Sims Sure Love Selfies

For whatever reason, seeing this post by Dubzophrenia on The Sims subreddit made me realize something: all of my Sims are constantly taking selfies. They’re cute most of the time, but a lot like real selfies, they can get…pretty darn annoying at other times. Does this happen to you too?

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: What Should Really Anger Gamers? • Ani-TAY Summer 2014 Seasonal Overview • Why I’m Looking Forward to Persona 5 • Game of The Week-Glory to Arstotska • The disappointment of Dragon Age Keep TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

The Honest Dark Souls Trailer Is Not Just About The Difficulty

We all know by now that the Souls games can be hard and painful and luckily Smosh Games’ latest Honest Trailer is not just a clip about that. It rather makes fun of neglected topics such as the community, the art direction… and the games’ connection to Cat Mario. The title says Dark Souls, but…

Angry Birds Transformers Is Out Today. Fans Should Grab It.

And by “you” I mean old-school Transformers fans, for while the game is a bit of a free-to-play time-sink, it’s got the touch and power of a project put together by 1980s-era fans. Rovio’s birds and pigs are disguised as robots in disguise, but this isn’t a game about Autobirds Vs. Deceptihogs, nor is it…

If Dreamworks Made A Zelda Animation

I can totally imagine this scene: a seagull—voiced by Morgan Freeman—gives life-changing advices to a computer-animated Link from Wind Waker or from any of the Zelda games. Illustrator Cassio Yoshiyaki drew something similar to this idea with Link and Zelda from The Wind Waker, and both of them look realy great Toon Link by Cassio…

Here’s a Custom-Made $1,400 Portable PS4

It might be a pain in the ass to carry your big-screen television and PlayStation 4 around with you. So why not lug this portable PS4, instead? Dubbed the PlayBook 4, this is the work of self-taught engineer Ed Zarick, who previously did a portable Xbox One. As Kotaku UK and Eurogamer point out, the…

Six Typical Reactions To Losing An Online Match

The controller thrower guy above in Dorkly’s recent comic is not even the most frustrated one. The silent types below look a lot scarier. This is really accurate, but they might have forgotten that you could meet really cool and chill people online too. Or maybe it’s just me getting lucky with StarCraft’s matchmaking. Click…

The Pancake Dead

Pancake art is a thing. It’s just the world we live in now. That said I’m impressed anyone can coax recognisable images of The Walking Dead cast out of eggs, flour and milk. It’s the work of Nathan Shields (via Neatorama) who’s created a range of characters over on his blog Random Breakfasts Check out…

So Far, Japan Prefers the New Nintendo 3DS XL

The New Nintendo 3DS went on sale in Japan last Saturday. You could either get the regular sized one or the larger New Nintendo 3DS XL. Which did most gamers in Japan purchase? The XL, it seems. Famitsu reports that during it’s first week on sale (which is, in reality, last Saturday and Sunday), a…

Track: Bride of Crankenstein | Artist: The Melvins | Album: Hold It In Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

World of Warcraft Bugs Turn Black Characters White

World of Warcraft now has new character models. They’re a visual improvement, but for some they’ve come at a cost, with many complaining that their dark-skinned characters are now looking much lighter. Posts like thishave been popping up on the game’s forums complaining about the issue, as people installed the patch and found drastic changes…

Someone Built A “Working” iPhone Inside Minecraft

Every time I think I’m sick of seeing stuff made in Minecraft, along comes something like this to make me exhale deeply and wonder how we haven’t solved world peace yet. This is a “working” iPhone, built inside Minecraft. No, you can’t make calls on it, but it does have a combination unlock, working home…

Dead Or Alive, These Robocop Figures Are Coming With Me

Hot Toys have, I’m going to assume, gone back in time to 1987, captured Peter Weller, brought him back to 2014, shrunk him down and put him in a box. That’s the only explanation I can think of as to why this new toy looks so damn perfect. The company is actually releasing two Robocop…

2014: The Year Of Captain Toad. The upcoming Wii U game, giving the star of Super Mario 3D World a solo puzzle title, looks so cute my teeth are starting to hurt just looking at it. [via Tiny Cartridge]

The Borderlands Gun No One Can Figure Out How To Use

The Sword In The Stone, 87 bazillion gun moon explosion edition. Spoiler alert! Turn back lest ye be devoured by the sarlacc spoiler pit of planet Zephendel XII. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel‘s most talked about gun is one nobody’s using. Yet. The legendary weapon is called the Excalibastard, and here’s a YouTuber named ZiggyD admiring its…