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Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Keep Chasing ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girls’

Hello all you post-singularity sex marmosets, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that’ll patch in co-op multiplayer two years after launch. This week, we’re doing some relationship detox. How can a guy shed toxic beliefs about relationships, about women and what he needs to be a “real” man? And when a…

Speedrunner Beats The Wind Waker HD In Under One Hour

Most players will take days to complete The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, but speedrunners do it much faster. Thanks to a year full of new discoveries and attempts by hard-working runners, The Wind Waker HD has been completed, for the first time ever, in under an hour. The new Any% world record—a speedrun…

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The Internet Reacts To DJ Khaled’s Underwhelming Overwatch League Concert

DJ Khaled performed at this weekend’s Overwatch League Finals. The fans were not having it, not even when he yelled “Overwatch me!” Fans who gathered at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center this weekend to watch the Overwatch League’s Philly Fusion and London Spitfire duke it out in the League Finals were also graced by the musical stylings…

The Week In Games: Witness The Revolution

This week has a lot of games coming to platforms where they were not before. 1979 Revolution: Black Friday makes many leaps, Forsaken gets a remaster, and Yakuza 0 comes to PC. This is yet another week when Switch releases outnumber all other platforms, but there’s a wide range of games offered on all platforms,…

Track: Mr. Bojangles (Live) | Artist: Sammy Davis Jr. | Album: The Best of Sammy Davis Jr.: Live Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Some Of The Best Cosplay From The 2018 San Diego Comic-Con

Comic-Con, the biggest nerd show on Earth, wrapped up earlier this month, and aside from over-priced toys and exhausting panel talks there was also a ton of cosplay present. Mineralbluwas there braving the crowds for us to bring you this showcase of some of the best of it, featuring everything from very good cosplay dogs…

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Grafit Studio is an outsourcing and production company based in Russia, who have worked on games like Gwent and The Elder Scrolls: Legends. You can see more of Grafit’s work at their company site and ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their…

Track: The Great Beyond | Artist: R.E.M. | Album: Man On The Moon OST Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

‘Shop Contest: It’s Their Sky Now

No Man’s Sky’s NEXT update dropped this week, and people are owning the sky. They’re commanding freighters and scooting ships around the galaxy. But deeper evils exist, and this week’s ‘Shop Contest is about finding them. I want you to ‘shop me up some cosmic terror. The core of movies like Alien is that the…

What Makes A Game ‘Perfect For Switch’?

Everyone wants pretty much every game to come to Switch, but what are the criteria for the Perfect Switch Game? On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, let’s discuss. Journalist and producer Alanah Pearce joins the show this week to talk about the big new No Man’s Sky update, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy losing…

Sunday Comics: Cute Tent Upgrade

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 23. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published July 26. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

Track: Doctor Worm | Artist: They Might Be Giants | Album: Severe Tire Damage Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment. 

‘Shop Contest: Exposing Captain Toad’s Crimes, Winners!

This was an action-packed week of ‘Shop Contest because you all were hunting down the known criminal Captain Toad and demonstrating all of his wickedness. And, by golly, we’ve proven how truly depraved he is. Last week I asked you to show me the crimes that Captain Toad has done, and you gave me a…

This Week In The Business: Kill Your Babies

QUOTE | “We have to accept that, if we start ten projects, four are probably going to fail. I don’t know the exact numbers, of course, but that’s not a failure as a company, and it’s not a failure for the people working on it; it’s a part of our process now.” – Incoming Paradox…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

My young niece is visiting this weekend, and I’m really excited to introduce her to a ton of cool games she can then annoy her mom by asking for. What should they be? My sister bought her kids an Xbox a while back, but it’s hard to find games four kids of vastly different ages…

It’s 2018 And I’m Hooked On Mega Man X Again

I’ve never enjoyed a single movement in a video game as much as the Mega Man X dash jump. I could dash jump all day—off ledges, up walls, across pits filled with spikes. For all the double jumps, dodge rolls, and infinite sprints I’ve encountered since, nothing has filled my heart with so much joy…

Track: Long Walk Back to San Antone | Artist: Junior Brown | Album: Long Walk Back Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Nobody Ever Got Upset About Tiger Armor

Veli Nyström is a concept artist and illustrator from Finland who has done work for companies like Blizzard and Fantasy Flight. You can see more of Veli’s stuff 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…

Cyberninja Hanzo, In The Cybernetic Flesh

King Kupo created this incredible Hanzo outfit for this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Pretty much everything—the armour, arrows and bow—were all made using EVA foam. You can see more of King Kupo’s cosplay at his Instagram page