Handheld Arcade Games The Right Way
The Nintendo Switch is slowly becoming an arcade game player’s best friend. Nintendo’s Arcade Archive collection, alongside a healthy smattering of bullet hell shooters and pinball games, bring classic experiences to the console. That also means playing vertically, which can be a pain in handheld mode. A Kickstarted add-on aims to fix that. The Flip…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 25, 2018 -
The rumored, leaked and teased nightclub management expansion to Grand Theft Auto Online is coming out some time in July. In a post today, development studio Rockstar noted players can “[r]un your nightclub business from setup, design, staffing and promotion.” More details to come.
By Stephen Totilo Published June 25, 2018 -
Breath of the Wild’s Champions’ Ballad Expansion Is Better After A Long Zelda Break
Like most things with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the game’s Champions’ Ballad expansion did not immediately thrill me. It took some time. It wasn’t what I wanted, but it’s now what I need. The Champions’ Ballad has been available for Breath of the Wild since December, nine months after the main…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 25, 2018 -
Witcher 3 x Minecraft Build Recreates Novigrad (And Then Some)
This sweeping timelapse video shows the construction—out of thin air—of Novigrad, the great city of The Witcher 3 (and Witcher lore in general, I guess). Built by Elysium Fire, this video not only looks amazing as the city emerges out of the countryside, but also gives you a very good look at just how many…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2018
