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CultureEveryone Has A Crush On This Concept Art For Overwatch‘s Mercy
Overwatch fandom can’t stop talking about, and drawing, this radically different Mercy concept art. Over the weekend, at the Overwatch exhibit in Gallery Nucleus in Portland, Oregon, Blizzard had copies of their upcoming Overwatch artbook. An enterprising fan, twitter user Adulture, took a few pictures of the concept art for the game from the book.…
By Gita Jackson Published October 17, 2017 -
CultureCollaborative Mirror’s Edge Speedrun Is A Thing Of Beauty
Mirror’s Edge is a 2008 game all about hardcore parkour and fluid movement. A new collaborative speedrun shows off exactly what happens when you toss expert players behind the wheel. The Mirror’s Edge speedrunning community released a segmented speedrun today, showcasing the game’s freerunning and some neat out of bounds glitches. A segmented speedrun takes…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 17, 2017 -
CultureWho Is The Best Wife In Stardew Valley?
Stardew Valley has finally arrived on the Switch and instead of exchanging the best farming tips or fishing techniques, we ask the real question on all of our minds: Who is the the game’s best romantic interest? I sat down with Seung Park and Gita Jackson to let them debate who they think is the…
By Paul Tamayo Published October 17, 2017 -
CultureCosplaySailor Moon Cosplay Is All Grown Up
An all-star lineup of cosplayers, photographers and videographers have teamed up to imagine what it would look like if the stars of Sailor Moon had a more adult photoshoot. It was a reunion of sorts for CineCosu Studios’ Dominique Zamora, who assembled much of the same team we featured earlier in the year for a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2017 -
CultureJohn Cena Meets His Greatest Foe: A Couch
Today on Highlight Reel we have football headshots, leg locks, inappropriate Nier driving 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…
By Chris Person Published October 16, 2017 -
CultureCosplayThe Best Cosplay From New York Comic Con
The New York Comic Con has gotten so big over the years that it’s now one of the biggest nerd shows on the planet. And where there’s big nerd shows, there’s A+ cosplay. If you weren’t at this year’s event (or at our party), where attendance was pushing 200,000 people, below you’ll find a gallery…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2017 -
Culture
The Art Of Total War: Warhammer II
Total War: Warhammer II is a great strategy game. In no small part because it looks amazing I don’t just mean technically, I mean in terms of taking Games Workshop’s property and bringing it into video games in as bold and colourful a way as possible, as you’ll see in the gallery below. This isn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
Light-Up StarCraft Cosplay Is On A Whole Other Level
This Nova outfit (technically Heroes of the Storm cosplay, since this is a skin from that game for the StarCraft character), by Kamui, doesn’t just look good as is. It also lights up like a Blizzard-themed Christmas tree, with some of the most impressive cosplay engineering work I’ve ever seen. Here’s a shot of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2017 -
Culture
I Drank Pikachu Soda, And It Was Good
Taiwanese soda company Ocean Bomb has a huge range of Pokemon-themed drinks out at the moment. This one, with Pikachu’s face and the word “cider” on it, convinced me it was the one to try. Now, where I’m from in Australia, “cider” is an alcoholic beverage you drink in the summertime. I get that for…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2017 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Going Down To South Park
A new South Park game awaits just over the horizon, along with WWE 2K18 and another Gran Turismo-lite. But while these games will no doubt dominate most people’s conversations (except for the Nintendo kids who will once again see some of their favorite characters crammed into a hack’n slash blender), I’ve got my eyes on…
By Ethan Gach Published October 15, 2017 -
Culture
Rogue Flying Fish Cancels Super Mario Bros. World Record
Darbian is one of the premier Super Mario Bros. speedrunners, and this is him getting wrecked by a Cheep Cheep. Currently tied with Kosmic for first place in the game with a shared world record of 4:56:878, Darbian was on his way to make history having already shaved off another .3 seconds during world 8-3.…
By Ethan Gach Published October 15, 2017 -
CultureSplitscreen
Why Loot Boxes Make People So Angry
It’s the 100th episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, and to celebrate, we’re… talking about video games, loot boxes, and much more. First, Kirk and I reminisce a bit about 2+ years of Splitscreen. Then we get into news talk (19:09) about loot boxes, Oculus Go, and Valve’s Orange Box turning 10. Then we talk South Park,…
By Jason Schreier Published October 15, 2017 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Legendary Punchline
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 14. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 9. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published October 15, 2017 -
Culture
Which Dragon Ball Game Is Your Favorite?
One of the most prolific game series in existence despite being licensed, Dragon Ball has seen its fair share of the good, the bad, and the why did they even bother. Due out early next year, Dragon Ball FighterZ might well end up being one of the series’ best releases to-date. With everyone focused on…
By Ethan Gach Published October 14, 2017 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: Much Ado About Loot Boxes
STAT | 25% – Amount of PC game revenue in 2016 that was generated by the sale of additional content like DLC and loot boxes, according to Digital River. The monetization service company believes the games-as-a-service trend has tripled the overall gaming industry’s value. QUOTE | “We think of it as a similar principle to…
Brendan Sinclair Published October 14, 2017
