Dogs Get Official Attack on Titan Costumes

Pet cosplay is a thing. Case in point? These Attack on Titan outfits for dogs. Dress your four-legged friends up as Attack on Titan’s Survey Corps. There’s even a green cloak like the character Levi Ackerman wears. It doesn’t look like dogs will get realistic-looking Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear. They’ll have to be content with…

Real-Life Princess Mononoke Yakushima, Japan. By Romell Roberts. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Destiny, Sans Scenery

Richard Lico is a principal animator at Bungie, meaning he’s one of the main guys to thank for just how smooth and sexy so many of that game’s moves look. You can see showreels of Richard’s work below,and at his Vimeo site Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing…

It’s been twelve months since the last one, so yes, it’s that time again: time for the MEN OF COSPLAY calendar (Aquaman by Beninator)

The Pokémon Company File Stupid Lawsuit Against PAX Party

The Pokémon Company, the business devoted entirely to managing all things Pokémon, has filed one hell of a lawsuit against the organisers of a PAX party that had been scheduled to go down last week. As Motherboard reports, the Unofficial Poke’mon (sic) PAX Kickoff Party is in trouble for two things: the first is using…

Rocket League “Goal” Is 100% Hype

Almost everything here is perfect. The build-up. The anticipation. The move, the shot, the agony, the ecstasy. Almost SPOILERS BELOW … … … …if the ending doesn’t make sense, the goal didn’t count. If the clock runs out and the ball is still in the air, the game continues until the ball hits the ground;…

Five Minutes Of Final Fantasy XV Driving (And Hair)

Final Fantasy XV, a game about the open road and expensive men’s haircare products, is out next year. Here is a trailer, courtesy of IGN, about a car, four dudes and “regalia”. This game looks utterly absurd. In the best way possible.

The Week In Games: A Hideo Kojima Week

Man, a guy leaves for a month and has to entirely rebuild his weekly release list from scratch. At least they didn’t strike my name from the top of the article. Fall is coming, and the Week in Games is starting to swell in anticipation of the season. It’s throbbing and swollen, waiting for the…

The Raddest Cosplay at PAX Prime, Day Two

Is there someone behind me?

Disney Infinity‘s Inside Out Set Brings Back The Cheap Movie Tie-In

There was a time when every animated movie came with a quick and dirty platforming tie-in console game. Thanks to the magic of Disney Infinity 3.0 those days are back, only now they come with toys. Available today for $40 or so alongside theStar Wars-themed Disney Infinity 3.0 starter kit, the Inside Out playset finally…

Drawing Breasts Isn’t Easy

Properly rendering breasts for a video game is a difficult task, but then so is simply drawing them. Luckily, as this short from animator Dylan Simpson demonstrates, an easily accessible reference point is just a click away. When I was a teenager I was really into drawing—I wanted to be a comic book artist—but my…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Don’t Need A Game To Make Mario Levels

Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker arrives in North America on the 11th of September, allowing Wii U owners to craft their own crazy creations featuring the world’s most famous plumber. Until then, we have Photoshop. Come to think of it, after that we have Photoshop (or Gimp or Paint or PSP or whatever) as well. We…

Sunday Comics: Okay, Call It A Comeback

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your pretty much weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published August 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published August 24. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry…

Disney Infinity 3.0: The Kotaku Review

I played the first Disney Infinity. Hated it. More importantly, my kids hated it too, because it had too many menus, janky controls and some tedious mission design. Yet here we are, having skipped the sequel, for Dadtakupurposes playing our way through Disney Infinity 3.0. Or as most kids will know it, “the Star Wars…

Dragon Age: Inquisition‘s Final Story DLC Is Set Two Years Later

So you and your companions saved the continent of Thedas from certain doom. What have you done for them lately? Find out in September 8’s Trespasser, a downloadable epilogue for Dragon Age: Inquisition that picks up two years after the main story ends. What happens to a world-saving organization when the world no longer needs…

Final Fantasy XIV‘s Anniversary Takes Players To A Very Special Place

Final Fantasy XIV’s two year anniversary celebration is a one-way ticket to the place where dreams become reality—sort of. If you’re an active Final Fantasy XIV player and plan on completing The Rising event running through September 7, stop reading this article and go play. As long as you’re at least level 15 or so…

Dishonored 2‘s PAX Booth Is Pretty Cool

At PAX Prime in Seattle, Bethesda’s set up a nice little collection of booths; there’s one for each of the big games they’re showing here. The Dishonored booth stands out as an unusually posh exhibit on an otherwise crowded and jumbled show floor. I took some pictures: