Celebrity Names Are Driving Up Coke Bottle Prices in Japan

Coca-Cola launched its “Share a Coke” promotion in Japan. And people looking to make a quick buck, er, yen, are auctioning off bottles with celebrity names. On Yahoo! Auctions, celebrity names are being offered as pairs. So, for example, bidding starts at 5,000 yen (about $50) for this “Koshi Inaba” set. Inaba is the lead…

That Chinese Passport Story Sure Looks Like a Hoax [Update: It’s Fake]

If it’s happening in Asia, it must be true, right? Like the Chinese kid who scribbled on his dad’s passport. Cute, sure, but it sure seems it could be a hoax. The story floating around says a four-year-old apparently drew all over his dad’s passport, making it impossible for the father to board a plane…

American Roads and Game Design: A Love Letter

In California there’s always a Full Throttle sunset waiting for me in the middle of the road. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK There are never Lucasarts toy bunnies waiting to disrupt my ride, no credits roll over the windscreen. But there’s that thick, clotted layer of Californian tarmac. That wide, husky yawn of…

Gigantic LEGO Star Destroyer Is Pretty Much Perfect

SNOT is a building term in LEGO that stands for “Studs Not On Top”. It can be a pain to plan, but the results – which hide the brick’s trademark studs – are often worth it. Especially when you’re building a Star Destroyer that’s over two metres long This behemoth was put together by Jerac,…

ver1sa as Princess Zelda. Photo by Anton Kirsanov.

The Horror Of Steampunk Fart Suits

Dmitry Klyushkin is a Russian artist who works at the Saint Petersburg branch of Saber, the developers behind Inversion and TimeShift. I love how he’s able to switch between gritty, complicated stuff (like his Cryptids work) and a colourful cartoon style so effortlessly. You can see more of Dmitry’s work at his Facebook page and…

Erotic Adventures In Star Wars Cosplay

I’m pretty sure that, bacta tanks and protocol droids aside, I’ve never seen a Star Wars character take a proper bath before. So for all I know, this is normal. And if it’s not, at least now we know why Tk-421 wasn’t at his post. We’ve got Vavalika, DobbiSallozare and CH-Design to thank for the…

Luigi Is A Huge Jerk In The New Mario Kart

The best thing about the new Mario Kart game is the replay mode. Through smart use of character focus and camera angles it brings a little narrative to each race. In this case, a simple overtaking becomes something more sinister. That stare. So cold-blooded. You can watch the full clip that this was taken from…

The Week In Games: Murder, I Wrote

Murdered: Soul Suspect comes out this week. It should have absolutely no problem at all living up to its hype. Other games coming out this week include: Tuesday, June 3 Murdered: Soul Suspect (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One) Wildstar (PC) Hyperdimension Neptunia PP (Vita) PlayStation Vita Pets (Vita) Worms Battlegrounds (Xbox PS4) 1001 Spikes…

Life-Size LEGO Titanfall Sniper Rifle Is Even Better With A Burn Card

Without enhancements, Nick Jensen’s life-sized LEGO recreation of Titanfall‘s Kraber AP sniper rifle is pretty damn impressive. Amp it with a Burn Card and it’s downright explosive. Nick, AKA Nick Brick, has a real knack for building weapons out of LEGO. Having already dominated close-range firearms with the LEGO Titanfall shotgun, the Kraber AP gives…

At Least One Good Toy Came From Transformers: Age Of Extinction

Between the Michael Bey-bot designs and Hasbro’s heavy focus on simply transformations, the Age of Extinction toy line hasn’t done much for me. But there is one toy I could not pass up. It’s not what Evasion Mode Optimus Prime is, but what he becomes. By day he’s a mind-mannered leader of the Autobots, determined…