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This Week In The Business: Microsoft Bets On Xbox Game Pass

QUOTE | “This plan to bring new games timed with their global release into Xbox Game Pass not only includes announced titles like Sea of Thieves, State of Decay 2, and Crackdown 3 but future unannounced games from Microsoft Studios including new iterations of our biggest Xbox One exclusive franchises such as Halo, Forza and…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for finally figuring out where to store your knives instead of just leaving them dangerously on the table. Overpriced knife block? Magnets that stick to the fridge? The weekend is also for video games. I’m going to play some more Subnautica. I haven’t spent nearly enough time diving around all the gorgeous…

Link Gets A Hole-In-One

Today on Highlight Reel we have flying ships, flying rocks, flying cars, 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 all the…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Our Relationship Is Great, But I Can’t Stop Worrying

Hello all you spectral crotch-bears, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to win the Kumite. Normally we talk about dealing with the drama that comes with starting or being in relationships, but what about when it’s time for a relationship to end? How do you go into a relationship knowing…

Ark: Survival Evolved Gets A Blocky Spin-Off

What if every part of Jurassic Park—from the trees to the dinosaurs to Jeff Goldblum’s gleaming chest—was made of blocks? Nobody has ever asked this question, but PixArk looks to answer it. Well, minus the Jeff Goldblum part (probably). Ark: Survival Evolved has only been out of early access for a handful of months, but…

How To Skip Half Of Final Fantasy IV By Climbing Stairs

The fastest way to beat the iconic role-playing game Final Fantasy IV isn’t to dash through the final dungeon or grind for all the best spells. It’s to walk up and down the same staircase 63 times. An obscure, elaborate glitch, discovered nearly six years ago, allows players of the 1991 Super Nintendo game to…

Track: Relax | Artist: Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Time For A Quest, Then

Andrius Matijosius is a freelance illustrator and concept artist from Lithuania. You can see more of Andrius’ 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…

Track: Live And Let Die | Artist: Guns N’ Roses | Album: Use Your Illusion I Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Art Of Games Of Thrones: Season 7

As they have many times before, German studio Karakter were employed by HBO to help out on the latest series of Game of Thrones, to work on not just VFX and general concept stuff, but also to design locations like Dragonstone as well. Below you can see some examples of their work, which included some…

There Are Two New Farming Games In Steam’s Top 10 Right Now

Shooting, stabbing, soaring, and truck simulating? That stuff’s old hat. These days soil-tiling—possibly while wearing an old hat—is where it’s at. Yesterday, two early access farming games, My Time At Portia and Staxel, both launched into Steam’s top ten. Once upon a time, hardcore users of platforms like Steam looked upon farming games with derision,…

What We Liked (And Didn’t Like) About Assassin’s Creed Origins’ Story

Here at Kotaku, several of us have finally been wrapping up Assassin’s Creed Origins. That means we can get together to talk about it, spoilers and all. Yesterday afternoon, I got on the horn with fellow Kotaku Assassin’s Creediphiles Luke Plunkett and Stephen Totilo to record a special bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen all about…

Track: I’m A Man | Artist: Pissed Jeans | Album: Why Love Now

Sailor Moon Cosplay Is A  Husband And Wife Thing

On the left, fenixfatalist as Sailor Neptune. On the right, her husband vergiil-sparda as Sailor Uranus. It’s not their first time cosplaying together (see below), but it is his first time crossplaying, and it’s absolutely incredible. We’ve actually featured fenixfatalist a bunch here previously, if you’d like to check out more of her cosplay:

Track: A Change Is Gonna Come | Artist: Sam Cooke | Album: Ain’t That Good News

Track: My Friend T3 (Remix Of Resynthesize) | Artist: Mrs Jynx | Album: The Standoffish Cat Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

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Yinfaowei Harrison is a freelance artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. You can see more of Yinfaowei’s work at his personal site. 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 D.va’s New Skin

Blizzard is dropping a ton of new skins and a new map for Overwatch today, but D.va’s new cat-themed skin has already captured the internet’s heart. D.va already has a lot of great skins, but hey, I’m not complaining. I mean, her mech has a tail on it now! That’s worth the price of admission.…

Track: Heroes (Live at the Isle of Wight) | Artist: David Bowie | Album: Heroes Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Here’s A Very Good Legend Of Zelda Cosplayer

The mark of a good Zelda cosplayer is good Zelda cosplay. The mark of a great one is being able to pull of quality cosplay across all different types of eras and designs, like Norway’s Sophie Riiscan. Here she is cosplaying as Link as he appears in all kinds of games and settings, from Breath…