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What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for yours truly filling in for our usual weekend editor Cameron. I will be playing Don’t Just Write About The Witcher 3, and probably its sequel, Why Did I Write About The Witcher 3 So Much In seriousness, I have been squeezing Red Dead Redemption 2 into whatever spare time I have.…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Why Can’t I Take Control Over My Life?

Hello all you bags of Internet horror meat, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only outlaw dating advice column north of the Rio Bravo. This week, we’re talking about power and influence. There are times we all feel like we’re just pawns in the game of life. But how can we use what little…

Save Me Mr. Tako Sure Feels Like A Game Boy Classic

If I didn’t know Save Me Mr. Tako: Tasukete Tako-San was a tribute to retro handheld games, I could easily be convinced it was a long-lost Game Boy classic. Released this week on Nintendo Switch and Steam, the game starts Mr. Tako, an octopus caught in the middle of a war between octopi and humans…

Track: On Green Dolphin Street | Artist: Miles Davis | Album: Kind of Blue Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Oh No

Alan Linnstaedt is an illustrator and concept artist based in Irving, Texas. You can see more of Alan’s work at his ArtStation page.

The Internet Reacts To Piranha Plant In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

So, Piranha Plant is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Ready yourself for a barrage of jokes. I’ve already been told I’m on the wrong side of history for not really getting Piranha Plant as a character in Smash, and you know what? It’s fine. Go enjoy your plant, weirdos. I cried literal, real tears…

PSVR Platformer Astro Bot Is More Fun If You Don’t Try To 100% It

Ever since I played the first demo of Lucky’s Tale, I’ve been convinced that third-person platform games are a surprisingly perfect fit for virtual reality. It’s fun to play a platformer when you’re enveloped in the world itself. It’s more thrilling to make your character jump off a high cliff when you yourself can feel…

Track: Werewolf Bar Mitzvah | Artist: Apparently Donald Glover Doing An Impression Of Tracy Morgan | Album: An Evening With Tracy Jordan (Fictional) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

We Meet Again

Tam Nguyen is a freelance concept artist from Vietnam. You can see more of Tam’s work at his ArtStation page

The Internet Reacts To The First Look At Henry Cavill As Geralt Of Rivia

In my opinion, Henry Cavill is out here looking like a straight up snack in the first peek as him as The Witcher’s Geralt of Rivia. Other people on the internet do not agree. Fans have been eager for a look at anything from Netflix’s upcoming The Witcher series since it was announced, especially given…

I Refuse To Stop Playing Assassin’s Creed Origins

I have Assassin’s Creed Odyssey installed and updated on my PS4, but every time I boot up my console, I select the game right next to it: Assassins Creed Origins. I want to beat the older game and move on to the newest one, but I can’t, because I keep accepting new side quests. For…

Track: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic Version / Take 2 / Audio) | Artist: The Beatles | Album: White Album’ Anniversary Edition Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

This is Yukeshiro with some League of Legends/K-Pop cosplay. All photos by Sarenka z Aparatem

What We Absolutely Loved About Castlevania Season Two

The first season of Netflix’s Castlevania animated series was pretty good, if a bit rushed due to a four-episode length. The second season expands with more episodes, more characters, and some amazing fight scenes. Staff writer Heather Alexandra and senior reporter Mike Fahey sat down to talk about how much they loved the new season.…

You’re Just Not Scary Anymore, Cthulhu 

I wanted to be frightened of Cyanide Studio’s new Lovecraftian horror game, but the scariest thing about Call of Cthulhu is the sloppy stealth action segments that try to add tension to an otherwise casual adventure game. Back in 1981, when Chaosium first published the tabletop role-playing game on which Call of Cthulhu is based,…

Track: Yokogao Shika Shiranai | Track: Humbert Humbert | Album: Folk Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Overwatch Cosplay From Another Universe

This is Keltonfx, a cosplayer and makeup artist, with one of the most incredible pieces of Overwatch cosplay I’ve ever seen. This male Symmetra costume takes three of the character’s skins (Oasis, Dragon and Devi) and combines them with other elements of Hindu mythology and classical Indian dance to form this fantastically elaborate piece of…

Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime Fest @ NYCC x Anime Expo 2018

The inaugural Anime Fest@NYCC x Anime Expo was a fairly controversial show as far as these things go! Seen as an intruder on the existing Anime NYC, and with ticketing and scheduling issues with the main NYCC show, it didn’t exactly set the world on fire. But some cosplayers still braved the mess to turn…

Until Dawn Is Much Different When You Play With Friends

Neither of my roommates play games, but they’re both fans of Halloween. To help get us in the spirit I introduced them to Until Dawn, a horror game with lots of branching narrative paths depending on what you choose. One of my roommates isn’t that into spooky stuff but is definitely down to watch scary…

The Week In Games: Cosmic Kingdom Wizard Kid

This week brings Lovecraftian nightmares, demonic entities on the Switch, and some hearty kingdoms. In the immediate wake of Red Dead Redemption 2, we’ve got a real mix of different games to check out. It’s a week of compilations, as the omnibus Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far is releasing alongside the LEGO Harry Potter…