If Grand Theft Auto V Were Made In The 80s

It would still be awesome! Here’s an isometric, Commodore 64-style recreation of some Grand Theft Auto V action by the talented MajamiHiroz with some superb 8bit music added. Atari’s Paperboy would work well as a minigame in a game like this. Grand Theft Auto V (Commodore 64) [YouTube] To contact the author of this post,…

What Do You Want To See At E3 This Year?

We’re exactly two weeks away from E3 press conference day—Video Game Christmas—so why not spend some time fantasizing about what we’d like to see there? For example, a few days ago I got this fun e-mail from a colleague, Andrew. Here’s his fanfic wishlist for E3 2014: Sony Press Conference: It would start with all…

A Platformer Where You’re A Goddess, And The Levels Are Your Mind

Oh yeah, and you’ve got split personalities. Also it’s a really pretty-looking game. It’s called Red Goddess. An open-world side-scrolling action-adventure (or metroidvania, if you prefer) where you play a young goddess named Divine, taking her on a journey across a planet controlled by her subconscious. This translates to a dangerous but gorgeous alien landscape.…

Gears of War Is Still My Favorite Shooter

Francis is the closest thing to a hardcore gamer I have in my life. He’s the kind of guy that bought a DualShock 4 controller on a lunch break before the PlayStation 4 had come out just so he could hold it. Buying the PS4 over the Xbox One was a calculated decision he can…

“Lasertag With Swords” Means Pretend Jedi Can Finally Keep Score

As the tagline for the Kickstarter video says: “How is this not a thing yet?” This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Sabertron is a set of foam swords with built in scoring, adding a video game element to the age old pass time of ‘hitting people’.It’s now 150% funded with 19 days left.(Thanks Geekologie)…

Basketball Is Much Better With The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Casey Jones replaced his hockey stick with a pair of basketball shoes for this one, to join the Turtles and play basketball in this NBA 2K14 mod by MkEliteWorksX Maybe use them against Looney Tunes characters in a follow-up video, to create the coolest basketball match of all time. TMNT Ninja Turtles vs Villains in…

​At This Rate, He Should Just Play Soccer

Could a PlayStation Move wand even survive the landing after such bodacious move? Reading rumors about what a major video game company’s latest patent application could mean reminded me that Context-Free Patent Art exists. Well, existed. In the time since I last checked on it, the Tumblr filled with crazy drawings from intellectual property filings…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Minor Issues: The Little Problems With Nintendo’s Bigger Console • Hastily Hacking In Watch_Dogs Made Me Regret My Actions • Cooking With TAY: Cookies! • Tonari no Seki-kun: The Ani-TAY Review • Aiden Pearce Is A Better Batman Than Bruce Wayne TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…

Be Prepared For More China In Transformers 4

Transformers is big in China. In fact, I’d say it’s huge! Being as popular as it is, the movies are a giant marketing opportunity for advertisers, especially advertisers in China. This year’s Tranformers: Age of Extinction will be no different, and it’s expected that the Chinese advertising will be stronger. The Wall Street Journal China…

Dress Made of Live Butterflies Won’t Let You Fly

A celebration of a new “butterfly” festival in Nanyang Henan ended with tears after the festival’s symbol appeared decked out in a dress comprised of real butterflies. First reported by the Chinese site GWM.cn, the folks at Nanyang’s Baotianman tourist spot started a new festival to celebrate the spot’s famous butterflies. In line with their…

Man Suffers Brain Hemorrhage After Three-Day Gaming Marathon

A young man in China’s Hunan province was sent to the hospital last week in what looked like another case of a sudden death in an internet cafe. Luckily, the man is still alive. According to a report by Voice of China, 26 year-old Xiao Qiang collapsed at his seat in the internet cafe after…

Two members of idol group AKB48, Rina Kawaei and Anna Iriyama, were attacked at an event this weekend by a saw-brandishing man. Both sustained cuts on their hands and head, but are expected to recover from their injuries. The suspect, 24-year-old Satoru Umeta, was arrested for attempted murder. [Thanks Mox Factor!]

Sony is preparing to sell PlayStation consoles in China. As reported by Reuters, the company has set up joint ventures with Chinese company Shanghai Oriental Pearl to help set up shop in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone

Japan Learns the Correct Way To Use “F**k”

One of the things I’ve noticed about living in Japan is that the country’s non-native speakers are fuck all at using the fucking f-word. Good thing there’s a new book that aims to correct that! As noted by Kotaku reader Chris Hill, Japan recently got a new English instruction book called How to Use Fuck…