One Of The Craziest Starcraft II Endings We’ll Ever See

Overnight, we got a whole bunch of tips about one of the closest professional StarCraft II matches people had ever seen, played last night during a tournament in South Korea. And although all we can find online right now is a highlight clip from the end of the match (h/t Dallas), I must say, the…

When Cute Characters Are Too Damn Big for Japan

No doubt, you’ve see those photos of train station employees stuffing Tokyo commuters into crowded trains. This is something like that, but adorable. Meet Norurun. The character is a yuru kyara mascot for the Tokyu train lines. “Norurun” is a Japanese pun: “Noru” (乗る) means “to ride,” while “runrun” (ルンルン) can mean “bouncy” or “euphoric.”…

Square Enix’s Latest Tech Demo Looks Gorgeous

Square Enix teamed up with Microsoft to show what the upcoming DirectX 12 can do. How does 63 million polygons per scene sound? It sounds like a lot! Titled Witch Chapter 0 [cry], the demo was shown off at Microsoft Build and appears to feature Angi, the character who appeared in the previous tech demo…

Some Anime Characters Are Perfect for Cigarette Art 

Japan has already had bento art,latte art, toast art, banana art, and more. Looks like, cigarette art might be next the medium to bring anime and video game characters to life. Smoke if ya got ‘em! The cigarettes, that is, not the characters. As noted onGameOver, artist Shinrashinge uploaded photos of his “tobacco art,” which…

New Wii U Game Is Better as a Wii Game

Rodea the Sky Soldier is a Wii game that, despite being made a beloved game creators, looked like it would never see the light of day. But now, after being remade for Wii U, the game has finally been released in Japan with the original Wii version as a bonus. But one version is clearly…

Iga Hatchimangu Shrine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan By JapanDave | JapanDave.com Here’s 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!

The Art Of Drawing JRPG Worlds

Becca Bair is an experienced artist and games developer who is currently working on Vidar, and RPG where…everyone dies. She’s also studied architecture and interior design at university and is classically trained in the art of figure drawing. You can see more of Becca’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in…

What A New X-Wing, Tie Fighter Could Look Like

X-Wing Alliance, the last proper space sim set in the Star Wars universe, was released in 1999. The 20th century. The chances of us getting another one are approximately 3722 to 1. But that’s OK! We can always dream. And hope that this indie game actually gets made. This is STAR FORCE. It’s a space…

Here Is A Really Good Bloodborne Fight

Sit back, make yourself comfortable. Grab yourself a nice drink. Whiskey, maybe? And then enjoy five minutes of some of the best that Bloodborne PvP has to offer. Corps Peau Rate brings us a duel where two Bloodborne players go all out in terms of weapons, tactics, moves, and intensity. It’s probably the best Bloodborne…

Ask Dr. Nerdlove: She’s Poly, And I’m Confused

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column that can help you find the Best Ending to the dating sim that is your life. This week, we untangle the snarled web of relationship complications. How do you navigate dating someone who’s polyamorous? At what point does it go from three’s company to…

Goofy Dad Recreates Smash Bros. Taunts, Nails It

Forget the “mom guesses the name of Smash Bros characters” memes. Smash Bros. dads are coming out of the woodwork, and they’re improving Smash Bros. in their own special ways, too. Nick Luciano somehow convinced his dad to do a bunch of the Smash Bros. taunts in real life, and the results are hilarious. He…

The Sims Bug Abducts Men, Makes Them Pregnant

The Sims 4’s first expansion pack launched in late March with a lot of exciting promises. New careers, and corresponding workplaces! Better yet, aliens! If only we knew then what we know now. We might’ve been able to prepare for the extraterrestrial invasion and the sudden spate of unwanted male pregnancies. Shortly after the Get…

We Used Microsoft’s New App To Guess Video Game Characters’ Ages

Microsoft has shared a demo of a new web app that can allegedly guess your age from a single photo. To test it out, we asked it to guess a bunch of video game characters’ ages. Here’s what we found:

Kotaku Asks: Double Fine President Tim Schafer [UPDATE: Q&A Over]

Three years ago, Tim Schafer raised over $3 million on Kickstarter, and today he’s finally here to deliver what he promised: a Q&A with Kotaku Also he made some adventure game that came out in full this week. If you’re not familiar with Schafer, you’re probably familiar with the games he’s helped make, which include…

Yep, Yet Another Bad Jurassic Park Game

Jurassic World won’t hit theaters until June, but the mobile game is out now. Against my better judgement, given my experience with Mortal Kombat X’s mobile game, I decided to play it. We haven’t had a good Jurassic Park game since…Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis? That was 2003! Operation Genesis had natural appeal, letting players manage…