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Track: Notget | Artist: Bjork | Album: Notget (single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

What We Loved About The Wonder Woman Movie

After a run of mediocre to downright disappointing releases, DC Comics finally gets a movie worth eating overpriced popcorn in a room full of strangers. It’s as if all the world’s been waiting for Wonder Woman and the power she possesses. Compete’s Maddy Myers and I saw the movie over the weekend, and we have…

2017’s Best* Video Game Concept Art 

As is tradition around the time of E3, The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) have announced a selection of pieces for the Into the Pixel exhibition, a collection of some of the best concept and promotional art in video games. Judges for the 2017 edition (which includes…

Track: Band On The Run | Artist: Wings | Album: Band On The Run Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Gas Giant | Artist: Arcadea | Album: Arcadea Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Final Steam Greenlight Game Actually Looks Pretty Cool

Valve officially turned out the lights on Steam’s user-driven Greenlight service today, ending an era defined by inconsistency—both in regards to game quality and Valve’s policies. The final game to be submitted, though? It looks pretty neat. The Underground King, which is not finished yet, bills itself as a narrative/racing/manager RPG where “you recruit the…

Steam Greenlight is officially retired. Today, Valve shut down the portion of their service that allowed users to upvote prospective Steam games. It will be replaced with a more straightforward game submission process called Steam Direct on June 13. Valve is hoping a $100 fee, upgrades to their algorithm, and changes to trading cards will…

Track: Nijikan Dake no Vacance | Artist: Utada Hikaru (feat. Sheena Ringo) | Album: Fantôme Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

May The Ciri Cosplay Never End

The Witcher 3 is still the best. Ciri is still the best. As long as those two things hold true—and they may hold true forever—then good Ciri cosplay is always welcome here. And this is some real good Ciri cosplay. This is cosplayer Alena Shvidkaya from Belarus, getting not just the outfit 100%, but the…

Track: Houses Movement III: Rust/Rebuild | Artist: Eidola | Album: To Speak, To Listen Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Art Of Prey

2017’sPrey looks nothing like 2006’s Prey. Gone are the generic sci-fi designs and alien buttholes, replaced by a sleek retro-future aesthetic that helps give the game its own unique visual identity in a market flooded with games about space stations. Below you’ll find a ton of examples of the artwork that went into creating that…

Akuma Takes Cheap Shot, Gets What He Deserves

Today on Highlight Reel we have slow motion beanbag beatings, Rainbow 6 drones, smoke headshots, 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! For Honor…

Legendary Super Mario 64 Speedrun Rivalry Heats Up

Last month, a speedrun for collecting 120 stars in Super Mario 64 went down in history for being the first run to ever go under a time of 1:40:00. It was a record that took years to achieve; some people didn’t think it was even possible. Last weekend, that legendary record got beaten twice in…

How Many Of You Started Playing Games This Generation?

Back in the ancient days of 2012, pundits and analysts across the world put on their soothsayer hats and predicted that iPhones and iPads would kill console gaming. Then, the PS4 came out and sold roughly 40 billion units, proving them all wrong. Which raises the question: How many people started gaming this generation? As…

What Happens In New Vegas Stays In New Vegas

Mike Bierek is an artist based in California who has worked on games like InFamous 2, Darksiders and Fallout: New Vegas He’s also done a lot of work on Magic: The Gathering cards You can see more of Mike’s work at his ArtStation page. To see the images in their native resolution, click on the…

Track: Hallelujah (Live) | Artist: Jeff Buckley | Album: Grace  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Calibrate Yourself For Some Garrus Cosplay

Andromeda be damned, people still seem to prefer cosplaying as the original Mass Effect characters. Garrus especially. Cosplay by Kevin Martell, mask sculpt by Julianne Ramanujam, photos by Jonathan Ramanujam

The Week In Games: The Morrowind Waker

June holds the bizarre distinction of being one of both the most and least exciting months in gaming. Players may be thrilled to discover all the news and details for upcoming games via E3, but chances are they won’t actually see many AAA titles launching. Not that there aren’t some notable games dropping in the…

What’s Your E3 Dream Announcement?

With E3 less than a week away it’s hard to stop one’s mind from fantasizing about what lies in store. Every major developer and publisher probably has a surprise up their sleeve, but what’s the one E3 announcement you’ve always dreamed of? Will we finally see the reveal of a true Metroid title? Federation Force…

That Time Nintendo and Sega Introduced 3D Gaming, In 1987

Years before Sega did what Nintendon’t the two gaming giants briefly went head to head in the newly discovered market of 3D gaming. It didn’t go very well for either of them. In the late ‘80s both Nintendo and Sega had put their main focus on expanding their brand to North America. Nintendo’s Famicom had…