The Problem With The Newest Version of Superman

2015 has been a hell of a year for the Man of Steel, bringing the biggest changes that the character’s seen in decades. And, while I mostly like how the current Superman reads after getting his powers reduced and secret identity outed, his monthly adventures feel like they’re losing steam to me. DC Comics shook…

YouTube’s Finally Starting To Change Their Disastrous Copyright System

If you publish videos on YouTube, it’s a chance to share creations with an enormous audience. But thanks to a legal system stacked in favor of corporations, it’s also a treacherous landscape where a copyright takedown notice can result in your channel getting deleted. Now, YouTube is fighting back. In short, YouTube wants to defend…

Heroes Of The Storm’s New Two-Player Hero Is Whacky, Clumsy Fun

Playing as Cho’Gall in Heroes of the Storm is one of the most entertaining things I’ve experienced in a MOBA. It’s also one of the clumsiest things I’ve ever done in any video game. I suppose when you and another teammate are simultaneously playing as single hero, clumsiness is the point. What does it feel…

Fallout 4: The Kotaku Review

In the late 20th century, people hoped that the new millennium would usher in an age of promise: hoverboards, flying cars, personal robots, and the like. That future, the one that everyone predicted, never quite came to pass. Not in the way we thought it would, anyway. Yes, living in 2015 has its perks. We…

Eve Online Ships, Compared To The Real World

Here are some excellent comparisons, by tonymyre311, of all the ship models (and other objects) from EVE Online, dropped onto Google Earth landscapes and edited so they look like they’re part of the map. It’s a huge gallery, starting from the smallest ship trying to find its place on the street and ends with giant…

A LEGO Halo Ship That Took Three Years To Build

That’s almost as long as it took to make Halo 5. Finding all the necessary LEGO elements takes time. The blue lights and the sophisticated design makes Cody Fowler’s (via Brothers Brick) U.N.S.C. Infinity look awesome. And that micro city on the ground is just as brilliant as the ship itself. From another angle: To…

2015’s Best Cartoons Made Using Valve’s Games

Remember when Valve made Team Fortress movies, and they were the best damn videos in video games? Now they just get their fans to make ‘em, and they’re…not bad. Valve announced the winners of this year’s Saxxy Awards today, designed to honour the best clips made using the company’s Source Filmmaker.The vast majority were made…

Inside Japan’s Newest All-You-Can-Eat KFC

This isn’t the country’s first KFC buffet. Let’s hope it’s not the last, either. According to Gigazine, KFC opened up its second all-you-can-eat restaurant this week in Osaka. The first one is also in Osaka, so if you’re ever in Osaka, you have no excuse not to stuff your face with fried chicken. This is…

Yomawari Sure Makes Japanese Horror Emotional

From the moment I saw thefirst trailer, I knew I wanted to try Yomawari out. It looked both adorable and horrifying, but I had no idea just how powerful the experience would be. Yomawari is a game from Nippon Ichi Software for the PS Vita. I think it should be classified as a horror game,…

Dragon Balls Served Up at Japanese Restaurant

Hungry? How about a nice serving of delicious Dragon Balls. You know, from Dragon Ball. A restaurant in Japan serves up just that. Located in Nagoya, Danke Dinning serves up Dragon Ball-themed hot pots (鍋 or “nabe” in Japanese). [Photo: akaki_tya] [Photo: kenjixxx360] Here is the nabe before the meat and veggies are cooked. [Photo:…

Major Kusanagi, In The Flesh

Omi Gibson isn’t just one of the world’s top Metal Gear cosplayers. Her Ghost in the Shell game is strong, too

Zarya is one of the coolest characters in Overwatch. She is also, like all characters, subject to crossplay. This is Jechts’ attempt at the character, which he pretty much nails, from the hair down to the tattoo on the shoulder. Photos by Alive Alf