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It was a massive weekend for eSports. Gfinity—a Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Tournament that granted the winner $55,000—dominated the UK and EVO broke new ground for the fighting game community in Las Vegas. Not only were the events themselves a big deal but there were shake-ups with some of the top Call of Duty teams in North America. Needless to say, it was a busy weekend for eSports. Find out everything in This is eSports, my new show on Kotaku where I'll recap what's happening at some of the biggest (and smaller ones, too!) competitive events. In case you guys did not notice I am new to Kotaku and will be mostly covering eSports. If you have anything you want to share with me feel free to contact me on Twitter.

Sine Mora soars into the App Store while the classic board game Zombies!!! jumps onto your iPad.

While we'll feature a profile on the prolific blacksmith Tony Swatton later this week, for now you get to watch him make the type of Wolverine claws that you wouldn't be able to take anywhere near a convention. These puppies are sharp—at one point during the "smash stuff" section by AweMeChannel, they cut through some thin metal. That's hardcore. Much about Swatton is, actually! But more on that later this week. X-Men Wolverine Claws (The Wolverine) - MAN AT ARMS [AweMeChannel]

You can play a demo of the roguelike Dungeonmans—designed by games industry vet Jim Shepard—whether or not you choose to back it on Kickstarter. Shepard's looking for $35,000 to make it happen.

The adventure game Flashback was a revelation back in 1992. Here's how the remake is shaping up.

There may be no cars to swipe, and at no point was this a dark project, but 5 Ants' Tiny Thief is as capable a criminal as they come, ready to steal the hearts of adventure fans everywhere while they pay for the privilege. The second game published under the Rovio Stars indie program, Tiny Thief is a unique combination of old school point-and-click adventure and stealth action. Players must guide the eponymous bandit through a series of six increasingly complicated adventures, each split into five stages with multiple goals. For instance, in the level depicted above, the thief is tasked with stealing the cake from the bakery window. First he steals the pie from the windowsill, hiding in the crate to the left as the angry baker storms out of the shop. When the cook stops looking, our tiny hero slips over to the house across the way, puts the pie in the window, and then knocks on the door. A child comes out and starts eating. The thief returns to the left, takes the replenished pie, and ducks into the crate. The angry baker comes out, catches the boy eating, and rushes over to scold him — leaving the door open so Tiny can take the cake. That's one, two more to go. These are adventures of the classic point-and-click variety, cut into bite-sized chunks for easy mobile digestion. It's a distilled experience, challenging the mind and wits in small bursts. There's a bit of an over-arching story, but nothing too deep. You're a Robin Hood type, stealing from the rich and probably giving to the poor — it's all a bit vague, which is probably for the best. You're wanted by the law, your image is plastered all over the kingdom, and your only true friend is a ferret. We've all had days like that. Between this utterly charming stealth adventure and Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage, I'm really digging the games Rovio is choosing to showcase with their Stars program. Perhaps these wonderful, unique experiences can convince the more discerning mobile gamer that the company is good for more than cranking out endless Angry Birds variants. Tiny Thief Genre: Puzzle Adventure Developer: 5 Ants Platform: iOS, Android App Size: 50MB Price: $2.99 Get Tiny Thief on Google Play — Get Tiny Thief on iTunes

Warning: This Ultra Street Fighter IV trailer may contain illicit displays of people "getting hype."

And it looks like you'll be able to shout "get your ass to Mars" every time his super lands.

Do you think this'll be better than Mad Max for the NES? OK, how about MagMax for the NES?

Normally I wouldn't run something with so little gameplay in it, but then the gameplay is sort of the least interesting part of a WWE game.

It's not uncommon to find playthroughs where a player decides to go through an entire game of Pokemon with something silly, like Bidoof. But Magikarp, a fish Pokemon that's largely taken as the most useless Pokemon ever? That's a whole other level of insanity. Still, it can be done. This (sometimes sped-up) video shows Meikachuchu going through most gym leaders and the entire Elite Four on either Pokemon Fire Red or Pokemon Leaf Green—all with a singular Magikarp. The Elite Four are basically the closest Pokemon has to final bosses. Some matches here aren't so bad; Magikarp is leveled such that it can tank through some threats. But there are some moments in here where you think, wow, that battle looks painful and tedious—is playing through with just one Magikarp worth it? But then you get to the end, and this happens: And you're just like yes. Yes it was. Naturally this undertaking required a lot of items, but even so, there were a lot of close, nerve-wracking moments. Like having to use struggle to go up against a ghost-type, because Magikarp, in all of its complete usefulness, only has three moves: splash, tackle and flail. All normal types, which don't affect ghosts! Thankfully, the move struggle has no typing, but having to resort to it is still ridic. So, kudos, Meikachuchu. Your Magikarp run-through is amazing. Pokemon: Magikarp Edition [Meikachuchu]

Dealnami. Steam Sale Day One | Steam Sale Day Two | Steam Sale Day Three | Steam Sale Day Four I voted for Deux Ex. Last Light would be a repeat and Assassin's 3 will continue to drop in price independently of the Steam sale. Also, Deus Ex is awesome. • Community Deal Natural Selection II ($6.24) | Wasn't my pick but the price is right. • Flash Sale Organ Trail DX ($1) | This is, in my opinion, what the Steam sale is all about. A fun little game you probably wouldn't buy at full price with a super low barrier to entry here. • Flash Sale KOTOR 2 ($3) | That is a lot of game for $3, though yes, it has been cheaper. The Star Wars franchise bundle is also available for 50 bucks, but has been substantially cheaper in the past. • Flash Sale Bioshock Infinite ($30) | A repeat deal from the first day. As we said, this has been this price many times and down to $24 on more than one occasion. A great game, but I would have liked to see Steam step up their pricing on round 2 of this. • Flash Sale Mirror's Edge ($6) | This was 20% cheaper and bundled with DLC on Amazon for a long time. Also a good game though. • Lead Deal Reus ($5) | A significant amount of commenters threw their support behind this on Day Two. If you trust your peers then go for it. • Dishonored ($10) | We were robbed of this deal by an earlier community vote, but all is right with the world now. This is one of the better deals of the whole sale. • Castle Crashers ($3.75) | Pretty much a no-brainer if you somehow don't already own it. • Wargame: Airland Battle ($20) | I have a soft spot for games where the title is so generic it sounds like it's describing the genre. But seriously, not for 20 bucks. • Terraria ($2.50) | Easy recommendation. Another big no Mac version sad face for me. • Dust: An Elysian Tail ($7.50) | This game has managed to rack up a decent amount of attention but I would still call it very underrated. Buy. • Max Payne 3 ($10) | Like most legacy Rockstar games, you can regularly find this for $10 bundled with its DLC on Amazon. Pass. • Dawn of War II: Retribution ($7.50) | This is a good game but it's old at this point, I would say wait for a better price. • Killing Floor ($4) | Hopefully you caught this during the Humble Deal. If not, I would probably wait unless you already know you're a fan. • Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion | Quality Title. If you're a fan of the genre then go ahead. • The Walking Dead: 400 Days [Steam] ($2.50) | Gamestop via Comments Section | You will have to download the impulse, but yes, the key activates on Steam | Lowest price ever • Bioshock Infinite Season Pass [Steam] ($14) | Green Man Gaming | Use code GMG30-LY2G6-UKDYY • Crysis 3 [Origin] ($20) | GamersGate • Dead Space 3 [Origin] ($16) | Gamefly | Use code GFDJUL20 | US and Canada only, may also be on Gamefly UK • Hitman Absolution [Steam] ($5) | Amazon | Use one-time use code GOONCAVE • DisplayFusion Multi-Monitor Utility | Steam | Lifehacker coverage Connect with Shane Roberts on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Tumblr, or Pinterest to get Moneysaver and Dealzmodo in your social networks of choice. Game with Shane on PSN and Steam. This is a Moneysaver One-Shot, a post focusing on a single deal, sale, or category. Join us every weekday at 2:15pm ET for the full Moneysaver roundup, brought to you by the Commerce Team. We're here to bring Kotaku readers the best gaming deals available, and to be clear, we also make money if you buy. We want your feedback.

Your carefree 20s are over, Famicom. No more gallivanting. It's time to settle down—find a nice wife, get a stable job, maybe put a down payment on a house. You're 30 now. The Famicom—or Family Computer—first hit Japanese stores on July 15, 1983, and although it took a couple more years for it to make its way to North America (in a totally new form, as the Nintendo Entertainment System), today officially marks three decades of Nintendo console gaming. I have vivid memories of my NES days—grinding for levels to get past the Marsh Cave in Final Fantasy; notebooks full of passwords for games like Faxanadu; impossible Battletoads levels and ridiculous Sesame Street mini-games. And what about you, Kotaku? Share your best NES/Famicom stories and memories below. (Photo via Wikimedia)

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: FrogFro writes about the bosses you may have fought entirely wrong. JJtheTexan goes even deeper into the rabbit hole of long-lost Nintendo games. And PyramidHeadcrab wants to know what your favorite Mario game is. And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic and in the TAY: Open Forum.

Poking around on the Ouya today, I was lucky enough to find Ittle Dew, and it had me laughing within five minutes. This is a fun adventure game with a great sense of humor, but it also has a female protagonist that likes to beat people up and take their loot. Watch the video above to see her burn an old man alive. Ittle Dew is out now on Windows, Mac and Ouya, and is coming to many other platforms later this year.

OZombie—American McGee's zombie take on the Oz stories—has been taken off of Kickstarter so its studio, Spicy Horse, can focus on securing the film rights to the Alice series McGee created. The two efforts had been paired in a $950,000 Kickstarter campaign that Spicy Horse was unable to then separate into two different campaigns. "The submission has been rejected multiple times and our appeals have failed (multiple campaigns are not allowed)," McGee wrote. To launch a campaign for the Alice film rights means we must first shut down the Oz campaign." That said, McGee admitted that OZombie's performance—about 15 percent of the $950,000 goal has been raised with 20 days to go—factored into the decision. "Projections suggest we'll hit 30 percent of our goal by campaign end," he said. OZombie was to have been a game in which Dorothy, the Tin Man and the Lion battle a zombie horde raised by the Scarecrow. McGee said that an OZombie campaign could always be restarted later. "The Alice film rights are only within reach during a rapidly closing window of opportunity. We'll sacrifice Oz today in order to have a real chance with Alice." Earlier this month, McGee explained that Spicy Horse was in talks to acquire the rights to Alice and make a movie with them. For $100,000, they'd have the right to make animated shorts. For another $400,000, they could purchase the license outright and make a feature film. OZombie had just kicked off on June 24, so the studio hoped to pair the two, hoping one would raise awareness of the other. It gained only $23,000 in funding since the team-up was announced. "Securing these film rights would be nothing short of a major coup," McGee said. "We'd control a significant portion of Alice's future. Being able to produce animations, feature films and related merchandise means keeping Alice's world fresh, no matter what else might happen with the game portion of the property." Spicy Horse still is in talks with EA about a third game in the series, called Alice: Otherlands. End of the Rainbow [Kickstarter]

The "definitive" version of 1994 sim Transport Tycoon is heading onto iOS and Android this year, says publisher AppyNation. Beyond the involvement of creator Chris Sawyer, also responsible for the Rollercoaster Tycoon series, details are sparse at the mo.

Sawyer filed a lawsuit against Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 publisher Atari in 2005 over unpaid royalties, reaching an out-of-court settlement in 2008. In May of this year, Atari Inc. filed for court approval to auction assets this month, including the Rollercoaster Tycoon rights. Since then, a number of transactions have seen Atari properties switch hands, including Nordic Games buying Desperados and Silver, and Outlast's purchase by Appeal.

Rumored last week when an ad appeared in WWE magazine, it's now official: The Ultimate Warrior will be making his first-ever appearance in the 13-year run of what is now called WWE 2K14. The catch is he's only being offered—for now one guesses—as a preorder incentive. 2K Sports invited Warrior (that is his legally changed name) over to celebrate the news by trashing their offices, or so the story goes in this promotional video. (I was looking; didn't recognize anyone I knew.) Warrior also makes a coy reference to the long, long, long-running rumors he actually died back in 1991. It's worth watching just to see him backhand the guy with the game case. I think he really does make contact. Anyway, The Ultimate Warrior's appearance is significant for another reason. It's a sign 2K Sports isn't just going to watch the clock and be the caretaker of a series it picked up from THQ's firesale back in January. Lots of wrestling fans have been waiting to see this guy for a long time (he did appear in THQ's Legends of Wrestlemania, and WWE All-Stars, but both are arcade-style fighters.) I don't like it that he's a pre-order incentive only—2K Sports was once steadfastly against DLC, but has pushed into this realm of late. At least it's not a retailer-specific incentive. WWE 2K14 is out Oct. 29.

Rovio has announced Angry Birds Star Wars II, available later this year and set to make use of Hasbro's Telepod technology.

"We never got a hero. We got him ... the man they call Max." Besides that dramatic declaration, this Mad Max trailer also includes our first look at the gameplay. There's still a cinematic tang to this debut showing of Avalanche Studios' open-world adventure, but past the 1:10 mark it gets going with a fiery mix of vehicular destruction and old-fashioned fisticuffs.

Some of the in-car combat is taken from the closed-doors demo we saw at E3, which showed just how brutal Max can be behind the wheel. Mad Max is scheduled to rip it up Oz-style on PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 sometime next year.

As expected, last week's Rovio tease has coalesced into the prequel-chronicling Angry Birds Star Wars II, complete with a damn Jar Jar bird. Significantly less expected is the integration of Hasbro's Telepods technology, beaming in powerful characters via physical toys, Skylanders style. Rovio has gotten into the habit of launching each new Angry Birds game with a host of marketing tie-ins backing it up, so the idea of a fresh toy line powered by Hasbro's Telepods technology seems like a good fit. According to the official press release, players will be able to choose which characters and super powers they bring into battle by placing special action figures on a portal connected to their mobile device. More than 30 figures will be available at launch. Fans will get to try out the tech at San Diego Comic-Con later this week. Angry Birds Star Wars II will launch on September 19 across app stores worldwide.

Hey TAY Folks. Hope you got enough Club Nintendo coins this year to warrant a gold or platinum status! If you did here are your gift choices. Gold/Platinum Sakura Samurai (3DS)Super Mario Land (3DS)The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (3DS)WarioWare DIY Showcase (DS/3DS)Super Smash Bros (Wii)2014 Nintendo Calendar Platinum The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask OST (My personal choice)3 Poster Set, including Wind Waker HD, Year of Luigi and Pikmin 3 I must say I feel this is somehow better then last year when I got a pack of playing cards, but I was still holding out hope for that Year of Luigi soundtrack. Which gift will/would you choose?

Asian Superstar actor Takeshi Kaneshiro is supposedly giving up video games for good, according to an article by the Apple Daily News in Taiwan. Kaneshiro, who is best known for his movie roles in the Red Cliff, Fallen Angels, Chungking Express and the House of Flying Daggers, has been doing what many other famous people only dream of; he's been able to keep most of his personal life out of the spotlight. However, Apple Daily, the people best known for their Next Media Animations, has gotten information that Kaneshiro is giving up video gaming for good. So what is Kaneshiro doing instead of playing video games? He's studying traditional Chinese medicine and the I Ching, a form of old Chinese divination. Perhaps most known to gamers as the face of Onimusha main character Samanosuke Akechi (and the voice, in the Japanese version), Kaneshiro has addressed his gaming habit before. In a past interview, Kaneshiro said, "I have a lot of constraint. When I play games for too long I tell myself, 'I shouldn't be awake during sleeping hours, I should go to bed'". While Apple Daily and most Chinese/Taiwanese media have already confirmed Kaneshiro as giving up video games, I'm going to label this one as a rumor. Kaneshiro has worked with traditional Chinese medicine before, he's helped open clinics, but for him to stop gaming to study Chinese medicine and the I-Ching, it seems too oddly specific. [金城武放弃电动游戏 迷上中医和易经][Apple Daily] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian Internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am. Eric is Beijing based writer and all around FAT man. You can contact him @FatAsianTechie@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @FatAsianTechie.

The Last of Us extends its run as the UK's No. 1 to five weeks, and much like Joel and Ellie it continues to survive no matter what comes its way. Not even a pair of headline plumbers can unseat the PS3 exclusive - still, Nintendo's Mario and Luigi: Dream Team does reach third in its debut week, just behind a resurgent Animal Crossing: New Leaf in second.

As the summer continues to swelter in the UK, video games are clearly way too exhausted from all the heat to make their way onto retail shelves. Dream Team is the only new release in this week's top 10 - the 3DS RPG reaches North America on August 11 - meanwhile, former No. 1 Aliens: Colonial Marines climbs back up to tenth on the back of price drops.

Last Thursday, 23-year-old flight attendant Ma Ailun apparently died after being electrocuted by her iPhone 5. According to the Xinhua news agency, Ma was allegedly electrocuted when she answered her iPhone 5, which was plugged in and charging. The incident reportedly happened at Ma's home. Since then, warnings about using iPhones while charging have been appearing en masse on China's Weibo microblogging service. "We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family. We will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter," Apple said in an e-mail (via Reuters). Ma's brother told news site Apple Daily that the family believed she was electrocuted while answering the phone. Her iPhone has since been handed over to Xinjiang police, South China Morning Post reports. Johnny Sin Kin-on, a professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, told SCMP: "There is a risk using an electrical device while its installed battery is being charged, be it a shaver or a phone." Dr Peter Chiu Ping-kuen, head of the department of electronic and information engineering at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Sha Tin) agreed, but added that since the circumstances are unknown, one should not jump to conclusions. Apple to investigate reported iPhone 5 shock death [SCMP] Apple to probe death of Chinese woman who died charging iPhone [Reuters] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.

Chris Sawyer's classic 1994 transport management simulator is getting an updated re-release on Android and iOS. The new, "definitive" Transport Tycoon was announced on its brand new official website, accompanied by the short 30-second teaser above. Expect it to land sometimes this year.

It's been a long time since we heard from the gorgeous Oceanhorn, an iPad game that's inspired by everything from Wind Waker to Seiken Densetsu. Long enough to make me worried about the project's future. Which is silly, because the team were just saving themselves for a very pleasant, and unexpected surprise. The guys behind Oceanhorn have just let us know that legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu and another accomplished JRPG veteran, Kenji Ito (who has worked on the Mana and Saga series), are doing some (but not all) of the music for the game. That's one hell of a scoop for an indie game on the iPad from a small team. Guess we weren't the only ones impressed with what we've seen of Oceanhorn! When I asked creative director Heikki Repo how exactly they managed to secure their services, he said..."I really don't understand." Seems a friend contacted Uematsu's label, Dog Ear records, with nothing but a "translated email and Oceanhorn screenshots." Based just on that they said yes. Which understandably has the devs in a bit of a state of shock, as you'll see with the wording of the announcement on the game's site, which basically amounts to "holy shit guys".

One of this year's most popular Japanese anime is Attack on Titan. The show isn't only popular at home in Japan, but also in other countries, including China. There, the anime's opening recently became a focus of internet controversy. A Hunan TV talent show called Happy Man Voice: Super Boy (快乐男声: Super Boy) used opening credits that look incredibly similar to the original Attack on Titan opening. Here is the original Attack on Titan opening. Here is the Happy Man Voice: Super Boy opening. Comparisons between the two (Attack on Titan is on the top of each image set). Online in China and Japan, people are calling the show a shameless rip-off. Others are saying this is just a parody. Some anime fans in China seem pretty ticked off! "Hunan satellite TV is just garbage," wrote one net user on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, while another chimed in, "You call these men beautiful? Don't stain the name of my Attack on Titan." Happy Man Voice does seem to use the Attack on Titan theme song, so unless the program licensed that, it could soon be facing an attack of lawyers. 中国のオーディション番組、日本の「進撃の巨人」を盗作？ [China.org] 中国のテレビ番組が『進撃の巨人』を丸パクリ　中国人ファンからも反感を買う [ゴールドラッシュ] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.

Losing account credentials is a hassle, but no matter how annoying it is to get them back, one should never impersonate the authorities. Unfortunately, one man in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, after losing access to one of his favourite online games, decided to impersonate public security. Now, he's facing prison time. According to Wenzhou Online, 24 year-old Zou enjoys playing the multiplayer online battle arena game Dream Three Kingdoms Online; so much so that he spent $244 on a "high level" account. After playing for a few days, Zou was suddenly locked out. Not knowing why, he panicked. Zou could've been locked out for a myriad of reasons: using an illegally purchased account, getting his login information stolen, or the password being reset by someone else. Not willing to take this sitting down, Zou decided to do something about it. Something stupid. Zou first contacted the company that runs DTKO, Hangzhou Dianhun, to see if they could give him access again. Customer service told Zou that one of the ways to get back an account would be to have the local security bureau provide a letter on his behalf. Sadly, because Zou purchased his account second hand, he couldn't come up with all the details to prove full ownership. Unwilling to give up, Zou decided to forge a letter from the public security bureau. Because China, like Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, still use personal "chops" (seals) as a means of identification, Zou needed to create an official "chop". Zou purchased and downloaded a seal-making software and using his own memory recreated a copy of the "Nanpu Public Security Bureau" seal. Zou's memory didn't serve him well; his chop came out reading "PuNan Public Security Bureau". He also botched the title of the department that handles web-related issues. Zou then sent his "official" letter to Hangzhou Dianhun. Finding the letter more than a bit odd, Hangzhou Dianhun contacted the real authorities. They, of course, determined that Zou's letter and seal were all forged. He was tracked down and detained. Zou is now facing charges of forging an official document and forging an official seal. He's currently being detained for at least seven days—it is not known if his punishment will get worse or not. [玩家为找回游戏账号 伪造网警和派出所印][Wenzhou Online via People's Daily] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian Internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am. Eric is Beijing based writer and all around FAT man. You can contact him @FatAsianTechie@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @FatAsianTechie.

Summer is hot. One way to cool down is with delicious ice cream. But after a recent Facebook joke, numerous people in Japan probably don't feel like getting ice cream from this Japanese convenience store chain. Originally from the United States, Lawson is now one of the largest franchise chains in Japan, where it's now owned and operated. Over the weekend, a Facebook user uploaded photos of a man encased in a Lawson's ice cream refrigerator with the note, "How much is this human?" Apparently, this was supposed to be a joke—like, that the human was for sale at Lawson? It's somewhat unclear and not very funny. Online in Japan, many people were not amused to see the man sprawled all over ice cream. Later, someone noticed (see below) that the man appeared to be very excited about the whole thing. The text asks if you'd like another helping. "This is unsanitary," wrote one 2ch. "Well, I'm not buying ice cream at Lawson," wrote another. On 2ch, Japan's largest web forum, net users began sleuthing to find this shop's address and owner. Online, there were reports that the man in the ice cream case was the son of this Lawson franchise's owner. The name of the franchise's owner supposedly appeared on the original Facebook post. This is reportedly the ice cream case in question! As you can see, the ice cream treats are individually wrapped, sure, but laying on them can damage the inventory and even, due to body heat, cause them to melt. It's not as bad as, say, some of the horrible antics American food service has seen, but the stunt was incredibly disrespectful. And nobody wants ice cream boners. Nobody. Lawson's HQ was not amused and earlier today, it issued a press release stating that an employee at a Kochi City franchise climbed into the shop's ice cream case and uploaded photos online. Continuing, Lawson stated that this incident violated the franchise agreement and that it was canceling its contract with this franchise, making staff terminations, and finally, closing this Lawson's branch. Lawson also apologized for the incident. There's one word for Lawson's swift and decisive action: Good. ゆとり 「ローソンのアイス冷凍庫に入ってみたｗ」　→　炎上 [2ch] コンビニでフザけた画像うｐした店がFC契約解除される [2ch] コンビニ店員がアイスの冷蔵ケース内で寝転ぶ写真、Facebookに　ローソンが謝罪、FC契約解除 [IT Media] Photos: Matome, VIP To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.