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In Real Life

Four Anime You Can Skip This Season

Previously we looked at the five anime you should be watching this season. But what about all the other anime this season? Well here’s why some of the more notable ones didn’t make the cut.

14 May 2013

Mobile

If You’re Into Endless Running, Might As Well Be Running With Friends

With its growing focus on mobile gaming and its penchant for trying to out-popular already popular games, Zynga was going to get around to stepping on Temple Run‘s toes eventually, and what better way than to combine the joy of endless running with the trusted …With Friends brand? The result is a combination I’m finding much more compelling than I expected.

In Real Life

Metro: Last Light: The Kotaku Review

What will the world look like after the bombs fall? Can God exist in a place without hope? When man’s desire to survive overrides his morality, is the empire he constructs worth saving?

11 May 2013

Mobile

App Review: I’d Rather Be Playing This ‘Meditative Space Strategy’ Game Right Now

Some games nearly make me miss my train stop. Some games tempt me to keep on playing them while I’m walking down the street. This is one of them.

10 May 2013

In Real Life

Senran Kagura Is The Most Embarrassing Anime I Have Ever Watched

Sexual fan service is hardly a new aspect of anime. While the most obvious are panty shots and boob bounces, few anime come without a shower scene, beach episode or hot springs episode where the female characters — and sometimes even the male ones — are shown off in all their near-naked glory.

Mobile

App Review: It Only Took A Legendary Developer To Make Strategic Air Battles Fun

When I’m in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft, the last thing I want to do is slow down — I certainly don’t want to wait my turn. I need a joystick in my hand, a first-person view and buttons for machine guns and/or missiles. I was pretty sure Sid Meier of civilisation and Pirates! fame had finally created a game I did not want to play in Ace Patrol. I was mistaken.

Nintendo

Super Mario World: The Kotaku Review

Super Mario World, which is a game about a plumber riding a dinosaur, is filled with rules that make absolutely no sense. For example, if you — and by “you” I mean the character you inhabit, Mario the plumber — jump on something dangerous, it will kill you, unless you are big, or wearing a costume, or riding a dinosaur.

9 May 2013

PC

AverMedia Live Gamer Portable Video Capture Box: The Kotaku Review

Late last year I had a chance to check out the Live Gamer HD, an easy-to-use video capture card from AverMedia that allowed me to capture 1080p video from just about any HDMI source using a simple pass-through connection. It was the easiest hardware solution for capturing and streaming game footage I’d come across.

PlayStation

Soul Sacrifice: The Kotaku Review

Soul Sacrifice feels like a game designed by somebody in a bad mood. This exclusive for Sony’s handheld is all about using your own pain — or the agony of others — for power. Grim? Sure. But, it’s also the best reason I’ve had in months to keep my Vita charged and in my bag.

8 May 2013

In Real Life

The Library Wars Live-Action Movie Is Both Action-Filled And Poignant

Library Wars, a new live-action movie based on the anime and novel series of the same name, was released in theatres across Japan just over a week ago. It is everything from a war story to a light-hearted romantic comedy. But at its core, it remains an excellent social commentary on the dangers of censorship while still giving the viewer an engaging story.

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