Goombas and Roombas. LEGO builder Cecilie Fritzvold (via The Brothers Brick) created this micro scale Super Mario Bros. play session, complete with a robot vacuum cleaner to handle chores while the player is otherwise occupied.

Match-Fixing Report Shows How Gambling Has Ruined Korean StarCraft

The Korean prosecutor’s office leading the StarCraft 2 match-fixing investigation released its report this week, and the results are not good for fans of the sport. One of the game’s greatest players, Lee “Life” Seung Hyun, now stands convicted of match-fixing, as well as another leading player, Bung “Bbyong” Woo Yong. That’s only half the…

Sunday Comics: A Pitiful Cry For Help

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 April 22. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 18. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

It Never Ends

Apparently evil is a franchise opportunity. Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon teases a FNAF spinoff called Sister Location on his website. Or maybe it’s a game about finding your sister. There she is.

American Alien Is The Best Superman Story In Ages

Superman: American Alien is a reminder of how great the Man of Steel can be in the hands of people who care. Originally published 4/20/16 Spoilers follow. Despite the fact that hundreds of great stories exist about Superman, one of the worst fallacies about him is that he’s a boring character who’s hard to write…

Overwatch Ford F650 Supertruck Hits A Car At PAX East

Blizzard’s cross-promotion between Overwatch and Uber for PAX East ran into problems last night, when Soldier: 76’s Ford F650 Supertruck took out the side of a passenger vehicle. Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford was on the scene. Of all the people to stumble upon an Overwatch car accident. Randy Pitchford was exiting the main theater of…

Supergiant’s Audacious New Game Pyre Is Sort Of A Mystical Sports RPG

After making two terrific action RPGs, the people behind Bastion and Transistor are throwing a curveball with their new game Pyre. Now they’re making a party-based RPG in which the battles play out like three-on-three sports competitions. You’ll see how that works in the video above, as Supergiant developer Greg Kasavin walks us through a…

Quantum Break‘s Microsoft Product Placement Is Killing Me

Recently released for Xbox One and Windows PC, Quantum Break combines a video game and a live-action television series to create an entirely new way to advertise Microsoft Surface Tablets and Windows Phones. Intrigued by Totilo’s reviewand finding myself with some spare time and the PC version of Remedy Entertainment’s mixed media adventure, I started…

They Are The Worst Video Games Of All Time

As spotted at PAX East in Boston. These guys said they just did the E.T. outfit at New York Comic-Con but decided to double the awfulness for this show.

A Hero’s Spell-Stealing Ability Just Wrecked Team Secret’s Night in DOTA 2

Team Secret’s new DOTA 2 super-roster is off to an iffy start at ESL One Manila. Some lack of coordination has put them on the verge of elimination early following losses in their group. They’re currently fighting for their lives against Empire. Secret were up a game and were looking for the knockout victory when…

This Week In The Business: Toys-To-Life To Death

STAT | 7% – The amount the toys-to-life US retail revenues grew in 2015, even with the introduction of a new major player in Lego Dimensions. The industry-tracking NPD Group believes the genre will shrink in 2016. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “What’s happening in the current toys-to-life space is…

Adventures in Bad Anime Perspective

Sometimes in anime and visual novels, the perspective is spot on. But sometimes, it’s not. Via Nijipoi, GirlsChannel and OneCall, let’s have a look at when those backgrounds and viewpoints come up short. These kind of images appear to exist in a different dimension, because they don’t follow our universe’s basic rules of perspective. For…

Tekken X Street Fighter Is “On Hold”

Street Fighter X Tekken came out in 2012. But Tekken X Street Fighter, which was announced at the same time, is still M.I.A. In a recent interview, Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada tells GameSpot that the game has been iced for the time being. When asked about the game’s status, Harada replied (via Tekken Team member…

Purple and Green. Saga Prefecture, Japan. By Colin Laycock. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

When You Accidentally Pull Off a Chun-Li Cosplay

It can happen. Just ask Florida-based fitness lover Natascha Encinosa. Back in February, Encinosa uploaded a photo to her Instagram, wishing everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day. That’s when folks noticed the Chun-Li similarities. The photo quickly went viral, and since then, Encinosa has netted over 190,000 Instagram followers and even caught the attention of Japan’s…

That’s A Lot Of League of Legends Cosplay

A horde of cosplayers took the stage at the League of Legends theater at PAX East in Boston today. Most were dressed as characters from Riot’s mega-hit. Can you name them all? Here are a few more group shots: And some close-ups. Note that not everyone on stay was dressed as someone from League All…

Overwatch Player Is A Wall Riding Fiend

Rollerblading healer hero Lucio is one of my favorite characters to play in Overwatch. The simple act of skating around feels great, especially when you’re riding walls like gravity’s just another rail ripe for grinding. This guy, though, he’s turned it into an art form. Jamie Allegro sticks to walls like goddamn Spider-Man. Watch him…