Japanese Rock Star Performs In Hunter X Hunter Cosplay

During a concert in Kobe, rockstar Hyde dressed as Hunter X Hunter villain Chrollo Lucilfer. What makes this so interesting is that the singer reportedly inspired the character. So, of course, Hyde nails it! Compare for yourself: Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea,…

A New World Record Means Super Mario Bros. Speedrunners Are Running Out Of Options

The game has a new world record of 4:56.528. Speedrunner Darbian reached it late last Friday night on his 27,474th attempt. It’s a big milestone in an important game, but it also signals the possible beginning of the end for the race to beat Super Mario Bros. as quickly as possible. It was last October…

New Aquaman Toy Is A Little Jason Momoa Clone

With the movie due soon, Hot Toys are working on getting the whole Justice League turned into eerily lifelike action figures. Next up is Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. I don’t know if I like the hair; Hot Toys have used “real hair” on figures before and it looked great, and if anyone was going to benefit…

A Heart Is A Heavy Burden

Vanessa Morales is an artist from Mexico who does graphic design, concept art and illustration. You can see more of Vanessa’s work at her ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists,…

The North Remembers (Great Cosplay)

Here’s Kevin Von Close and Jon Snow Cosplay at Twitchcon over the weekend, looking like they’d just finished up some bullshit adventure to try and catch a zombie. If you were wondering whether that was just a fortuitous shot or that a guy who goes by the name Jon Snow cosplay can actually nail that…

NeoGAF Goes Dark After Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against Owner [UPDATE]

The influential gaming forum NeoGAF is imploding in the wake of an accusation of sexual misconduct against the long-running site’s owner. Yesterday, around a dozen of NeoGAF’s moderators—more than half, according to two sources—quit their posts there, and the website has been down for over half a day following a string of threads in which…

Doabearandroll and Varghon are two musicians who got to know each other through Twitch, but had never played together before. Outside TwitchCon, they finally jammed for the first time, putting a new spin on an original song by Doabearandroll (Varghon, a professional cellist, improv-ed his part). The modern world is strange and frightening, but sometimes it’s…

12-Year-Old Magic Player Sets Sights On Hearthstone

During yesterday’s Hearthstone matches at DreamHack Denver, the commentators mentioned a player called “MTGKid” between matches. A young kid, MTGKid is actually Quinn Kiefer—a 12-year-old Magic: The Gathering player. Quinn is part of the Kiefer family, one of several young Magic-playing siblings that have made waves in the past year. With brothers Lukas and Jack,…

Wulverblade Is A Brutal But Irresistible Brawler On The Switch

The feel is instantly recognizable. Whether the phrase “beat-em up” takes you back to Castle Crashers, The Death and Return of Superman, or the original Double Dragon, Wulverblade will channel your nostalgia and love for those games, but in a way that remains distinctly its own. Fully Illustrated’s game hit my radar back at the…

Luigi Taunt Catches Smash Player Off-Guard

In a match last night at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, one Luigi player pulled out a move that few would ever expect in a competitive setting: the taunt. According to SmashWiki, Luigi’s taunt is the only taunt in the game that does damage, dealing a measly 1 percent. It’s the knock-up that’s useful, and…

Has South Park’s Humor Changed, Or Have We?

This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I take on South Park. We talk about the new game, The Fractured But Whole, as well as the show as a whole: its comedic sensibility, how its jokes function, and the baggage South Park has accumulated over the last 20 years on the air. I’ve excerpted a…

At Long Last, Two Classic Psychedelic Shooters Are Coming To The Atari Jaguar

Llamatron 2112 and Revenge of the Mutant Camels are finally getting proper re-releases. It just happens to be on a system that came out nearly a quarter century ago. Jeff Minter has been designing games for over three decades. Odds are you’ve played, or at least laid eyes on, some of his work, including Tempest…

Sunday Comics: Reaper’s New Costume

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 17. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 16. Read more…

Nexon’s booth at TwitchCon has the largest variety of booth foliage I’ve ever seen. So many different kinds of fake trees! Spring trees, fall trees, palm trees, and even bamboo. I counted six different types in total, all to promote a game called Durango: Wildlands. As a booth foliage aficionado, I’m impressed.

TwitchCon’s Glass ‘Streamer Zones’ Make Streaming Nerve-Wracking

This year at TwitchCon, the show floor is playing host to a handful of box-shaped, see-through “Streamer Zones” where people can stream for their usual online audiences and also a real life one sitting mere feet away. If you’re used to streaming from the comfort of your own bedroom, it can be terrifying. It’s one…