Wow, Terra Formars, This Animation Looks Bad

With thebrutal schedules animators are faced with, it’s not surprising that sometimes less than stellar work slips through. However, even by those subpar standards, the last episode of Terra Formars Revenge featured some truly awful animation. Via anime site Yaraon Blog, here are the bits in question. (While the show has had spotty parts, keep…

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Let’s Talk About That Stellar Game of Thrones Finale

In the wake of that BATSHIT season finale of Game of Thrones, join me and Kirk for a bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen to talk about what just happened. Spoilers, obviously. You can listen to the episode on iTunes, or on Simplecast right here. (Download the MP3 directly here.) Also, consider this a good place…

It’s Crazy How Much Work Goes Into A Quality Cosplay Photo

Instead of just posting some images of Rainer—one of the best Final Fantasy cosplayers we’ve ever seen—dressed as FFXIII’s Lightning, let’s instead take a look behind the scenes at just how much fire, lighting, rain and smoke can go into a quality cosplay shoot. It’s courtesy of Mezame, a photographer from Singapore who went all…

Iron Man Cosplay Is Ready To Fly

Iron Man cosplay? Nothing new. Iron Man cosplay that has thruster jets which look like they fire? Very neat Wayne Berendhuysen from EHV Props is the creator of this Mark 39 variant of Tony Stark’s suit, which uses gas particles and 10-watt floodlight LEDs to simulate the effect of thrusters coming out of his hands…

A lot of websites and galleries would have you think that it’s only young women who are cosplaying. Men vs Cosplay 2017 is a 365-page calendar that would like to remind you that is very much not the case.

Building A Whole New Game Out Of Skyrim

Way back in 2013, I wrote about a mod called Enderal, a very ambitious attempt at creating an all-new game out of Skyrim’s bones, with a new map, new buildings, new characters, the works. Shockingly, considering the way most of these things usually go, it’s actually finished! The team behind the total conversion (who are…

Witcher 3 Cosplay Gets The Whole Gang Back Together

Yeah, we’ve featured some damn fine Witcher 3 cosplay here over the last year, but I’ve never seen anything quite like this effort to get Geralt’s whole crew together in one shot. This shoot from the recent Denver Comic Con (where they won best in show!) pretty much nails it. Cosplayer credits: Geralt, Yen, Trissand…

The Week In Games: A Real Time Dilemma

I’ve got to figure out a way to play LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness and Zero Time Dilemma all at once without betraying my other duties. Unless they vote ally, in which case I betray them for the extra points. This is so hard. Thankfully we’ve got the Fourth…

The Life And Death Of A Daredevil Video Game

In the early 2000s a small developer named 5000ft Inc. started work on a modest PlayStation 2 game based on Marvel Comics’ Daredevil. Unseen64 historian Liam Robertson explores how that modest project blossomed into something much bigger, before being unceremoniously canned. Comic book movies were on the rise and pre-movie making Marvel needed money, so…

Wrestling’s Top Gamers Throw Down At CEO 2016

In one corner, playing Birdie, we have the WWE’s ultimate gamer, Xavier Woods. His opponent, controlling Alex, is New Japan Pro Wrestling superstar, Kenny Omega. The pair faced off yesterday at CEO 2016 to determine, once and for all, who would win this particular exhibition match. Both Woods and Omega are known for their gaming…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Death Cuddling: The Winners!

Suuuuuu-paaaaaahh-maaaaaaaaan. And we have a winner. Last week I tasked our readers with giving Norman Reedus something to cry over. Using a still from the E3 trailer for Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, all they had to do was put something worth crying over into naked Norman Reedus’ loving embrace. First off, special thanks to Damien…

Minecraft‘s Battle Mini Game Is Worth A Shot

The newly-launched Minecraft Battle mini game (free on consoles) is Mojang’s latest attempt to recapture some of the massive market that plays on independent servers on third-party maps. The Battle mini game is pretty simple—it’s a big free-for-all with up to eight players, where you try to kill, hide, and survive, hoping to be the…

Sunday Comics: A Castle Made Of Hands

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Last week marked the final update for Action Trip, a comic we’ve featured here since well before I started curating the weekly post. No comic could ever truly replace it, but if…

Watch The CEO 2016 Fighting Game Tournament Right Here

All throughout the weekend, the Community Effort Orlando fighting game tournament will host dozens of players from all around the world as they compete in pursuit of glory and fabulous cash prizes. Games in the tournament include Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mortal Kombat XL, Guilty Gear XRD, Super Smash Bros. Wii U…