This Huge Godzilla Collectible Is Only $600

Fans of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, listen up! Here is a new Godzilla statue, based on the King of the Monsters design, that measures 18.5 inches high and 38 inches long. According to Figsoku, the figure is slated for a November release in Japan. The highly detailed PVC statue lists for 66,000 yen ($611)…

Japan’s Bubble Tea Boom Is Creating Long Lines And Lots of Trash

You might call it bubble tea. You might call it boba tea. In Japan, it’s known as tapioca drink, or simply tapioca. And it’s taking over. Originally created in Taiwan, bubble tea first hit it big during the 1980s. According to TV show Matsuko no Shiranai Sekai SP, the drink first became popular in Japan…

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Survival Game Cosplay Won’t Last The Night

This is Finnish cosplayer Hapsu as Will Mackenzie, one of the two stars of The Long Dark’s story mode. If you’re going to cosplay as someone destined to freeze to death in an icy wilderness, Finland is as good a place as any to start. All photos by Neiti

Introducing The Spring/Summer 2039 Collection

Daniel Matthews is a concept artist at Trixter, and has worked on games like EVE Online and The Division You can see more of Daniel’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Here’s Your Sekiro Easy Mod(e)

If you wereintrigued by the world ofSekiro but put off by the game’s difficulty, this mod by the appropriately-named Tender Box is exactly what you need. While we’ve seen a few “easy” mods for the game already, most of them have been weird workarounds, like this speed-related tweak. This one (via Twisted Voxel) is a…

Gears Of War 5 Is Going To “Avoid Highlighting Or Glorifying Smoking”

In 2019, because we’ve already seen a shift away from it in a lot of movies and TV shows, it’s not the biggest deal if a major video game decides to not show any of its characters smoking. It is interesting, though, if the game is making a point of it. The Coalition, developers of…

Mountain Dew Amp Game Fuel Is Terrible

I was at the grocery store this week with my girlfriend. We were buying some food and drinks for the upcoming week. I also was feeling sick and was in a fuzzy state of mind. When we got to the self-checkout I noticed something in the fridges near the checkout area. Inside was all the…

‘Shop Contest: Switch Lites For Everyone

The Switch Mini Lite was revealed and it looks sooooo good. I already own a Switch and never play it in portable mode, but I still want one of these brightly colored mini consoles. And I bet others do too. So… Your challenge this week: Send some Switch Lite consoles to various folks. They could…

Everything We Know About The Viruses In Dr. Mario World, Including Their Lethality

Dr. Mario World was released recently and I’ve been playing a lot of it. The latest game in the series, Dr. Mario World is the first built for mobile phones and features new and old viruses. But how deadly are these differently colored viruses and where did they come from? And how many different types…

Sunday Comics: My Finger Slipped!

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 July 8. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published July 11. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Freelancing After Making, Winners!

Construction work is hard work. So last week I asked you wonderful Kotaku readers to show me how the Mario Bros. make more money on the side. I got a whole bunch of…strange jobs. I’m not sure how well these pay, but I write about video games for a living. What do I know? Our…

The GTA San Andreas Myth That Turned Out To Be True

Back in 2005, I was almost 15 years old and I was still playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The game at this point was over a year old. But I was still spending hours every week playing it. It was during one of these sessions that I experienced a strange and spooky encounter with…

After Playing GoldenEye On The N64, Valve Changed Half-Life

Today, developers have a huge variety of ways to create and manage enemy AI. However, back in the 90s it was much more difficult to create sophisticated enemy AI. It was even harder to do so on the N64 due to its limited power and resources. But Rare, the developers behind GoldenEye, pulled it off…

Mario Maker Contest: Summertime Fun, Winners!

Last week I asked you fine Mario Makers to create some levels that were all about the summer heat. I got a ton of courses and each offering various takes on “Summertime Fun.” Some went for vacations and beaches, others went for hellish nightmares. But we all need to have a talk about something. Way…

Luvdisc Have Giant Orgies That Turn The Ocean Pink

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 Luvdisc! Luvdisc Details Type: Water Average Height: 2′ 00″ Average Weight: 19.2 lbs. First Added In Generation III If…

Zelda Can’t Make This Jump In Wind Waker

Hello! This week we find a never released NES game, explore the history of the Air Bud franchise, figure out how screwed up that last Steam Summer Sale event was, build with friends, do some farming and watch Zelda fail. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was…