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Sunday Comics: Over Here!

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 December 16. Read more of Nerf NOW!!  Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 11. Read more…

Track: Eggs | Artist: Mndsgn | Album: Surface Outtakes Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

This Week In The Business: Censorship 

QUOTE | “If a game like You Must be 18 or Older to Enter is considered porn by a platform, then players lose a non-violent alternative to horror. If anyone trying to expand the palate of experiences is being treated poorly on account of untempered yet taught player behavior, that developer is liable to leave…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for going to a work holiday party with a mysterious theme and a dress code you can’t meet because all the clothes you own are either black or grey, which are not the approved colors. Also, video games. There’s a closed beta for The Darwin Project this weekend (check out Kotaku’s video…

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Has A Really Cool Take On The Force

Last night, a bunch of us went and saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Today, three of us sat down and talked about it. On this bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, I’m joined by my co-host Jason Schreier as well as our colleague Heather Alexandra to talk about the highs and lows of writer/director Rian…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Is Approaching Women Fundamentally Unethical?

Hello all you exploding bed cobras, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column ready to give you the love advice you need while you’re in line for The Last Jedi Last week we talked about approaching women without being a jerk. This week, we’re going to dive a bit deeper. Is…

New Ocarina of Time Glitch Lets Players Roll Through Fire and Water Temple

Throughout Link’s adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time he must find new tunics in order to survive the extreme heat and cold. These items have been considered essential for completing dungeons, but speedrunners have found a risky way to never use them thanks to a new glitch. In order to survive the…

Steam Purged Of Pepe Emoticons After Creator Files Copyright Claim

If, for some godforsaken reason, you’ve been trying to collect every achievement and emoticon featuring Pepe The Awful Meme Frog on Steam, I’ve got some bad news for you: many of them are gone. Yesterday, Steam users began to notice something odd. According to a thread on the Steam subreddit, Pepe emoticons began disappearing from…

Overwatch‘s Zarya Got Me To Start Lifting Weights

Overwatch features characters with body types and backgrounds that are not often seen in pop culture, let alone first person shooters. For many of us who rarely see ourselves reflected in media, this cast can seem radical and even life-changing—especially in my case. Zarya, Overwatch’s Russian strong-woman tank, inspired me to start weightlifting. This piece…

Track: Hot 97 Freestyle | Artist: Black Thought | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Styles Of The Future

Siwoo Kim is an artist and illustrator from Korea who has worked in both games and film. You can see more of Kim’s work at her 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…

Battlegrounds Player Becomes One With The Map

Today on Highlight Reel we have a boatload of Zelda clips, a calm snowboarder, Battlegrounds transcendence 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…

Track: Telecaster Stripes | Artist: Polkadot Stingray | Album: Honenuki E.P. Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

To The Moon‘s Sequel Feels Just A Bit Too Familiar

It’s been six years since everybody cried playing To The Moon, an indie narrative game about venturing into a dying man’s memories to fulfill his final wish. A lot has changed, especially in the world of independent game development. Sequel Finding Paradise, however, picks up right where To The Moon left off in almost every…

You’re Staring At A Demi-God

Here’s Sledgehammer Cosplay with about as perfect a Maui as we’re ever going to get, short of some guy actually tattooing his entire body with cute lil’ Disney images. Photo by Mark Rigsby Bonus: here’s some shots (gym work excluded) putting the outfit together:

The Internet Reacts To Hanzo’s New Skin

Overwatch fandom is split on Hanzo’s new skin. Love it or hate it, they can’t stop drawing it and talking about it. Hanzo’s new skin for the Overwatch winter event was inspired by a single panel in last year’s holiday comic, “Reflections.” Some fans were hoping it’d be closer to that illustration, or at least…

Track: Nav | Artist: Geotic | Album: Abysma Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Gang Beasts, the slapstick fighting game I once watched take over an entire festival, is out of Early Access. In it, you and three friends play as floppy, grabby little dudes made of jello and fury. Every encounter is a physical comedy sketch waiting to happen. Play it so you can challenge me, the Kotaku…

Track: I Ain’t No Joke | Artists: Eric B. & Rakim | Album: Paid in Full Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Designing A Fighting Game’s Roster

Brawlhalla is a cool lil’ fighting game, and today in Fine Art we’re taking a look behind the scenes at some of its character design. Vince Medellin was production designer early on in the game’s development, where he worked alongside Dave Montes on the game’s cast, as well as their skins. What’s interesting about Brawlhalla’s…