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Smash Players Thought They Were Friends With A Reclusive ‘God’ Developer, But Now Suspect She Duped Them

Over the course of three years, an impostor convinced the Smash community—as well as her friends, housemates and girlfriend—that she was a reclusive and revered programmer behind the famous Smash mod, Project M, several sources close to the issue say. The supposed impostor, who goes by many names and who we’ll call Katy for clarity,…

Track: Sale of the Century | Artist: Sleeper | Album: The It Girl  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

 Nathan Fillion Has His Own Destiny Gun

Impact Props is to thank for this Ace of Spades hand cannon, part of a gift from Bungie for actor Nathan Fillion, the man behind Destiny’s Cayde-6 The company also hired Impact to make commemorative props for some other actors, like Lance Reddick (Zavala)… …and Bill Nighy (The Speaker). You can see more of Impact’s…

Fantastic Landing, Guardian

Today on Highlight Reel we have sick flips, hitchhikers, Rainbow Six bait, 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 on all the…

15 Hours In, Divinity: Original Sin 2 Is Brilliant

I’m fighting a losing battle. Again. One of the last steps between me and freedom from a magical prison island, a weird flesh-obsessed magister named Kniles the Flenser, has me woefully outgunned. Divinity: Original Sin 2‘s combat ruthlessly punishes the unprepared, and I basically went into the game blind. After 15 hours of play, I…

Track: Lift | Artist: Radiohead | Album: OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Shirtless Mario Leads To Widespread Pandemonium

"everyone was so horny to play as naked link they didn't consider the consequences. now we have naked mario. i hope you're happy."

Track: Sorato | Artist: sakanaction | Album: Sorato single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Coca-Cola Coffee Released In Japan

It’s called Coca-Cola Coffee Plus, and it has fifty percent more caffeine and fifty percent fewer calories. According to Shin-Shouhin (via Get News), Coca-Cola Coffee Plus is a vending machine exclusive in Japan. Each 190ml can has 34mg of caffeine and only 42 calories. The coffee comes in the form of extract powder. This kind…

Warhammer 40K Battles Are Never Subtle

Lie Setiawan is an artist from Indonesia who has done work for companies like Privateer Press and Games Workshop. The last thing he worked on you can play is the mobile Warhammer game Doomwheel You can see more of Lie’s art at his personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on…

Dark Souls vs Star Wars

Solaire approaches a battle against a lightsaber the same way he approaches a battle against anyone else. This is from a video D Piddy made at Saboten Con earlier this month. If you’re wondering why he does this for seven minutes, it’s about showing off the other cosplayers in the shot, not grinding the joke…

Military Shooter Expansion Shows You The Toll Your Battles Take

Playing as a young man, I run up verdant hills to a church. I’m told of this person’s disdain for local conflict-heavy politics and his love for his community. Then I step on a mine and die. No respawn. That was just the game’s opening. Laws of War, a mini-expansion for military sim Arma III…

New Battlegrounds Patch Makes It Harder To Earn In-Game Currency By Doing Nothing

If you ask many PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players (or PlayersUnknown, if you want to use the grammatically correct plural form) what their biggest problem with the game is, they’ll probably say AFK farmers. Now, after weeks of complaints, PUBG’s developers have made it much harder to sit around and earn currency. As part of the game’s…

How Speedrunners Are Racing Through Green Hill Zone, Sonic Mania‘s Most Contested Level

Green Hill Zone’s loop-de-loops and tropical scenery make for one of the most iconic stages in Sonic The Hedgehog. Sonic Mania’s version of GHZ adds new complications and complexity that’s turned it into one of the game’s most hotly contested speedrun courses. 2-D platformers like Sonic Mania thrive on the notion of fast, uninterrupted movement…

Track: South Side | Artist: Moby | Album: Play Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

ALERT: VERY GOOD MUPPETS COSPLAY

Here’s the latest effort from the Portland Superheroes Coalition: a complete, life-size recreation of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, the house band for The Muppet Show Dr Teeth is Paul Lamoreau, Janice is Kaitlin Lamoreau, Animal is Josue Garcia, Zoot is Sandy Iwata, and Floyd is Jamie Iwata. The gang were in attendance at…

Portraits Of Overwatch Heroes

Jai Kamat is an artist and illustrator from Rochester, New York. You can see more of Jai’s work at his personal site 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…

The Story Behind The Home Of Forgotten Video Games

Before the emergence of online stores, if you wanted to play old video games and they weren’t available locally, there was simply no way to buy them. But you could download them, and one of the biggest and most important sites around was Home of the Underdogs It’s hard to pinpoint today just how much…

High Five! Up Top!

Today on Highlight Reel we have Prey turrets, high fives, impressive Rainbow 6 beginnings, 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 on…

What We Liked And Didn’t Like About The New Season Of BoJack Horseman

Netflix dropped another season of BoJack Horseman this weekend. As is tradition, I sat down and watched all of it all in one go without realizing. While Kotaku’s managing editor Riley MacLeod, intern Chloe Spencer and I had some problems with the fourth season’s execution, we all still love this weird, depressing, hilarious show. Today…