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Left 4 Dead 2 Speedrun Shows Off Some Neat Strategies

A group of co-op speedrunners have completed the Left 4 Dead 2 campaign “Dead Air” a record time of 7:53, and to do so they’ve used some interesting strategies. Runners burhác, LuckY, bill_play3, and JurasPatryk have claimed the world record in completing “Dead Air” the fastest in a thread on Reddit. Despite the lack of…

‘Shop Contest: Final Fantasy VII Remake Creation Station

Final Fantasy VII Remake is apparently “progressing well” according to some key creators, but it isn’t going fast enough. So this week’s ‘Shop Contest is about speeding it up…by making it ourselves. As you can see up top, I have some ideas about what Final Fantasy VII Remake should have going on. If it does…

The Legacy Of Stan Lee

What does Stan Lee mean to hardcore comics fans? To answer that question, we brought old friend Evan Narcisse back for this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen First, Kirk and I talk about the games we’re playing, like Tetris Effect and Hitman 2, then jump into the news of the week (21:36) on Detective Pikachu,…

Sunday Comics: Flying Heavenly Clouds

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 12. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published November 15. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

Track: Red Rainbow | Artist: Public Memory | Album: Demolition Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

‘Shop Contest: Xbox Birthday Trip, Winners!

Last week, there was a big ole Xbox celebration, and with that came my new favorite video game personality: Xbox In A Hat. I asked you to ‘shop up some things for Xbox In A Hat to do for its birthday, and you didn’t disappoint. What makes an Xbox with a hat so special? After…

This Week In The Business: Wherefore Art Thou, Sony?

QUOTE | “We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019 and can’t wait to share our plans with you.” – Sony explains why it won’t be at E3 2019 QUOTE | “E3 2018 broke records, and we sold out of both exhibit space and attendee badges. We are confident that,…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: My Family Hates Me. What Do I Do?

Hello all you little marmosets of damnation, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to help you celebrate the Reclamation Day of your love life. This week, we’re talking about seemingly impossible situations. Rejection is hard enough to face when you’re talking about dating. But what about when it’s your family…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for handling a bunch of bills and chores and boring things I keep putting off, all while resenting having to do those things on my days off. You know what’s more fun? Video games. After reviewing Hitman 2, I’m back to making my way through Red Dead Redemption 2. I’d love to…

Hitman 2016 Taught Me A Better Way To Play Hitman 2

Usually when I play a single-player game, I go through it from start to finish. I play each new level after the last one, until I stop playing or get to the end. That’s not how I played 2016’s excellent episodic Hitman, however, and it’s not how I’m playing its fantastic new sequel. I’ve played…

Track: Untitled | Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins | Album: Rotten Apples Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Yeah, We Get It, You Vape

Terry Wei is an artist and illustrator based in Nanjing, China. You can see more of Terry’s work at his ArtStation page

Witcher 3 Cosplay Just Keeps On Coming

I’ve been trying for three years now to get this site turned into a dedicated Witcher 3 cosplay blog, and while that hasn’t quite panned out like I was hoping, I’m going to keep on trying with shots like these. This is Ves & Roche from the Blue Stripes commando group, steadfast and strangely-dressed special…

Tips For Battlefield V‘s Updated Multiplayer

Battlefield V takes it all back to World War II, where the series started. There’s a lot of depth for players to dive into, but some of it might be easy to overlook. So I made a video with five helpful tips for Battlefield V that you can see in action or read about below.…

Sony Is Skipping E3 2019

Sony is skipping next year’s E3, ditching its traditional booth and press conference in a move that will have a significant negative impact on the video game industry’s annual trade show. The Entertainment Software Association, the lobbyist group that runs E3, confirmed the news today, as did Sony. “As the industry evolves, Sony Interactive Entertainment…

Players Have Already Found Ways To Cheat Fallout 76‘s Nuke Codes

Even though Fallout 76 takes place in a world where the bombs have already dropped, the game is littered with silos full of more nukes for players to launch themselves. Finding the codes to do so is supposed to be complicated, but players have not only already launched nukes, they’ve found ways to streamline the…

The Best Places To Buy Old Games

Collecting video games is easy. All you have to do is create an eBay account and click “Buy It Now” on every video game you ever wanted. Congratulations, you have a video game collection! Your bank account balance is now negative a million dollars. It’s collecting video games without going broke that’s hard. In the…

Pokémon Let’s Go Helped Me Connect With My Son

“Dad, can we play Pokémon together?” my seven-year-old son Seamus asked as I wandered about Kanto in Pokémon Let’s Go! Eevee. It was the first time he’d asked to play a video game with me. It led to the first time we played a video game together. Seamus and his twin brother, Archer, love video…

Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime On Hopes For An N64 Classic, Switch Online, And Sakurai’s Smash Roster Tweets

The president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aime, was in New York this week to sell his company’s big holiday line-up. But there was plenty more to talk about, too. A good portion of our conversation involved Fils-Aime’s pitch for the newest Switch and 3DS games. You can read about that in the first part…

A Young Man’s Ego Doomed A Much-Hyped Jurassic Park Game

Do you remember what you were like at age 25? It was only four years ago for me, and I already think I was pretty much the worst back then. Seamus Blackley also doesn’t have a stellar opinion of the man he used to be at 25. At the time, he was executive producer on…