Got plans for Saturday? If you’re in Tokyo, maybe you can go kiss strangers through acrylic plastic. This isn’t a thing…yet. But the “acrylic kiss” (アクリルキス or “akuriru kisu”) has been featured on Japanese TV. In this article’s top image, you can see comedian Yuki Himura from the comedy duo Bananaman acrylic kissing pop singer…
The cat game Kotaku cannot stop playing is getting an illustrated reference book in Japan. It looks to be as cute as the game itself.
I sure hope you like carbs! Lotteria, no stranger to odd burger stunts (here, here, here, andhere), is releasing a hamburger that consists of white rice, lettuce, ramen noodles, and spicy tofu. Oh, and buns. Nico News reports that the burger, which comes with soup, is priced at 720 yen (US$6) goes on sale this…
I’ve never really thought about this. But, it seems if you Photoshop in avocados into anime characters’ eyes, the result is most unsettling. Via Otaku News is Natsuki from Uta no Prince-sama, an anime which started out as a visual novel for the PSP. And thanks to Twitter user Ishima Tsu, here he is with…
This week sees the US release of Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition, which (as the name implies) includes a version of the addictive mobile game completely redone with Mario characters, enemies, and levels. But this is far from the first time Mario has taken over a pre-existing game. There are numerous…
Track: RPG | Artist: Sekai no Owari | Album: Tree Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment
No foam or cardboard here. JaroKrieg’s Jaster Mereel suit is made from aluminium plates! Photo by DarthInvidia
Supergiant Games, the developers of Bastion, needed someone to build them an actual replica of the Cael Hammer from the game. So they turned to Harrison Krix. Krix, who we’ve featured on Kotaku before, certainly delivered. With a bigger, more detailed 3D model of the hammer to work from than that used for the actual…
Tomek Radziewicz is a concept artist, but he’s also a sculptor, and he’s recently done some work on The Witcher III that’s a little more tangible than a lot of the stuff we normally post here on Fine Art. This amazing sculpture was designed and built by Radziewicz (with help from Arthur Wochniak), and now…
An unnamed 17 year-old kid has been arrested, and may face felony charges, after being caught organising a DDOS attack against the West Ada School District in Idaho, which has 52 schools and 32,000 students. The attacks took place earlier this month, reports KTVB (via Daily Dot), and resulted in the schools being unable to…
This is the Retro Freak. It’s promising to play games from the Famicom. SNES. Genesis. PC Engine. TurboGrafx-16. Game Boy. Game Boy Advance. Game Boy Color. And even the Supergrafx. Holy shit. It comes in two parts; there’s the actual console, which is a small box that takes care of all the actual work, then…
There would be no Fallout franchise without Mad Max: the post-apocalyptic series by George Miller is probably the biggest single influence the games have. If you’re familiar with both Mad Max and Fallout, you have probably already noticed some of the similarities. Fallout is full of references and easter eggs that nod to Mad Max,…
Brian “BananaSlamJamma” Canavan has two options: master DOTA 2 and follow his dream, or finish out his degree in biomedical engineering and help the world. He can’t do both. Canavan, despite already having the best nickname in the sport, is only just getting started as a pro DOTA 2 player. He’s still in college, but…
Loads of video games (and movies, and TV shows, and comics, and books) have maps in them. You might think they’re there to stop you getting lost, but no. They’ve got a much more important role than that. There’s a scene in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers where Faramir and his ranger buddies…
Video game photo wizard Berdu used Grand Theft Auto V’s PC version to create this stunning shot of Trevor standing atop, well, everything. To quote you, everyone you know, and The President right now: “Daaaaaaaaaaaamn.” Here’s the full thing at a higher resolution: Check out more of Berdu’s work on his website The Steam Community…
That GIF looks like total madness because that’s the only way to describe it. Fights in Bloodborne were never meant to involve six characters at once, but YouTuber legendsofevil turned the game’s first boss battle into an a sprawling brawl by getting himself, two other players, an aggravated NPC, a summoned friendly NPC, and the…
FiercE was the sort of person the DOTA community needs more of: someone who wanted to help others learn how to have fun with the game. Once upon a time FiercE was a bigtime DOTA 1 pro, but more recently he became known for both his educational DOTA 2 videos—which many players cite as essential…
The Marvel Universe we knew is dead. In its place is a new gestalt planet, stitched together from pieces of the preceding multiverse by the all-powerful will of Dr. Doom. This week, we’ll get our first real glimpses of the realms that make up Battleworld. Secret Wars is the summer publishing event that promises to…
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a great game filled with small choices. Which kind of sword do you use? Which king or emperor do you support? What do you say to that tempestuous sorceress? I’m here for you, friends. I’ve played all the way through the game and am in the midst of a…
We’re lucky that the latest Mortal Kombat games have turned out to beso excellent. There was a stretch during the 90s when the series wasn’t as good—and it’s hilarious to look back on all of it now. In the last month, a particular Mortal Kombat clip has been floating around on the internet. In it,…
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