Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Is Europe the Epicenter of Next-Gen Graphical Fidelity? • Valkyria Chronicles II is Worth Your Time • Games to Increase Your Typing Speed! • Finding True Love on the Farm • Why Don’t We Have Smartphone Reviews for Gamers? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow…

The Plants Vs. Zombies War Goes West With More Free DLC

Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare just keeps getting better and better. Today EA drops the free Western-themed “Zomboss Down” game pack, adding two maps, eight new characters and tons of new customization items. They’re also raising the level cap for all characters from 20 to 30, which means ten more levels’ worth of challenges to…

Professor Layton Would Be The Perfect Mastermind In Grand Theft Auto

Professor Layton is getting a proper crossover game this year, but the talented animators at Polaris have let their imagination run wild and put the archeologist gentleman and some puzzles into Grand Theft Auto V If you think about it, the professor’s calm, passive-aggressive behavior fits into a world full of mad criminals after all.…

Princess Peach Gets Her Own Damn Wii Remote Plus

I’ve managed to resist picking up the Mario and Luigi themed Wii remotes thus far, but the addition of a Princess Peach motion controller at the end of the month has the game paraphernalia collector in me twitching. Dammit, Nintendo. Showing up in stores later this month, the Peach Pink Wii remote isn’t just a…

There’s a Wii U GamePad… Racing Wheel

The wheel, of course, is the Wii U GamePad. Makes sense! Japanese peripheral maker CyberGadget is rolling out a “Handle Stand” for the Wii U. It comes with a clamp so the GamePad can be used with racing games. If that’s not your thing, it’s also bundled with a more traditional wheel that has a…

46 Reasons Why You Keep Losing in StarCraft II

Finding excuses when we lose online is something we all sometimes do. It can be frustrating, after all. Tutorial Central collected a fair amount of StarCraft II-related ones, but most of them would apply to any competitive game. Here’s their clip below: It’s hard to argue with these (here’s an example of someone who can’t…

Square Enix has closed their India-based mobile game studio, according to a report by MCV India. During its one year of operation, the studio hasn’t released any games, although it was reportedly working with developers on several titles.

Check Out the 20 New Songs in Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd

The newest music game filled with the songs of Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid pals hit shelves in Japan a few weeks back. And as you would expect, Project Diva F 2nd comes with a load of songs—20 of which are new to the games. So let’s give them a listen. Akatsuki Arrival – Last…

​China Is Serious about Kicking Ass at League of Legends

Want to get good at League of Legends? Like, real good? You need to go to China’s new LoL bootcamp. Chinese eSports outlet 175kh.com recently unveiled the training center, which is located in Shanghai’s university district of Songjiang. There are about seven institutes of higher learning located in the area. That’s no accident, because the…

A Square Enix mobile developer has recently talked to Famitsu (via Siliconera) about a pair of new SaGa and Mana games which will “stay true to all [our] memories from the [SNES] and PlayStation era.” The developer also mentioned that Square Enix’s second mobile division would be “helping out” with the games.

How South Korean Plastic Surgeons Make Passport Photos Worthless

South Korean plastic surgeons, it appears, are good at their jobs. But they might be too good for some customs officials. Increasingly, people in neighboring countries like China or Japan visit South Korea to have work done. But when they’re ready to go home, they might face a problem: Their passport pics. According to Korean…

Sex Doll Makes the Saddest Debut Possible

Ever wonder what kind of person would want to shake hands with a Japanese love doll? Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. On April 12, a handshaking event was held in Tokyo for “the idol of the love doll world,” Silicon Maru. Two days earlier, the love doll released her debut…