• Kotaku East

  My, What Enormous Anime Eyes You Have

  Revenge of the anime eyes! Earlier this year, models with anime-style eyes stirred up chatter online. The latest one to make waves is Odessa resident Anastasia Shpagina. Anime eyes often appear to be camera tricks or Photoshop; however, Shpagina is also using make up tricks that help make her eyes look abnormally large. If you…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2012
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  The Story Of a Kotaku Editor And His Lollipop Chainsaw Love Pillow

  Like a foamy, flaccid force of nature, she came tumbling into my life. No discernable shape, fluffy, mildly offensive. But somehow, some way—like a tapeworm—she burrowed herself deep into my existence. I know she’ll be mine forever. She is indispensible, an irreplaceable part of my world. 2012 has been a big year for me, an…

  Mark Serrels Published September 12, 2012
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  Magic Cards Turned Into Basic “Computer”

  While not a full-blown computer, as we’d know them today, a Turing Machine is nevertheless an important part of the history of the field, and its design is still studied and referenced today. You can build working representations of the idea out of everything from computer parts to LEGO, but what’s blowing my mind today…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  Sorry Father Grigori, Half-Life Has Never Been Scarier Than This Mod

  It’s been a good run for true horror games lately. Amnesia scared people’s socks off, Slender is doing much the same, and now we’ve got an update to Cry of Fear, one of the ten lucky games to have been “greenlit” by Steam earlier today. Cry of Fear is a total conversion mod for the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  US Official Killed in Libya Was a Senior EVE Online Player [UPDATE]

  Sean Smith, the US State Department official killed by “militia” in Libya yesterday, was a senior figure in the EVE Online community, and frequent member of the game’s Council of Stellar Management (CSM), a fan-elected governing body. A player of the sci-fi MMO from its early days, where he played under the handle “Vile Rat”…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  Game Site Countdown Backfires Over “Legal Rights Issue”

  Game site countdowns are annoying as hell. So perhaps it’s karma that the one planned for Fuse, the latest game from Insomniac and EA, has backfired, with a “last-minute legal rights issue” preventing it from actually ticking over to a new trailer. Instead, there’s just…an apology. You can read a full statement from Insomniac boss…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  Bill Clinton’s DNC Speech, Edited For More Boom Shakalakas

  For the politically-inclined, Bill Clinton’s speech last week at the Democratic National Convention seemed a slam dunk. Or, as this video shows, a collection of slam dunks, punctuated by the odd MONSTER JAM. Those too young to have played it, yes, President Clinton was actually an unlockable character in early versions of NBA Jam, a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  Resident Evil‘s Theme Park Attraction Looks Surprisingly Awesome

  This Friday, Universal Studios Japan will be overrun with zombies. The dead will walk the Earth, and Resident Evil will come to life. Universal Studios is once again teaming with Capcom (previously the two did a live-sized Monster Hunter attraction) for “Halloween Horror Night”. Until November 11, the theme park will turn into Resident Evil…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2012
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  Rad Game Artist Gets Cameo On Disney Cartoon

  Artist and animator Paul Robertson, who we’ve been secretly in love with for a long time now, may be best known these days for his work on the Scott Pilgrim game, Fez and Wizorb He just got a lot more well-known, though, as his work is making a cameo on the Disney Channel, courtesy of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  See How a Real Skyrim Helmet Is Made (In Under Four Minutes)

  Props genius Harrison Krix has been making a few helmets based on those found in Skyrim, and they’ve all been lovely, but just how the hell does he do that exactly? Oh. This video explains it. Charting the process from early cutting to the final touches, we get to see a lump of junk slowly…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  They Really Don’t Make Games Like This Anymore

  You hear that sentence a lot, about all kinds of things, but in the case of video games – and in particular 1991 adventure game Heart of China – it’s true! The 1990s were a bizarre time for PC gaming. As the format embraced the CD-ROM, and began to hit truly mass-market levels of awareness,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  Just In Case You Ever Wanted to Play a Pokémon Battle With Giant Robots

  Offworld is a new iOS (coming soon to Android) game that is, as the headline suggests, a lot like the battling side of Pokémon. Only, you’re using giant killer robots instead of small cute animals. It’s one of the prettiest iOS games I’ve ever seen, optimised for retina displays and featuring some fantastic artwork. It’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
• Culture

  Good Evening. Here’s Some Terrific Concept Art.

  Simon Goinard has been doing freelance work for the past decade, with his art featuring for clients as diverse as Disney, Exxon, Camel and Aston Martin. He’s also done quite a bit of video game work, with an equally-impressive list of employers like Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Guild Wars developers ArenaNet. You can see…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 12, 2012
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  Guild Wars 2, Your World is so Beautiful I Want to Live There

  Guild Wars 2 has some of the medium’s finest concept art. And while the actual game engine often struggles to do it justice, the game’s environments can still look absolutely beautiful, proving once again that powerful “graphics” are often no match for strong art design.

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2012
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  Sweet Dreams, Creepy Valve Fanboy

  While most people think fondly of Valve – at least, as fondly as one can think of a business out to take your money – there are some corners of the internet which can sometimes take things a little too far. I’m not sure if this is one such case, though. I mean, as horrific…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2012
• Culture

  The Agony And Ecstasy Of The Pepperidge Farm Cookie

  Over at Slate, a writer has gone ahead and eaten every kind of Pepperidge Farm cookie. He begins his article thusly: People think I’m weird because I like Chessmen. But they’re my favorite cookies, and I defend them with vigor whenever I encounter a Milano-lover who wants to fight me about it. And with that,…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 11, 2012
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  Meet Diablo III’s First Paragon Level 100

  Diablo III’s new “Paragon” system was brought in to give “maxxed out” players some more stuff to do. It’s been working for most, I guess, but for Alkaizer the well has once again run dry, because his Barbarian character has managed to hit the game’s new ceiling. As you’d expect, it took a lot of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2012
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  Report: Guilty Gear Coming to the PS Vita

  Next year, Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R is apparently headed to the PS Vita, bringing Guilty Gear arcade excitement to Sony’s portable. The game will feature full voice acting. You can see what’s believed to be a leaked scan below. Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R is a rebalanced and enhanced version of Accent…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2012
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  Why Yes, Atlus, I’d Love Another Online-Enabled 3DS Action RPG

  We’ve not written much about Atlus’ Code of Princess, and that’s partly my fault. I saw the online-enabled co-op and competitive action role-playing game at E3 earlier this year, and forgot. I know, let’s blame Persona! In fact it was sort of Persona 4 Golden‘s fault. After getting a small taste of that and the…

  By Mike Fahey Published September 11, 2012
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  The Smartest Half-Life Mod Of 2011 Is Making A Run For Steam

  It’s been almost exactly a year since Davey Wreden’s brilliant Half-Life 2 mod The Stanley Parable threw us all for a loop. In that time, Wreden has been working on a number of projects that take the story of Stanley, his job, and that helpful (but maybe kinda sinister) narrator to new and exciting places.…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published September 11, 2012