Iconic Japanese Anime Character Gets Creative Latte Art

In the Japanese children’s anime Anpanman, the titular hero’s head is made from a bun stuffed with bean paste. When Anpanman’s noggin gets damaged in the show, a new one is baked and switched out, reviving his powers. Anpanman is one of the most famous characters in Japan. Generation after generation has grown up with…

Man Arrested After Sending Idol A Death Threat By Fax

Today, a 24-year-old man named Kazuki Domoto was arrested for sending a fax threatening to kill pop idol Yuka Ogino. Domoto has confessed, there was “no mistake” that he sent the fax. Ogino is a member of the Niigata-based NGT48. BSN reports that a fax was sent to the group’s Niigata office from a convenience…

Report: Microsoft And Sony’s Cloud Gaming Collaboration Caught The PlayStation Team By Surprise

It was a surprise to say the least last week whennews broke of a vague agreement between Microsoft and Sony—normally arch rivals in the console gaming space—to team up on “new cloud-based solutions for gaming experiences”. If you think you were shocked, though, spare a thought for the PlayStation team. According to this Bloomberg report…

Breath Of The Wild Now Supports Custom Dungeons And Maps (On PC)

The emulated version of Breath of the Wild has all sorts of weird and wild extras the actual Switch edition doesn’t, but until now these have mostly been cosmetic in nature. A new set of tools changes this dramatically, by allowing for custom levels to be built and imported into the game. As seen in…

Another Civilization Wonder Built In Front Of The Real Thing

Civ fans have a bit of a thing where they like to build in-game wonders in front of the actual wonder, and the latest to achieve the feat is not_today_trebeck, who beat the AI to the punch at Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. Like Oxford, the game’s depiction of the wonder is a little condensed,…

Bird of Passage is a chill little game where you listen in (and help out with) the conversations between Tokyo taxi drivers and one very strange passenger.

Fashion Is Important In Rage 2

How important is fashion and clothing after the end of the world? For most, I think they would say “Not very important. Also, help me kill these mutated bandits trying to steal our food.” But in Rage 2, you can find folks who still give a damn about how they look, even after the world…

Minecraft Players Are Celebrating 10 Years With Cakes, Artwork And More

Minecraft turns 10 this weekend and fans of the popular-blocky-game are celebrating this big milestone in various ways, like baking cakes in real life or sharing old stories and screenshots. Last weekend, Minecraft developer Mojang released a new and free map to celebrate the big milestone. However, while that map was cool, it was also…

World Of Warcraft Classic Beta Players Are Reporting Bugs That Are Actually Just Features From The Past

World Of Warcraft is an old game that has changed a lot since it was first launched back in 2004. Many players might have forgotten just how the game worked back then and as a result, players with access to the new classic version of the game are reporting old features as bugs. World of…

‘Shop Contest: Game Of Thrones Finale

Game Of Thrones is coming to an end. Many will watch. Few will enjoy it. Let us celebrate the end of this popular show with a contest dedicated to doing one thing. Your challenge this week: Add video game characters to Game Of Thrones. I don’t watch GoT, as the kids call it, so I…

Red Dead Online Is Filled With Massive Piles Of Dead And Burned Horses [UPDATE]

Red Dead Online players jumping into the game yesterday and today have discovered something terrible and strange: Piles of burned horse carcasses outside some towns, like Valentine. Many are surprised to find these piles and it seems to be the result of a newly discovered duplication bug. The first reports of this disturbing bug popped…

Sunday Comics: Adult Things

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 13. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published May 16. Read more of Corpse Run. Clueless Hero by Luis…

Console Players Finally Beat The Division 2‘s Raid

Three days after its release, The Division 2‘s eight-player raid is no longer unbeaten on consoles. The game’s PS4 leaderboards show that two eight-player teams have cleared it, the first clocking in at over 36 hours, the second at nearly 20. The Xbox One leaderboard shows a team clearing it in 17. The raid, called…

‘Shop Contest: Happy 10 Years Stephen, Winners!

Last week marked 10 years for Kotaku’s big boss Stephen Totilo and to celebrate we took one of his most famous photos and had some fun with it. I got a nice mix of video games, timely Game Of Thrones creations, and other shenanigans. Our winning image this week comes from Ihsus who decided to…

Someone Is Making A Dexter’s Lab Video Game In Dreams

Dexter’s Laboratory, a popular Cartoon Network show from back in the 90s, is getting turned into a video game thanks to a skilled Dreams creator. This remake of the classic cartoon show is being created by Culosoman and features a lot of details straight from the show. Over on YouTube, Project Genesis has a video…

Poker In Red Dead Online Is Not Available Everywhere Due To Regional Laws

Red Dead Online’s latest update was filled with some fan requested features and items, like ponchos and new missions. But the activity that most fans were excited to try out was poker. Unfortunately, depending on where you live you might not be able to play poker in Red Dead Online. This past week, Rockstar removed…

Sources: Call of Duty 2020 In Upheaval As Treyarch Takes Over, Plans Black Ops 5

Next year’s Call of Duty has gone through a major upheaval, as publisher Activision informed developers this week that studios Raven and Sledgehammer, which had until now led the project, will no longer be in charge. Instead, according to three people familiar with goings-on at the companies, Treyarch will lead development on a new Black…

Jurassic World Evolution Fans Are VERY Excited About Rocks

Jurassic World Evolution is a good park building game, reminiscent of stuff like Zoo Tycoon or Jurassic Park Operation Genesis. But one area it has been completely lacking in is rocks. Where are all the rocks? Well, finally, Evolution players are getting some damn rocks and they are very happy about it. Evolution was released…

Mismagius Sneaks Around And Causes Headaches

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Mismagius! Mismagius Details Type: Ghost Average Height: 2‘11“ Average Weight: 9.7 lbs. First Added In Generation IV An alternate…