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Cuphead, As Told By Steam Reviews

Ever wondered how many different ways people can find to say, “this video game is hard”? Then oh boy, Cuphead’s Steam reviews are gonna be a treat for you. In our review, Heather wrote that she mostly enjoyed Cuphead despite (and also because of) the difficulty. Sure, bosses had a few cheap attacks, but she…

Battlefront II Trooper Is A Real Airhead

Today on Highlight Reel we have dad streamers, Destiny 2 accomplishments, Fortnite bush tactics 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…

Hugs And Shoulder Taps Speak As Loud As Words in Divinity: Original Sin 2‘s Conversations

Physical contact has always been fairly limited in video games. In many games, your character can hit others with their hands, feet, or arm that’s also a sword, if you have one of those. In some, your character can flirt or have sex with other characters. In a handful, you can hold hands. I can…

YouTubers Challenge Speedrunner To A Race Through Mario 64, Almost Win

Thanks to recent ROM hacks, players can enjoy Super Mario 64 online together. The multiplayer hack recently allowed a handful of YouTubers to race against a speedrunner. Super Mario 64 Online is a ROM hack by Kaze Emanuar, Melonspeedruns and Marshivolt. It allows up to 24 players to explore the game together. A group of…

Witcher 3 Cosplay Is A Family Reunion

Luke Plunkett is on holiday, which means I must carry the torch of posting cool Witcher 3 cosplay in his absence. It is a terrible burden. This Witcher 3 cosplay comes from Russian photographer Nikolay Zarhov and features Lina Krakovski as Ciri and Roma Svirin as Geralt. I love the setting, even if seeing Geralt…

Track: Bonnie And Clyde | Artist: Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot | Album: Initials B.B./Bonnie and Clyde Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Everybody Knows | Artist: Kimbra | Album: Primal Heart Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Speedrunner Beats Divinity: Original Sin 2 In 38 Minutes

It took 81 hours crammed into a week-and-a-half for me to finish Divinity: Original Sin 2‘s main story. It is, then, hard to not feel conflicted when I tell you that somebody just beat the game in a little over 30 minutes. Onin is a speedrunner who set his sights on Original Sin 2 a…

Track: Here Comes My Girl | Artist: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | Album: Damn the Torpedoes Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Popular Battlegrounds Streamer Cries After Fan Says He Loves Him

PUBG streamer Dr Disrespect found himself playing alongside a fan who didn’t realize he was the real thing, and decided to have some fun. “What do you think of the guy?” he asked the fan. “I just love him,” the fan replied. Doc baited him a little more: “He can get on my nerves.” But…

Glitched Forza Car Is Very Stripped-Down

Today on Highlight Reel we have good timing, peepholes, Yakuza slash fic 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…

The Best Baseball Game Had Explosions And Robots

Being Australian, I don’t have much time for baseball. That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy baseball video games, though. Especially when they’re from the future Super Baseball 2020 is a game developed by SNK and was first released in 1991 for its Neo Geo platform. It is, as the name suggests, an idea of what…

Cuphead Player Beats Bosses Without Taking A Single Hit 

Cuphead is a difficult gauntlet through a ton of bosses, from evil clowns to bossy queen bees. Surviving can be difficult, but some players are blasting through the game with breakneck speedruns or dangerous “no hit” challenges. Death is to be expected in Cuphead; there are tons of projectiles to dodge and enemies to avoid.…

Track: Namida | Artist: Kana-Boom | Album: Namida Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Week In Games: Fast Cars And Magic Monopoly 

Sometimes you gotta drive fast, on wet roads, cause that’s the only way to show off just how amazing the physics engine is. I’m not a steadfast Forza fanatic but those puddles, who could resist? For some it’s about hugging the turn and beating your previous best time by tenths of a second, but for…

It’s A Good Time To Revisit These SNES Speedruns

The SNES Classic is finally out. Whether you got one, already had a Raspberry Pi, or decided to give into the hype and go secure an original SNES through Craigslist instead, you should probably take a moment to bask in the awesomeness of the console’s best speedruns. In keeping with the SNES Classic theme (have…

A Video Game Writer Explains How Technology Can Make Stories Better (Or Worse)

Every writer knows that the best work comes from writing, rewriting, and rewriting again until you’ve gotten so sick of your story that you can’t imagine looking at it anymore. But for video games, sometimes that’s not possible, as discussed on today’s Kotaku Splitscreen with special guest Tom Bissell. Kirk and I start things off…

Sunday Comics: Suit Upgrades

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published September 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published September 25. Read more…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Autumn Game Harvest, Winners!

Everything’s falling, from the leaves to the President’s approval ratings, and even Assassins! If you live in the Northeast, autumn hit hard this week. Monday it was shorts and a t-shirt in the most humid 80s I can remember for the end of summer. By Friday I was closing windows and raking leaves after temps…

Speedrunner Speculates About The Best Possible Super Mario Bros. 3 Time Humans Can Achieve 

Kirua recently broke the world record for glitching through to the end of the game and now believes the best possible time is only a few seconds away. Two years ago, the speedrunner set a personal best time for completing the game at just under four minutes. Earlier this week, he came in at 3:05.633.…