Porn Meme Gets Accurate Cosplay, Draws Crowd And Security Guard 

The following photos were taken at an anime and game event in Beijing, China. The cosplaying gent is dressed as gay porn star Van Darkholme, aka the internet meme Van-sama The images have been circulating widely online in Asia. Via Twitter Simu: Don’t think the guy is being ushered out because he’s cosplaying as a…

A Warning To Figure Collectors During Summer

It’s summer! In many places, it’s hot. If you collect anime or video game themed figures, take heed. Severe summer temps can wreak havoc on collectibles. This is especially common in Japan, where the AC is typically switched off when folks aren’t at home. Add record-breaking temps and you get bent figures—and more. Look what…

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God Of War Players Find Its Final Secret Disappointing, So They’re Still Looking

At San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, members of the Sony Santa Monica studio teased a clue for what they said was God of War’s last secret. Since then, players have been racing to try and find it. Today, they apparently found it, although some aren’t sure about that— the discovery has been so lackluster…

World Of Warcraft‘s New Weapon Is A Stinky Fish

The Stinkrot Smasher is a new mace coming to World of Warcraft in upcoming expansion Battle For Azeroth. Dug out of the beta by poster Stan on the forums of Blizzard fan site Icy Veins, it’s a rotten fish with rotten fish physics and rotten fish particle effects and probably a rotten fish soul. It’s perfect.

Fans Create Day Of The Tentacle Sequel, And It’s Pretty Much Perfect

Lucasarts made two Tentacle games and will never make a third, so a group of fans have done some heroic work and made one for us. The team, based mostly in Germany (though with some outside help), have released Return of the Tentacle, a full standalone fan game that has almost everything you could ask…

The Resistance Is Still One Of The Best Card Games Out There

I’ve somehow only recently got the chance to play The Resistance. Now that I have, I’m upset I’ve missed so many years of good times A game for 5+ players, The Resistance was first released in 2010. It’s a deduction game (think Bang!, or even Battlestar) where everybody plays as a member of a cyberpunk…

LEGO Final Fantasy Build Used Over 10,000 Pieces

This Bahamut from Final Fantasy X, built by Marius Herrmann, is an enormous one metre (3.2 feet) wide. Via Brothers Brick, it’s got some interesting composition, having been built from pieces as varied as shields, plant stems, a rip cord and even a grill in a colour that hasn’t been available for a decade. Herrmann…

American Twitch Streamer Leaving Taiwan After Doxxing, Harassment

Cjayride, an American Twitch streamer who’s made a name for himself broadcasting his life in Taiwan, has decided to leave the country in the wake of harassment, doxxing, and his personal life falling apart. Last year, he faced criticism from the Taiwanese news media for a handful of incidents that involved littering and other relatively…

Original Magic: The Gathering Card Art Sells For $72,000

Heritage Auctions recently sold the original art used for Shahrazad, a card released in 1993 for Magic: The Gathering’s Arabian Nights expansion. It sold for a ton Illustrated by writer and artist Kaja Foglio, the $72,000 final offer is the second big Magic sale in the last few months, with the original Arcbound Ravager art…

Nintendo Suing Pirate Websites For Millions

On July 19, Nintendo filed suit in an Arizona Federal Court against the operator of two popular retro gaming sites, which had been hosting ROMS of some of the company’s most famous games. The suit alleges that the two sites, LoveROMS.com and LoveRETRO.co—both owned and operated by Jacob Mathias—are “built almost entirely on the brazen…

Fortnite Player Wins With Fantastic Airborne Shot

Today on Highlight Reel we have fantastic shots, terrifying glitch eyes, Dark Souls moments, and much more. Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on…