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Link, Don’t Move

Today on Highlight Reel we have intense virtual reality moments, Escape from Tarkov moments, trash camouflage and 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…

Track: Follow The Leader | Artist: Eric B. & Rakim | Album: Follow the Leader Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

In The Future, Corporations Still Own Everything

Anyone who’s familiar with my daily Fine Art feature will know ArtStation, the gallery site that’s become the default home to professional artist portfolios around the world. Well ArtStation is now publishing books as well, and the first one is Project 77, featuring art by Ubisoft’s Martin Deschambault. Project 77 is an exercise in universe-building,…

You Have To Watch This Nail Biting Resident Evil 7 Speedrun

Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 boasts dozens of speedruns where runners make difficult games look like a cakewalk. CarcinogenSDA’s Resident Evil 7 speedrun turns the game’s toughest challenge into a masterclass in improvisation as he side-steps monsters and changes his route on the fly when things go bad. Resident Evil 7 hardest difficult is Madhouse,…

Track: Suspicious Minds | Artist: Elvis Presley | Album: ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

3D Art vs Cosplay Photography

One of these is a photo of cosplayer Shirogane-sama, as Nier: Automata’s 2B. The other is a 3D model made from scratch by artist Chauliac Romain. Both images look equal parts real and too real for their own reasons. And if you haven’t been able to tell which is which from the watermark on one…

Turret-Covered Helicopter Becomes Video Game Death Machine

Today on Highlight Reel we have Escape from Tarkov moves, deadly choppers, a dramatic Battlefield horse, 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…

My Beautiful, Perfect Children Discovered A Way To Fit Three DVDs In One Xbox

Turning the discs over revealed why they weren’t coming out easily. They were stuck together with ... something. I don’t know.

How To Skip All Of Super Mario Odyssey‘s Darker Side

Super Mario Odyssey has a hell-gauntlet at the end of the game that stymies plenty of casual players, but speedrunners have been skipping it for a while using a simple glitch. You can, too. The most difficult area in Super Mario Odyssey is the Darker Side, a hidden portion of the Moon that players can…

What We Loved About Devilman Crybaby

Devilman Crybaby joined the Netflix roster last week, and it’s one hell of an anime. A reimagining of the 1970s manga, it’s a bloody story of love and loss. Staff writer Heather Alexandra and video producer Chris Person sat down to talk about why they love their precious demon boys. Heather Alexandra: Chris! Both of…

Track: Daydream Believer | Artist: The Monkees | Album: The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Sketching Out Civilization VI’s Cute Lil’ Buildings

Samuel Whitehead is an artist at Firaxis, and has worked on games like X-Com 2, Star Citizen and Civilization VI You can see more of Samuel’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 of the…

Here’s Some A+ Black Panther Cosplay

If 2018 is going to be The Year Of Black Panther Cosplay, then we are off to a very good start. Andrien Gbinigie’s effort here is wild, from the detail on the suit to the quality of the mask itself. Most of the photos below are byLucid Visual This may also be a good time…

Witcher 3 Cosplay Is Burning Through The Snow

A reminder: it may be 2018, but I will forever be posting Witcher 3 cosplay here as though 2015 never ended. Today, it’s this incredible Cerys, and while this version doesn’t have a horse, it does have terrifying accuracy going for it, from the hair to the freckles to the snow. Cerys is SoranoSuzu, while…

AGDQ Twitch Chat Is Tolerable Right Now, But Not Everyone Is Happy

The Games Done Quick speedrunning charity marathon started up this weekend. The event, coming off years of increased runner and chat-related controversy, has taken extra steps to keep their chat free from spam and trolls. Their solution has drawn anger from fans and led to short lived chat alternatives that are quickly banned. Before this…

The Week In Games: Port Season 

After the first week of 2018 it’s still slim pickings looking ahead. The Xbox One is getting some old PC games, a bunch of stuff I’ve never head of is hitting PS4, and the Nintendo Switch continues to build out its library with some of the best games of the last few years. You could…

Track: Wild Horses (Live) | Artist: The Rolling Stones | Album: Sticky Fingers  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

PUG Battlegrounds

Su Jian is an artist based in China. You can see more of Jian’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 of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional…

Artist: Eric L. | Track: Beneath the Mask | Album: Persona 5 Original Soundtrack (Cover) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Our Video Game Predictions For 2018

Assuming we don’t all die in a nuclear holocaust, what will video games bring in 2018? This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, it’s time for some predictions. First Kirk and I talk about the news of the week (13:46) including Gravity Rush 2 fans, an innocent man dying to a police swatting call, and Logan Paul’s…