Anime-Style Sex Scenes Can Make Good Meme Fodder

Fate/stay night has spawned several mainstream console games and anime, such as above. The original visual novel, known for its engaging story, does have sex scenes. One Twitter user decided to one moment in particular would be perfect for a Photoshop meme. In this scene from the visual novel, the character Sakura Matou lifts up…

Studio Ghibli Is Making a New Animated Movie. Well, Sorta. 

Worried about Studio Ghibli? Previously, Kotaku reported that the studio’s youngest director had quit and that it was taking a break. Good news! Studio Ghibli is co-producing a new feature. Titled The Red Turtle, the film is a joint-production with European film distributor Wild Bunch and Studio Ghibli. According to Cinema Today, award-winning Dutch-British animator…

The Giants Of Industry

Andrey Surnov is a freelance artist from Russia. You can see more of Andrey’s work at his Facebookand ArtStationpages. 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 “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of…

Star Wars Actor Says He Was Fired From A “Terrible” Video Game

Oscar Isaac, star of Ex Machina and the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is a big movie star these days. A few years back, though, you could find him doing voice work on video games, like the “terrible” Dante’s Inferno. Or not. In an interview with Birth.Movies.Death. (via Dtoid), Isaac was asked about his…

Baby-Killing Game Is So Hot Right Now

Who’s Your Daddy is a video game that was a joke, then became a Kickstarter, and now it’s a thing. It’s also a game about a baby trying to kill itself. Creator Joe Williams based the idea for the game off a joke post, but in the months since has got serious—or as serious as…

Not Sure If Cosplayer Or Actual Elven King

TheldeaFix—who does an excellent Loki, btw—has transformed himself so thoroughly into Thranduil from The Hobbit that actor Lee Pace would probably look at these photos and get all confused. Photos by Pugoffka-sama and Haji-san

King Of Fighters Cosplay!

Always a pleasure to see someone cosplaying as a KoF character that isn’t Mai Shiranui. Cosplay by Azulette, photo by Peter Muñoz.

The Week In Games: There’s Still Stuff Coming Out

Just not a whole lot. At least we’ve got PaRappa. Monday, December 14 Dead Star — PC Tuesday, December 15 King’s Quest Episode II — PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One Towerfall: Ascension — Vita Digital PaRappa the Rapper 2 — PS4 (PS2 Classic) Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 — PS3, Xbox 360 Hatoful…

Independence Day 2’s First Trailer Is…Exactly What You’d Expect

Independence Day: Resurgence is the upcoming blockbuster sequel to a blockbuster movie that most definitely did not need a sequel. Here is its debut trailer. Brace for Goldblum. By Pullman’s Beard!

SNL Knows Who’s Buying Star Wars Toys

Okay, so maybe last night’s Saturday Night Live skit has a point. At least I open mine. I’m not actually much of a Star Wars toy collector. I attended thoseForce Fridayevents a couple months back to pick up some new LEGO sets, but aside from Rebels I’m pretty Luke-warm (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…no) on the franchise as a…

Fruit Cake: The Snacktaku Review

“It smells like old people,” my wife said as I handed her a slice hacked from the Walmart-made fruit cake ring. “Does it taste like old people?” I asked. She took a bite. “No.” I stared accusingly. “How do you know what old people taste like?” Originally posted December 24, 2012. I understand where she…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Monster Garbage Delivery

Earlier this week, Monster Gamingtweeted out a picture of energy beverage with the question “Where should we deliver these to?” Red Bull Esports responded with a picture of a dumpster. Cute, but we can do better. I must admit that when it comes to Energy Drinks, Monster Energy is my go-to. Their zero-calorie Ultra line…

Sunday Comics: Unkillable Space Wizards

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 December 10. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 7. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Now That We’ve Got Yakuza 5, Time To Start Drooling Over Yakuza 6

Released in 2012 in Japan, Yakuza 5 finallymade it to North American PlayStation 3 consoles last week, just in time for Sega to release this jaw-dropping trailer for the PlayStation 4 exclusive Yakuza 6 The general sense I got from fans of the series between the release date announcement post and Luke Plunkett’s completely true…

Snacktaku Decks Its Mouth With Peppermint Oreos

When you’re a massive international snack company, there’s no better way to celebrate the holidays than pumping your signature cookie filling with red food coloring and peppermint oil. Let’s eat some of that. The holidays are upon us, and the stores are packed with festive versions of regular products that we normally wouldn’t buy but…

Fallout 4 Nuka Cola Quantum returns to Target next week! After rapidly selling out last month, the post-apocalyptic beverage isgetting an encore release. Target employees and their scalper friends can buy it, or get it free with purchase of Fallout 4 or an Xbox season pass purchase.