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All These Witcher 3 Monsters Are By The Same Cosplayer

Elena Samko, specialist in gross creature cosplay (who we’ve featured a few times before), has done a ton of Witcher 3 stuff recently, dressing up as all kinds of monsters and enemies from the game. Look at all this stuff! Spoon-collecting Wights, Noonwraiths, a Botchling, Skellige Succubi, the Dark Souls-y Caretaker from Heart of Stone,…

Hungrybox Wins EVO 2016’s Smash Tournament

Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma has finally taken out top prize at EVO, winning 2016’s Smash tournament after beating Sweden’s Adam “Armada” Lindgren in the Grand Final. (Clip via The Score) Hungrybox, a killer Jigglypuff player, has often fallen short at EVO, coming 3rd, 2nd and 2nd in the past three years. In an interview with PVPLIVE…

The Great Fallout 4 Rube Goldberg Machine

Using Fallout 4’s Contraption Workshop DLC, UpIsNotJump has gone and made about the most Rube Goldbergy machine imaginable within the confines of the game’s engine. Sticking with the Boston theme and kicking off with a Family Guy gag, the machine uses cannonballs, slides, lights, teddy bears and nuclear weapons to…well, to come back around to…

Man Threatens Pokémon Go Players, Arrested For “Terroristic Threat”

Nathan Cerda, from Palmview, Texas, thought it’d be funny to threaten Pokémon Go players in his town with a “purge”. He is not laughing now. Cerda made the following post to his Facebook page last week, in which he says he’s going to take some “modified paintball guns” out with some friends: The post was…

Shirtless Guy Tries To Challenge Evo Champion, Gets Thrown Out

Maybe wait until after the award ceremony. Failing that, at least wear a shirt. The rando who took the stage and got in the face of newly-crowned Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 champion Christopher “NYChrisG” Gonzalez followed neither of these suggestions, and was escorted out by security for his trouble. To be fair, it’s unclear…

The Week In Games: We Are Setsuna

Inspired by the predecessor of classic Japanese role-playing game Chrono Cross, I Am Setsuna arrives on PlayStation 4 and PC this week. There’s some other stuff too. Yes yes, I know. I was surprised to find out there was a game before Chrono Cross myself. But apparently there was, and some folks really liked it.…

Podcast: Final Fantasy XIV Is The Best Final Fantasy In Years

Kirk’s off this week, so today on Kotaku Splitscreen I’m joined by Mike Fahey to talk Final Fantasy XIV, 7th Dragon III Code VFD, and fanservice games. Also: the story of why he wasn’t allowed to go to the Tokyo Game Show. Originally posted on 7/14/2016. Seriously, guys, if you’re into JRPGs and have the…

Project Diva Future Tone Is Pure Hatsune Miku Rhythm Game Overload

With 224 songs spread out across two separate game releases and a demo, the biggest problem Project Diva Future Tone for the PlayStation 4 presents to fans of Japanese virtual idol Hatsune Miku is where to start. Released in Japan in late June, Project Diva Future Tone is a console port of Project Diva Arcade…

Florida Man Fires Gun At Pokémon Go Players Parked Outside His Home

Reportedly mistaking a pair of teenage Pokémon Go players parked outside his house early Saturday morning for criminals, a Palm Coast, Florida man opened fire on their vehicle. The teens escaped unscathed. The car, not so much. According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, as reported by The Daytona Beach News-Journal, the incident occurred around…

Watch The Final Day Of EVO 2016

EVO 2016 is almost over, fighting game fans, but a lot can happen in the final moments, like a pixel-sliver win or tournament finals for Mortal Kombat X, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Guild Gear Xrd: Revelator, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Street Fighter V The GIF above is from one of those dramatic matches…

Sunday Comics: Here Comes Pokémon Go

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 July 15. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 11. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

That’s Not How Pokémon Go Works, Michael Page

Contrary to Michael “Venom” Page’s demonstration at tonight’s Bellator MMA match indicates, one does not need to jump knee their Pokémon in the face before catching them in Pokémon Go. Though I suppose it wouldn’t hurt. Or it would. A lot. Page is known for his unorthodox fighting style, which might explain why he followed…

Exploring Mirror’s Edge Catalyst From A Different Angle With Nvidia’s Ansel

Nvidia’s new Ansel capture technology went live in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst this week, giving players a new way to explore, capture and share EA’s gleaming city of glass from simple screenshots to full 360 degree virtual reality shots. Every game needs this. Hyped with the new Geforce GTX 10XX line of graphics cards but supported…

The Best Pokémon Go Sightings

What’s the coolest place you’ve seen pocket monsters popping up in Pokémon Go? Originally published 7/10/2016—check the comment section for dozens of the amazing shots. A steady stream of awesome Pokémon Go sightings have been pouring onto the internet since the game launched, and while we’ve caught some real gems at places like churches and…

Lego’s Buildable Superheroes Are Stupid Cute

Making their debut at San Diego Comic-Con next week and going wide in 2017, Lego BrickHeadz Marvel and DC buildable figures are freakishly adorable. Earlier this year, Mattel’s Mega Bloks introduced a series of buildable pop culture figures called Kubros, that are fun to build but kind of ugly. Lego’s answer to Kubros is BrickHeadz,…

Hindu Leader Wants Blizzard To Drop Symmetra’s Devi Skin From Overwatch

Religious statesman and president of the Universal Society of Hinduism Rajan Zed released a statement today, urging Blizzard and Activision to remove an Overwatch skin he said “trivialized Hinduism’s highly revered goddesses.” Devi is the great goddess of Hinduism, worshiped in many different form and names since prehistoric times. While Symmetra’s Devi skin (and its…