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Dungeon Crawlers Make Me Question What I’m Doing With My Life

I’ve been staring at my 3DS a lot lately. It sits on a shelf in front of my TV, not because I use it often but because I might pick it up again sometime. I do the same thing with books, leaving them out in sight so I remember to maybe try and read them.…

Track: Gate of Living | Artist: Ringo Sheena | Album: Sandokushi Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

A Deer Friend. Nara, Japan. By Julian Rincon | 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! 

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Sheng Lam is a concept artist based in the UK, currently working at Cloud Imperium, developers of Star Citizen. You can see more of Sheng’s stuff at his ArtStation page

K/DA Kinda, The “World’s Most Tryhard Cosplay Music Video”

We’ve seen K/DA cosplay, we’ve seen K/DA cosplay videos, now for something on a whole other level. This is K/DA KinDA, a project put together by CineCosu Studios that features over 30 cosplayers, Riot North America’s LCS Arena and CGI effects. It is the result of thousands of dollars, and a lot of work. In…

The Week In Games: Inglorious Void Bastards

Sometimes a game just looks so damn cool you want to play it and Void Bastards is one of those games. It just looks incredible. Like an old comic book and a first-person shooter got together, had a baby and raised it in space. Also, that name is great. You might notice we are getting…

Heads Up: A Look At This Week In Gaming and Beyond

From a tactical first-person shooter with a really dope art style, a game with a handcrafted solar system to explore, and, also, Godzilla: here’s your weekly heads up for the things making waves this week in the world of games and beyond. Watch the video above or find out what’s coming in the post below.…

Track: Merry Christmass Mr. Lawrence (Live) | Artist: Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence OST Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Buildings in Clouds. Shanghai, China. By Alex Mehl. 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! 

‘Shop Contest: Let’s Make Our Own Splinter Cell Sequel

Over the last week and a half, it seems a lot of folks have been talking about Splinter Cell. This is because of a cruel joke Tweet from Ubisoft developers. But if Ubisoft won’t make a new Splinter Cell game, well then screw it, we will. You challenge this week: Bring Sam Fisher into other…

Sunday Comics: This Is Sad

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 May 20. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published May 23. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by Luis…

‘Shop Contest: Game Of Thrones Finale, Winners!

Last week, I asked you wonderful Kotaku readers to celebrate the end of Game Of Thrones by adding video game characters into the world of the show. Well, the finale aired and now the contest is over. Which is better? This contest or the finale. I’ll leave that up to GoT fans to decide. Our…

Linoone Loves Balls

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Linoone! Linoone Details Type: Normal Average Height: 1‘08“ Average Weight: 71.6 lbs. First Added In Generation III This ferret-looking…

This Robot Is Really Angry And Done Lifting Boxes

Hello! Today we get banned for buying too many games, watch a robot get angry, learn when the Sonic movie is actually coming out and talk about fake meat at McDonald’s. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here are a few…

Overwatch League Commissioner Leaves Blizzard For Epic

The Overwatch League’s founding commissioner, Nate Nanzer, announced on Friday night that he is leaving one of the most-hyped pro esports leagues in the world. The news was first broken by ESPN, which reported that Nanzer is leaving the league for the team-based shooter to join Epic Games to work on competitive Fortnite “This has…

Our Gameplay Data Should Be Harder To Sell

Video game developers can collect our data, and for now, they can sell it to advertisers. But that may not be as easy in the future due to California’s new data privacy law. On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we do a follow-up episode after last week’s analysis of the state of gameplay data and privacy.…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for a three-day weekend, the best form of weekend. That’s so much time to do so many things and play video games. It’s still The Witcher 3, again. I’d also like to finish Katana Zero and play some Apex Legends, but there’s all that Witcher 3 to get through (again)… What about…

I Both Love And Feel Embarrassed About All The Video Game Music On My Phone

An eight-hour road trip I recently took with a friend quickly turned into a musical deep dive. As we flew through conversations about bachata, gospel, R&B, soul, house, and more, my friend mentioned that ’90s music made up a significant portion of his palate. “You know, there’s a lot of anime and video game music…

Track: Story | Artist: Never Young Beach | Album: Story  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

I Love Anime. Akihabara, Tokyo. By nerdydesi. 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!