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Great Cosplay From The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, or C2E2, was held between April 6-8 and The Portrait Dude was in attendance taking shots of some of the best cosplay. You can see more of The Portrait Dude’s photography at his Facebook page

Game Developers Mourn (And Celebrate) The End Of Steam Spy

In the wake of changes to Steam’s default privacy settings yesterday, unofficial data and sales tracking kingpin Steam Spy is doomed. Many developers who relied on it are mourning its passing, but some are saying good riddance. The service scraped publicly viewable Steam profiles to estimate game sales along with troves of other data. Some…

Track: Party Hard | Artist: Andrew W.K. | Album: I Get Wet Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Latest Steam Update Is Bad News For Steam Spy

Today, Valve added new privacy options that let Steam users decide how they’re viewed by the community. One big side effect: people’s game libraries are now hidden by default, spelling the likely end of data-tracking monolith Steam Spy. Steam Spy is a service that sweeps publicly viewable Steam profiles to estimate game sales and a…

Ye Olde Video Gaemes

Braydan Barrett is a concept artist at Splash Damage, developers of games like Brink and Dirty Bomb You can see more of Braydan’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…

The Stillness of the Wind is a farming game about life, loss, and solitude. You’ll play as an elderly woman on the edge of civilization, creating a routine out of everything from milking goats to reminiscing about the past. You’ll also receive “increasingly disturbing” letters from your family in the city. Fun! It’ll be out…

Track: Time After Time | Artist: Cyndi Lauper | Album: She’s So Unusual Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Stay Beneath The Waves Please, Thank You

Irina Kuzmina is a concept artist and illustrator from Russia. You can see more of Irina’s work at her 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…

Newly Discovered Trick Transforms A Metroid Speedrunning Scene

Gamers experimenting with the 2002 Game Boy Advance game Metroid Fusion have discovered such a profound and bizarre shortcut that speedrunners have had to create a new category to account for the latest new way to break the game: memory corruption . The trick requires using Samus’ power bombs in an out-of-bounds area to corrupt…

Far Cry Cougar Waves To Fish

Today on Highlight Reel we have rocket rides, Far Cry 5 glitches, flying Zelda monsters, 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 up…

The Internet Reacts To Overwatch‘s New Sombra Skin

Blizzard has been releasing previews of new Overwatch skins in anticipation of the game’s upcoming event, Retribution. Sombra’s new skin has people wondering if she’d like to speak to your manager. Overwatch’s resident hacker, Sombra, is getting a new skin that shows her in a uniform for the villainous Talon organization. Sombra, who usually sports…

The Week In Games: Beware Virtual Rick

We spent a minute playing games last week, but this week we’ve got some new JRPGs to explore, VR experiences to stumble through, and sacrifices to make. Also, Owlboy This week is dominated by games coming to platforms they’ve not yet been to. Earthlock, Hellblade, Owlboy, and a few others are finally branching out, giving…

Track: Here | Artist: David Byrne | Album: American Utopia Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Body Bag | Artist: Dr. Dooom | Album: First Come First Served Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Queen Of The Forest

Remember last year, how we did a Fine Art post on a former Blizzard guy’s collection of fantasy sketches, having done one per day for 366 days? Only the first volume was released in 2017. The second one is coming out soon. Tegn: Book Two is the second of three collections, which include not just…

‘Shop Contest: Celebrating Our Favorite Witcher

This week contained the 10th Anniversary of The Witcher series of video games, and I think it’s appropriate that we celebrate Geralt, the lovable protagonist of those games. Personally, I think that Geralt might be one of the best characters in contemporary games. He’s often conflicted about his choices, has a sense of humor about…

Does Spending More Money On A Game Make You Feel Obligated To Play It?

Do you feel more obligated to play the games you buy for $60 than the ones you snag during Steam sales? On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, let’s discuss. First, Kirk and I talk about the news of the week on Lindsay Lohan, Shadow of War, and Todd Howard. Then we talk about Far Cry 5‘s…

Sunday Comics: Stolen Nerd Badge

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 April 2 Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 4. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

Track: Huarache Lights (Soulwax Remix) | Artist: Hot Chip | Album: Why Make Sense? Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Give Me All The Dogs, Winners!

I asked for dogs, and you gave me dogs. Lots and lots of dogs, some of them excelling at their craft, and others just hanging out. It’s the perfect storm of dogs and video games, so let me show you the submitted images that I enjoyed the most. Last week I politely requested dog mashups,…