Tron Dog, the proto-meme that never quite made it, was the subject this week. We have 18 fresh sightings of the…
I'm wary of offering contest subjects that may be a meme or done elsewhere, and Tron Dog is a bit of an edge case,…
The subject of this week's 'Shop Contest was a 3D-printed meme. Our corps of 'Shoppers found many more playsets for…
Someone up and 3D-printed an action figure of the Sad Keanu Reeves meme, inserting it into several amusing dioramas…
Gabe Newell's stoic, almost pleading expression—Yes, I am posting to r/gaming; to r/motorsports too!—touched many in…
This week's 'Shop Contest subject is such a no-brainer many of you already have gotten a head start. How could it be…
The plight of Mario Horse, the equine cosplayer who is either sad or embarrassed, or both, was this week's study for…
Whether sad or merely embarrassed, this still is a horse dressed in a ridiculous Super Mario costume and it still…
Last week's 'Shop Contest asked for creative interpretations of game consoles as smoking paraphernalia. We've got 15…
The slow holiday week means we've got to reach back into 2013 for our first 'Shop Contest of 2014. It's the Good Ole…

We wrapped up 2013 with an encore comprising the the 10 best exploitables for the Kotaku 'Shop Contest. Including…

If you're not following the Kotaku 'Shop Contest, you're missing on one of the longest-running features here, all of…
We've had 48 'Shop Contests this year, and now comes your 49th—our annual roundup of the best exploitables to kick…
Nintendo's first electronic toy bravely took the bullet for this week's 'Shop Contest. We've dialed up 21 winners…
Let's go ahead and give credit to reader JustWaitingForAMate for this idea. This week Luke wrote about Nintendo's…
Two weeks ago The New York Times revealed the National Security Agency was operating from a base within the…
Not even a day after The Daily Show sent ace correspondent "Greychalk," a "dwarf paladin" (which is possible!) to…
Our subject this week was the guy who bought a picture of an Xbox One off eBay for $735, and it will close out 2013…
This guy paid $735 for that picture—not only that, it looks like a picture from an inkjet printer using only its…
Here's an aerial disaster only slightly less hideous than the Hindenburg. It's Lady Gaga's kawaii-face, which…