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The Joy Of Super Mario Odyssey‘s Hint Art Challenges

While playing Super Mario Odyssey, you’ll occasionally come across portraits like the one pictured above.They are visual puzzles that lead players to hidden Power Moons. Odyssey calls them Hint Art, and there are 21 of them scattered throughout the game. They’re visually intensive and clever, and they’re a great addition to the arsenal of mini-games…

The Week In Games: Urban Fantasy Football

This week’s offering of games puts Dead Cells on some new platforms, delivers the joy of Slam Land, and ports Monster Hunter to the PC. There are also some anticipated sequels this week, with Overcooked! 2 and a new Madden game smashing into consoles and the PC. It’s a good week if you like to…

Track: Summertime | Artist: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | Album: Homebase Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Mexico Won The World Cosplay Summit With Street Fighter II 

This year, Team Mexico took top honors at the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya with an impressive Street Fighter II performance. Here is their stage show, which is one of the best I’ve seen The reaction online in Japan was very positive A look at who won which awards Mexican cosplay duo Banana Cospboys, cosplayers…

Hi There

Tim Mcburnie is a concept artist from South Australia. You can see more of Tim’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business and have some concept, environment,…

‘Shop Contest: Who Did The Warcraft Bad Thing?

World of Warcraft is a game that is absolutely full to the brim with characters who are decent people and then turn very bad. This week saw Sylvanas Windrunner, the leader of the Horde faction, burn down a major in-game location. Or did she? This week is all about finding new culprits for World of…

What A ‘Live’ RPG Might Look Like

The next Dragon Age is going to be a “live service” game, but what does that mean for a story-heavy RPG? This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss. Kirk and I crack open the mailbag this week to answer YOUR questions about how to get into Dungeons & Dragons, how video game companies can afford…

Sunday Comics: The Title Guy

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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published July 30. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

Track: Quiet Man | Artist: John Prine | Album: John Prine Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

‘Shop Contest: It’s Their Sky Now, Winners!

Last week was all about the changes in someone’s sky, and I asked you to show me some horrors that someone might, maybe, get to see in the giant procedural universe of No Man’s Sky. I was not disappointed. While I think No Man’s Sky is interesting, I’m just not that scared of the batbirds…

This Week In The Business: The Customer Is Always Right?

QUOTE | “We try to remove ego from the equation completely on our side. We’re not going to make something because it’s something we like, or we want. Those words don’t mean anything to us.” – Frostkeep co-founder Jeremy Wood says if Rend’s players and developers want different things, the developers are probably wrong QUOTE…

Inspired By Her Game Dev Dad, 7-Year-Old Releases Her First Steam Game

Penny McDonald’s debut game, Answer The Question, released on Steam this week to unanimously positive reviews. Also, Penny is 7 years old. Penny’s illustrious game development career began last week, though she’s been playing games since she was a toddler. She was intrigued by the progress of an ongoing project by independent game developer Lance…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for going to the botanical garden near my house to admire all the cool plants I would probably kill if I owned them. Also, video games. I bought Battle Chef Brigade a few weeks ago when I was thinking about cooking but didn’t have any food in the house. I got a…

Track: Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again – Take 13 | Artist: Bob Dylan | Album: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 Bob Dylan 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge

Sega Is Making Edible Logos And Selling Them In Japan

Earlier this year, Sega launched its own taiyaki stand. Taiyaki is a classic Japanese fish-shaped snack typically filled with sweet red bean paste or custard cream. Screw fish, Sega is going to sell ones shaped like its logo. As previously posted, Sega’s taiyaki stall is located in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro and is called “Sega no Taiyaki”…

Ball Is Life

Jennifer Wuestling is an illustrator and concept artist working at Riot Games, the studio behind League of Legends You can see more of Jennifer’s work at her personal site and ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If…

Steam’s Highest-Level User Finally Dethroned After Two Years

Two years ago, a Steam user going by the handle St4ck came out of nowhere and snatched the title of “highest-level Steam user” away from PalmDesert, a user who’d practically become a legend by that point. Now it’s St4ck who has been dethroned. What does it mean to have a high Steam level? Well, not…

Lot of Mans In This Sky

Today on Highlight reel we have baseball pitches, Fortnite hitboxes, No Man’s Sky oddities, and much more. Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on…

Track: Grey Garden | Artist: Windhand | Album: Eternal Return Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

Just Spacin’ Around

David Heidhoff is an artist working at 343 Industries, the developers of the Halo series. You can see more of David’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the…