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You Can Devour This Monster Hunter Bread!
In Japan, Pokémon has its own bread, so why the heck doesn’t Monster Hunter? Yamazaki Baking is offering two different types of Monster Hunter curry bread. If you’ve ever had Yamazaki bread, you’ll know it’s pretty good for something you get in a convenience store! The curry bread is in the image of Monster Hunter,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
A Letter to Disgruntled Gamers
Operation Rainfall is, among other things, a letter-writing campaign hoping to bring Japanese Wii games like The Last Story, Pandora’s Tower, and Xenoblade to the U.S. Nintendo already politely declined on its Facebook page. That’s not the only nice way it’s saying no. It’s also responding to letters, writing things like, “I can see why…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
Team Fortress 2 Looks Great as a Retro Arcade Game
You like Team Fortress 2? You like the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game? Watch this. It’s Team Fortress 2 as a side-scrolling, beat-em-up arcade game. If you’re wondering why the whole thing looks so awesome/authentic, that’s because it’s the product of Eric Ruth, who has already give us retro demakes of games like…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
ModernWarfare3.com’s Owner Revealed!?
Website ModernWarfare3.com used to redirect to Battlefield 3‘s website. Pretty funny! Modern Warfare 3 publisher Activision was not amused. Before that, the site hosted anti-Call of Duty rants like this: Modern Warfare is crap. On November 8, 2011, the most over-hyped first-person action series of all-time returns with the copy and paste sequel to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
Science Is Teaching Kinect To Use a Lightsaber
A team of researchers at Stanford University are living the dream: they’ve used Kinect and a robot arm not to cure disease or solve the energy crisis, but to build something for lightsaber practice. The Kinect camera is able to track the movement and placement of a human opponent, with the arm programmed to respond…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
What’s with All the Cancelled 3DS Games?
Maybe it’s bad timing or just bad luck. But there’s a growing list of cancelled 3DS games. That’s not good. On the list of canned 3DS games, there’s My Garden, which was supposed to be a 3DS launch title. There’s also Saints Row: Drive-By, also apparently canned. Four Hudson games for the 3DS were canned,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
The Clothes These Clerks Must Shed
Nerd retailer Mandarake is a self-described “ruler of time”. Ruler of in-store promotions might be more accurate. To kick off summer, Tokyo’s Mandarake Complex held a one-off in-store cosplay event with six Mandarake staffers dressing up as characters in swimwear. Staffers dressed up as characters from Macross F, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Tales of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
Where Minecraft Meets Okami
Ever since it popped up this morning, people have been quick to say that Aaron Bishop’s Lords Of Uberdark looks a lot like Minecraft. The fact Minecraft’s creator helped spread the word may have contributed to that. While Lords Of Uberdark (which at the moment is little more than some alpha code and ideas) is…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
Brothers Arrested for Selling Modded Wiis
The Wii can do a lot. But some people may want their Wii to do more, like play pirated games. In Fukuoka, two men were recently arrested for violating Japanese trademark law and apparently selling modded Wiis. According to Fukuoka police, between November 2009 and last month, 32-year-old Tomonori Sato and his 28-year-old brother apparently…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
It’s Nearly Time for EVO 2011, Fighting Game Fans
EVO 2010 was a blast. So EVO 2011, the world’s biggest fighting game tournament, should also be a…blast? Kicking off on July 29, EVO 2011 is a three-day celebration of all things fighting, with the tournaments just one part of the draw. For those who just want to check out the latest games, there’ll be…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
Legendary Japanese Club Reborn with Trolling
If you were in Tokyo in the late 1990s and you liked to party, you went there. Towering over six floors and holding over 1,500 people, Velfarre was a legendary Roppongi club that claimed to be the biggest of its kind in Asia. Pumping out cheesy Eurobeat, the club fuelled techno dance trends and was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2011 -
Did Farmville Steal Game Code from a Competitor?
Zynga, the big-hitting developers of games like FarmVille and CityVille, has found itself in court accused of not just ripping off another company’s idea, but literally stealing the code for it. Developer SocialApps claims that it entered into an agreement with Zynga back in 2009 to develop a farming game, based on its existing Facebook…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
Well, the World of Warcraft/StarCraft Theme Park Actually Opened
Joyland, a theme park in China built with massive (if unlicensed) tributes to the video games of Blizzard Entertainment, has actually opened its doors. People are going on the rides. And taking photos. In true Oh China fashion, the StarCraft section has been renamed Universe of Starship, while the World of Warcraft sections are even…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2011 -
New Uncharted Movie Director Is ‘Starting From Scratch,’ Fully Aware Nathan Fillion Exists
The new man in charge of the Hollywood adaptation of PS3 game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Neil Burger, says he’s starting the film over from scratch, “going back to the videogame.” His choice for Drake is still undecided. [Crave Online]
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Mega Man’s 3DS Game Bites the Dust
In case you couldn’t tell from the lack of serious updates or the departure of the game’s creator, Capcom’s Mega Man Legends 3 has now officially been shitcanned. Neither the community-driven prototype or a final commercial product will be released, Capcom saying the progress made on the game did not meet “the required criteria” necessary…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 18, 2011 -
Some Assembly Required
Welcome back to the week, Kotaku readers. Can we get you some off topic conversation? Excellent! Then just sit right there while we prepare some for you in the comments. We can talk about Batman, South Park, The Dark Tower… whatever! Did anyone happen to catch that trailer for The Avengers this weekend? That looked…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
Mortal Kombat Brings Two Premieres To Comic-Con
Mortal Kombat fans have double the finale to look forward to at this week’s San Diego Comic-Con. One is the final episode of Kevin Tancharoen’s live action Mortal Kombat Legacy and, immediately following, the reveal of a new Mortal Kombat character. NetherRealm Studios will reveal the fourth (and final?) downloadable character coming to Mortal Kombat…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
The Pros and Cons of a Portly Plumber Ingesting a Super Mushroom
Mario may have forgotten his flexible apparel when eating that mushroom, but he gained a massive present for Princess! Hilarious comic by Chris Gerringer. Related Rampages: Pika Yoshi | DEF STAR Wallpapers (More) Big Mario by Chris Gerringer (Tumblr) (Facebook)(deviantART) Via: pixelbeatsscissors Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011 -
You Could Own This Copy of Tetris for Only $1,000,000
Did you know that the Sega Genesis (nee Mega Drive) version of Alexey Pajitnov’s Tetris is exceedingly rare? That there are reportedly only about ten copies of this cartridge in the wild? Then you’re probably not in the market for a million dollar copy of Tetris What could possibly command such an outlandish price? This…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 18, 2011