Get Your Butt Kicked at this Maid Cafe. Literally.

For years now, maid cafes have been popular in Japan’s geek and gaming districts. Most of them are similar and staffed by frilly maids that speak in high-pitched voices. This cafe, however, has a cheeky twist. Dubbed Cafe CC Ocha and located in Osaka’s Nipponbashi, the cafe has an unusual option on the menu: Visitors…

Looking at One Piece and Declining Popularity Claims

Recently, a thread appeared on Japan’s largest net forum attempting to point out that the One Piece juggernaut was ending. Not sure about that, though. Bandai releases various items, such as plush toys, figurines, notebooks, bento boxes, cups, t-shirts, video games, etc. Those licenses include Gundam, Power Rangers, Dragon Ball, Yokai Watch, and One Piece.…

Bungie Executive Swatted, Finds Police Chopper Over His House

At 4am on Thursday, a police helicopter descended on the street an unnamed Bungie executive resides on, and cops surrounded his home. Authorities had been told the exec “had an assault rifle and he had placed explosives in the yard and he was holding a family hostage”. He had of course done nothing of the…

90s Magazine Cover Sure Was Grim

With the PlayStation 2 on the way, the April 1999 issue of France’s Player One magazine had some ideas on the future of Mario and Sonic. Bleak, yes, even if it also ended up being half-right… [supper mario broth]

Completing Borderlands With No Guns, Only Butt Slams

One player is doing a Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel run with no guns or melee. Butt slams only. They’re challenging others to join them in this gleeful insanity. Enterprising (and fittingly named) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel player Moonswirl Butts is attempting to play through the entire game using only their character’s meteorically crashing backside, and they’re video-ing…

LoL’s Summoner’s Rift map is about to undergo some pretty important changes. Sure, you could fumble your way through them yourself (if you’re taking part in the beta), or you could do the easy thing andtake a look at this Google Earth-style interactive guide put together by Riot

A Terrifying New Way To Play Mario 64

Yes, Super Mario 64 has been around for nearly 20 years. No, that doesn’t mean people have stopped coming up with new ways to play it. Introducing Mario 64: Chaos Edition. It’s the strangest, most frightening thing. Basically, Chaos Edition is true to its name: everything goes completely nuts. Mario leaps 100 feet in the…

Endless Legend: The Kotaku Review

One of the best Civilization alternatives around, especially if you're into fantasy

Track: Upward Over The Mountain | Artist: Iron & Wine | Album: The Creek Drank The Cradle Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Original 151 Pokémon, As Delicious Pancakes

The most important meal of the day, now with way more nostalgia. Here’s drdancake, going through the entire roster of Red and Blue in order to make dozens of pocket-monster shaped pancakes. Because why not. All of the tastiness, without any of the guilt that comes with eating actualPokémon. A win in my books! 151…

A Toddler That Isn’t Half-Bad At Driving Games

One of the joys of fatherhood is sharing the thing you love with your child. If you’re a car nut, it’s never too early to have them practice on a driving simulator. Watch as this small Finnish toddler plays Richard Burns Rally with some help from his dad. And hey, the kid makes it! Now…

Your PC Needs This Many Yaks To Run Far Cry 4

There are certain games that just feel like they’re meant to be played on a PC. Far Cry has always been one of those games—for me, at least. If you’re in the same camp, Ubisoft dropped some useful info about the game’s technical requirements today. Turns out the yak farm will cost you in more…

You Can’t Plead For Your Life In Alien: Isolation, Even At 60fps

No matter how hard you try, pleading with the Xenomorph in Alien: Isolation just doesn’t work. The alien (much like a cat) just does what it wants, despite what you tell it to do. But the androids? They should really know better. It was a long time coming but I finally got a chance to…

Why The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Still Matters

One of the most frequent criticisms lobbed at the Zelda series is that it’s always just the same game, over and over again – that people who love it were indoctrinated as children and are incapable of seeing it for what it is. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK I have heard this not…