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Battlefield Tank Guy Makes A Hell Of A Shot

Today on Highlight Reel we have impressive shots, Titanfall grapples, Reinhardt saves, magic helicopters, 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! Skyrim SE –…

Podcast: More Dishonored Can Only Be A Good Thing

Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’re joined by managing editor Riley MacLeod to talk Dishonored 2, Hitman, and Watch Dogs 2. The second Dishonored game feels like more Dishonored, and who can complain about that? Join us for a chat about what the latest Arkane game is like and how it compares to one of this year’s…

There’s A Whole World Living In This Low-Poly Art

From a distance, this looks like a nice low-poly piece of art. Zoom in closer, though, and it becomes a tiny little slice of life. This is called Downtown Life, and it’s by Ben Regimbal, an artist based in Korea. The level of detail is nuts. Everywhere you look (and zoom in), there’s something new…

Track: California Soul | Artist: Marlena Shaw | Album: The Spice of Life Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Hello, Badass Pokémon

Shan Claw and Elfengamezare a husband and wife cosplay team, who here are dressed as two Pokémon. Two very human Pokémon. It’s known as Gijinka cosplay, which is basically taking an animal character and anthropomorphising it. Not like a furry would, and just dressing as the animal and standing up, but by turning the character’s…

What It’s Like To Cosplay As A Man (And Woman)

Behind The Mask, Kotaku’s own web series about cosplay, winds up this week with a feature on Brooklyn Link, who explains what it’s like to cosplay. And crossplay. You can watch the previous episodes of the show here. Thanks for watching, it’s been fun to put together and share with you! Behind The Mask is…

The Immortal God Emperor Sure Knows How To Throw A Party

Richard Wright is an artist based in the UK who has worked on a ton of video game commercials and cinematics. You can see more of Richard’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is…

Track: I Just Called To Say I Love You | Artist: Stevie Wonder | Album: The Woman in Red Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

He Is Kratos, The Cosplay God Of War

This is Troy Schram, dressed as Kratos as he appears in the upcoming PS4 edition of the series. And yes, the beard is real. Almost everything you’re seeing here was made by hand, including the weaved leather shoulder pads, which Troy tells me was “a massive, time-consuming pain in the ass.” All photos by Damon…

Track: These People | Artist: Richard Ashcroft | Album: These People  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Sombra Hack Perfectly Timed

Today on Highlight Reel we have Vonnegut glitches, pot abuse, genji genocide, Sombra hacks, 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! Fallout 4 –…

That Is A Big-Ass Turtle

MOOD, the same guys behind the very successful Fall of Gods (and who have worked on games like Hitman) are back with another “cinematic novel”, this one called Brimstone They call these things a “crossover between written novel and gorgeous concept art from movies”, combining page after page of big, high quality art with a…

Track: Celestial Blues | Artist: Andy Bey | Album: Experience And Judgment Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Best Cosplay From Blizzcon 2016

Blizzard’s annual celebration doesn’t just attract the studio’s biggest fans, it also attracts some of the biggest cosplayers, some of whom were even there in an official capacity Below you’ll find a big gallery showcasing the talents of these cosplayers (and some photographers), who show that one of the few things that can match their…

The Week In Games: Who Watches The Watch Dogs?

Only in the glorious and all-too-bizarre world of video games could something be named Watch Dogs, and then eventually get a sequel called Watch Dogs 2 I guess it’s not altogether different from calling your movie Must Love Dogs, a phrase which, out of context, makes no sense and left me feeling more than a…

Sunday Comics: Look Carefully!

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published November 10. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 7. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Fans Race To See Who Can Beat NES Classic Games The Fastest 

The Best of NES routinely gets some of the most veteran speedrunners of old NES games together to have them compete against one another and share their love of old games. At the end of October, it hosted a three day marathon, and before that, a back-to-back race through 20 different NES games. Last night,…

This Week In The Business: No Country For Kool-Aid Men

QUOTE | “If you’re going to be the Kool-Aid Man, you need to be able to bust through everything. There’s nothing worse than saying, ‘Oh, you can do all this stuff except when it’s actually important. And then we’re going to put up unbreakable walls.’” – Stellar Jockeys’ Hugh Monahan explains the fruit drink-inspired design…

Track: Burning Finger Theme | Artist: G Gundam | Album: G Gundam Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

What a week. I’m a little burned out on drinking and crying, so this weekend I’m going to play some games. I’m all about Dishonored 2 this weekend (not just so I can have some tips for you!). I spent about 80 hours in the first Dishonored creating awesome Rube Goldberg machines of death, and…