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The Worst Mega Man Box Art Makes for the Best Action Figure

Seriously, what were they thinking with that box art? In case you’re not aware of the original NES Mega Man’s infamous North American box art from 1987, here it is in all its glory, courtesy of GameFAQs: The bizarrely redesigned Mega Man and the completely random scenery catapulted it into the bad box art hall…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: How Historically Accurate is Skyrim? Part 3 • Game of the Week—”Evacuate? In Our Moment of Triumph?” [SW: TIE Fighter] • Ani-TAY’s OP/ED A Day Initiative – The First Week • topgearFTW’s Top 5 Games of 2014 • Pokémon One a Day Series Two: Meganium TAY Classic—TAY…

Eight Gorgeously Redrawn Cartoon Characters

The extremely talented Sakimichan is at it again—recently, she set her sights on a few non-anime cartoon characters, drawing them in her signature highly detailed style. The seven pics are down below. If you’d like to see more of Sakimichan’s work, make sure to visit her DeviantArt page here Note: Some of these pics could…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon One a Day Series Two: Chikorita, Bayleef • Expectant Father Confident That Forthcoming Child Won’t Impact Gaming • Looking Forward To Gaming In 2015 • The Best Since ’98: Best Video Games of 2014 • Watch Dogs, The Great Chasm, and Gamer Elitism TAY Classic—TAY Open…

That’s a pretty cool way to announce an update. Minecraftlike Planets³ debuted its first playable pre-alpha version with a short timelapse video, featuring four testers building the announcement out of in-game blocks. You can check out the whole thing below. At the moment, the game itself is basically a crash-prone but pretty slideshow in which…

Comparing the Best Weather Effects in Racing Games

On one side, Driveclub with its game-changing weather system. On the other, the all-encompassingly beautiful Project CARS Spotted by DSOGaming, this video by YouTuber MotoGamesTV compares the rain effects found in the two games, from both third-person and cockpit views, on different tracks, in the afternoon and the evening. I can’t tell which one’s better,…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: TAY Manga Digest: December (Frosty Edition) • PyramidHeadcrab’s Game of the Year Awards 2014! • Tokyo Magnitude 8.0: The Ani-TAY Review • Ani-TAY Review: Amagi Brilliant Park • Pre-Cult: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

From concept art to 3D map. The project, created by level designer/environment artist Matthias Schmidt, is called “Scifi Reactor Room” and it’s based on a piece of concept art by Seneca Menard, an artist who’s worked on the Quake and Doom series. Check below for the hi-res shots. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…

Animal Crossing Characters, Humanized in Sims 4

The Sims 4 community have already remade countless things in their current favorite game, and the partial cast of Animal Crossing is just one of the latest. The collection comes courtesy of redditor riabable, who created the sims without the help of any custom content. Much of the clothing is different as a result, but…

A Handy Refresher on the Recent History of Black Mesa

Last week’s emergency broadcast is just one of the many things that happened to Half-Life fan remake Black Mesa since its late 2012 release. If you’re one of those people who don’t follow the project religiously, Valve News Network’s video can help bring you up to speed. The seven-minute clip deals with everything that’s happened…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Sword Art Online II Mother’s Rosario/Excaliber: the Ani-TAY Review • PHC’s Top 5 Gaming Complaints of 2014 • Your 3DS Year in Review: 2014 Edition • Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works S1 Ani-TAY Review/Discussion • Your Top __ Anime of 2014 Lists TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide…

“Utopia” by Russia-based shtopor777 of DeviantArt, modeled in Source Filmmaker and enhanced in Photoshop. Quite powerful. You can find more of the artist’s work here Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them. Questions?…

Gaben Makes for a Glorious Dota 2 Shopkeeper

Dota 2’s New Bloom Festival will soon be underway, and the Dota team has invited players to participate by submitting items with a Chinese New Year theme to the Dota 2 workshop. That theme requirement obviously didn’t stop Down Limit, the man behind the Gaben shopkeeper skin, from putting his creation forward. There’s a video,…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: How Video Games Helped Me Through Life – Part 1 • Rockmandash Reviews: Narcissu 1st & 2nd • Wallet Damage: Winter Sale 2014 • Koda’s Anime Favorites of 2014 • Playing Mass Effect 2 for the First Time • Sony, Why Can’t I Change My PSN Name?…

This is what progress on a Minecraft survival map looks like. The GIF was made by redditor plexigraswho, along with several other redditors, is playing on a map called FinalNewWorld (named after the seed used to generate it). my survival world progress so far [r/minecraft] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing…

Website Related to Half-Life Remake Broadcasts Emergency Message

No, this has nothing to do with Half-Life 3. Instead, it has everything to do with Black Mesa, Half-Life’s 2012 remake A website related to the remake, BMRF.us (with “BMRF” referring to the Black Mesa Research Facility, the setting of the majority of Half-Life), has been updated to feature a single image, part of which…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Game of the Week — God Scroller [ActRaiser] • Fruity’s Miscellaneous Anime Awards of 2014 • Top 10 Albums of 2014 • That Time Voltaire Tried Wonder Trade TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

It’s everyone’s favorite Star Trek space station in Kerbal Space Program. The “KS9” was built by Redditor RufusCallahan, notably without the help of any mods, and is best looked at while listening to the Deep Space Nine theme. Check out all the HD shots in the imgur album below. KS9 – Stock [r/KerbalSpaceProgram] Dayshot is…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Coμ -Black Dragon in a Gentle Kingdom-: The TAY Review • Rage of Bahamut: Genesis: The Ani-TAY Review • Rockmandash’s Top Ten Anime of 2014 • How to RPG: Really Big Swords TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Just Korra, being her usual badass self. This painting by DeviantArt regular Artgerm will be one of the many pieces showcased at the upcoming official Avatar tribute art exhibition, held at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California between March 7-22. Look here for more of Artgerm’s work Korra Aura Original [Artgerm@DeviantArt] Dayshot is an image-based feature…