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Amazing Wooden Transformers Change Instantly Into Small Chunks Of Tree

They’re robots. They’re vehicles. They’re kindling. I guess that makes Bamloff’s line of wooden transforming robots triple changers. Either way, WooBots are very cool. Using the same elastic technology that made those bend wooden figures kids used to play with in doctors’ office waiting rooms many decades ago, Bamloff’s WooBots marry old-school technology with newish-school…

Kotaku’s 2015 Anime Gift Guide

Are you shopping for an anime fan and have no earthly idea what this “anime” thing is—much less what he or she would like? Or perhaps you know what they like and are looking at your options. Either way, don’t worry. We’re here to help. Shopping for an anime fan can be a tricky thing.…

Lightsabers Work A Bit Differently In GTA V

Lightsabers and the Force as well. I don’t remember the Emperor attacking with a lightning middle finger, but here’s Trevor doing it. Excellent and smooth animation made by Boris the Blade, using only the Rockstar Editor and After Effects. Makes it even more impressive. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Happy 17th Birthday, Sega Dreamcast

It might have been the Dreamcast’s 16th birthday in America a few months back, but today actually marks the console’s full and proper 17th birthday, since it was on November 27, 1998 that the Dreamcast was first released in Japan. RIP, little guy. Your controller is still a thing of wonder (Top image by BLUEamnesiac)

A Whole Book About The Difference Between The Japanese And English Legend Of Zelda

Oh, this looks cool. Translator Clyde Mandelin (Attack on Titan, Summer Wars) has turned his websiteinto a book called Legends of Localization: The Legend of Zelda, which digs very deep into the changes and quirks that separate the Japanese and English versions of the very first Legend of Zelda, from character traits to sound files.…

Konami’s PES Update Disaster Defies Belief

While Ideclared PES 2016 to be the winner in this year’s football game showdown, the game isn’t without its problems. For starters, the PC version is a joke. Then there’s the matter of how badly Konami have screwed up the game’s roster updates. Having accurate player rosters is a big deal for sports games; along…

Make It Rain, Fallout 4

Yes, there is a good use for all that pre-war money just lying around the place. If you want to try this at home, liftislyfe says it’s 1270 stacks of cash.

Gnomes Can Be Hunters In World of Warcraft: Legion

We’re far from a game where Goblins can roll a Monk or where Undead can level a Paladin, but a similarly ridiculous race/class combination will be added soon in Legion. Gnome Hunters! This is something the WoW community was asking for (both seriously and ironically) since the beginning and looks like it’ll be more than…

LEGO StarCraft Base Needs No Pylons

StarCraft isn’t the only place where you can get supply capped. It can happen with LEGO too. Cecilie Fritzvold made a miniature Protoss base with pretty much every building inside, except the most basic ones: pylons. But hey, it’s called Defense of Aiur and that wasn’t easy in-game either. Fantastic MOC! Gotta love that black…

Pretty neat Street Fighter fan-art. Both Cammy and Chun-Li look like illustrations, but these are actually paper sculptures made by Belinda Rodriguez. Reminds me of the art style in Samurai Jack To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Three Video Game Balloons from the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

These things are huge up close, guys. “Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!” My family and I woke up entirely too early today and went to the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After more than an hour of waiting with a restless kid—gotta get there early to get a good spot—the pageantry started to roll by. I shot…

New in First 4 Figures’ world of pricy collectible toys is this Mega Man X Zero statue. At 17 inches high, it comes in the usual flavors of Standard (two weapons) and Exclusive (two weapons plus LEDs embedded in the base and Zero), priced at $260 and $300. The statue can be pre-ordered here and…

Chrono Trigger’s Millenial Fair Looks Great in 3D

Chrono Trigger started out with a boy and a girl running into each other at a fair. Only, the fair I remember was way less 3D. This piece of 3D fanart, built in Unreal Engine 4 by 3D modeler Michael Barrington, is a handpainted recreation of the main and portal areas of the Guardia Millenial…

The Patent On Loading Screen Mini-Games Is About To Expire

For twenty years, Namco Bandai has held patent US 5718632 A, which has given them ownership of the idea of a loading screen minigame. On November 27 (this Friday), that patent expires. This is a big deal! For two decades, companies that wanted to keep players busy during load times (likeRidge Racer’s amazing Galaga) either…

The Latest Warhammer Game Is Turn-Based Tactics Gone Brutal

It’s all fun in games in the PC version of classic Warhammer tabletop game Mordheim until somebody loses a limb—or their life. In Mordheim: City of the Damned, players create a war band and then pray they stay alive through enough missions to grow powerful and prosperous. It’s not an easy task, maintaining a group…

Gabe Newell Is In A Cooking Commercial, Gets Coffee Stolen

Ever wonder what Gabe Newell does with all those mountains of Valve money? Well, one outlet was investing in a cooking company called ChefSteps back in 2012. “They talked to me like a scientist, like an engineer, and this isn’t how I thought people in the cooking world talked” Newell told Eater in an interview.…

Arkham Knight’s New Catwoman And Robin DLC Is A Drag

Batman: Arkham Knight’s latest add-ons focus on Catwoman and Robin, with both characters taking on Gotham’s bad guys in the aftermath of the game’s ending. Is it worth dusting off this summer’s latest Bat-game? Not really. These DLC chapters don’t break the streak of mediocrity established by their predecessors. Like the bite-sized installments built around…

League Of Legends Fan Makes Emotional Tribute To Older Version Of His Favorite Character

Poppy, one of League of Legends’ oldest characters, is about to be retired from the game. And while she’ll be replaced by a newer, better version of herself, fans of the original Poppy are feeling pretty sad right now. One such fan knew this day was coming, so he prepared a video to celebrate the…

Night Dive Studios, the team that released a HD version of System Shock, now own the rights to the series andare working on an all-new, “completely reimagined” version of the original game

Why So Many People Are Yelling About Dead or Alive Xtreme 3

It never seemed clear that Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, a brand-new entry in the sexy fantasy spin-off series, would leave Japan. But when publisher Koei Tecmo made one poorly translated comment on Facebook about why it wasn’t happening, the Internet exploded into another heated debate over censorship. No one would blame you for not…