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Anthem‘s Worst Boss Is So Bad It’s Not Even Worth Fighting

I’m well on my way to hitting the 100-hour mark in my time with Anthem, in part because it’s my goddamn job but also because I’m a glutton for the grind. In all my time with BioWare’s loot shooter, however, nothing in the diverse array of bugs nor the plethora of petty inconveniences has filled…

Track: Andata | Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album: Async Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Open 24 Hours. 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! 

Apex Legends Has Me Caring About A Game’s Meta For The First Time

The Wingman-and-Peacekeeper combo is quickly taking over Apex Legends, and with good reason—it owns. The combination is also having an unexpected consequence on me: I found myself actually invested in a video game’s meta. The Wingman is a pistol that can kill a player in three headshots, and the Peacekeeper has the potential to deliver…

Track: Bottle Up And Explode! | Artist: Elliott Smith | Album: Either/Or: Expanded Edition Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Tuna Bid. Toyosu Market, Tokyo, Japan. By Aaron Baggett | 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! 

The Art Of Metro Exodus

Now that Metro Exodus is out, we can take a look behind the scenes at some of the art that went into the game’s production. Below you’ll find a sample of stuff from some of the artists who worked on the game. It’s not everything from everyone, but it’s enough to give you a good…

This is Roli with her take on Archer’s Pam, specifically her Sports Illustrated shot. Photo by The Enthusiast

Saying Goodbye To The Walking Dead With Cosplay

With The Walking Dead series about to come to a torturous close, fans are getting ready to say their goodbyes to a game that’s been around for nearly seven years. Some are doing it with some very fancy cosplay, cel-shading and all. This is Mary & Feinobi Cosplay (Clem & Walker) and LQ cosplay (Lilly), with…

Why Almost Every Pac-Man Player Grabbed The Left Side Of The Machine

A fascinating essay by writer Cat DeSpira points out an easily observed, yet seldom-discussed facet of the history of the world-famous game Pac-Man: A near-universal part of the experience of playing the game in arcades was to grip the side of the machine with one’s non-joystick hand. Using dozens of historical photos, DeSpira makes the…

I Lost A Fight With A Door In Apex Legends

Last night, I finally encountered what top Apex Legends players are describing as a “neat trick” or an “OP strat” but for me just resulted in a newfound hatred for doors. I hopped onto Apex Legends for a few rounds of shooty-shooty funtimes with some buddies. We’d done all right, for the most part, often…

The Internet Reacts To Pokémon Sword And Shield‘s Starters

Today Nintendo finally released some information about the upcoming Pokémon games for Switch. They’re called Pokémon Sword and Shield, and the starters are absolutely adorable. The region where this game will take place is called Galar, and is based on the United Kingdom. The three starters, Scorbunny, Sobble and Grookey, are the Pokémon that will…

Track: Sad Song | Artist: Lou Reed | Album: Berlin Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

A Night Out In Koenji. Tokyo, Japan. By Emiliano Ruggiero | 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! 

A Nice Drive In The Woods

Leon Lee is an illustrator and background designer from Malaysia currently working in the animation business. You can see more of Leon’s stuff at his personal site

Overwatch Cosplay Is Also A Music Video

Look, I love cosplay photos, but this recent thing of making cosplay music videos instead is something I can very much get behind. Here’s ohmysophii as Overwatch’s McCree, and a one-minute video (shot by eugenephotovideo) is the perfect amount of time: long enough to let us actually see her cosplay in action, but not too long.

Eastshade Has So Much Personality That You Forget You’re Just Painting and Talking

Sometimes, when I’m feeling stressed, my mind instinctively hearkens back to peaceful, idyllic days and just lingers there for a little while: a perfect Sunday brunch. An hours-long walk along the beach. A concert so good that, for just a moment, the outside world vanished. Eastshade is a game that feels like those memories. In…

Bloodborne Is Ruining Other Games For Me

Last weekend, I tried to jump into some video games. I spent a couple of minutes with the very flawed Anthem, briefly glanced at the Tales of Vesperia remaster on my Switch, and even started a new file in Final Fantasy IX, one of my favorite classic role-playing games. All of these games had one…

Track: Zettai Zetsumei | Artist: Cö shu Nie | Album: Zettai Zetsumei single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

A Wet Night. Suwon, South Korea. By Steve Roe | 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!