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Culture
Designing The Characters Of Watch Dogs 2
Aadi Salman is an artist who worked on Watch Dogs 2, mostly on character concepts. You can see more of Aadi’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,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2017 -
Culture
New Steam Game Gives You Achievements For Speedrunning
High Hell is by no means the longest game ever, but it can be really, really short if you want it to be. While the stylish first-person shooter should take most people a couple hours to beat, there’s an achievement for sprinting through it in 20 minutes. There’s also one for beating a level in…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 24, 2017 -
CultureWhere We’re Going, We Don’t Need Bridges
Today on Highlight Reel we have stunt jumps, Splatoon 2 plays, Evil Within 2 scares 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…
By Chris Person Published October 23, 2017 -
CultureNine Speedruns That Make Horror Games Way Less Terrifying
Horror games strike a balance between player control and dread. Getting chased by a murderer with giant scissors or dealing with legions of zombies is pretty scary. Thankfully, brave speedrunners are here to tackle them for us. Resident Evil Remake, Knife Only Resident Evil knife only runs are a good way of ruining your childhood.…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 23, 2017 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Day Of Reckoning
There are definitely some games coming out this week. Fortunately, they’re all so different it should be easy to choose between them. Do you sometimes just need to dance? Then maybe forgo the Nazi bloodbath simulator. Are you afraid of anthropomorphic hats? In that case it’s possible you might prefer taking a tour of ancient…
By Ethan Gach Published October 23, 2017 -
CultureA New World Record Means Super Mario Bros. Speedrunners Are Running Out Of Options
The game has a new world record of 4:56.528. Speedrunner Darbian reached it late last Friday night on his 27,474th attempt. It’s a big milestone in an important game, but it also signals the possible beginning of the end for the race to beat Super Mario Bros. as quickly as possible. It was last October…
By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2017 -
Culture
A Heart Is A Heavy Burden
Vanessa Morales is an artist from Mexico who does graphic design, concept art and illustration. You can see more of Vanessa’s work at her ArtStation page 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,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
The North Remembers (Great Cosplay)
Here’s Kevin Von Close and Jon Snow Cosplay at Twitchcon over the weekend, looking like they’d just finished up some bullshit adventure to try and catch a zombie. If you were wondering whether that was just a fortuitous shot or that a guy who goes by the name Jon Snow cosplay can actually nail that…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 22, 2017 -
CultureSplitscreen
Has South Park’s Humor Changed, Or Have We?
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I take on South Park. We talk about the new game, The Fractured But Whole, as well as the show as a whole: its comedic sensibility, how its jokes function, and the baggage South Park has accumulated over the last 20 years on the air. I’ve excerpted a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 22, 2017 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Reaper’s New Costume
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 17. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 16. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2017 -
Culture
Which Original Xbox Games Do You Most Want To See On The Xbox One?
With new speculation about which games Microsoft will have available at the start of it’s Xbox to Xbox One backward compatibility program, it’s a good time to remember just how many great games were exclusive to the old platform. Earlier today Twitter user h0x0d leaked twelve different games they claim to make up the first…
By Ethan Gach Published October 21, 2017 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: Place Your Bets
QUOTE | “For example, if the player purchased a particular weapon, the microtransaction engine may match the player in a gameplay session in which the particular weapon is highly effective, giving the player an impression that the particular weapon was a good purchase. This may encourage the player to make future purchases to achieve similar…
Brendan Sinclair Published October 21, 2017 -
CultureSnacktaku Eats A Venison Sandwich At Arby’s HQ
On October 21, Arby’s brings deer meat to the masses, selling a limited number of venison sandwiches at its more than 3,300 U.S. locations. Not trusting our ability to wake up before noon on a Saturday, Snacktaku hit up Arby’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia for an early taste test. Arby’s first introduced the venison sandwich…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2017 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for spending time with the cat you’re watching, i.e., turning down social obligations to pet a cat. Also, video games. I just got a Switch (I know!) which means I have been playing Stardew Valley for the first time (I know!). I have very little idea what I’m supposed to be doing…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 20, 2017
