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Custom Model Kits Bring Classic Games To Life

16 bit Models was an exhibition held in Akihabara over the weekend. It brought model makers together to pay homage to some of the great games from the 16-bit era (and beyond), and included everything from Street Fighter II to Crazy Taxi to Outrun A ton of great photos were taken of the event’s highlights…

“Kawaii, Kawaii, Kawaii”

Photographer Felix Wong took this shot of Dunkmasterx and SOL XXV – CW at Otakuthon on the weekend. Nice legs, guys.

Niantic Is Testing A New ‘Nearby’ System For Pokémon Go [UPDATES]

The most wanted feature in Pokémon Go is back, at least for some users. Pokémon Go now has a new update, and it changes the following: The biggest and most interesting change has to be the new Nearby system, which is now named ‘Sightings:” UPDATE 11:56PM: Actually, this image from neoGAFFer Toki767 seems to be…

The Internet’s Shrek Obsession, Explained

Shrek is love. Shrek is life. If you’ve spent more than a few seconds of your life on the Internet, you’ve probably seen a Shrek meme. Maybe it involved Smash Mouth’s seminal 1999 hit “All Star,” the song that inspired a whole generation to unite in shared mockery of Smash Mouth. Or maybe it involved……

Cosplayer Arrested For Bringing Fake Gun On Train

Cosplayer William “Billy” Morris was on his way to a cosplay shoot in NYC on Saturday when, planning to cosplay at the event, he hopped onto a train. He probably shouldn’t have taken his fake rifle with him. Dressed as Suicide Squad’s Col. Rick Flag, Morris had the very real-looking modified air rifle (pictured above)…

Online Gamers Tend To Score Better On Tests, New Study Says

Contrary to popular belief, high schoolers grinding daily on World of Warcraft may not need to fear for their GPAs. A study released in the International Journal of Communication today found that kids who game erry’day score 15 points above the average in reading and math. Surveying 12,000 Australian high school students, Royal Melbourne Institute…

You Can No Longer Catch Pokémon At Hiroshima’s Memorial Or The Holocaust Museum

After requests from Hiroshima officials, Niantic removed Pokémon, PokéStops and Pokémon Go gyms from Hiroshima Memorial Park before last weekend’s annual ceremony marking the city’s World War II bombing, the AP reports It is the 71st anniversary of the U.S. attack on Hiroshima, in which 140,000 were killed. Late July, in preparation for the city’s…

Want the true D.Va experience? Try playing Overwatch with flight sticks. That’s what streamer Rudeism did, with full face paint for good measure. There was a bit of an acclimation period, but he managed some strong plays before it was all said and done.

The Birth of Berserklejerk, A Refuge For Anime Fans Sick Of Seriousness

It is a rule of the internet that, when a fandom is taken too seriously, it will develop its own special brand of self-mockery. But how does that happen exactly? In the case of dark fantasy manga Berserk’s 26-year-old fandom, it happened when the stale franchise’s subreddit fell into the hands of an over-pious fan.…

Kotaku Confessional!

It’s “senior week” at our parent company Gawker Media, a time to write what we really want to write, though that’s kind of what our sites have been doing for the past 14 years. What’s the occasion? Someone new is about to buy us, likely with a plan to infuse Kotaku’s budget with about a…

Blizzard Warns Players Not To Use Overwatch‘s Lucioball Character Glitch

Overwatch’s Lucioball mode is all fun and games until D.Va or Widowmaker shows up, and somebody loses an eye. Or a head. It’s a bizarre glitch, and Blizzard has some advice for people taking advantage of it: don’t. What began as something of a funny prank has turned into a game-breaking exploit. Some people have…

The Best Video Game Flamethrowers

Is there any video game gun more awe-inspiring than a flamethrower? Most shoot bullets, but the flamethrower? It blasts enemies with giant gouts of flame, searing them like a juicy steak. A good flamethrower will give you some of the best moments in video games, whether it’s a close save from an otherwise unassailable foe…