Pokémon Coloring Books Make for Terrifying Doodles

You’d think that if a talented artist got ahold of Pokémon coloring books, the result would undoubtedly be beautiful pictures. You, then, would be wrong. Twitter user Saru recently showed off some drawings he did in Pokémon coloring books. So, here is the original page: And after Saru got ahold of it. [Photos: Saru] The…

How Mythology and Pop Culture Influenced Mass Effect

From sci-fi references to artistic nods, the Mass Effect series has numerous connections to the real world—this video, narrated by none other than Commander Shepard (or Mark Meer if you will) himself, looks at some of them. For example, did you know that: Mass Effect 2’s Collectors were inspired by real-world insects. Okay, that one…

Real-Life Batsuit Tested with Fists and Knives

That guy getting punched in the stomach? That’s industrial design student Jackson Gordon, and he’s made his own Batsuit. According to USA Today (via Boing Boing and Robot 6), Gordon funded his homemade Batsuit via Kickstarter. Since then, he’s been doing regular updates from his dorm room. Gordon, who hopes to work in R&D, spent…

Xenoblade Chronicles is Almost TOO Big For The New 3DS

Ever since I transferred everything to my new 3DS, I’ve played with the 3D slider permanently on. With Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, though (the first game made specifically for the New 3DS, in that it won’t work on an old one) I had to turn it off, because there was just too much happening on-screen. This…

The Cosplay and Anime Gap Bridged By an iPad

Take one cosplay. Add one iPad. What do you get? You get clever. These photos were spotted by Japanese Twitter user Kasyuu and retweeted over eleven thousand times. I like how naturally the outfit and the anime face of Love Live‘s Eli Ayase appear to come together. [Photos via Kasyuu] It’s almost like the iPad…

Fan Game Crosses Persona with Mario Kart

Following in the steps of the Persona dancing game, one fan decided the next logical step would be a Persona go-carting game. Persona 4: Racing All Afternoon is a recently completed fan-game by MaxieManGames. In it, you race Mario Kart-style against members of the Persona 3 and 4 casts. Many of the game’s resources come…

This is cool: Boomslankmake anime-inspired gear that’s not from any particular anime, so you can express your love of space jets and giant robots without needing to be totally up to speed on every series’ variation of every space jet or giant robot.

Track: Gunshowers | Artist: BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah | Album: Sour Soul Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

An MMO That’s Like Game Of Thrones Meets EVE Online

Crowfall has made over $400,000 on Kickstarter in a day, and with good reason: it aims to break the wild, player-driven antics of MMOs like EVE Online into time-based “campaigns” while combining them with complete world destructibility. It’s an attempt at reinventing the genre, and a much-needed one. Crowfall combines combat and EVE/Game of Thrones-style…

A Besiege Machine For Torture Overkill

It’s pretty easy to kill a villager in Besiege. But if everyone stopped at just “easy”, this game wouldn’t be whereit is today. Akssusmade this torturous contraption, which makes the most of the game’s new balloons. And of our desire to see the little men burn. WARNING: The gif below is over 10mb, so if…

Excited Counter-Strike Player Will Not Calm Down

We’ve all been there once or twice. Sometimes games are exciting. Sometimes we scream. This Counter-Strike player, though, is really into it. Nearly every shot, every bomb plant, and sometimes for no real reason at all. “OH SHIT. HOLY— OH MY GODDDD THAT WAS AMAZING.” Screaming, yelling, hollering. He never stops. Reckless Pug came across…

Oh Hey, A Total War Game That Isn’t Broken

I am a massive Total War fan, but that fandom comes with the knowledge that the games are far from perfect. And near the top of the list of things wrong with Total War has long been the series’ janky AI. It’s famous for making stupid moves (though this is often improved by mods), but…

There Are Over 125 Million “Active” Steam Accounts

Valve announced today that there are now over 125 million active Steam accounts. It’s a marketing brag, yeah, but it’s also a figure worth looking at. The PC market was, for a very long time, a shadowy, nebulous thing. It was almost impossible to track down just how many people were playing games on the…

The First Time Street Fighter‘s Charlie Has Seen Action In A Long Time

Teased late last year during the Capcom Cup Finals, Charlie Nash is the third fighter to take the the ramen-strewn stage in Street Fighter V. He’s looking pretty good for a dead guy. I mean yeah, a large portion of his face is missing, but that’s the sort of thing that happens when you bite…

Annoying League Of Legends Bug Returns

An unpleasant and thoroughly irritating bug has reared its ugly head in League of Legends once again. What makes it all the more irritating is that affected players have basically been told by League developer Riot that they just have to sit tight and make do for the time being. The bug in question causes…