Amazon’s New Delivery Drone Looks Like A Flying Bed

In 2013, Amazon told the world that they wanted to start delivering stuff straight to your backyard, using drones. It seemed like a science-fiction pipedream, but here we are in 2015, and they’re still working on it while waiting for the “regulatory support needed to realize our vision”. Here’s the company’s latest model of its…

Fight Breaks Out Backstage At Counter-Strike Tournament

Police were called to the Counter-Strike tournament at Dreamhack Winter over the weekend after a fight broke out backstage between DOTA 2 player Jonathan “Loda” Berg and esports journalist Richard Lewis. A statementreleased by the LAN party—the world’s biggest, with over 20,000 in attendance—says: During the afternoon today at DreamHack Winter 2015 there was an…

Free Portal-themed goodness comes to Rocket League PC on Tuesday. Players need but to complete a match to earn several pieces of Aperture Science-flavored kit, from cake stickers to Companion Cube antenna toppers. Check out theSteam news post for full details.

Digimon Adventure Tri is for All the Adults Who Grew Up Watching Digimon

Welcome to the story of how the DigiDestined grew up. Originally published 11/27/15 Digimon Adventure Tri is a series of six planned films continuing the plot of the first two seasons of Digimon. The first of these, Reunion, was released in Japanese theaters this past week (and in the West as four separate episodes). And…

Metal Gear Solid V‘s Not-So-Secret Nuclear Disarmament Event Is Go, Still Seems Impossible

Uncovered via datamining way back in September, Konami has confirmed Metal Gear Solid V’s Nuclear Disarmament event. All players need to do to activate it is dismantle every nuclear weapon in their platform’s region, a task so easy Superman could do it. Nuke are the ultimate deterrent in The Phantom Pain’s FOB (Forward Operating Base)…

The Battle Of The Big-Headed Anime Children

“Please defeat these children,” she said. “It looks like they won’t learn without some pain.” Don’t worry, it feels pretty good. Wait… Now before anyone gets on my case about defeating children and how good it feels, know that GOCCO of War (that’s Global Online Chibi Combat Offensive…of War) is an online multiplayer game recently…

Sunday Comics: Thanksgiving Leftovers

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 November 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 23. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Is Already Getting Crazy Pro Matches

Today in Sweden, the organization DreamHack hosted the first professional tournament for the recently released StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, and it led to some genuinely fantastic games. Who says StarCraft II is dead? Nobody, anymore. Probably. Above is video from TY (Terran) vs. Parting (Protoss), who met in the loser’s bracket for one…

Dark Knight III: The Master Race Is a Strange Sequel to A Batman Classic

For years, it seemed like comics fans wouldn’t be getting another Batman story set in Frank Miller’s Dark Knight universe. Then, this summer, DC Comics announced that Frank Miller and a team of other creators were wrapping up work on Dark Knight III: The Master Race. It’s bombastically goofy and absurd, like you’d think. But…

What Did Black Friday Make You Buy?

It’s okay. No one is blaming you. It was the day—that damnable day. Relax. We’re all friends here. Just tell us what the bad shopping deals made you buy. No one is going to be upset if you traded your old original PlayStation Vita for the GameStop exclusive Aqua Blue slim. And what’s that? You…

Amazing Wooden Transformers Change Instantly Into Small Chunks Of Tree

They’re robots. They’re vehicles. They’re kindling. I guess that makes Bamloff’s line of wooden transforming robots triple changers. Either way, WooBots are very cool. Using the same elastic technology that made those bend wooden figures kids used to play with in doctors’ office waiting rooms many decades ago, Bamloff’s WooBots marry old-school technology with newish-school…

This Week In The Business: The Only Answer To Star Wars

QUOTE | “Star Wars is a thing that shaped my whole life. You get invited to join the team? There’s only one answer, ‘Yes.’” – EA Visceral creative lead Amy Hennig talks about the allure of Star Wars bringing her to work at EA. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Nintendo…

Machoke and Machamp Have a Deep, Dark Secret

Everyone has secrets. You do. I know. And so do Machoke and Machamp. These fighting Pokémon first appeared in Pokémon Red and Blue. And all that time, they kept something hidden. Today, on an official Pokémon website, Machamp finally came clean: [Image: Pokemon.jp] The secret? As it says above, neither Machamp or Machoke are wearing…

Kotaku’s 2015 Anime Gift Guide

Are you shopping for an anime fan and have no earthly idea what this “anime” thing is—much less what he or she would like? Or perhaps you know what they like and are looking at your options. Either way, don’t worry. We’re here to help. Shopping for an anime fan can be a tricky thing.…

The Most Ridiculous Ramen Restaurant in Japan

Behold, Men Macho Ramen. It’s not Japan’s best ramen establishments, but as far as over-the-top noodle restaurants go, this is the over-the-toppiest! In Japanese, the restaurant’s name is a pun: “Macho” (マッチョ or maccho) means, well, “macho” but could also be a pun on “much,” while “men” (麺) literally means “noodles.” Geddit? Clever! [Photo: 日本海雑談部屋]…