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Player Cuts The Stardew Valley Marriage Speedrunning Record In Half
You can pretty much speedrun anything: Google doodles, having your video game children taken away, and even (video game) marriage. While many fans deliberate for a good while over what characters to romance in Stardew Valley, for the past year, some players have sped their courtships up through speedruns. Three days ago Underscore76, the current…
By Gita Jackson Published July 31, 2017 -
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Nice Place You Got Here. Be A Shame If Nathan Drake Ever Found It.
Robin Lhebrard is a freelance artist from France. You can see more of Robin’s work at his 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, showcasing the best of both their professional…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2017 -
CultureCosplaySome Of The Best Cosplay From The 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Comic Con is, of course, the biggest nerd show on the planet, which means there was a lot of A+ cosplay on show. Too much to capture in one set of videos and photos, but hey, that’s not going to stop us from trying. The first video below is courtesy of Sneaky Zebra, while the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 30, 2017 -
Culture
The Week In Games: There’s No Place Like Tacoma
The Fullbright Company’s long awaited follow-up to Gone Home arrives this week. In it you explore the mysterious interiors of a space vessel haunted by the extras from Tron. I’m sure it won’t be scary at all. There’s also some other stuff coming out this week though, including The Long Dark and, more importantly, Patapon…
By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2017 -
CultureWhat’s Your Favorite Rick And Morty Moment?
It’s been two years since Rick and Morty season two premiered and tonight the show finally returns for its third season. Are you ready to get riggity riggity wrecked? You might remember that I F-ing love this show. In a post-Peep Show world where both Archer and It’s Always Sunny are winding down, I wasn’t…
By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2017 -
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Podcast: Persona 5 And Video Game Dialogue
Today’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen is all about high school kids and high school squids. First Kirk and I talk about Splatoon 2 (pardon my grumpiness, which was triggered by an hour’s worth of audio issues) before getting into the news of the week (19:15) including the disaster at Pokémon Go Fest, speedrunner refresh rates,…
By Jason Schreier Published July 30, 2017 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Fragile As Eggs
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 July 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 24. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2017 -
CultureShop Contest
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Sonic Crossover, Winners!
IDW has it’s work cut out for it if it’s going to ever realize even a fifth of the licensed Sonic and friends get togethers you’ve all dreamed up. Which is probably a good thing, because a lot of these are too hot for the page. While comic book Sonic has gone to a lot…
By Ethan Gach Published July 29, 2017 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: No Money In Retro?
QUOTE | “Mostly there’s just no money in it anymore, if there ever was… As much as I love those sorts of games and love to keep making those for years, I’m reaching a point where I know I’d be throwing money away if I continued to do that.” – Super Win the Game and…
Brendan Sinclair Published July 29, 2017 -
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Dream Daddy Creators Explain Why You Can’t Smooch All The Dads
In most dating sims, you can rest assured that if you pour time and effort into winning a character’s affections, you’ll have the option of ending up with them. In dad-tastic dating sim Dream Daddy, however, that’s not always the case—a fact that’s made some players upset. I recently spoke with creators Leighton Gray and…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 28, 2017 -
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Sadly, Most ‘Survival’ Games Aren’t Really About Survival
Looking over reviews of recent Steam sandbox hit Citadel: Forged With Fire, I was struck by a repeated refrain: Finally, reviewers cheered, a game that eschews survival “busywork” like hunger, thirst, and stamina. It’s true that in many so-called survival games, survival is tedious. But survival is about more than just food and shelter, and…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 28, 2017 -
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The Mother Of Dragons
Alex Negrea is an artist who has done work for companies like Crytek and Volta. We’ve actually featured Alex’s art previously: the Mercy piece here was commissioned by Blizzard,and ran in a best-of we made around the game’s launch You can see more of Alex’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2017 -
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for going to a new laundromat for the first time. Will it be terrible? Tolerable? Also, video games. So every weekend I decide I’m going to play some Witcher, and then I get busy with other games and I don’t play The Witcher. It cannot stand, readers. The Witcher must be played.…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 28, 2017 -
CultureBattlegrounds Player Weed_Man Dies The Sickest Death
Today on Highlight Reel we have sick deaths, sweet jumps, accurate simulations, 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! Fortnite – UFO Teleporter Bug…
By Chris Person Published July 27, 2017 -
CultureValve Pulls Popular Sex Game From Steam; Developer Blames Complaints About ‘Pornography’
When sex comedy game House Party launched on Steam last month, seemingly uncensored, people were surprised. Steam doesn’t have a blanket ban on nudity, but it often requires brazenly naughty games to pocket their packages and obscure their unmentionables. In House Party, you can just whip your dick out. Because it’s not a party until…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 27, 2017 -
CultureThe Low Road Is A Stylish 1970s Spy Adventure
The Low Road opens with one of my favorite video game puzzles of the year. The rest of what I’ve played, sadly, isn’t quite on the same level. The game, a spy comedy adventure set in 1976, begins with rookie agent (and player character) Noomi Kovacs being thrown into the deep end. Her new boss,…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 26, 2017
