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Superhot VR Speedruns Are Some Terrifying Matrix Shit

Superhot is a badass shooter where time only moves when you move. Gunfights are bullet ballets where timing is crucial. The VR version is just as stunning, especially when speedrunners are pulling of moves straight from the best action movies Speedrunning in virtual reality adds a dynamic physical component to gameplay that you don’t get…

Nintendo Challenges The World With Beastly Speedrun of Splatoon 2 Level

If the ARMS tournament from earlier this year didn’t clue you in, here’s another incident that proves Nintendo is really good at its own games. Yesterday, the official Japanese Splatoon account shared a video of the “Octozeppelin Invasion” level, which they absolutely destroy in a record 1:09. Our own Tim Rogers translated Nintendo’s accompanying Tweet,…

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When Fallout Meets Judge Dredd

Dimitri Zaitsev wondered what it’d look like if you mixed the dystopian worlds of Fallout and Judge Dredd. So he put together this incredible outfit to find out. In the gallery below you’ll see the amount of work that went into the costume, not just in terms of its construction, but the weathering and other…

Yo Maybe Don’t Touch The Skulls At Baba Yaga’s House

Leia Ham is an illustrator from Singapore currently based in LA. You can see more of Leia’s work at her 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, showcasing the best of…

Steam Has Added Over 1,000 Games Since Steam Direct Launched

When Valve first announced that it was taking a long-overdue crowbar to Steam Greenlight and replacing it with a new system called Steam Direct, people weren’t sure what would happen. Some thought Steam was about to get more exclusive again. Others feared that Valve was only widening the floodgates. Now we’ve got numbers. Since Steam…

Snacktaku Judges Lay’s 2017 Chip Flavor Contest Finalists

On paper, all three finalist flavors in Lay’s 2017 “Do Us A Flavor” potato chip contest—Crispy Taco, Fried Green Tomato and Everything Bagel—sound pretty delicious. But until science makes words edible, we’re forced to eat actual potato chips in order to determine this year’s winner. It’s the fifth year of Lay’s annual potato chip competition,…

Lawbreakers‘ Learning Curve Is Steep, But There’s Good Stuff There

Boss Key Productions’ Lawbreakers launched on PlayStation 4 and PC this week. Mike Fahey and Patricia Hernandez got together to discuss their first few hours in Cliff Bleszinski’s fast-paced take on the hero shooter. Fahey: So, Lawbreakers! Cliff Bleszinski’s big post-Epic game. A hero shooter with a gravity-defying twist. Had you played any of it…

The Internet Reacts To Valve’s New Game Announcement

Valve just announced a new game! It’s a card game based on Dota 2. The internet is confused and upset by this. Valve hasn’t stopped making games, but sometimes it sure feels like it. Their last release was The Lab, a VR collection of Portal mini games in 2016, and prior to that their last…

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Battlegrounds Players Take Off Pants And Infiltrate Big Group Of Enemies

Skrollox and his friends were playing a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds squad match when they encountered an odd sight: roughly 20 enemy players prancing down the street. In their underwear. This would normally be cause for concern. After all, it’s technically against the rules for players to form alliances with folks outside their squad. Also, the whole…

Freak Cutscene Accident Ends Promising Banjo-Kazooie Speedrun

Speedruns are all about risk and reward, as runners perform dangerous tricks in search of the best time. Cutscenes are usually a safe space where runners can relax before the next big skip. Unfortunately for one Banjo-Kazooie speedrunner, cutscenes aren’t always as safe as they seem. dickhiskhan is a Banjo speedrunner who currently holds third…

Rad GTA Trick Backfires

Today on Highlight Reel we have new friends, cool tank jumps, detectives, FIFA poses, 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! L.A. Noire –…

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A Boy And His Sword

Valentina Remenar is an artist from Croatia who works in video games, books and digital illustration. You can see more of Valentina’s work at her 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 a celebration of the work…

Nintendo’s “Boob Shaped Controller” Was, Sadly, A Failure

One of Nintendo’s most important innovations in video games has been the invention of the d-pad, which is still used prominently on controllers today. To get there, though, they had to go through some less successful prototypes. Some with stupid names. While working on Game & Watch designs in the early 80s, Nintendo legend Gunpei…

Game Of Thrones Recap Podcast: Dragons Are The Napalm Of Westeros

Well, that sure was an episode of Game of Thrones We’re back with another bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen in which Jason Schreier and I talk about the latest developments on the hit HBO series Dragons vs. Crossbows. Today we discuss the fourth episode of season seven, “The Spoils of War.” We spoil the episode…