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What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for trying to remember your GeForce password because you forgot your screenshot keybinding and the Steam overlay doesn’t work for Wolfenstein 2. Basically, the weekend is for locking yourself out of your graphics card. Again. I started Wolfenstein 2 last night, and though I only got about an hour in I’m really liking…

Surgeon Simulator Devs Say They’ll Cancel Next Game If It Doesn’t Get Enough Players During Free Week

Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa describes the upcoming free week for its new game, Decksplash, as a “first of its kind” experiment. If 100,000 people play it during that timespan, the studio says it will release the Splatoon-but-with-skateboards competitive game into Early Access. And if not? It gets the axe. One part high-stakes gamble, one part…

Track: Battery In Your Leg (includes “Me, White Nose”) | Artist: Blur | Album: Think Tank Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

To Be, Or Not To…Well Hello There

Sam Hogg is an artist from the UK who has done work for companies like Fantasy Flight, Cryptozoic and Playground Games. You can see more of Sam’s work at her 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 Best World Of Warcraft Cosplay Has Real Owls

Owls are cool. All cosplay needs more owls. But especially Tyrande cosplay, since the character actually has one in the game. This is Narga, a cosplayer from Russia who is straight up one of the absolute best on the planet at this. You might remember her from that Dawn of War shoot we featured last…

The Struggle To Cram Game Of Thrones Inside A Video Game

The AGOT mod for Crusader Kings II is as vast as the source material

As 1.0 Approaches, Battlegrounds Is Having Some Growing Pains

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is, without a doubt, the breakout hit of the year. It’s sold more than 15 million copies and is the most popular game on Steam by a country mile (full of people trying to kill each other). All this, and it’s still in Early Access. You’d think it has a bright future ahead…

Evil Within 2 Monster Is Over It

On today’s Highlight Reel we have distorted For Honor characters, arrow physics, weird Witcher NPCs 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…

Valve Overhauls Steam Curators

Back when the feature first launched, Steam curation was supposed to be a guiding light through winding caverns of crap. Flash forward a few years, though, and curators are less relevant than ever. With a new update, Valve hopes to change that. Sometime in the next few weeks, Valve is planning to overhaul Steam curator…

Track: Price of Living | Artist: Ecca Vandal | Album: Ecca Vandal Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

That Time We Got To See Mario’s Dick

For the first and probably last time, we saw an officially-licensed portrayal of Mario’s dick and balls

There Should Probably Be An Uncharted Children’s Book

Janice Chu worked at Naughty Dog earlier this year on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Specifically, on the game’s cute-as-a-button closing credits. You can see more of Janice’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…

Track: The Tom and Jerry Show (Live) | Artist: Hiromi | Album: Another Mind  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: 14 Years of Rap | Artist: Non Phixion & Arsonists | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Designing The Characters Of Watch Dogs 2

Aadi Salman is an artist who worked on Watch Dogs 2, mostly on character concepts. You can see more of Aadi’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,…

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Here’s some A+ Akira cosplay by ChibiThot Be sure to watch the vid first, so you can see how the gun actually lights up.

New Steam Game Gives You Achievements For Speedrunning

High Hell is by no means the longest game ever, but it can be really, really short if you want it to be. While the stylish first-person shooter should take most people a couple hours to beat, there’s an achievement for sprinting through it in 20 minutes. There’s also one for beating a level in…

Track: Rollin’ With Kid N’ Play | Artist: Kid N’ Play | Album: 2 Hype Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Bridges

Today on Highlight Reel we have stunt jumps, Splatoon 2 plays, Evil Within 2 scares 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…

Nine Speedruns That Make Horror Games Way Less Terrifying

Horror games strike a balance between player control and dread. Getting chased by a murderer with giant scissors or dealing with legions of zombies is pretty scary. Thankfully, brave speedrunners are here to tackle them for us. Resident Evil Remake, Knife Only Resident Evil knife only runs are a good way of ruining your childhood.…