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You can make chickens in Counter-Strike follow you now. Just walk up to them and press the “use” key. Players like de_nerd have taken it to an extremely logical conclusion. By which I mean chicken parades. Bonus: this video from Dman is certainly… something!

Just Another Day At The Office For Samus Aran

Jonathan Hamers is a freelance artist from France. You can see more of Jonathan’s work at his Facebookand ArtStationpages. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of…

The Division: Destroying Faces Since 2016

Miguel Iglesias is a senior concept artist at Ubisoft’s Massive studio. He worked on The Division, but has also helped out on stuff like the Far Cry series and World in Conflict You can see more of Miguel’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re…

Track: Mucilage | Artist: Wrong | Album: Wrong Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Midair sure does look familiar. It looks exactly like Tribes. I’m not complaining! Tribes 2 is one of my favorite games ever. Between this (assuming it gets through Greenlight and Kickstarter) and the miraculous return of Tribes Ascend, things are looking up for those of us who love dishing out blue plate specials.

The New Standard In Breakfast Cereal Ranking

Social psychologistErika D. Price put no thought into and indeed does not stand by the cereal ranking system she’s devised. Here at Snacktaku we think she’s onto something, though Smorz needs to be higher on the list. Choice of breakfast cereal is a deeply personal thing of course, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t need…

Sunset Riders

Dominik Mayer is an artist from Germany at Pipedream Media, a studio that has worked with everything from games studios to Adidas to the Bundeswehr You can see more of Dominik’s work at his ArtStation page, while Pipedream’s site is here To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough,…

The World Needs More Afro Samurai Cosplay

This is Michael “Knightmage” Wilson as Afro Samurai. The outfit is great, but it’s that cel-shaded make-up that really ties it all together. And, you know, the wig. Photos by Gwendolyn Graham and Black Apple Studios

Can’t They All Be President?

Normally, cosplay involves dressing up as fictional characters, not real people. But this year’s Presidential primaries have been so absurd that I think this now counts. Amazing how a wardrobe change suddenly makes Trump look like a dude you’d wanna party with. As for the other two, your feelings are yours and yours alone. The…

Big Boss Has Gotta Go Fast

Today on Highlight Reel we have new Dark Souls 3 PvP strategies, hedgehog costumes, Fallout Pac-Man and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 The Last…

Hunger Games And Other Movies Come To Steam, Which Is Not A Great Place To Watch Movies

Steam’s had a movie section for a little while now, but for the most part it’s been home to indie flicks and Naruto. Recently, though, that’s been changing. Case in point: Lionsgate just added 100 movies to Steam, including Hunger Games and Twilight. While Lionsgate’s mess of moving pictures varies in quality (Reservoir Dogs! Cabin…

The Week In Games: These Are Definitely Some Video Games Right Here

You know how most release weeks have one central peg, some highly-anticipated title that a person creating a list can latch onto? Yeah, about that. This week we’ve got a bunch of smaller titles. Many of them are highly-anticipated, but it’s a very focused sort of anticipation. I mean, more Hitman is good, but episodic…

Podcast: When Is ‘Crunch’ OK?

Is mandatory overtime an integral part of game development or a systemic issue that should be completely eliminated? Where would you even start? Originally posted 4/21/16 On today’s episode of our podcast, Kotaku Splitscreen, industry veteran Matthew Burns (Destiny, Halo) joins us to talk about the nuances of “crunch”—game parlance for forced unpaid overtime—and how…

Sunday Comics: A Pitiful Cry For Help

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 April 22. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 18. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

They Are The Worst Video Games Of All Time

As spotted at PAX East in Boston. These guys said they just did the E.T. outfit at New York Comic-Con but decided to double the awfulness for this show.

This Week In The Business: Toys-To-Life To Death

STAT | 7% – The amount the toys-to-life US retail revenues grew in 2015, even with the introduction of a new major player in Lego Dimensions. The industry-tracking NPD Group believes the genre will shrink in 2016. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “What’s happening in the current toys-to-life space is…

When You Accidentally Pull Off a Chun-Li Cosplay

It can happen. Just ask Florida-based fitness lover Natascha Encinosa. Back in February, Encinosa uploaded a photo to her Instagram, wishing everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day. That’s when folks noticed the Chun-Li similarities. The photo quickly went viral, and since then, Encinosa has netted over 190,000 Instagram followers and even caught the attention of Japan’s…

That’s A Lot Of League of Legends Cosplay

A horde of cosplayers took the stage at the League of Legends theater at PAX East in Boston today. Most were dressed as characters from Riot’s mega-hit. Can you name them all? Here are a few more group shots: And some close-ups. Note that not everyone on stay was dressed as someone from League All…

Ambush… truce? Most of the time in Counter-Strike, if you encounter an enemy lying in wait around a corner, you’re screwed. Well, unless you’re lesi20, anyway. Of course, all good things must come an end… some faster than others. Here’s the full thing:

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Another week on the books! And another weekend to scrub any memory of it from our minds. Not gonna lie, the game I’ll be playing most this weekend will probably be “go on a bike ride IRL.” But I’ll also play some games. My list: I’m psyched to start The Banner Saga 2, since I…