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Chinese Internet Addicts Stage Daring Boot Camp Escape

A group of adolescents interred at an internet addiction boot camp rose up against their oppressors last week, restraining their supervisor and fleeing the facility to taste sweet, sweet freedom. At least until their parents sent them back. China admits it has an internet addiction problem, which is the first step towards recovery. The popular…

By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2010

We Are Getting Yakuza 4 After All

Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, Yakuza 4 will be making its way to the western market next spring, exclusively for the PlayStation 3, and this time Kazuma’s got a posse. Released in March in Japan as Ryū ga Gotoku 4, Yakuza 4 is now heading to the west, as we thought it might…

By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2010

New Carnival Games Is New Carnival Games

Congratulations to the fine people at Take Two Interactive for doing their part in promoting the use of the word “new” as an essential element of a new game’s title. Today’s newly-revealed Wii and DS game New Carnival Games can sit comfortably on alphabetical store shelves beside New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2010

My Own Private Architecture

In games there are three basic ways we experience architecture: as game design, as a personalized space, or through a hybrid of the two. I could tell you how many steps make up the streets rising like stairways, and the degree of the arcade’s curves, and what kind of zinc scales cover the roofs; but…

By Lauren Orsini Published June 8, 2010

Talk Amongst Yourselves

Video games? Yes, video games. Please talk about them here. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2010

DJ Hero 2 Designed For People Who Want Two Fake Turntables, Mic

The next DJ Hero game will be out this fall with a whole bunch of new options, including new multiplayer modes, microphone support for singing and/or rapping and, well, I think they want you to possess two turntable controllers. The official word from the game’s publisher today is that DJ Hero 2 is all about…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 8, 2010

Stress Dream Number 1 and 2

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Shit, the Day’s Over Already??? E3 is around the corner. And I’m starting to feel the heat. So hot. Oh yes. Last night’s stress dream: I went to LA without my computer. :/ The night before that? My re-entry permit to Japan was not valid, causing me to lose my…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

North America Getting New DSi XL Color

This July a new DSi XL color will be making its way to the US. That color is “Midnight Blue”. The new DSi XL color will join its bronze and burgundy brethren on American store shelves. Earlier this month, Nintendo revealed three new DSi XL colors for Japan: Yellow, Blue and Green. Midnight Blue appears…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

Let’s Quietly Judge How Gran Turismo’s Creator Drives

Kazunori Yamauchi doesn’t just make racing games. He races cars, too. In this clip, Yamauchi is behind the wheel of a Lexus IS-F race car, doing a complete lap at the 24-hour Nurburgring circuit. The vehicle is in the upcoming Gran Turismo 5. Call this research No crashes, engine noises, European track. Watching this video…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

Yakuza Gets A Plastic Model Car

And it’s covered in stickers. Because Japanese gangsters just love stickers? In Japan, cars covered in anime and video game stickers are called “itasha” (literally “painmobile”). Itasha, like this Ferrari, are favored by hardcore otaku. Sega’s crime franchise Yakuza (known as Ryu Ga Gotoku in Japan) takes players into the underworld of Japanese organized crime.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

Gotta Catch Em All…Oh

You know what they say…photographers should never work with kids, animals or Pokemon. As seen on Facepunch, via Dtoid

By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2010

You’ve Got Snoop Dogg In My NBA 2K11

As seen on Twitter via Destructoid

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

You Too Can Look Like A Pokemon Popstar

Take otaku hero Shoko Nakagawa. Combine with illustrator Noizi Ito. What do you get? A character named “Jewel”. You are looking at a reproduction of Jewel’s outfit right now. Nakagawa and Ito are pals, so it’s no surprise that Ito illustrated the Jewel image character on the singer’s album “Shokotan Cover 3 ~AniSon wa Jinrui…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

Two iPads And An iPhone Gets You This Racing Game

Pad Racer is a racing game for the iPad that lets you control your car with an iPhone. It’s now a lot bigger You can now combine two iPads and make one large track. A neat trick, but it could really be made better as a “LEGO” style system, where 4-8 people can get together,…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2010

The Gundam Unicorn PC Case

Computers are great. I love them! Gundam is pretty darn great, too. And, yes, they mix. A Hong Kong based computer hardware company is releasing a series of Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn) themed products that include a CPU casing, keyboard and earphone. This is hardly the first Gundam CPU casing, and it won’t be…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

Kotaku Off-Topic: Brrraaaaiiiiinnnnssssss

Is anyone excited about the upcoming TV series based on The Walking Dead? Anyone? I am. I know by all rights I should be expecting horror for all the wrong reasons, but the comic is just so good, and the wisdom in making it a TV series instead of a movie so sound, that I…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2010

This Is Much Better

AKB48 member Mayu Watanabe was immortalized in Xenoblade CG for a commercial to promote the game. The end result was not so great. At the moment, AKB48 is the most popular idol group in Japan. It has many members. Mayu Watanabe is one of them. Above is what Mayu actually looks like. Say “hi” to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

Duct Tape And A Bag Of Rice Helps Disabled Man Get In The Game

Steve Spohn suffers from muscular dystrophy, leaving him physically limited. But thanks to duct tape, a bag of rice and an Xbox 360 controller, he can still get his game on. Evil Controllers, a company based in Arizona, specialises in modifying existing console peripherals to suit those with special needs. Like Spohn, for whom EC’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2010

It’s Time For Star Wars Corsets [Update]

Currently, I’m not in the market for a corset. Perhaps one day, I will be. Right now? No siree. That doesn’t mean you aren’t though! Custom corset maker Evening Arwen has this “Galactic Lord Corset” and this “Galactic Trooper Corset”. (The “Galactic” moniker is code for please-don’t-sue-us-George-Lucas!) They ain’t cheap! The Galactic Lord bit is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2010

Star Fox’s New Friend Fights Like A Dairy Cow

Global dairy superpower Arla sure knows how to sell milk in Sweden: with Starfox, on the Super Nintendo. This new commercial, set in present-day Sweden, kicks off with a small boy in a rad knitted sweater playing some Starfox. There’s even a barrel roll. To keep his energy levels up, he can turn to a…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2010