Hey, look! A superb, modern-day Minecraft city that totally looks like one of the older Sim City games. I just love all the unique buildings in Theamazingquinn‘s map, and it makes me want to reinstall Sim City 2000 again. Minecraft city by Theamazingquinn [imgur, via r/minecraft] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning,…

Chinese Artist Throws Himself Into Comics and Cartoons. Literally.

As if taking a page out of the classic movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a Chinese graduate student has thrown himself into the world of cartoons. The artist, most commonly known by his stage name Ge Kuo, is a graduate art student at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. This time his work involves famous…

Nurses Cosplay as Flight Attendants at a Chinese Hospital

In the city of Huai’an, a group of registered nurses is now working at a local hospital, dressed as flight attendants. According to CNTV and People’s Daily, twelve nurses went through a one-month flight attendant etiquette training course. Instead of typical white outfits, these nurses actually wear flight attendant uniforms, while working at the hospital.…

Hello Kitty Fire Extinguishers Exist in Japan. No, Really.

Why wouldn’t they? From vibrators to kendo gear, Hello Kitty has been slapped on just about everything. As pointed out by the Sankei Newspaper, Japanese fire extinguisher company Hatsuta is launching a line of Hello Kitty fire extinguishers, priced at around $80. They’re designed to be kept at home (you know, should you have a…

Yeah, Get Out Of There Dude

Rasmus Berggreen is a Danish artist who, before helping set up his own visual development studio, worked at Hitman developers IO. He co-founded his studio, MOOD, with Jan Ditlev, whose work we’ve featured here previously. You can see more of Rasmus’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in…

Arya Stark, Is That You?

In the Game of Thrones TV series, Arya Stark is played by English actress Maisie Williams. This is not Maisie Williams. It’s cosplayer Ginny Diguiseppi who, thanks to a great costume, make-up work, the perfect expression and photography by WeNeals, gets about as close to matching her on-screen inspiration as I’ve seen It’s a common…

The Internet Reacts To Google Trying To Buy Twitch

Both Variety and The Wall Street Journal have reported tonight that Google is in talks to buy Twitch. Some people are happy about this. Other people are not. Here’s a snapshot of the internet’s immediate reaction to the proposed move. We’ll start close to home: There’s positive sentiment coming from the e-sports scene, one of…

Report: YouTube Is Buying Twitch For $1 Billion

According to “sources familiar with the pact”, Variety is reporting that Google (specifically, YouTube) has already reached a deal to buy game streaming service Twitch. For, oh, $1 billion UPDATE: The Wall Street Journal disputes this, and claims that while a deal is indeed being worked on, “The talks are at an early stage, and…

Westeros vs Planet Earth: Who Has The Biggest Walls (And Animals)?

This probably isn’t the most important comparison you’re going to make today, but it might be the most interesting. If only because it puts into perspective just how damn big The Wall really is. Max Fleishman and Theresa Garritano made these awesome infographics for The Daily Dot that compare various elements of Game of Thrones…

If You Love America, You’ll Never Stop Playing This Stupid Game

Ah, the glorious Stars and Stripes, stroking that flagpole vigorously in time with your amorous applause. This is Americlap, the spirit of patriotism is one intentionally stupid game. Americlap is a free game that utilizes your microphone to capture your clapping, which keeps the American flag from falling to the ground. “It’s short and stupid…

It’s A Virtual Game Boy For The Oculus Rift

One of the key problesm with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is that it completely obscures the wearer’s vision, making it impossible to play Game Boy while wearing it — until developer Shane O’Brien came up with this clever fix. Using a recently released Game Boy emulator for the Unity Engine, Shane crafted a…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Somewhere A Place For Kinect

Now that Microsoft has realized that more people might be willing to purchase an Xbox One if it didn’t come with $100 worth of do-not-want, what’s the company going to do with the all of the unwanted Kinect cameras? Perhaps our army of image manipulators has some suggestions. I’ve been amusing myself imagining factory workers…

Sunday Comics: Mining Rights

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 16. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 12. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…