Green Arrow Isn’t Quite as Grim in Lego Batman 3‘s New DLC

The TV version of DC Comics’ Emerald Archer is decidedly more gloomy than his comic-book counterpart. But the Oliver Queen showing up in today’s new Arrow add-on for Lego Batman 3 still might manage to make you laugh. Just look at that Lego stubble. An Arrow-themed expansion makes sense for Lego Batman 3, given how…

A Clockwork Orange Remade in GTA V is Basically GTA with Hats

GTA Series Videos (via VG247) has recreated a few scenes from Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film about violence in GTA V and, well, it’s GTA with Malcolm McDowell talking over the top. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Okay, that’s underplaying it a little as this is nicely put together and they’ve done a really…

Disney Artist Pays Homage to Studio Ghibli

Jin Kim, Character Design Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios, drew this Big Hero 6 piece to express his gratitude to Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki. Of course, Miyazaki is famous for creating anime like My Neighbor Totoro, which Kim’s wonderful tribute references. The drawing was first posted online last November, but it’s been recently creating…

Artist Screws with Street Signs, Ticks Off Japanese Cops

For the past few years, French artist Clet Abraham has been putting up removable stickers on street signs through Europe. Since late last year, he’s been in Japan. And now, he’s allegedly in trouble with the law. Abraham puts up his stickers during the night, creating street art that surprises people during the day. Some…

Littlewitch Romanesque: The Kotaku Review

Can you turn two young girls into master wizards in just three years? Girlish Grimoire: Littlewitch Romanesque is set in a world where magic is in decline. A thousand years before the start of the game, wizards lived in magical towers and wielded god-like magical powers. Now, wizards are just another guild—more concerned with money…

Track: The Laughter Faded | Artist: Apollo Brown | Album: Thirty Eight Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

This Wednesday, January 14, there’ll be a Nintendo Direct at 6am PT/9am ET. It’ll be “focused on spring 2015 Wii U and Nintendo 3DS titles”.

Dude’s Entire YouTube Channel Is Just Far Cry 4 Wingsuit Stunts

I wouldn’t be surprised to see this guy post a video of himself soaring through the eye of a needle next. I used to dream of flying, you know. But now here’s Danny Rusk, who flies like he was born in Far Cry 4‘s wingsuit rather than the lame, earthbound birthday suits the rest of…

Smuggler Caught With 94 iPhones Strapped To His Body

There’s money to be made smuggling iPhone 6s into China. Enough that people who are not as bright as professional smugglers are getting in on the action. Accordig to a Sinareport, via Daily Dot, this genius was caught trying to get from Hong Kong into mainland China. Customs officials got suspicious when they noticed him…

Forza 6 Announced

Microsoft just showed the first trailer for Forza 6. And by trailer, I mean commercialfor new carthat also happens to be in the game. I’m not kidding; half the video is actual footage of the car itself being shown off at the Detroit Auto Show. The other half is a slow pan around the game’s…

R2-D2 Subtitles Reveal An Angry, Frustrated Little Droid

Jabba got subtitles. Greedo got subtitles. But poor R2-D2, he never got subtitles, so the astromech droid spends six movies bleeping around with the audience left to guess at what’s on his mind. Until now. Eclectic Method (via Laughing Squid) have gone through the six flicks and subtitled R2’s scenes, revealing a deeply frustrated droid…