
Hideo Kojima, the revered creator of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, has been banned from this year’s Game Awards due to the details of his contract with Konami; a rather cruel turn of events that all but confirms Kojima’s departure from the relentless company.
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Internet denizens have been clamoring over YouTube’s announcement of “YouTube Red“, an ad-free subscription service soon to milk YouTube’s legion of lowest common denominator watchers.
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The ignorant American populace have again been reacquainted both with the world of video games and fine art courtesy of “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert, which has introduced the “Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses” symphony, performing various musical pieces from the esteemed Zelda series.
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The almighty influence of the Death Note series has apparently inspired a New Hampshire school student to write up a death-inducing notebook of his own, naturally leading to a crisis amongst concerned parents upon the harmless notebook’s discovery.
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Legendary girly mag “Playboy” has revealed that it will no longer contain images of naked women, the declining magazine instead opting to revive its fortunes with “PG-13” imagery.
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Comic-Con 2015’s arrival has naturally ushered in hordes of dedicated cosplayers, likely to be the target of praise and scorn from both Japanese and western cosplay aficionados alike.
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A horrific vehicular accident in China’s Shandong province has taken a shockingly adorable turn as a truck loaded to the brim with young chicks crashed and spilled its load all over the road, with bystanders helpfully rushing to pick them up and take them home.
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A seemingly harmless amateur sex video filmed within the confines of a dressing room of sacred Japanese retailer Uniqlo has spawned quite a bit of attention online – for more than just its pornographic value, as Chinese authorities have arrested five people for this atrocious act of indecency, and Uniqlo is being accused of staging the video in an entirely unnecessary attempt to boost its notoriety.
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Chinese news program Focus Today recently ran a short segment accusing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of seeking war with China, which further went on to describe the arsenal of weaponry the villainous country has at its disposal – including a glimpse of the relatively famous 1/1 scale Gundam originally erected in Odaiba, which was rapidly spotted and soon made the talk of the internet even far beyond poor vulnerable China.
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US President and much deserving Nobel Laureate Barack Obama has attracted the attention of otaku masses with his public greeting for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, mentioning several aspects of Japanese culture that Americans are thankful for – with anime and manga garnering a mention in a rather unexpected fashion.
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Renowned J-pop unit Perfume has been rapidly gaining attention due to their impressive US performance at 2015 South by Southwest held in Texas, which featured some rather unique visual effects and little in the way of actual singing – not that many were bothered by such a detail.
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News of a live action TV series adaptation of revered Nintendo classic Legend of Zelda has surfaced, courtesy of Netflix and already the subject of much scepticism from fans.
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