Inversus Is The Most Fun I’ve Had Shooting Other Players In Ages

Inversus is a simple black and white strategy shooter that pits players against each other in an ever-changing battle for territory and survival. As minimalist competitive shooters go, it’s pretty much perfect. Created by Ryan Juckett, AKA one-man game studio Hypersect, Inversus started off as a game jam idea and developed into something that’s a…

Black Cosplayers Talk About Self-Doubt

Shannon I., 23, didn’t want to leave her Baltimore hotel room. For months, she had been looking forward to Otakon, Baltimore’s annual anime convention, and especially to cosplaying Takumi from Fire Emblem Fates. Trimmed in fur, embellished with red string and topped with a white wig, Shannon’s cosplay was impeccable. She had been striving for…

Blizzard Tries To Humanize Bastion With New Overwatch Video

The animated Overwatch short nobody but Bastion players wanted, “The Last Bastion,” just premiered at Gamescom. According to Overwatch Project Director Ben Dai, Bastion,“an artificial intelligence programmed to do one thing, and one thing only—to fight—comes face-to-face with a choice to alter his destiny” in the short. That’s right, one thing: posting up in a…

Podcast: The NFL’s Biggest Nerds

Former NFL punter and prolific Kinja user Chris Kluwe joins us on today’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen to talk No Man’s Sky, Path of Exile, and nerd war stories from the National Football League. We also take some reader questions and talk about our new corporate overlord, Univision. You can find this week’s episode on…

The No Man’s Sky Hype Dilemma

It’s become clear, a week after the launch of No Man’s Sky, that the much-hyped space game has not lived up to many players’ lofty expectations. But whose fault is that? Does it matter? And how could the backlash have been avoided? Critical assessment of the game’s achievements aside—go read Kirk’s excellent review if you…

A Stranger Things Anime Is Not The Worst Idea

A young girl with mysterious powers, nerdy kid heroes, a grizzled old cop, a creepy older brother…swap out Toto and Foreigner for some J-pop and you’re practically there. This piece and everything below are the work of Yuan Lan, an artist from China. You can see more of Lan’s work at his personal site and…

Ash From Pokémon Just Had The Battle Of His Life  

In the latest episode of Pokémon XYZ, Ash faced off against Alain for the Kalos League Championship. Since Ash has been doing so well this season and since he’s become somewhat of a cooler character, victory seemed possible. [Note: This article has spoilers] This was Ash’s big chanceto win an official Pokémon League. Here is…

Report: Bleach Is Getting A Live-Action Film

Just as the manga is ending, there is apparently a live-action Bleach film in the works. The news was revealed via leak from next week’s upcoming Weekly Shonen Jump (via 2ch). What appear to be authentic magazine scans are floating around online; however, the upcoming Weekly Shonen Jump won’t be available until early next week…

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Anyone For A $27,000 Super Mario Bros. Watch?

Anyone? No? Designed by Swiss watchmaker Romain Jerome—who has done this sort of thing before—there will only be 85 of these made, and they’ll only be available during the rest of August as part of a “World Watch Fair” at Japan’s flagship Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi store. And no, that headline isn’t a typo. They’re selling for…

Cosplay For Fans Of Old Lara Croft

2016’s take on Tomb Raider has a lot going for it, but there are still folks out there—cosplayers included—who remember the original Lara Croft. Russian cosplayer Anastasya Zelenova is one of them, and while she’s actually cosplayed as the modern Lara (and the Underworld version), it’s her 90s takes that are the best. You can…

Gremlin D.Va Is Now Overwatch Canon

Gremlin D.Va, one of Overwatch’s most beloved fan creations, is canon now thanks to a new emote on the game’s test server. She’s got her Doritos, Dew, and a custom stream overlay. She’s the hero we deserve and need right now. (Thanks, David!) Here’s a video, courtesy of Seba: This is the most overt instance…

Geraltina of Rivia

Czech cosplayer Alzbeta Trojanova might have Ciri’s hair, but she’s got Geralt’s steel. We’ve actually featured her Witcher cosplay before, but these new shots were so good I figured they were worth a second look. She had some help this time, with Baty Alquawen playing the part of the Bruxa. Photos by Lifestalking

Biggest Counter-Strike Betting Site Drops Betting

After Valve’s cease-and-desist letter, the owners of CSGO Lounge held out as long as they could. They even tried to get an official gambling license. It apparently didn’t work. They announced the pendulous pivot in an update post: “Today we are announcing that we are closing our virtual items betting functionality with immediate effect. Depositing…

Pewdiepie To Overeager Fans: “Don’t Come To My House”

This seems like common sense, right? Don’t be weird; don’t put people in an uncomfortable situation, no matter who they are. And yet… YouTube’s biggest star says that he constantly has to deal with the problem of fans visiting his house, even though he’s moved multiple times across the years: “I’ve even had parents coming…