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Track: Traveling | Artist: Utada Hikaru | Album: Deep River Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Some Sell Their Souls | Artist: Beastwars | Album: The Death Of All Things Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Mad Max

Lucas Mendonça is a freelance artist and illustrator from Brazil. You can see more of Lucas’ work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both…

The Internet Reacts To Nintendo Labo 

Nintendo Labo is basically high-tech cardboard, so naturally the internet is still trying to process the Japanese developer’s “new interactive experience.” While some people hoped for news of new Switch functionality, or perhaps Smash Bros., nobody guessed it would end up being DIY arts and crafts. Leave it to Nintendo to continually subvert expectations and…

They Are Billions, As Told By Steam Reviews

On its face, Steam sensation They Are Billions appears to be about three of gaming’s most-hallowed S’s: survival, steampunk, and (s)zombies. That, however, is all just window dressing. Truth is, They Are Billions is a game about failure, which is where all the best stories come from. Steam users have been sharing some doozies. In…

Romance Games For Women Began With A Management Sim

Otome games like Mystic Messenger and Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side are made specifically for women. The genre began with with Koei’s 1994 game Angelique. Nowadays, otome games are mostly visual novels with lots of reading, but the genre started with a dialogue-light management sim. When I sat down with Tim Rogers to play it for…

Track: A Boy Named Sue (Live) | Artist: Johnny Cash | Album: At San Quentin Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Mike Biasi, one of the best WarCraft cosplayers on the planet, sadly passed away earlier this week. You can help contribute to the family’s medical costs here

Lunch Time

Chanin Suasungnern is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Thailand. You can see more of Chanin’s work at his ArtStationand Facebook pages. To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best…

This Car Ain’t Right

Today on Highlight Reel we have weird cars, strange video game posture, unique Zelda flying techniques, 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…

New Steam Competitor Will Let Users Resell Games

At this point, Steam allows users to sell almost everything, except full games. In the absence of such functionality, sketchy key resale sites like G2A have come to thrive. It’ll be interesting to see if a new PC gaming storefront called Robot Cache can put a dent in that when it launches later this year.…

The Best Speedruns From AGDQ 2018

Last week was a seven-day bonanza full of exciting speedruns, as the Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 marathon raised over two million dollars for charity. Here are some of my favorite runs from the show. Final Fantasy IV by riversmccown (starts at 17:03) The first two hours of this FFIV run are a blast to…

Track: Linger (acoustic) | Artist: The Cranberries | Album: Something Else Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Artist Turns Household Objects Into Cool Spaceships

Eric Geusz is a freelance artist who also happens to be a software engineer at Northrop Grumman, and he is very good at turning stuff like tongs, a PlayStation controller and a stapler into impressive starship designs. (And yes, I know this is common practice, but it’s still fun for non-artists to see inspiration laid…

Why So Many Video Game Enemies Are Really Cute

On Christmas, like many people all around the world, I spent some quality time with my siblings hunched around a video game. During a standard run through one of Super Mario 3D World’s many colorful levels, my sister asked if it was weird for Mario to be running around and attacking a bunch of cute…

Track: Pop Team Epic | Artist: Sumire Uesaka | Album: Pop Team Epic (single)  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: The Great Chain Of Being | Artist: King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard | Album: Gumboot Soup Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Now Face My Champion, Sir Roderick of Muddlestone

Johannes Palmblad is currently doing art stuff at DICE in Sweden. You can see more of Palmblad’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of…

Russian Cosplayer Becomes Yennefer of Vengerberg

Galina Zhukovskaya, aka rgtcandy, is not cosplaying here as one of the best characters from The Witcher 3. She has clearly performed some kind of ritual and become the sorceress.  Ciri is Natalia, while photos are by MilliganVick. 

The Week In Games: Cyber Sleuthing The Winter Away 

Who needs a Breath of the Wild-style Pokemon game when we’ve got a new Digimon to look forward to? The annual slow start to game releases that is the month of January always manages to catch me off guard. While it’s still port season for the Switch and a quiet week overall, the release of…