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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.…

The Week In Games: Day Of Reckoning 

There are definitely some games coming out this week. Fortunately, they’re all so different it should be easy to choose between them. Do you sometimes just need to dance? Then maybe forgo the Nazi bloodbath simulator. Are you afraid of anthropomorphic hats? In that case it’s possible you might prefer taking a tour of ancient…

Track: Man of War | Artist: Radiohead | Album: OK NOT OK 1997-2017 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

A New World Record Means Super Mario Bros. Speedrunners Are Running Out Of Options

The game has a new world record of 4:56.528. Speedrunner Darbian reached it late last Friday night on his 27,474th attempt. It’s a big milestone in an important game, but it also signals the possible beginning of the end for the race to beat Super Mario Bros. as quickly as possible. It was last October…

A Heart Is A Heavy Burden

Vanessa Morales is an artist from Mexico who does graphic design, concept art and illustration. You can see more of Vanessa’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 game artists,…

The North Remembers (Great Cosplay)

Here’s Kevin Von Close and Jon Snow Cosplay at Twitchcon over the weekend, looking like they’d just finished up some bullshit adventure to try and catch a zombie. If you were wondering whether that was just a fortuitous shot or that a guy who goes by the name Jon Snow cosplay can actually nail that…

Track: Tinseltown Swimming in Blood | Artist: Destroyer | Album: Ken Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Has South Park’s Humor Changed, Or Have We?

This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I take on South Park. We talk about the new game, The Fractured But Whole, as well as the show as a whole: its comedic sensibility, how its jokes function, and the baggage South Park has accumulated over the last 20 years on the air. I’ve excerpted a…

Sunday Comics: Reaper’s New Costume

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 October 17. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 16. Read more…