Behold, Chun-Li Themed Sneakers

Japanese shoe brand Onitsuka Tiger is releasing two pairs of Chun-Li inspired sneakers. Both are based on Onitsuka’s iconic Mexico 66 SD with Chun-Li themed color patterns and dragon designs. The Tiger and Street Fighter logos are emblazoned on the heel flap. The sneakers come with a download code for players to dress Chun-Li in…

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Look At These Pikachu Air Jordans

For his walk down the yellow carpetat the Detective Pikachu premiere earlier today, Hollywood director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island, Metal Gear) skipped the whole nice suit thing and instead went for this amazing pair of custom Pikachu-themed AJ1s. Vogt-Roberts worked with Stomping Ground Customs to design and build the shoes, which feature a huge…

The Mighty Grand Piton Is A Very Cool Anime-Inspired Short

The Line—who you may remember from that amazing Blizzard anime video from last year—are back with this incredible animated short that basically asks: what if Iron Giant was set in the Caribbean, and was anime as hell? The answer is The Mighty Grand Piton, which is presented in the form of a trailer/pitch. I love…

Shrekiro

It’s Shrek. In Sekiro. Finally, we can all die. This mod for the PC version of the game, hotly anticipated by the whole of mankind since the dawn of time, comes to us by way of modders Dropoff and Katalash. It replaces the Chained Ogre miniboss with Shrek, an ogre forced into a quest to…

No, Pig, I Am Not Putting A Second Bathroom Downstairs

Ala Kapustka is a concept artist and illustrator who works for CD Projekt Red, the developers of The Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077 You can see more of Ala’s stuff at her ArtStation page

Dungeons & Dragons & Cats

Following on from their very successful Kickstarter for Dungeons and Doggies, Animal Adventures are back with a new line of miniature companions for your D&D adventures. Only this time they’re cats. Cats and Catacombs is a set that includes 13 fantasy cat miniatures, plus “a bespoke set of fifth edition compatible rules” so they can…

Guild Wars Gets An Update For Its 14th Birthday

Guild Wars might have a more modern sequel, but the 2005 original is still around and kicking, and for the game’s 14th birthday developers ArenaNet have given the game a little update. Via Massivelyop, it’s nothing major, but long-time fans might appreciate some of the tweaks. They include the return of The Augur of Kormir…

Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Design To Be Changed Following Criticism

The internet, you might have heard, did not love Sonic’s recently revealed design for the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog movie. Now, thank the furry, blue heavens, it’s going to change. Today, director Jeff Fowler responded to all the criticism on Twitter “The message is loud and clear,” he said. “You aren’t happy with the design…

ROM Hacking Website Removes Volunteer Staffer Who Took Down LGBT-Friendly Pokémon Hack

Last Sunday, the popular ROM hacking resource website Romhacking.net rejected one fan’s Pokémon Crystal hack. While rejected hacks aren’t unusual, what was unusual was the reasoning. This fan hacked the game so that the Pokémon move “attract” worked on all genders, and it was rejected for being a “political statement” that would attract “SJWs” (social…

Roleplayers Create Elaborate Magazine In Final Fantasy XIV

In March of 2018, a group of role-players from Final Fantasy XIV’s Balmung world published the first issue of Wark!, an in-character magazine that explores the world of Eorzea through news, interviews and articles. Now 12 issues in, Wark! is a cute and clever chronicle of a year of online adventures. One of the problems…

The Comic Moments We Loved Most In Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame was three hours of wonderful fanservice in what was ultimately the first TV series finale we’ve seen in a movie theater. This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss. First, Kirk, Maddy, and I talk about the games we’ve been playing, like Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XII, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and Danganronpa. Then…

The Fruits Basket Reboot Does A Classic Manga Justice

Fruits Basket is where a lot of tween otaku picked up their first few otaku-isms: baka, neko, kawaii desu. A late ’90s slice-of-life manga that was adapted into an early ’00s anime, Fruits Basket is a gem of the shoujo canon, the quintessential anime that’s cringy to describe in hindsight but close to the heart…

Overwatch Players Are Recreating Mercy’s Old Ultimate In The Game’s Workshop

It’s been a long time since Overwatch’s winged flock of Mercy mains were entirely happy with the state of their favorite healer. A series of changes and nerfs had many feeling like she was less exciting to play than she used to be, and she didn’t fare well in the game’s now-waning GOATS meta. Some…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I’m His Best Friend, But He’s Not Mine

Hello all you ordinary humans of the sexcrime twitternet, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to help you go from loving games to having game. This week, we’re navigating the tricky world of friends and romance. What do you do when you’re the only friend of a lonely, obnoxious geek?…

Every Big Game Coming Out In Spring 2019

At the start of spring, just for an instant, the Earth’s equator lines up perfectly with the center of the sun marking the first day of spring, at which point we are collectively thrust into another season chuck full of game releases. “A walk on a spring morning is better than an eighty-mile ride in…