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2K Games Officially Announces It’s Working On A New Bioshock

Today 2K Games announced the formation of a new studio called Cloud Chamber to work on the next BioShock, a game that’s still a few years out from release according to the publisher. “A collective of storytellers eager to push the frontlines of interactive entertainment by making unique, entertaining and thoughtful experiences that engage the…

Track: Texas Sun | Artist: Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | Album: Texas Sun EP

Lumphini Park. Bangkok Thailand. By Nick Fron. 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!

You Better Believe This Is Another Witcher 3 Art Post

Andrzej Dybowski is a freelance artist who has recently worked on stuff like League of Legends, The Witcher 3 and Metro Exodus You can see more of Andrzej’s stuff at his personal site and ArtStation page

Phoenix Point Is MIA On Xbox Game Pass

Phoenix Point, the latest strategy game from XCOM creator Julian Gollop, was released last week on the Epic Games Store. It was also supposed to be out on the Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass, but it’s not, and Snapshot Games have basically had to admit “we dropped the ball.” In a statement released on…

Our Favorite Cosplay From Oni-Con 2019

Last month, the 2019 instalment of Oni-Con was held in Galveston, Texas. It’s an annual show celebrating anime, manga and video games, which means by default there was also tons of great cosplay there as well. All photos and video below were taken by Mineralblu. You’ll find each cosplayer’s social media account details, the character…

Track: Don’t Shoot Me Santa | Artist: The Killers | Album: Don’t Waste Your Wishes #XmasSongsILove

‘Shop Contest: $120k Banana With Some Duct Tape

People complain about modern art a lot. “Anyone could paint some dots on a canvas.” Usually, their complaints are unfair. But then someone sticks a banana to a wall and sells it for $120,000 and sort of proves a lot of the jokes and criticisms of modern art to be totally true. Wild stuff. Your…

Sunday Comics: You Don’t Believe In Santa Claus…Right?

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Dec. 5. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Dec. 2. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Black Friday, Winners!

After a weekend away, I’m back and ready to judge the entries from last week’s guest contest. Last week, Peter asked you all to make some silly images featuring all those TVs that go on sale on Black Friday. Our winning image this week was created by BobTheRock, who wins nothing because he is banned…

Ryan Reynolds Is Basically A GTA Online NPC In The First Trailer For Free Guy

In games like GTA Online and Red Dead Online, you can find numerous unnamed NPCs who are just living their life as players kill them, steal from them and blow up their cars and homes. Free Guy, a new film coming out next year, askes the question: What would happen if one of those NPCs…

Araquanid Drowns Small Pokemon In Its Water Bubble Helmet

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Araquanid! Araquanid Details Type: Water/Bug Average Height: 5′ 11″ Average Weight: 180.8 lbs. First Added In Generation VII I…

Kingdom Hearts III DLC ReMIND Is Coming To PS4 Next Month And Xbox One In February

According to a delisted trailer on Square Enix’s YouTube page, the new Kingdom Hearts III DLC, ReMIND, is coming to PS4 on January 23, 2020, and then a little later it will be released on Xbox One, on February 25, 2020. The trailer has since been made private. Before it was made private and unwatchable,…

A New Scene From Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Is Premiering Next Week At Fortnite’s Drive-In Theater

Do you like Star Wars? Do you like Fortnite? Do you like famous directors appearing in video games? Well, next week is going to be great for you as a new exclusive scene from Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker will be shown at Risky Reels, a theater located in the digital world of Fortnite.…

The Weirdest Movie Trend Of The Decade

Hello! This week we find a secret area in Majora’s Mask, draw Dr.Phil, listen to Snoop Dogg commentate over hockey, remember the classic PS1 and watch animated characters in live-action films ride around in cars. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Do these people get to keep the tambourines and condoms? Or does Amazon…

Vaping Congressman Who Spent Campaign Funds On Steam Games Resigns

U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) said he will soon resign from Congress after pleading guilty to charges of misusing over $250,000 in campaign funds, including $1,528 that he spent on Steam games. “Shortly after the Holidays I will resign from Congress,” Hunter said in a statement today. “It has been an honor to serve the…

Minecraft Is The Top YouTube Game Of 2019, Thanks To A Boost From PewDiePie

It’s not like Minecraft ever really went anywhere. But it definitely spent the past handful of years less firmly entrenched in the zeitgeist than in the first half of the decade. Not so in 2019. The blocky game about digging holes and punching the ever-loving shit out of trees is back on top of YouTube,…

The Elder Scrolls: Legends Is Officially Dead

The Elder Scrolls: Legends isn’t shutting down, but Bethesda announced today on the game’s subreddit that the developer has ceased working on any big updates or future expansions. “We decided to put any new content development or releases on hold for the foreseeable future,” Christian Van Hoose, the game’s community manager, said on Reddit. Players…

Let’s Talk About Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Spoilers

The end of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order totally rules, and it rules even more if you don’t know anything about it. If you have beaten this game, then you’ll enjoy this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, in which we dissect the game’s take on the Force, the Jedi Order, and also that one character…

Mario Maker 2‘s New Speedrunning Mode Looks A Lot Like A Popular Fan-Made Hack

In addition to the ability to play as Link, Super Mario Maker 2’s latest update has added a new speedrunning mode that’s remarkably similar to one rom hacker’s mod of an SNES emulator called Quantum Mario. This has raised questions about Nintendo’s relationship with the Mario homebrew community and the designers that power its Mario…