What Did Black Friday Make You Buy? 2016 Edition

Once again I managed to make it through Black Friday sales without buying more than one new television set, a lovely 43-inch 4K for $199 that fits perfectly on the console side of my desk. How’d the rest of you fare? This year I ventured out on Black Friday, by which I mean Thursday while…

I SAID NO HAM, THANK YOU

Hazem Ameenis a concept artist and illustrator based in Dubai. You can see more of Hazem’s work at his 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, showcasing the best of both…

All I Know About Fantastic Beasts I Learned From Lego Dimensions

I have not read J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter supplemental, nor have I seen the recently-released movie based on Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. I’ve just played through the Lego Dimensions’ story pack of the film. It’s fun, if a bit disjointed. Watch me play through the first chapter of the story, in…

A Godzilla Mask Made From Lego

A Godzilla mask? Maybe a better way to describe this is a Godzilla LEGO helmet. This comes via Twitter user Guilsogue. It looks like the brand ‘Zilla and is very, very good. Making a full suit, though, seems like an amazing impossibility. Do it, Guilsogue, doooooooooooooooo it. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet…

The Theory That Connects A Banned Pokémon Episode And Scary Mimikyu 

As Kotaku previously reported, Mimikyu is terrifying in the new Pokémon Sun Moon anime. But, we thought Mimikyu was so cute! The hell is going on? Japanese fans think they’ve figured it out. Note: This article has Sun and Moon game spoilers. When Mimikyu shows up in the new Pokémon Sun Moon anime, the character…

Tokyo Tower After Midnight. Tokyo, Japan. By Eric Nguyen JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Battlefield Mod Brings Back The Falklands War

Despite losing many of its core team to the development of Squad, work continues on famous Battlefield 2 mod Project Reality, whose new update lets users fight out the Falklands War. The 1982 conflict, which saw Britain flex a little post-imperial muscle in the South Atlantic, is weirdly underrepresented in video games, despite it being…

When Video Games Get A Little Too Real

TerrBear was minding his own business playing some Watch Dogs 2 when the action inside the house started looking a little too much like the action outside the house. This is the only time it’s OK to film your screen with your phone. Note that the whole game isn’t this accurate; as with any other…

The Week In Games: Get Ready To Bro

Time to hit the open road with ya’boys, fight some monsters, cry some tears, and maybe in the process find out a little something more about what makes the world tick. Final Fantasy XV is finally here. Can you believe it? More than two decades and over fifteen games later Square Enix is ready to…

What Is It With Overwatch Cosplay And Butts?

Tracer’s derrière has a lot to answer for. Anyway, this is a very good piece of Reaper cosplay, featuring his Wight skin. Also, shout out to the D.Va on the left here who, instead of just buying the same printed bodysuit every other D.Va cosplayer does, got hold of a much much fancier, more expensive…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Final Postcard 

Final Fantasy XV is nearly here, so it’s time to start imaging all the places the boys might go. Noctis and the crew no doubt have time to do a little sight seeing in-between all the bad dialogue and loot farming, so where would you like to see them end up on their quest to…

Watch A Dishonored 2 Villain Die In 80 Different Ways

Cosmic Contrarian knows how to kill people in Dishonored 2. The evidence is well documented by this point and fun to watch. But the latest murder clinic put on by the YouTuber shows just how filled to the brim with possibilities Bethesda’s gothic stealth game is. The player crosses paths with Kirin Jindosh toward the…

Smash Bros. Melee Tournaments Are Shrines To Old TVs

At DreamHack Winter 2016 in Sweden this weekend, hundreds prayed at a competitive gaming altar consisting of a few dozen old cathode ray tube televisions. They were participating in a Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament, and the results were beautiful looking. Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, a lot of people are probably buying new…

Street Fighter V Mod Lets You Play As Sombra From Overwatch

It was surely only a matter of time before Overwatch’s latest hacker hero got spliced into Street Fighter V The mash-up comes from THEJAMK, who’s no stranger to messing with the character models in Capcom’s latest fighting game. Using Street Fighter’s Laura as the foundation, THEJAMK tweaked her design here and there to transform her…

San Francisco Hack Feels Straight Out Of Watch Dogs 2

The San Francisco Municipal Railway, or Muni for short, appears to have been hacked on Saturday after reports surfaced that terminals throughout various stations were displaying “You hacked. All data encrypted.” Payment machines weren’t working as a result, forcing the public transportation service to give passengers free rides. According to the San Francisco Examiner, Muni’s…

Sunday Comics: No Man’s Update

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published November 26. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…