GIANT Overwatch Action Figures Are Neat

Blizzard got Hollywood creature and effects legend Steve Wang (Predator, Hellboy) to help out with Overwatch’s launch. His work: three giant action figures, complete with giant boxes. The boxes were dropped in LA, Paris and Korea over the weekend. Any complaints over the fact you can’t actually buy regular-sized versions of these yet, please direct…

“Final Fantasy Disease” Infected Square Enix, Says FFXV‘s Director 

Do you have it? According to Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata, “lots” of fans do. From the sound of it, some people at Square Enix have been infected, too. In a refreshingly frank talk with Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada on Japanese site 4Gamer, Tabata mentions what he calls “FF byou” (FF病) or “Final Fantasy…

Poll: Most Japanese College Students Haven’t Played a Final Fantasy 

Actually, 70.3 percent of those who replied said they hadn’t. NicoNico reports that MyNavi polled 401 male and female university students (200 men and 201 women) in Japan and asked them if they had ever played a game in the Final Fantasy series. And how did they reply? Yes 119 students (29.7 percent) No 282…

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Someone Basically Guessed Tonight’s Game of Thrones Ending To George RR Martin In 2014

That sure was an episode of Game of Thrones, huh? As it turns out, at least one guy saw the ending coming. SPOILERS AHEAD: Don’t go any further if you haven’t seen Game of Thrones Season 6 episode 5, “The Door.” On April 20, 2014, ASOIAF fan Michael A. Ventrella wrote a blog post saying…

Oculus Rift Piracy Crackdown Actually Makes Piracy Easier

A new software update for the Oculus Rift VR headset that was supposed to “curb piracy and protect games and apps that developers have worked so hard to make” has actually had the opposite effect. Whoops. The creator of the Revive hack, which had allowed HTC Vive owners to play Oculus-exclusive programs before Rift’s latest…

It Took 191 Hours To Draw These 131 League Of Legends Champions

Reader Christopher Cayco is responsible for this incredible League of Legends artwork, which manages to cram every single Champion (up to Taliyah) into the one image. Chris did something last year, with his 721-Pokemon-in-one-pic. He recorded himself drawing it, so you can see how it was done here. You can also buy prints of the…

And Now For Some NSFW Witcher 3 Sex Cosplay

This. This is one of the reasons why I love this video game. You get a couple of cosplayers pulling this shit on any other game and people will say “um OK that’s weirdly pervy.” The Witcher 3? “This is authentic.” Russian photographer Victoria Milligan took these shots, first of Yennefer (and it’s a very…

Kid Designs Overwatch Character, Blizzard Artists Finish The Job

Blizzard fan Shane Hickey’s young daughter thought it’d be cool to design her own Overwatch character and send it into the game’s creators. Blizzard thought it’d be cooler to turn her rough design into something a little more professional. Roman Kenney, a Blizzard artist, took the kid’s art (and attack descriptions) and made this: That’s…

The Week In Games: Things Other Than Overwatch

No one concerned about Overwatch needs a reminder that Overwatch goes live Monday at 7 PM Eastern time. You may be pleasantly surprised, however, to know that the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game and Total Warhammer launch this week as well. After the relatively amazing Transformers: Devastation I’m looking quite forward to getting my…

The First Episode of Preacher Gets The Important Stuff Right

A filmed adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s classic Preacher comic book series has been an on-again, off-again project for more than ten years. Yesterday, the first episode of the upcoming AMC TV series finally saw the light of day. Judging by what I saw, Preacher’s going to be bringing the word of God…

Soldier: 76 Plays Hero In The Final Animated Overwatch Short Of The Season

With the game’s launch just a day away, Blizzard has released the fourth and final animated Overwatch short of the season, giving the vigilante known as Soldier: 76 a chance to atone for past transgressions The oldest Overwatch characterby far, Soldier: 76’s driving skills might be a little rusty, but his shooting is totally on…

Oculus Kills App That Let Vive Owners Play Rift Exclusives

Last month we reported on Revive, a proof-of-concept compatibility layer that allowed games exclusive to the Oculus Rift to be played using the HTC Vive headset. This week’s Oculus app update took steps to ensure that trick doesn’t work anymore. Revive basically bypassed code checks that tethered games like the delightful Lucky’s Tale to the…

Sunday Comics: The Hell Energy

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 May 20. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 16. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…