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This Is A Cheeseburger Stuffed Donut
A glazed donut stuffed with ground beef and cheese and topped with bacon bits, just in case you were feeling bad about what you ate for breakfast. The D’Oh Nut Burger (discovered via the wonderful Foodbeast) is the creation ofPYT Burger, a creative burger restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Having been born and partially raised in…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
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…
By András Neltz Published October 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
High Fashion Is Best When It Looks like Anime
It really is! Take this this outfit created by fashion designer Junya Watanabe. It looks like Bobobo from the manga and anime series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. The similarity was noted by Twitter user Hound_7, who wrote, “This appears to be clothing designed by a famous fashion designer, but sorry, it looks like Bobobo.” The images have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2014 -
Kotaku EastTurn 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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
You can now play a very, very early version of Return of the Obra Dinn, the upcoming first-person mystery adventure game from the creator of Papers, Please. You cannot save your game, and there are no menus at all, but you can at least check out the (pretty cool) visual style for yourself.
By András Neltz Published October 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedMario 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.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
How About Some Delicious Gundam Cake?
Sure, I mean, why not? Because this is green tea flavored cake modeled after the MS-06 Zaku II mobile suit. It’s not the first Zaku Gundam cake from Bandai, and it probably won’t be the last. The sponge cake is made with of coffee flavored mousse layered on a green tea mousse. The Beam Saber…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Blizzard released a status update on the upcoming Android and iPhone/Android phone versions of their online CCG, Hearthstone: Android tablets are slated to get the game before the end of the year, while the phone versions will arrive early next year. They also included a neat infographic which you can look at below.
By András Neltz Published October 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Damn straight this is Heavenly Sword cosplay. Rainer-T is Nariko, photo by Vaxzone
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2014 - Culture
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
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,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow 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…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
That’s A Lot Of War To Cram Into A Video Game
Wars and Battles is an upcoming iPad game that doesn’t cover a single war. It doesn’t even cover a single era of war. It’s covering all the wars It’s doing this the easiest and most obvious way possible: by making an engine based on the flexible rules of tabletop wargaming, then sticking it in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedReal Life Disney Princesses Would Make The Worst Best Friends
Disney princesses don’t always have the best priorities—but normally, that’s not actually your problem. Unless, of course, you happen to be friends with a Disney princess. Then things get tricky. Here’s a silly take on what it would be like to know Disney Princesses in real life, as a counterpart to the Disney Princes video…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedUnlock A Secret Borderlands Boss By… Calling Someone A ‘Dick’
We might just have a new contender for the title of most Borderlands boss in the history of Borderlands bosses. Spoiler alert for those who’ve rejected the infinite communication potential of the Internet in favor of scouring games for days, months, even years, in search of every last secret. (More power to you! I’m just…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedDestiny Cheats Now Include God Mode
Last month, we detailed Destiny cheats that enabled players to have infinite ammo.Since then, it seems as if cheats available to some players have gotten more complex and game-breaking. In this footage, we can see YouTube user MhzMiricle entering a special menu where they can tell the game what cheat they’d like to enable: As…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 21, 2014
