The Evil Within: The Kotaku Review

Before The Evil Within came out, I knew that I had to steel myself to be scared by it. But I’d also been nagged by the idea that I should be scared for it, too. As in, fearful on its behalf. It’s one of those games that’s so heavily freighted by genre and pedigree that…

Here are the first-gen starter Pokémon, looking as adorable as ever—but in a physical, huggable form They come courtesy of Ashley Muldoon, who sells crocheted dolls in her Etsy shop, StarCraftsCo. She’s planning to do the third-gen starters next, in honor of the impending release of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire My finished crocheted mini…

Turn Your Cat into an RPG Character

If you’ve ever dreamed of being able to play a cutesy RPG with a character based on your cat, good news. Your dreams are apparently reality. Slated for smartphones, the game, titled Neko Mimi Sabaibaa! (or Cat Ear Survivor!), has players to take photos of their cat with the “Nyanko Camera” function, which creates an…

Making Anime Faces Is Hard in Real-Life

You know sometimes the expressions you see in anime are incredibly exaggerated? They look hard to pull off in real life. Turns out, they are. This is Sekaichizu Kinoshita, whom Kotaku first introduced this past spring. Kinoshita has been trying to make a name for himself as the guy who imitates the various twisty facial…

Mario Kart 8 DLC Adds a Classic Stage

Initially, Mario Kart 8 DLC looked like it was going to be yucky. But now it seems like it could be quite good, with Link, Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach. But there’s more, including Yoshi Circuit from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! In this trailer, you can see how the course looks for Mario Kart 8.…

Oh Hi, Terrifying Toilet Paper

I’m not sure what I’d do if I opened the stall door and saw this. Perhaps shut it and back out of the restroom slowly? “I found something shocking in the bathroom,” tweeted Mea. She sure did. And she doesn’t appear to be the only one who thinks so. These “toilet paper art” photos have…

Damn straight this is Heavenly Sword cosplay. Rainer-T is Nariko, photo by Vaxzone

This counts as roundabout Julie Andrews cosplay in my books, which makes it awesome. It’s Matsu-Sotome as Shrek 2’s Fairy Godmother. Photo by Pugoffka-sama.

Bayonetta 2’s Concept Art Is Just The Best

Continuing herseries of posts outlining how the game’s characters were designed, Platinum’s Mari Shimazaki has shared more artwork from the development of the excellentBayonetta 2. While the images are great, it’s also worth heading toPlatinum’s site to read some of Mari’s thoughts behind the art, since that’s normally the kind of insight you have to…

In Your Dreams, There’s A Pokemon x Adventure Time Crossover

These Pokemon are the work of designer and illustrator Daniel Mackey. If your first thought is that they look like something Finn would take a swing at, you’re not alone, that’s exactly what I was thinking as well. I like how they take a series that’s primarily about cute animals, drawn from a Japanese perspective,…

How Can You Fly Inside An Inside-Out World?

I’m not entirely sure, to be honest, but InnerSpace sure looks pretty. Developer PolyKnight Games calls InnerSpace an “exploration flying game.” The premise—like the game’s dreamy, almost creamy look—is simple but elegant: “Set in a world where physics are inverted, the player flies in a spherical world surrounded by water, where gravity falls away from…