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Culture
The Art Of Detroit: Become Human
Kirk didn’t much care for Detroit in his review of the game, but I still thought the game’s vision of the near future was interesting enough to take a look at in tonight’s Fine Art Below, you’ll find a showcase of pieces that went into Detroit’s development from a range of artists-some of them working…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2018 -
CultureGames That We Feel Guilty For Not Liking
There are so many games and just never enough time. Sometimes I’ll put a game on ice so I can return to it later, especially if it doesn’t click for me at first. But a certain kind of guilt can bubble up inside me if the urge to pick a certain game back up doesn’t…
By Paul Tamayo Published June 5, 2018 -
CultureCosplayA NSFW Cosplay Tribute To Shadow Of The Colossus
ColossalCon—one of the biggest cosplay shows of the year—just wrapped up in Sandusky, Ohio. And what better way to cosplay for a show called ColossalCon than by recreating the boss roster of Shadow of the Colossus Taking a similar approach to the NSFW group Overwatch shoot from last year (this was again organised by cosplay…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2018 -
Culture
A Cool Set Of New Overwatch Character Designs
Korean artist Kirim Son has done what loads of fans have already done, and designed some new Overwatch characters. What’s different about Son’s though is that all three have been specifically designed to represent Overwatch heroes whose powers are drawn from various mobility issues. Jalkikuva Laine (below), for example, became deaf as a child, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2018 -
CultureState Of Decay 2 Survivor Is Clearly Not A Doctor
Today on Highlight Reel we have State of Decay 2 car crashes, Detroit AI glitches, motorcycles, 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…
By Chris Person Published June 4, 2018 -
CultureThe First Non-Valve Game On Steam Began With A Bad Kung Fu Movie
In this era of overstuffed digital shelves, it can be hard to imagine a time when Steam wasn’t crawling with a million anthills’ worth of games. A little more than a decade ago, though, it only carried Valve games. Then came Rag Doll Kung Fu. People Make Games’ Chris Bratt (who, full disclosure, is a…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 4, 2018 -
CultureKotaku Game Diary
Every Game I’m Trying To Play Is Patching
Last Saturday, I expected to finally, finally, get through God of War. That was my first mistake. Games aren’t just finite, complete objects anymore. They’re not something I can play whenever I want simply because I can hold them in my hand. Sometimes, developers have other plans. God of War exists on a disc inside…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 4, 2018 -
CultureE3The 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…
By Jason Schreier Published June 4, 2018 -
Culture
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…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published June 4, 2018 -
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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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2018 -
CultureShop Contest
‘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…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published June 3, 2018 -
CultureSplitscreen
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…
By Jason Schreier Published June 3, 2018 -
Culture
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…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published June 3, 2018 -
CultureShop Contest
‘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…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published June 2, 2018 -
Culture
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…
Brendan Sinclair Published June 2, 2018
