Square Enix Europe’s Twitter Account Was Hacked

Today, it appears Square Enix Europe found itself the victim of a Twitter hack. The account’s bio was changed to #cyberwolfgang, and it began tweeting out messages such as this:  Just Cause’s official account was also hacked, it seems. Which is, of course, published by Square Enix. After tweeting for nearly thirty minutes, the Square…

Japan’s Biggest Selling Cosplay Outfits Of 2016

Last year is over, sure, but let’s take a moment to see which cosplay outfits were the biggest sellers in Japan. Via Mantan Web, here are the most popular outfits sold by Japan’s largest cosplay retailer Cospa during 2016.  10. Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2  9. Danganronpa 8. Brave Witches 7. Kantai Collection…

The Tallest Evangelion Statue In The World

And it’s not located in Tokyo-3, but Shanghai, China.  With the Spear of Longinus, this official EVA-01 Test Type statue measures 24.8 meters (81.36 feet) high.  The making-of photos are awesome. As pointed out by Viper 2ch, the recently erected statue is even Guinness World Record certified! Twitter user Livein China notes that a similar…

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Eww, Bloodborne Cosplay

The cosplay itself isn’t “eww”. It’s fantastic, with a surprising amount of detail! But there’s just something gross and creepy about seeing Souls/Bloodborne stuff that isn’t heroic knights come to life like this. Which, counter, is entirely the point Chime Maiden cosplay by Shade Cramer. Photos by Vladimir Burykin

There Were Going To Be Rogue One Disney Infinity Figures [Update]

Seven months later, the sad stories just keep on coming out of Disney Infinity’s cancellation The title’s abrupt binning, brought about more through production mismanagement than any flaws with the game and its excellent figures, mean that many series and toys which were being worked on had to be scrapped and never released. One such…

In Civilization VI, Nobody Expects The…

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Stardew Valley Made More Money On Steam Than Most Holiday Blockbusters

Steam Spy just released a big 2016 data dump, and it’s certainly revealing. Valve revealed the top 100 most money-making Steam games of 2016, but they didn’t provide any data beyond vague rankings. Steam Spy, on the other hand, offers data for days, but it’s all estimated, albeit fairly rigorously. Here are their most interesting…

Hey There Tank Girl

Igor-Alban Chevalier, aka The Black Frog, is an artist who has worked for companies like Blizzard, Xbox, Sony and Ubisoft. He also works in film (X-Men, Brotherhood Of The Wolf & Harry Potter) and comics as well. You can see more The Black Frog’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the…

Mass Effect 2 Is Free Right Now

Mass Effect 2, one of the all-time greats, is currently free on Origin for PC users as part of Origin’s “On the House” program. That’s a good deal! It was free for a time back in December as well. We’ve updated this post with the currently-working link.

Blizzard Says They’ll Punish Overwatch Players Who Use Mei’s Ice Wall Cheat

For weeks, an Overwatch exploit that lets players use Mei’s ice wall ability to get outside levels and become invincible has been wreaking havoc on 3v3. Good and righteous players who abhor cheating in all its ghastly forms are sick of it. After prolonged silence, Blizzard’s finally said they’re gonna do something about it. Blizzard’s…

Let It Die‘s End of Level Replays Are Great

The world is confusing. No one tells you how to do a damn thing until it is too late. This happens in games too. It’s hard to know where mistakes were made. Let It Die’s end of level replays make it easy to grasp the big picture. Let It Die has been my major gaming…

Mega Man‘s New Mobile Ports Are Garbage

After weeks of being hyped on Twitter and Facebook, fresh mobile ports of Mega Man 1 through 6 have arrived on iOS and Android, and they are quite possibly the worst way to experience six classic NES games. Capcom Mobile posted a series of trailers to its YouTube channel to celebrate the release of the…

Astro A50 (2016) Review: A Good Gaming Headset Gets Better, Mostly 

Astro recently released a new version of their flagship A50 wireless gaming headset. This model works with both PC and consoles, and even comes with a magnetic charging dock. It’s a solid headset overall, and offers some significant improvements on its already good predecessor. It’s also got a few niggling flaws. Astro is a pretty…

The 100 Most Popular Kotaku Posts Of 2016

In 2016, Kotaku readers liked reading about Pokémon. And… Pokémon. And Pokémon. As is annual tradition, here were our most popular 100 stories of 2016, sorted not by quality but by traffic (on Google Analytics), brought to you by our wonderful data team. Fun fact: Fifty—50!—of these articles cover Pokémon in some way. Three are…