Custom PS2 Is A Worthy Tribute To Crash Bandicoot 2

The Aku Aku Mask’s looking great on this heavily modified Playstation 2. From the front, modder Vadu Amka’s PS2 looks more like an ancient artifact from an archaeological dig site than a gaming console. But no doubt, that’s the Aku Aku mask from the Crash Bandicoot series, protecting this lucky PS2. To contact the author…

How Many People Are Still Alive In The Walking Dead Universe

Months after the outbreak of The Walking Dead’s worldwide zombie apocalypse, calculating the number of possible survivors on the planet isn’t an easy task. Here’s an ambitious attempt from SourceFed’s Matt Lieberman, who tries to figure out an exact number by pinpointing various dates, comparing survival rates, and using stats from both the comic books…

A Ten-Minute Tour Of Pokkén Tournament Wii U

The Wii U version of Namco Bandai’s Pokémon fighting game has landed at Kotaku, along with strict time constraints on how much video we can share. So here’s quick look at training, fighting, customization and Amiibo unlocks of Pokkén Tournament. Before review day arrives we are able to share 30 minutes of direct feed (non-streamed)…

IGN Ad Leaks Overwatch Release Date [UPDATE]

We already knew that Overwatch would be out this spring; now, thanks to a leak from IGN’s advertising folks, we have more specifics. Blizzard’s hero-based shooter will release on May 24. The news isn’t official yet—as a publicly traded company, Activision-Blizzard has to do things very formally—but this is pretty clear. Overwatch is currently in…

Check Out this Sanrio Character’s Butthole

Sanrio character Pom Pom Purin is overtaking Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station. On Biglobe News, two helpful models were on hand to point out the obvious. Yep, that’s a butthole. Thanks. The display marks the character’s 20th birthday. (Back in 2014, a sweet-looking Pom Pom Purin cafe opened in Tokyo, but I don’t remember the character’s backside…

First Look at the Ace Attorney Anime

Phoenix Wright and co. are making the leap to an animated TV series. Here’s the debut trailer. Well, what do you think? The anime will debut April 2 in Japan. In case you missed it, here is Kotaku’s review of the Ace Attorney feature film. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…

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Wartile’s World Looks Too Pretty To Bleed All Over

As I’ve said, we are currently living in a golden age of turn-based video games. The latest example (well, potential example) of this is Wartile It’s a turn-based tactics game that’s been designed to be “a living and breathing tabletop video game”, combining the flexibility and visuals of a video game (along with some design…

Hello Sir Have You Heard The Good Word About Cthulu…

Sam Lamont is an artist who has worked for companies like Games Workshop, Creative Assembly (Total War) and Fantasy Flight. You can see more of Sam’s art at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the…

Bob Ross And The Joy Of Super Mario Making

“A little bush has entered our world. Our Super Mario World.” Very nice work from A Dumb Thing. The only way this could be more Bob Ross is if the clip was streaming on Twitch instead of YouTube

Ambitious Fallout Mod Has Snow, Space, Tanks

Fallout: The Frontier is an in-development mod for Fallout: New Vegas that doesn’t just introduce new weather, weapons, quests and enemies, it takes the game to a space station. We actually saw this mod around a year ago, and back then the big deal was that it featured winter snow and some serious expansion to…

Vigo, Scourge Of Cosplaythia, Sorrow Of Moldavia

So welshenzie’s outfit here might not have been the most elaborate at Cardiff’s Film & Comic Con, but it’s certainly one of the most effective.

Hi, Gross Witcher 3 Villain, That Is Some Excellent Cosplay

Klaudia Utnicka is, as far as we know, a regular human being living in modern times. Or, at least she is at the beginning of this nine-minute video. By the end, she’s Brewess, one of the super gross Crones from The Witcher 3. Absolutely incredible work.

The Week In Games: Long Division

This is the most excited folks have been for a Tom Clancy game since EndWar Online. Yeah, I’m waiting for myself to burst out laughing too, but I think I might actually have this. Yeah. Maintaining the straight face after mentioning EndWar Online. Pretty sure I just unlocked an achievement. How about that The Division,…

Team Secret The Only Winner At The DOTA 2 Shanghai Major

With a decisive 3-1 victory over Team Liquid on Sunday morning, Team Secret finally brought the troubled DOTA 2 Shanghai Major to a mostly-satisfying close. In a tournament where nothing had gone as expected, it was only fitting that two teams that entered as complete dark-horses vied for the $1.1 million grand prize while the…

Successful $100,000 Kickstarter Dev Calls It Quits Due To Drama

In 2014 nearly 4,000 backers pledged $100,000 for a silly game about being a bear. Yesterday, despite seemingly happy backers and 78 percent positive reviews on Steam, Bear Simulator’s developer says updating the game any further is “a lost cause.” I playedJohn Farjay’s Kickstarted bear sim last weekend. While it could certainly use a lot…