Protect Your Keyboard From Cats

Got a cat? What about a keyboard? Then, you know that those fuzzy friends love to sit on them when you’re typing. Let’s stop that. This is the Nekopochi Keyboard Cover. While I’ve seen shelves and organizers used as make-shift keyboard rests for cats as well as covers to put over your keyboard while not…

Rihanna, The Pokémon Gym Leader

Some days, Rihanna looks casual. Other days, she’s a fashion icon. On this day, she was a Pokémon Gym Leader. While the photo is from last May, it wasn’t until this month that Twitter user Buildacastle pointed out that it looked like The Pokémon Company designed her outfit. Tumblr site Green Glasses created some brilliant…

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A Very Gray Fox

Yuriy Romanyk is a 3D artist based in Dubai whose most recent completed project was Dragon Age: Inquisition. You can see more of Yuriy’s work at his personal site andArtStation page 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…

An Official Pokémon Card Based On Fan’s Art

Artist James Franzen entered the Pokémon Art Academy contest, and hey, he was one of three winners for North America! Nice one, James. In addition to internet fame, though, he also got a super sweet prize: 100 copies of an actual official Pokémon card featuring his art. They’re the only 100 copies, so…yeah, all these…

What Makes A Good Video Game Gun?

Many games feature guns. It’s a shame so many of them can’t feature them properly. Like, a gun isn’t just an outlet for player commands, a thing that shoots other things at things. A good video game gun should give something back in return: a sense of heft, or power, or satisfaction, or even all…

Pokkén Tournament is The Pokémon Game I Always Wanted

The summer of 1998 found me weeding through my parents’ recycling for a peanut butter jar. Once I had found one and cleaned it out, I scrawled “Pokémon” on the side in permanent marker. I wasn’t exactly sure what Pokémon was, but according to Nintendo Power, it was the next big thing. A butter container…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

It’s Labor Day in the U.S., and I shouldn’t be working. But it’s also Monday, and Monday is when I highlight my favorite Kotaku posts from the previous week. In brief: Don’t. Preorder. Video. Games. | Luke with a new version of a perennial Kotaku post. No one does minimalist posts like Luke, as you’ll…

How Metal Gear Solid V Should Probably Be Played

Dunkeyis both better and worse than you at Metal Gear Solid V WARNING: SOME SLIGHT TINY SPOILERS IN THE VID MAYBE DEPENDS HOW SENSITIVE YOU ARE

Nintendo Announces Pikmin 4 In The Weirdest Way

The fourth installment of the popular strategy title is in the works and “close to completion” according to Nintendo head designer Shigeru Miyamoto in an interview that’s over a month old. In a surprising move Eurogamer has suddenly announced what could be one of the biggest upcoming Nintendo games today, though they note the interview…