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The Incredibly Limited Adventures Of Game Developer Barbie

Now available in stores across the country, Game Developer Barbie is here to prove that anyone has the power to create crappy match-three games, even if they only have five points of articulation. Announced back in January, Game Developer Barbie takes long strides towards making up for the horrific “I Can Be A Computer Engineer”…

This Week in the Business: Expectations Manager 2016

QUOTE | “Me and my son have an Xbox One, and we wanted to play Battlefield 1 or Titanfall 2, and we didn’t get that opportunity. I was like, c’mon man, I didn’t come here to buy stuff. I came here to enjoy games.” – A father discusses the “really disappointing” open-to-the-public E3 Live show…

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer: ‘We Will Ship Games On Steam Again’

If you’re a PC gamer, the big news out of E3 this year was Microsoft’s decision to (finally) re-embrace PC as a gaming platform. If you buy their games on Xbox One, you’ll get them on PC as well (and vice versa). For big games, however, Microsoft’s been awfully Microsoft in recent times. Their store…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

E3 has come and gone, and we can groggily get back to talking about video games that are actually out. To that end: What are you playing this weekend? I’ll go first: I’m planning to play some more Overwatch, since a lot of the people I play with were in LA last week. I saw…

Steam Controller Update Lets You Customize Every Button Press

The Steam Controller continues to be a thing that is not super comfortable for a lot of people, but that hits just the right spot for customization junkies. Valve’s regularly updated it since launch, and now it’s gotten one of its most ambitious updates yet. Activators, currently available on the controller’s beta client, allow you…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Was Catfished And I Don’t Know What To Do

Hello, happy pervert people of the Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the dating advice column that’s instrument-rated on the black, red and blue lions. This week, we’re talking about how to troubleshoot your relationship woes, whether it’s trying to make sure that your feelings are real or making sure that your relationship is real.…

Duelyst Has Some Of The Best Character Art You’ll See

Duelyst is a very pretty little strategy game. So pretty, in fact, that we’re going to feature it twice here on Fine Art. In 2014 we looked at some of its environments, but today we’re looking at Christophe Ha’s (Overwatch, Diablo III, World of Warcraft) character design. There’s a definite Overwatch vibe to these characters,…

Two Overwatch Ultimates Synchronize Perfectly

Today on Highlight Reel we have dancing dragons, ultimate Mercy sacrifices, bookworms, screaming barrel people, 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 Watch Dogs – Check both sides – Elwanya Dark…

Counter-Strike Weapon Sounds Spark Controversy

Valve just dropped a big Counter-Strike update with some good stuff (snazzy new knife finishes, an extension to Operation Wildfire), some experiments (CSGO Prime accounts now require lieutenant rank 21 in addition to a phone number), and some questionable decisions. The big point of contention in the new Counter-Strike update is a single weapon sound.…

Track: St. Petersburg | Artist: Supergrass | Album: Road to Rouen Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Overwatch Genji Cosplay Is On Another Level

I know, there’s been a lot of Overwatch cosplay here lately, but there’s just so much of it, and it’s so consistently good, and people are very much into this game, so whatever, deal with it. Today? It’s Fredrik Just and his incredible Genji outfit, which as you can see not only fits nice and…

Podcast: E3 Day Two

Yesterday, the show floor at the LA Convention Center opened and the E3 expo got underway. Zelda! Final Fantasy! Gwent! And so much more. Let’s discuss, on another bonus E3 episode of Kotaku Splitscreen You can listen to the podcast on iTunes here, and we’re also on Google Play. (The RSS has been running on…

Track: Plus Minus Zero | Artist: Six Lounge | Album: Plus Minus Zero (Single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Suicide Squad Are Here To Blow Up Cosplay

Photographer Jason Laboy managed to get the whole Suicide Squad together for this shoot. Oh, and Batman too. The cosplayers are: Dead Shot, Harley Quinn, El Diablo, Enchantress, Captain Boomerang, Katana, Killer Croc & Rick Flag

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

Heroes Never Die (Nor Does Their Cosplay)

Spiral Cats’ Tasha, who already made our “Best Overwatch Cosplay” list for her Tracer work, now makes a convincing argument for inclusion with this Mercy outfit.

Track: Chemical World | Artist: Blur | Album: Modern Life is Rubbish Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Track: Some Things Come From Nothing | Artist: Super Furry Animals | Album: Guerrilla Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Overwatch Cosplay Goes Deeper

Cosplaying as D.Va’s actual Overwatch character design is so 2015. Two examples! The pic up top is based on fan art by chexgirlfriend, while the cosplay homage is by Kitty Lappin Love how she even copied the off-centre text. But wait, there’s more. Here’s Vani Chu vs the D.Va doritos art:

The Week In Games: A Whole Lotta Side-Eye

This pony is sick of your crap, E3 week, and your pitiful offering of game releases. And don’t give me that “it’s E3, so we’re getting plenty of teasers and new shiny stuff to look at.” Some of us just want something new right now, thank you very much. Here’s the slim pickings: Tuesday, June…