RPG Lets You Fight Heroes As A Random Monster

Over the past few years, comedy role-playing games have gone in all sorts of creative directions, letting players take on a range of jobs from shopkeeperto basketball player. Here’s one that lets you live the ultimate fantasy: playing as a level-one random encounter. Mediocre Monster, a pitch for a game that’ll be on Kickstarter in…

Volume: The Kotaku Review

Thomas Was Alone, Mike Bithell’s charming 2010 platformer about the inner lives of hopping geometric shapes, was an experiment in the power of storytelling to triumph over abstraction. Volume, Bithell’s new game, is also a successful experiment in abstraction, although the narrative is realistic, or realistic science fiction. This time, it’s the interactions that are…

Here’s No Man’s Sky’s Ship Made Out of LEGO

No Man’s Sky looks glorious. It’s a space exploration game that gives you a galaxy teeming with planets waiting to be visited. While the surface of each planet will be different, your means of getting there stays the same: a trusty single-seater spaceship. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK It’s that spaceship which Matt…

The Correct Way To Cut Attack on Titan Cake

The Attack on Titan live-action movie isn’t very good. That doesn’t mean it’s not making lots of money. Funny, that. Widely panned in Japan, the Attack on Titan movie has been racking up a decent enough box office—enough, at least, for a press conference to show gratitude for the movie’s “smash hit” status (as well…

Gundam Designer Creates a Mecha Inspired Car

Kunio Okawara is one of Japan’s most famous mecha designers. For years, he’s created iconic machines for Gundam anime. Now, he’s turning his talents to designing an electric car. The two-seater, named Ex Machina, was shown earlier this year at a retrospective of Okawara’s 40-year career. According to Okawara (via AmiAmi), the vehicle “should be…

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Get Tae Hell Ya Horned Bawbag

CONCEPT 4 is a studio based on Shanghai that’s home to around 40 artists. They’ve worked with companies like Sega, inXile and Gameloft. You can see more of CONCEPT 4’s work at their company site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can…

Probably Don’t Rent An Apartment Full Of Counter-Strike Dudes

Just a hunch. YouTuber GoldVision—best known for his Grand Theft Pacifist series—started his own (fake) ad agency. In this video, he attempts to sell you an (also fake) apartment in Counter-Strike. Note: if you have any recurring pest problems—say, roaches, rats, or terrorists—the landlord probably won’t be able to help. On a semi-related note, the…

It Sucks That The Witcher 3 Isn’t Getting Better Mod Tools

The Witcher 3 finally has official tools that modders can use to make cool shit from now until the end of time. There’s just one problem: they could be a lot better. Don’t get me wrong: the new tools—released by Witcher developer CD Projekt—are better than nothing. And even with nothing, modders managed to unlock…

Bethesda Is Advertising Fallout On Tinder

Vault Boy probably hopes you’re willing to swipe right. Reader Jason Mol sent us a curious screenshot earlier today of a profile he came across while using dating app Tinder. Turns out, Vault Boy himself is on the service. Apparently he’s age 25, and if y’all hit it off together, who knows, maybe you can…

Final Fantasy VII Cosplay, Take A Bow (Or A Gun)

It’s been a solid August for FFVII cosplay, as not long after that incredible Cloud+Aeris shootwe’ve now got one hell of a Vincent Valentine. The cosplayer is Yuri Narss, aka Narcisspuppet, someone we’ve featured before for his terrific Final Fantasy work. As with his last feature, you might look at these pics and scream PHOTOSHOP,…

YouTube Exploit Can Disable 3DS Region-Locking

3DS tinkerer extraordinaire Jordan Rabet, aka smea, has (with a little help) found a really easy way for Nintendo 3DS owners to get around the company’s region-locking. Previous attempts at breaking down Nintendo’s region restrictions have required buying certain games and the installation of custom firmware, but this new method—called tubehax—is much easier; installation is…

Batmobile Ride Was More Than This NPC Bargained For

Today on Highlight Reel we have exploding trucks, air dodges, flying batmobile rides and the conclusion to last week’s marriage cliffhanger! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. NHL 15 – I…