Pokémon are usually named after the sounds they make, unless those sounds are, well, screaming. We see this in action in the comic drawn by Justin Hall ofJhallcomics.com. The unnamed spelunker probably had a list for these cases. Latest Pokémon Comic [JhallComics, via r/pokemon] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some…

Batman Has Some Stupid Weapons

Batman’s cool. Not only is he the smartest guy in the room, but he’s got fancy tech and gadgets to boot. And this set truly captures the arsenal at the disposal of the Caped Crusader®. Plus some extra. It’s finally here. From Hong Kong collectible toy company Hot Toys, here’s the Batman Armory from The…

Manga and Anime Characters Made Beautiful

Canadian digital artist Sakimichan does stunning portraits of famous manga and anime characters—often bending their genders and making them very, very beautiful. This isn’t to say the the characters aren’t originally attractive. They are! But whether the characters are male or female, Sakimichan just makes them pretty Kotaku profiledSakimichan’s lovely portraits back in 2012. Recently,…

Here It Is, the Official Persona Cheeseburger

It was inevitable. This was bound to happen. Behold, an official Persona burger. Called a “Bear Meat Burger,” it features cheese that’s been sliced and layered to look like Persona 4’s Teddy. And no, the meat isn’t actually bear meat. The burger is being served at the Lil’Rire Cafe in Tokyo’s Shibuya. As Famitsu reports,…

Attack on Titan Movie Stars Versus the Anime and Manga Characters

Well, they’re making an Attack on Titan movie. Good for them. We now know what the actors look like in their Survey Corps uniforms. Let’s see how they compare with their anime and manga counterparts. The manga debuted in 2009, and the anime incarnation began in 2012. Personally, I don’t think the manga and anime…

Dragon Age’s Concept Art Is Fantastic

A number of artists worked on Dragon Age: Inquisition, and I don’t mean to ignore their contributions to what is a very pretty game, but I have a thing for Matt Rhodes’cartoonish style of concept art in particular. Rhodes, lead concept artist on the game, has released a ton of his work on Inquisition, and…

PC Game Has The Funniest Out-Of-Context Forum Topics

As we’ve seen with its patch notes, Crusader Kings II is a game that, taken out of context, sounds completely insane. The game’s forums are no different. Here’s a selection of recent thread titles from CKII’s Steam forums, put together by @shadowmar Yes, they’ve been cherry-picked, but they’re hardly isolated instances. In the days since…

Frozen Meets World Of Warcraft, The Cold Never Bothered Them Anyway

Frozen’s Elsa meets WoW’s Lich King. Well, in this case, Queen. Cosplay by Chubear, photo by Darshelle Stevens. I’m surprised it took someone this long to think of this!

Here’s The Attack On Titan Movie’s Cast, In Costume

So, a live-action Attack on Titan movie is being made in Japan. And in case the spot where it’s being filmedwasn’t enough of a hint, these new posters revealing the cast in costume show it won’t be set in the manga/anime’s medieval-ish world. Instead, it appears to be set in a more modern post-apocalyptic location.…

People Are Scamming Walmart With Bogus Cheap PS4 Listings [Update]

There’s nothing like some good ol’ fashioned corporation scamming on the holidays. And as we inch closer to Black Friday, some particularly ambitious shoppers have convinced the mega-chain Walmart to sell them PlayStation 4s for as cheap as $50 thanks to a simple new price-matching scam. Don’t cry for Walmart, though. Cry for price-matching. “We’re…