In Real Life

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Will Kick Your Teeth In

Check out the latest trailer for Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R. The game is getting location texts in Tokyo early next month.


May 26, 2012
News

It’s Like Laser Tag, But You Look Even Stupider

Growing up in the 1980s, I played my fair share of Laser Tag and Photon. The gear was goofy, but the games were fun. I cannot vouch for whether or not this latest entry is fun, but man, it sure looks silly.


May 14, 2012
In Real Life

This Photo Has A Fuzzy Arcade Machine, And A Girl With A Chainsaw For Some Reason [NSFW]

Kotaku AU

“I’m some loser street artist from Western Australia,” said the email. “I call myself GIRL. Anyway, I made this sick-ass fluffy arcade machine that I thought you might find cool.”


May 9, 2012
In Real Life

A Gaming Landmark, Transformed

This morning, Kotaku video editor Chris Person and I took a trip to New York’s Chinatown Fair, which reopened last Friday following a sudden closure last December. It doesn’t look very much like the old Chinatown Fair.


May 8, 2012
In Real Life

This 12-Inch Replica Of Star Wars Arcade Actually Works, Unlike Luke

This amazing 1/6 replica of Atari’s Star Wars Arcade cabinet features a real working control yoke, glowing coin slots, and a fully playable emulated version of the original game. The 1/6 replica of Luke has no soul.


May 4, 2012
In Real Life

Japanese Arcade Owner So Sad About Japanese Arcades

Video arcades are a dwindling business in Japan. Since the peak of the market in 2006, the number of arcades and scale of individual arcades has been dropping steadily. Kiyoshi Kameyama, the owner of the Amnet Gotannda arcade described the current video arcade climate in an interview with website Online Player EX.


May 2, 2012
In Real Life

Win Blowfish And Salamanders With This Arcade Game

Crane games typically offer stuffed animals, not real animals for prizes. This crane game, however, looks to be anything but typical.


April 14, 2012
In Real Life

You’re Trapped Inside A Gigantic Claw Machine. What Do You Do?!

It’s all fun and games until the giant claw descends from the sky and threatens to make you the unwilling plaything of a surly teenager.


April 10, 2012
In Real Life

China Gets Its First Female Street Fighter Champ

Xiao Zhao became her country’s first female Street Fighter champion after coming out on top at a Super Street Fighter IV: AE v2012 tournament. Playing as Dhalsim, she defeated her competition at the Nanning Mario Arcade centre in Guangxi last month.


April 5, 2012
Retro

Go Blow Up The New York Times’ Website

The New York Times wants you to destroy its recommended articles, its magazine cover art and even its ads. And it’s using a an homage to classic arcade game Asteroids to let you do it.