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Watching Battlegrounds Speed Hackers Get Wrecked Is Extremely Satisfying

They’ve gotta go fast. You’ve gotta be even faster to stop them. If you’ve ever joined a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds match, only to see somebody moving so quickly that your eyes can barely keep up, you probably encountered a speed hacker. Speed hackers are a seemingly rare yet especially obnoxious breed of cheater who fight less…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Just Want Sex, But These Guys All Want A Relationship

Hello all you horrendous love treats, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that’s bigger than Knack II Last week, we were talking about a guy who wanted to find casual hook-ups. This week, we have an inverse of the problem: she wants some no-strings attached sex friends, but the guys…

Warriors All-Stars Is A Video Game Yard Sale

Koei Tecmo’s latest Warriors game doesn’t have any characters from Zelda or Dragon Quest. It’s got characters from other Koei Tecmo games. Now’s your chance to see imaginary 21st-century ninja Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden and fictional 17th-century Irish samurai William from Nioh battle against (or sometimes with) the likes of 3rd-century Chinese warrior Zhao…

Track: If You Wanna | Artist: Perfume | Album: If You Wanna (single)  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Sailor Moon Cafes Opening This Month In Japan

Like Sailor Moon? Want to eat Sailor Moon-themed food? Good news. Starting this fall, four Sailor Moon cafes are opening in Japan. Yes, four! According to Rurubu, one is opening in Tokyo on September 22, while another opens in Osaka on September 28 and yet another begins business the following day in Nagoya. These cafes…

Track: Get Like | Artist: Nosaj Thing | Album: Parallels Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Kiki’s cosplay by witchy.brew

Beats Taking The Bus

Sebastian Kowoll is a concept artist and illustrator from Colombia, who most recently worked on Ark: Survival Evolved and Dark & Light You can see more of Sebastian’s work at his 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…

The Best Cosplay From Dragon Con 2017

Dragon Con, held every year in Atlanta, has been running since 1987. It’s since grown to become one of the biggest nerd—and by extension cosplay—shows on the planet. It went down last weekend, and below is a collection of video and images showcasing some of the best cosplay that was on display. All photos by…

In its first ever action against individual influencers, the FTC has ordered that Trevor “TmarTn” Martin and Thomas “Syndicate” Cassell, the two ringleaders of the CSGO Lotto controversy that shook the CSGO gambling scene to its core, “clearly and conspicuously disclose” material connections next time. So basically, don’t do that bad thing again, or else

Destiny 2 Player Dodges In Style

Today on Highlight Reel we have overstimulated birds, synchronized shots, extreme telephoto photography in Final Fantasy, 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! Battlefield…

Battlegrounds Streamer’s Audience Loves His Loud, Obnoxious Stream Snipers

People. People everywhere. Screams like nothing you’ve ever heard, as though ripped from the endless throat of some Eldritch Leviathan. Unsolicited K-pop beats from the dankest corners of the Internet. There’s stream sniping, and then there’s whatever the hell Forsen endures on a daily basis playing PUBG Forsen is a moderately popular streamer who became…

Track: You’re The Best Thing About Me | Artist: U2 | Album: Songs of Experience Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Here’s a cool video tribute to Half-Life 2: Episode 3 by Anomalous Materials. Oh, what could have been.

Cute Little Things

Jan-Wah Li is a games artist who has worked with companies like Nintendo, Disney and Ubisoft. Below you’ll find an interesting selection of work, because Li is a bit of a generalist, having done everything from traditional concept art to UI work. Which explains why you’re seeing things like menu screens. You can see more…

Straight From PAX, It’s The First Ever Kotaku Splitscreen Live

At PAX West last week, we recorded the first-ever LIVE episode of Kotaku Splitscreen. And now you can listen to it, even if you weren’t there. On this show we’ve got games, live music, impressions of Reggie Fils-Aime, IRL Q&A, and of course, explanations for why you can’t change your name on the PlayStation Network.…

Track: Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi | Artist: Puffy | Album: Jet-CD Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Battlegrounds Devs Aren’t Sure How They’ll Combat AFK Farmers

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has an idler problem. That much is certain. How bad the problem actually is seems to be in the eye of the beholder Idlers are players who drop into games, only to sit around doing nothing in hopes of slowly accumulating Battle Points, PUBG’s in-game currency. Ever since the game added rare cosmetic…

Gronk, No!

Today on Highlight Reel we have Gronk madness, twisted wrestlers, Uncharted action 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! Battlefield 1 – I choked…

Apple Pie Oreos Don’t Taste Quite Like Apple Pie, But Yum

Due to a rapid-fire barrage of novel new flavors, Snacktaku has instituted a temporary moratorium on Oreo videos. But then they had to go and drag apple pie into this. Fine, Nabisco, but you’re not getting a video. Let’s talk Apple Pie Oreos. With Snacktaku threatening to morph into Oreotaku, I’ve been doing my very…