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The E3 2018 Press Conference Schedule

We’re just one week away from E3, the video game industry’s annual tribute to buzzwords, explosions, and shocking reveals of games that will take decades to come out. Are you excited? I’m excited. As always, you can bookmark this article for the full schedule of press events at E3 2018. Via Twitter user Cheesemeister, here’s…

The Week In Games: Summertime Vampires

If you like vampires in the middle of summer, then this week is a real treat for you. I’ve been looking forward to Vampyr for a long time (I’m still a massive fan of Remember Me). That said, I have purposefully kept myself in the dark…with the vampires…about what it is actually about. Hopefully it’s…

Track: Ruby Tuesday | Artist: The Rolling Stones | Album: Between the Buttons (US Ver.) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Cold Love | Artist: Graveyard | Album: Peace Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Best Cosplay From Comicpalooza 2018

Comicpalooza was held in Houston last week, with over 40,000 people turning up to meet, buy some stuff, see some panels and yes, partake in some cosplay. The video and all photos below are by Mineralblu

Assassin’s Creed Origins’ Afterlife Is A Series Highlight

Curse of the Pharoahs, the second big expansion for Assassin’s Creed Origins, has been one of 2018’s most pleasant surprises, in big part because it includes some very weird shit. Here’s a look where some of that came from. This is a collection of art that went into the expansion, with particular focus on its…

‘Shop Contest: Assassins Vs Templars Forever

With the leak-then-confirmation of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s ancient Greek setting, I’ve started thinking about where the scheming and murdering factions of the Assassin’s Creed franchise should go next. I’m a big fan of these games. I’ve thought long and hard about them. They’re important to me. And it’s out of that deep respect and thinking…

Why E3 Still Matters

Does E3 still matter? Yes, yes it does. This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, let’s discuss why. First, Kirk and I break down the news of the week on Fallout going online, new Pokémon, and Valve removing a school shooting game from Steam. Then we open up the mailbag for a whole bunch of pre-E3 questions…

Sunday Comics: Sewer Bread

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 May 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published May 31. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

Track: Cul De Sac | Artist: Public Memory | Album: Wuthering Drum Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

A Race Against Time, a speedrunning marathon dedicated to racing games, is happening this weekend. The schedule is packed full of racing favorites like Wave Race 64 and Stuntman: Ignition. The marathon will continue until Sunday evening.

‘Shop Contest: The Big Battlefield, Winners!

Battlefield V is coming, and there’s a lot going on. Planes and tanks, shootable grenades, and a whole lot of havoc and mayhem are coming on down the line. I asked you last week to make it even more chaotic, and you delivered. The ceiling for weird things in video games is very high. We…

This Week In The Business: Truth In Advertising

QUOTE | “We have had over two million unique visitors to this stream to watch, I don’t know what, nothing.” – Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard describes the company’s 24-hour live stream of a Vault Boy statue and a TV with a “Please Stand By” graphic on it leading up to the teaser reveal of…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for having just started running! The coolest thing I’ve realized about running so far is that since you’re constantly moving, no one can see what a bad job you’re doing for very long. The people on the next block probably think I’ve been running for miles! When I’m not worrying about how…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Have A Crush On A Celebrity

Hello all you undulating sin weasels, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only 16-bit dating advice column on the Internet. This week, we’re facing down some fears and confronting some hard choices. Is it an abusive relationship when your abuser has a mental illness? What about when your partner refuses to ever let go…

What Dark Souls Is Really All About

The first and sometimes the only thing people say about Dark Souls is that it’s hard. Really hard, migraine hard, ready-to-shoot-yourself challenging. The players say it (“I can’t take this!”). The people who are scared to play it, say it: “Wait, that’s the one that’s really hard, right?” Editor’s note: This article originally ran on…

Stick Fight Is A Perfect Game To Play With Non-Gamers

Most of the time, I want to be gaming. If you’re here, probably, you can relate. In the grand scheme of personality traits, that one isn’t so bad; just not 100% satisfiable in every circumstance. Sometimes I find myself in an unfortunate situation involving me, chilling, and several other people who don’t play games, also…

Track: Plainclothes Man | Artist: Elliot Smith | Album: Heaven Adores You OST Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Saddest Witcher 3 Cosplay

The tale of Olgierd and Iris is one of the most tragic to be found in The Witcher 3, which when you consider the rest of the quests in such a bleak, brutal game is really saying something. This is Lyumos paying homage to the character with some incredible cosplay, with photos by Kira We’ve…

X-Men’s Rogue, by Anastasia Komori. Photo by Akunohako