Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Transistor’s Soundtrack Reminds Me Why I Love Video Game Music • Game Of The Week—Robotic Limbs And Some Dude Named Cloud • Next Generation: Blurring the Lines Between Flash and Substance TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

The Ghost In The Shell Movie We Never Had

I’m not sure a live action Ghost in the Shell adaptation would be a good idea, but an homage to the opening of Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 anime with real-life characters can’t hurt. Director Ash Thorpe and his Project 2501 team recreated the title sequence, Motoko Kusanagi’s birth, in a real-life environment, with a bit of…

8-Bit Donnie Darko Is Every Bit As Twisted As The Film

I remember my first viewing of Richard Kelly’s cult classic, Donnie Darko, as if it were late last night in a quiet, somewhat creepy house, silence pierced only by faint wwhistle of a rapidly descending jet engine. It went’s something like this (spoilers!). The 8-bit movie translators over at CineFix did an amazing job with…

Meet Pushmo World It is the upcoming sequel to Intelligent Systems’ 3DS puzzle games, Pushmo and Crashmo, and it’s coming to the Japanese Wii U (yes, Wii U) eShop on June 19. UPDATE: Nintendo has confirmed that Pushmo World will also launch on the US (and EU) Wii U eShop on June 19.

Caramel Banana Sushi Exists in Japan

Goodness! Just when you thought unusual sushi couldn’t get any more, well, unusual, there’s this: Caramel banana sushi. Starting tomorrow, conveyor belt sushi chain Kura is offering it in Japan. Remember, sushi rice is made with vinegar. Caramel is sweet. Then, there are bananas to contend with. All at once. In your mouth. This is…

Will consoles ever catch on in South Korea? Iconic Korean game developer Jake Song doesn’t think so, recently saying, “Consoles are largely limited and have limited specs so there is a consensus that they are looked down upon from an online game developer’s point of view… The markets for consoles are limited to USA, Europe,…

Masami Ochiai, the Chairman of Index Corporation, and his wife, Index president Yoshimi Ogawa, were arrested on fraud charges for allegedly cooking the company’s books. Index Corporation previously owned the Atlus brand, which has since been transferred to Sega.

An Anime Figure You Will Never Forget

There are lots of anime figures. Truth be told, many of them simply are not that memorable. This one, however, is. This is a figure of Hunter x Hunter character Gon after he transformed into an older version of himself. What’s the big deal, you say. Well… Wowzers! The figure is around 17 inches tall,…

Watch Dogs PR Stunt Ends With Bomb Squad Called To News Office

A PR stunt for Ubisoft’s new Watch Dogs game has backfired, with a Police bomb squad called to the offices of an Australian news station. A package arrived at the offices of Ninemsn yesterday, containing a letter and a small safe. Media industry site Mumbrella reports that the letter told the addressee to check their…

It’s just another day at the office for the soldiers of the Dark Souls universe.

Nicole Jacobs writes over on Bleeding Cool about the issue of harassment (and inadequate policies) at conventions. It’s required reading, if only so you can see Hollaback Philly’s anti-harassment cards.