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Nobody’s Sure How One Of Counter-Strike‘s Best Players Nailed An Incredible Shot

The weekend’s IEM San Jose Counter-Strike tournament was full of great moments, but one shot rang louder than the rest. The reason? It seemed goddamn impossible. The moment came when Ukrainian team (and eventual tournament winners) Na’Vi faced off against beloved-by-the-crowd North American favorites Team Liquid. Na’Vi’s star AWP-er (someone who specializes in Counter-Strike’s notoriously…

Track: Eye in the Sky | Artist: Moondragon | Album: Miramar Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Excuse Me, Have You Seen My Horse?

Kristian Llana is a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in New York. You can see more of Kristian’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page

Halo vs Destiny, The Showdown Bungie Could Never Make

This joke video from Freakin Rad is corny as hell. But it’s also showing off some truly exceptional Halo and Destiny cosplay, both up-close and in a full range of motion. Starring in the vid are Spartan and Titan suits by Its tims time, Iron-Dan’s Master Chief and Melody Tripp’s Warlock.

The Week In Games: It’s Like It’s Thanksgiving Week Or Something

More Fallout 4? Okay then. Tuesday, November 24 Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires— Vita Digital Teslagrad — Vita Eiyuu Senki: The World Conquest— PS3 Digital Beyond: Two Souls — PS4 Digital Brunswick Pro Bowling — PS4 Digital Miko Mole — PS4 Digital Minecraft Story Mode Episode 3 — PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC Coming…

Mechanised League Of Legends Cosplay

For his very first cosplay outfit, Elmins wanted to make a Aether Wing Kayle (from League of Legends) outfit. If this is what he can pull off for his very first cosplay outfit, by his third he’ll probably be flying into space, or travelling through time. Here’s what the costume—which took “many hundreds of hours…

Sunday Comics: Unlimited Power

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 November 17. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 16. Read more of Awkward Zombie The GaMERCaT by Samantha Whitten. Published…

Transformers Fans Have A Very Big Decision To Make

Trypticon. Omega Supreme. Scorponok—three of the biggest Transformers toys ever made. Hasbro wants to bring one of them back, and it’s up to fans to decide. This is not going to be easy. Following up on 2015’s hugely successfulCombiner Wars line, Hasbro has massive plans for the Transformers Generations Titans Return in 2016. We’ve got…

This Week In The Business: Or Your Money Back

QUOTE | “The game was a failure. We could not do, in good conscience, volume 2 and volume 3.” – Steve Escalante, GM of Afro Samurai 2 publisher Versus Evil, explaining why the game was pulled from PSN and refunds issues to all customers. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “No…

Valve Is Changing Steam Sales

Since the dawn of recorded time, big seasonal Steam sales have included daily deals that make the whole process downright ritualistic. Wake up, check Steam sale deals, feel the life being drained from your wallet, etc. Soon, that will no longer be the case. Instead, games will just be at their lowest prices for the…

The Fallout 4 Podcast Extravaganza: Part Two

Fallout 4 is the type of game that grows on you more the more you play it. So we couldn’t help but keep talking about it on this week’s podcast. Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, Kirk and I spend a ton of time talking about weapons, quests, and theories in the latest Fallout. It’s part two…

Track: Moonlight Mile | Artist: The Rolling Stones | Album: Sticky Fingers Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Knights Of A Rusted Future

Blake Rottinger is an artist from Sydney who has worked across games, film and industrial design. You can see more of Blake’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page 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”…

The Steam Stream Plays Hard West, Aka Wild West XCOM [Update: Finished]

An XCOM-style strategy game set in an occult Wild West? Hard West is trying to do a lot of things. Is it good, though? Let’s find out. Watch me play it right now. I have high hopes for this one, given that it combines many things I love (XCOM-like tactical gameplay, saloons, pentagrams), but that…

Fallout 4 Player Has Fantastic Bowling Form

Today on Highlight Reel we have bowling, NPCs with eye issues, Star Wars Karma, and much more! Watch the video above, 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. CoD:AW – Sit trip – submitted by BloodRazer17 CoD:BO3…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: My Girlfriend Hates That I Watch Porn

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column with a graduate degree from the Unseen University. This week, we’re untangling tricky emotional issues. One reader wants to know whether his porn habit and his girlfriend are mutually incompatible. Another wants to know how to rebuild himself as a caring, honest individual after…

Ark: Survival Evolved Mod Lets You Play As A Dinosaur

When I was young, I always hoped against hope that I would grow up to be a dinosaur. This is probably as close as I’m going to get. FinntasticGames “Play as a dino” mod is exactly what it sounds like: it lets you be a dinosaur in Ark, a game about punching trees and pooping…

Inside Japan’s Newest All-You-Can-Eat KFC

This isn’t the country’s first KFC buffet. Let’s hope it’s not the last, either. According to Gigazine, KFC opened up its second all-you-can-eat restaurant this week in Osaka. The first one is also in Osaka, so if you’re ever in Osaka, you have no excuse not to stuff your face with fried chicken. This is…

Dragon Balls Served Up at Japanese Restaurant

Hungry? How about a nice serving of delicious Dragon Balls. You know, from Dragon Ball. A restaurant in Japan serves up just that. Located in Nagoya, Danke Dinning serves up Dragon Ball-themed hot pots (鍋 or “nabe” in Japanese). [Photo: akaki_tya] [Photo: kenjixxx360] Here is the nabe before the meat and veggies are cooked. [Photo:…

Major Kusanagi, In The Flesh

Omi Gibson isn’t just one of the world’s top Metal Gear cosplayers. Her Ghost in the Shell game is strong, too