Ryu, Enemy Of Waterfalls

Chad “Gammon” Walker is an artist who has done all kinds of video game work, from working on actual games to designing box art. He’s also had his work featured in Udon’s awesome Street Fighter books, worked on magazines, comics and even CD covers. You can see more of Chad’s work at his DeviantArt page…

Shappi as Battleborn Kayle from League of Legends. Photo by Studio Zahora

Man Builds Real ED-209, Has Twenty Seconds To Impress

Shawn Thorsson, master props builder and costume maker, has outdone himself this time with a life-size, movie-quality replica of RoboCop’s ED-209. Fulfilling a life-long dream of actually owning an ED-209, the behemoth only took around 3 months to build (albeit three months of very hard work), and while originally intended to be just a static…

The Week In Games: Canine Consideration

Nothing really important is coming out this week. You should all just go outside and play. Maybe build a go-kart, or visit a dog park. Tuesday, May 27 Watch Dogs (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One) Mind Zero (Vita) Sly Cooper Collection (Vita) Ace Combat Infinity (PS3) Monster Monpiece (Vita) Final Fantasy III (PC/Steam)…

This Insane Contraption Adds A Bit Of Portal To Minecraft

Sethblingmakes some crazy things in Minecraft, but I never would’ve thought something like this was possible. With a mere thousands of command blocks and redstone, he made a nether portal that lets you see the other side. Click the video for the full explanation, but the crazy thing about this build is that it actually…

Relive Your Mass Effect Romance With 21 Inches Of Hot Garrus Statue

Garrus Vakarian was a humble C-Sec investigator until you set him free. In turn, he set your heart free with his gentle, somewhat chitinous touch. Now Gaming Heads is offering you a chance to hold him in your arms once more, with the first in its new line of 1/4 scale Mass Effect statues. There’s…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Let’s Mario Kart Everywhere

One of the most highly anticipated Wii U titles ever, Mario Kart 8 is going to be all over the place once Nintendo releases it on May 30. I bet the Photoshop-savvy readers of Kotaku can beat them to the punch. The only Mario Kart I’ve ever loved goes wide this Friday, giving the Wii…

Sunday Comics: The Worst Thing You Can Do

Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published May 23. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 19. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Somewhere A Place For Kinect: The Winners!

Last week I asked our Photoshop-savvy readers to help Microsoft come up for a use for all of the Xbox One Kinects they aren’t going to sell once the system is available without it. Ladies and gentlemen, we have several winners. First and foremost among the winners, both in terms of comment stars and making…

For A More Comic-Accurate X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Play The Game

While movie-goers flock to theaters to see a re-imagined version of one of the X-Men’s greatest stories, iOS gamers can now play through the original comic book storyline in Glitchsoft’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat — this is a $2.99 game with no in-app…