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Jacek Pilarski is a concept artist and matte painter based in the UK. You can see more of Jacek’s work at his ArtStation page

Our Favorite Cosplay From IKKiCON 2018

IKKiCON is an anime convention that was held in Austin from December 28-30. Mineralblu was there taking photos and videos, and you’ll find a selection of them below. You’ll also find both the cosplayer’s instagram handle and the character they’re cosplaying as watermarked on the image.  

I’m Using My Dating Sim Skills To Solve Danganronpa‘s Murders

Ever since the mystery game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc came out in 2010, my friends have tried to convince me to play it by comparing it to other mystery games like Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, and even to role-playing games like Persona 5. Now that I’m finally playing it on the PlayStation Vita, I’ve come…

Limited Edition Peeps Cereal Misses The Point Of Peeps

Fill a bowl with colored marshmallows shaped like duckies and bunnies. Done. That’s all Kellogg’s needed to do to make Limited Edition Peeps brand cereal. But no. This is an outrage, is what it is. Not a huge outrage, like when your favorite candy bar is discontinued or Burger King runs out of hamberders, but…

Track: Incinerate | Artist: Sonic Youth | Album: Rather Ripped Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Sparkle. Tokyo, Japan. By Davide Sasso |Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Nintendo’s Adorable 8-Bit Robot Fighting Game Is Now Playable On Switch

As usual with Nintendo’s classic game services, Switch Online’s NES app now has more games in Japan than it does in the rest of the world. While today’s worldwide update included Blaster Master and Zelda II, Japan also got a very cool fighting game called Joy Mech Fight. Fortunately, since Switch is region-free, anyone with…

Bright Memory Is An Ambitious Shooter Made By One Guy

Bright Memory’s trailer first caught my attention when the game’s sci-fi soldier main character, Shelia, force-pushed a wolf monster into the air, energy-lassoed her way up alongside it, sliced it to ribbons with a sword, froze it in a time bubble, and then sliced it to more ribbons—because at that point, why not? Good news:…

Last Drinks

Enforcer 12 is a character designer and concept artist from China. You can see more of Enforcer 12’s work at their ArtStation page and personal site

YIIK Is A Throwback 90s RPG I Just Can’t Get Into

Alex, the protagonist of YIIK: A Postmodern RPG, is a burned out liberal arts major who returns home after graduating college just as the year 2000 is looming. The player explores his small town of Frankton, stumbles upon a stray cat in the woods, and is soon plunged into a rabbit hole of creepypasta-inspired mysteries…

Track: Nakidashi sou da yo | Artist: Radwimps featuring Aimyon | Album: ANTI ANTI GENERATION Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

From Dusk till Dawn. Cantipla, Philippines. By Martin Tan. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Tokyo Streets

Thomas Dubois is an architect from France who also dabbles as a creative director and concept artist. You can see more of Thomas’ work at his ArtStation page

The Smash player and streamer who got suspended from Twitch for drinking too much recently returned by chugging a beer. Clad in a kimono, Joseph “Mango” Marquez stabbed the can open with a knife before proclaiming that he’ll continue to be himself, and that he refuses to be “another fake streamer.” Later, he took an…

Longtime Twitch Streamer Summit1g Tops Ninja’s Subscriber Count

Jaryd “Summit1g” Lazar is no newcomer to Twitch. The mostly retired Counter-Strike pro has been one of the platform’s most recognizable faces since 2012, but over the past few weeks, he’s worked his way into Twitch’s highest echelon. According to third-party analytics site Twitchstats, Summit now has more subscribers than any other streamer—including the platform’s…

Fortnite’s New Update Adds Some Ice-Related Mysteries

Fortnite’s latest update brought scoped revolvers, brought back the ability to re-deploy gliders, and added new mysteries that players are already unravelling. Patch 7.20 dropped this morning, a day after Fortnite development studio Epic announced that it would let players re-deploy their gliders, a contentious feature that was removed from the game in November. It…

Let’s Hear It For Really Good Role-Playing Game Battle Music

I’ve got a song stuck in my head that’s somehow not getting old. A colleague recently wrote about a new Mario & Luigi remake, I dusted off an unfinished older Mario & Luigi game, and next thing I know, I’m on the subway and… am I bobbing my head to some boss battle music? Why,…

Track: The Pure and the Damned | Artist: Oneohtrix Point Never | Album: Good Time Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Wedding. Kyoto, Japan. By Leonis Caeli | Instagram | 500px JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Bike Girl

Malcolm Wopé is a concept artist from South Africa. You can see more of Malcolm’s work at his ArtStation page