Diablo‘s Tristram, Etched In Wood

Graphic designer Alex Griendling teamed up with Neutral Ground and created a unique, laser-etched, 18” wide and 14” tall wood map of Diablo’s most iconic town, Tristram. It looks fantastic and compared to the original, it’s a very accurate map. Everything, even the peg-legged smuggler Wirt is there. Tristram’s map is not only one they’ve…

Fans Build LEGO Battle of Waterloo With 2,134 Minifigs

The Battle of Waterloo, where Napoleon was defeated by an Anglo-allied force and the Prussian army, was fought 200 years ago. To commemorate the anniversary of one of the most famous battles in history, a group of LEGO enthusiasts decided to make a blocky version of the battle, as big and accurate as possible. It’s…

A retro, seventies-style Steven Universe poster, hand-drawn and digitally colored by artist couple Comfort Love and Adam Withers. Not much to say here, too busy staring in awe. For more, you can have a look at the artists’ DeviantArt galleries here and here Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…

The First Gen Nintendo DS Is Alive and Trending on Japanese Twitter

Bulky. Heavy. Ugly. That was the original Nintendo DS. And just when you think that handheld was dead, it starts trending on Twitter in Japan. As Japanese website Dechisoku points out, this week, a tweet asking if people still had their original DS portables led to many Japanese Twitter users uploading photos of their Nintendo…

Mod Splatoon into Skyrim? Sure, Why Not. 

Well, we can add Splatoon to the lengthy list of Skyrim mods. This mod brings what looks like Splatoon’s Splattershotgun to Skyrim, letting players cover enemies in orange or blue. [Image: Higeyoshi] [Image: Higeyoshi] Dubbed “Peryitoon,” the mod’s name is a word play on “Peryite” and Splatoon. According to the mod’s creator Higeyoshi (via My…

Konami Is Pulling 31 Mobile Gaming Apps in Japan

Today, health club company Konami announced that it will be removing thirty-one iOS gaming apps on September 10. According to Inside Games (via Dr. Serkan Toto’s blog), the apps will not be updated to support iOS 9 or later. Some of the apps have English versions, such as Metal Gear Solid Touch (above), but Konami…

The New Lupin the Third Anime Series Looks Terrific

For the first time in thirty years, there’s a new Lupin the Third animated television series. So far, the show certainly seems promising. A few years back, we got a Lupin the Third spin-off anime which centered on Fujiko. But this latest one, which debuts this October in Japan, is classic Lupin the Third. It’s…

DualShock, Paint On Canvas, 2015

Randy Gallegos is an artist who has done work for companies like Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight and DeNA. There are examples of that art below, but you’ll also see stuff from his new exhibition called Hearts for Hardware, a series of actual paintings depicting some of the more iconic controllers and hardware…

New GTA V Graphics Mod Looks Nngh

Martin Bergman has done it. He’s released shots of a graphics mod for GTA V on PC that actually, and noticeably, improve the game’s visuals. That’s awesome! We get sent tweets and emails every week about mods like this, and when we check them out, most times it’s tough seeing any kind of changes or…

Universe Sandbox 2 Lets You Build, Destroy The Universe

Ever wanted to create your own universe? Or destroy it by ramming planets into each other, destruction derby-style? Well, here you go. Universe Sandbox 2, which just hit Steam today, doesn’t have clearly defined goals. It is as its name suggests: a sandbox, a near-limitless playground for your demented imagination. Within a minute of booting…

Satellite Reign: The Kotaku Review

I’d been led to believe that Satellite Reign was a modern-day Syndicate. Turns out it isn’t. Phew. I mean, I love Syndicate as much as the next person who loves Syndicate, in that I grew up thinking it was one of the best games of all time. I still find its filthy, cyberpunk art style…

Hyper Light Drifter has a badass new trailer, and we know when it’s coming out: spring 2016.

Watch Me Try To Keep The Teens Alive In Until Dawn [Done!]

Can we save the teens from being murdered in the PS4’s big new horror game? Or will we watch everyone die one by one because we made poor choices that snowballed horribly? Let’s find out. Today I will be playing Until Dawn, which Patrick describes as follows: Until Dawn is a new horror game developed…

The Clouds In This PS4 Game Are Truly Next-Gen

When Horizon: Zero Dawn was announced at E3 by the makers of Killzone, what most people focused on were the big robot dinosaurs. Which, you know…fair enough. But the landscape and skies are bringing something awesome to the table too. Let’s take a look. Spotted by GearNuke, Guerrilla Games recently posted a huge presentationthat broke…