In Real Life

When Games Force You To Read Books In Korea

In the top picture, you can see a yellow rubber band running around the case of a Korean copy of Red Dead Redemption. That rubber band came free with a used copy of that game, and it holds together the disc case and a booklet in the back. That booklet is the Korean translation of the main game’s script.


December 14, 2011
News

Why You’re Not Getting A New Zone Of The Enders Anytime Soon

Hideo Kojima doesn’t only make Metal Gear games, these days, it seems like they’re all he makes. Even the diehard fans are getting sick of them. Why can’t Kojima make another Zone of the Enders mecha game?


December 13, 2011
In Real Life

Dante’s Inferno Isn’t Metal Gear Solid. It’s The Japanese Police.

If you live in Japan, you’ve seen Dante Carver on television. The American-born actor plays “Onii-chan” or “brother” in a series of mobile phone commercials that star a dog as a family patriarch, actress Aya Ueto, and Shigesato Itoi’s wife.


September 27, 2011
PlayStation

What Is PlayStation’s Mysterious ‘Long Live Play’ Teaser All About?

The PlayStation folks are promising we’ll “see beyond the doors” — the doors at the tail end of the above teaser clip — on October 5, 2011. What brand of video game hype is this? And should we be expecting something amazing next week?


September 22, 2011
In Real Life

The Many Cinematic Missteps Of Video Game Cutscenes

The video game cutscene has undergone a lot of transformations over the past couple of decades, and many games these days present elaborate, dazzling CGI sequences that are often billed as “Hollywood-caliber.”


August 27, 2011
In Real Life

What Does Jennifer Hale Think Of The Nickname "FemShep?" (And Other Stuff, Too)

From Facebook beauty-contests for the character she plays to big New Yorker profiles to a hilarious case of mistaken Twitter identity, we’ve been talking a lot about Mass Effect 3‘s female lead Jennifer Hale. So when given the opportunity to chat with her one-on-one at PAX, I jumped at the chance.


July 16, 2011
News

The Faces Behind Gaming’s Blockbuster Voices

Today is unofficial voice-acting day here at Kotaku. We’ve considered how important voice actors are to video games. We’ll be listening to how their work would have impacted the classics.


May 31, 2011
PlayStation

Which Limited Edition PS3 Do You Fancy?

Japan is getting a new custom PS3, a limited Tales of Xillia one. This isn’t the first limited PS3 for Japan. There have been others.


May 27, 2011
News

Will Metal Gear Solid 5 Be Unveiled At E3? "No."

In the latest episode of his podcast, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima took the time to bat down rumours in a new segment in which he replies to rumours simply by stating “yes” or “no”.


April 4, 2011
In Real Life

Lara Croft Gets Wet, Snake Takes A Smoke Break, Vader Mourns A Tragic Loss

Between Anime Conji 2011 being held a week ago, Wondercon 2011 and the Supernova conventions going down in Australia, there’s been a ton of great cosplay on display in recent days. So let’s take a look at some of the best of it!