The Moon Is In Beijing! She Looks Concerned

Last week, a strange sight appeared in Beijing’s subway. A young lady got on Beijing Subway’s line 8. She was wearing a giant moon mask. As reported by various different Chinesesites, a young woman appeared in Beijing’s line 8 wearing a giant moon helmet on her head. The helmet covered her entire head. It’s still…

Test Your Anime Knowledge! How Old Are These Characters?

It’s test time. Or rather, pop test time. Let’s see how much you know about the ages of anime and manga characters. Below is a selection of comparison images collected from Naver (here, here, and here) and from elsewhere online. Do you know which characters are older? Which ones are younger? Yes, sometimes the characters…

Snorlax Makes an Excellent Bed

Remember when we said Pocket Monster Snorlax made a wonderful pillow? Well, he makes an even better bed. Dubbed “Monster Bed,” this isn’t a licensed product. It is, however, a wonderful custom-order handmade bed from South Korean Etsy seller iamknight. Yours for US$288. That doesn’t include shipping, though. It does include cute. Monster Bed(Custom Order)…

Persona 3‘s Second Movie Reminds Me Why I Love Persona 3

Last fall, Persona 3‘s first movie hit theaters in Japan. Now the second film, Midsummer Knight’s Dream, has made its Japanese debut, just eight months later. And while the first movie suffered somewhat from its limited scope as the story’s beginning, Midsummer Knight’s Dream is where the tale really hits its stride. Good – Focus…

Metal Gear Solid V’s E3 Trailer Isn’t Waiting For E3

Konami just released MGSV: The Phantom Pain’s E3 trailer a little ahead of time. I guess someone went nucleeeaaaaarrrrrrrrr. In case you would somehow forget that this is a Hideo Kojima joint, the trailer runs for over five minutes, and in between action sequences like a tank + helicopter assault we see some more tender…

Former Console Enemies Now Console BFFs

On the left: Xbox boss Phil Spencer. On the right: former PlayStation boss Jack Tretton. Such a lovely photo. E3: where console war turns into console peace. (photo via Geoff Keighley)

Saved By The Rollerskates

Julien Renoult is a senior concept artist at Insomniac. He is also one of the finalists in the 2014 Into The Pixel awards. His “character grouping” from Sunset Overdrive was easily my favourite among the 2014 entries in the competition. A graduate of the esteemed Gobelins school in France, Julien got a little more exposure…

One of two silly tribute images Gary Choo created for Lucasarts Singapore: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Sailor Moon Fan Has Been Cosplaying Her Whole Life

On the left, Jemaica Murphy as a kid. On the right, Jemaica Murphy today. [via Reddit]

The World’s Most Badass Tom Cruise Cosplay

Peter Kokis is a cosplayer and a sculptor. His suits aren’t made of spandex, cloth and fiberglass; they’re made of everyday household items that Kokis takes, shapes and somehow transforms into robots and suits of armour. His latest work pays homage to Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow. While it may not be an exact…