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Bleach Manga Creator And A Fan’s Dying Wish
Last year, Bleach creator Tite Kubo posted a photo of a letter. It was a fan’s dying wish. As My Game News Flash explains, when Kubo originally posted the image on Twitter, he asked fans if they knew anything about it. The letter was addressed to Kubo via his manga publisher, and it did not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2017 -
Battlegrounds Player Takes Streaming To The Next Level
More PUBG streamers should put themselves behind the wheel in-game, like South Korean streamer Ch1ckenkun did. No wonder one Twitter user said this just leveled up streaming. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2017 -
The Most Eagerly Anticipated Anime of Winter 2018
Soon, winter anime will begin broadcasting. Here are the 20 anime that folks in Japan are looking forward to the most. Website Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans in Japan, 45 percent of whom were men and 55 percent of whom were women. Seventy-one percent of those polled were in their teens and 20s, and the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2017 -
First Look At The New Anime From Mamoru Hosoda
Mirai no Mirai is the latest film from Mamoru Hosoda of Wolf Children fame. Here is the picture’s first teaser. As Kotaku reported earlier this year, Mirai no Mirai tells the story of a 4-year-old boy who has a hard time coming to terms with the birth of his baby sister. Things get magical when…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2017 -
Star Wars, Meet Company Of Heroes
As we’ve established here on Kotaku.com, Company of Heroes was the perfect RTS. Making it even more perfect, then, is this upcoming Star Wars mod for the game. It’s a mod cliche—take a game, add Star Wars!—but you can’t argue it’s not a successful one, with everything from Call of Duty to Homeworld benefiting from…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 12, 2017 -
The Last Guardian‘s Bird Dog Looks Much Better In VR
Action RPGs like Fallout 4 and Skyrim have gotten VR versions, as has Doom, but The Last Guardian demo offers a completely different sandbox in which to test the technology. No guns or dragons, just some kid playing in some ruins with some really funky looking bird-dog-cat. It’s also free. If you have a PS…
By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2017 -
Fallout 4 VR Could Really Use A Hand (Or Two)
It’s easy to lose yourself for hours in the regular console or PC version of Fallout 4. One would imagine it’s even easier when completely surrounded by the sights and sounds of the Bostonian wastes in the Vive-exclusive Fallout 4 VR, but when you’re just a pair of objects floating in space, it’s not quite…
By Mike Fahey Published December 12, 2017 -
Breath of the Wild‘s Champions’ Ballad DLC Hides A Ton of Secret Dialogue
In Breath of the Wild’s main game, you don’t get to see much of Mipha, Revali, Urbosa, or Daruk. If you play through the new DLC, The Champions’ Ballad, you do get some new cutscenes,though it still might not feel like enough. Turns out, you can challenge the Divine Beasts again in the DLC for…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 12, 2017 -
Blood Music, the extreme metal music organization, is also working on a game called VirtuaVerse. It’s got a trailer and a projected release date of sometime in 2019. If buzzwords like cyberpunk, technomancer, and Monkey Island-style point-and-click adventure game get you excited, you should give it a look.
By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2017 -
Prometheus Lens Is Dead, Long Live Prometheus Lens
All good things must come to an end. Especially in Destiny Last Tuesday, Bungie accidentally put a hilariously powerful laser gun into Destiny 2. Called Prometheus Lens, it was capable of deleting other players in the competitive Crucible in around a second, comically faster than any other standard weapon in the game. Bungie quickly acknowledged…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 12, 2017 -
Battlegrounds Developers Accidentally Add Cameltoes, Remove Them
On Saturday, players noticed that survival shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds featured cameltoe, or clothed labia, on its test servers’ female models. The game’s developers say that wasn’t intentional, however, and as of a patch last night, Battlegrounds’ female characters are exposed no more. Players first noticed last weekend that Battlegrounds’ test server had made a slight…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 12, 2017 -
Nier: Automata‘s Director Wants To Burn His Animal Crossing Camp To The Ground
Have you been playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on your phone a little bit each day? Were you enjoying helping out your friendly neighbors with frivolous tasks, crafting your favorite style of coffee table and generally just vibing along to it all? Well the director of NieR: Automata is here to tell you just how…
By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2017 -
An Infamous Creepypasta That Explored The Dark Side Of Pokémon Fandom
By now finding a “haunted” cartridge is a scary video game story cliche, but one series in sells the tale better than the rest. Pokémon’s piracy problem, coupled with fan’s’ hunger to see a mature monster-collecting game allowed “Pokémon Black” to become one of the most famous Pokémon creepypasta to ever dwell on the internet.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 12, 2017 -
Orisa Gets Puppy
The new Overwatch holiday event, Winter Wonderland, has begun. ‘Tis the season for new skins and emotes, now with puppies (!!!). This event’s smorgasbord of skins sees everybody ready to frolic about in the wintery weather… except Junkrat, who looks like he just got back from an excruciatingly long day at the beach, or a…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 12, 2017 -
Call of Duty: WWII Sure Is Looking Festive These Days
Christmas came early to Call of Duty: WWII. Activision launched the Winter Siege event on December 8, letting soldiers toss around snow globes and enjoy a little holiday R&R. The event brought new content and festive décor to the Headquarters, Call of Duty: WWII’s social space. Lights are strung all around, and constant snow flurries…
By S.E. Doster Published December 12, 2017 -
The State Of The PlayStation 4 In 2017
Nintendo might have gotten more buzz in 2017, but Sony’s PlayStation 4 just had a quietly excellent year. In fact, it was arguably the system’s best run since it came out. Throughout 2017, Sony’s approach to the PS4 was a mix of reliable and experimental. That’s a good combination. The company delivered a pile of…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 12, 2017
