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Kotaku and Deadspin are teaming up to cover esports, and we’re looking for some fresh talent to help make it happen. We want people who are fearless in their reporting. We want people with an intolerance for hype and bullshit. We want people who can spot stand-out moments and amazing plays in anything from Counter-Strike…

The Sims 4 Celebrity House Update: Kim Kardashian Set The House On Fire

Things haven’t been going awesome for Kim Kardashian recently, what with the robbery and her husband’s psychotic break. Hey, she’s taking selfies again, at least! Kim, if you’re reading this, take solace in the fact that the version of you in my game of The Sims is having a much, much worse time. Last week…

Resident Evil 7 USB Doll Finger Looks Like A Burnt Penis

If you’re going to make a finger-shaped souvenir for a horror video game, you’ve really got to sell the body part—a well-defined nail area, proper coloration and the like. The more you obscure a fake finger prop with unnecessary details, the more it looks like a horrifying dick. The key to one of the biggest…

Conan’s “Clueless Gamer” Could Get Its Own TV Show

Oh, good. TBS may turn Conan O’Brien’s “Clueless Gamer” sketch into a whole TV show. “Clueless Gamer” is a Conan segment in which O’Brien and a grab-bag celebrity mock popular video games like Overwatch and Fallout 4. Recently, Conan and Elijah Wood tried out Final Fantasy XV, which Conan compares to “Middle-Earth Entourage.” The Hollywood…

Look At This Official KOTOR Action Figure

Last year, Star Wars/toy fans were asked which character they’d like to see turned into one of the series’ fancy Black Series action figures. The winner: Darth Revan from Knights of the Old Republic, who is now finished and for sale…if you can find him. If you’re thinking, well, he doesn’t look very detailed, that’s…

Ash In The New Pokémon Anime Is A Wimp

Not only does the new anime Ash look different, he’s also a weakling! Or, better yet, he now has normal ten-year old kid strength. Because in the past, Ash has lifted enormously heavy Pocket Monsters (and other objects) with ease. Remember this? The kid is carrying a tree trunk like it’s nothing and then THROWING…

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.