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Sketchy Developer Allowed Back On Steam Even Though Last Game Was Booted

Earlier this year, Valve gave Steam users unconditional refunds on a game called Journey of the Light, which claimed to have seven expansive levels, but actually contained just one unbeatable area. The game was then removed from sale. Recently, however, the developer—who goes by the moniker Lord Kres—added two new games to Steam Greenlight, Valve’s…

Halo 5 Ground Pound Came Outta Nowhere

Today on Highlight Reel we have spartan ground pounds, horses shitting in space, DiRT flips, missed train rides, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Dirt Rally –Built Ford…

Steam is having a big Halloween sale It’s a celebration of spooky games (and a handful of less spooky games, like Shadow of Mordor and Battleblock Theater). The sale runs until Nov 2. If you’re overwhelmed by options, check out our list of the best horror games for a place to start.

Track: Suicide Blades | Artist: Mura Masa | Album: Soundtrack to a Death Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

My, What Big Transport Planes You Have

Daniel Comerci is an artist from Venice who works across everything from video games to magazines to tabletop games. You can see more of Daniel’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…

The Ways Video Games Helped You Find Love

Last week, we asked you for your best video game dating stories. How have video games helped you find love? How have they torn you asunder? Y’all delivered. I got way more stories than I could hope to collect in one place; you can read through the comments on the original post to find more.…

Halo 5 Makes Me Miss Split-Screen Gaming

Some of my fondest video game memories involve people huddled around one TV at the same time. With Halo 5, the sci-fi shooter series dropped support for split-screen. If there ever was a time to mark the end of an era, this is it. When I was a kid, most of the video games I…

Like those cool masks Destiny is offering for Halloween? Bill and Brittany Doran from Punished Props can show you how to bypass the game and make your own.

Here’s A Ton Of Concept Art From Halo 5

Back in 2012, wefeatured the work Kory Hubbell—a concept artist at 343—did for Halo 4. With Halo 5 now out, we’re circling around and checking out his contributions to the latest game in the series. You can see more of Kory’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in…

Assassin’s Creed vs 2015

Cosplay superstars Rick and Dominique Boer were picked up by Ubisoft to do a little marketing for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, filmed as they run around Antwerp doing old-timey things. Looking at their costumes here (and their acting), it’s not hard to see why. OK, so they’re not going to win any Academy Awards, but notice…

A new Steam update will make things significantly better for people with lots of games. The update just entered public beta, and it reduces Steam start-up time for people with large libraries and improves library performance in Big Picture Mode. My sale-engorged library just let out a whimper of relief.

Star Doge

Remember Menchi, the cute little Chiba Inu we featured last Halloween? Menchi is back, and this year he’s kicking ass as Fox McCloud Before you ask, yes, he can barrell roll.

Half-Eleven? Time For Horse-Drawn Fisticuffs, My Good Man

“We’ll no doubt have more stuff from Syndicate to show off in the weeks ahead as more of Ubisoft’s artists share their work on the game.” That was me, yesterday. Maybe “weeks ahead” was being overly-pessimistic. Because only a day later, here’s a bunch of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate work from Hugo Puzzuoli, a senior concept…

Track: Grim Reefer | Artist: Bongzilla | Album: Apogee Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Absolutely Perfect Big Lebowski Cosplay

Don’t agree? Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man. Taken at a DragonCon parade, The Dude is Jeff Lester, while Walter is Mac Baugher. For the record, nobody was cosplaying as Steve Buscemi’s ashes. (via imgur)

Well, That’s One Way To Get Out Of A Carriage

Today on Highlight Reel we have backflipping assassins, sentient floating hats, train loving NPCs, Queen, a legendary Destiny sniper streak and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Watch Dogs…

An FPS Where You Can Invent Absurd New Guns On The Fly

When it comes to guns, Stack Gun Heroes does not fuck around. The game recently rock-and-roll knee slid onto Steam Greenlight, and its main hook is the ability to stack guns together to build… well, get a load of this madness: There will be tons of gun mods, and you’ll be able to stack them…

Guy Beats Ocarina of Time While Blindfolded

Runnerguy2489 showed us already during AGDQ 2015 that he’s no stranger to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time by playing the first three dungeons with a blindfold on. Now he completed the entire game, Water Temple included, with the same method. It took him around 103 hours to beat it, but even watching the…

The Very Victorian Concept Art Of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

Fernando Acosta is an artist who has done work for companies like WB Games, Square Enix and Hasbro. One of his more recent projects, though, was the just-released Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Below you’ll see some of Fernando’s contributions to the game, which is as Victorian as you could want/need it to be. You can see…

Terrific Raiden Cosplay Has All The Moves

We showed off Masazi’s Raiden outfit when it floored people at this year’s TGS, but in the meantime she’s gone and made this very cool short film with Rescue the Princess which really showcases what the suit (and helmet) can do. You can see more of Masazi’s cosplay at her Facebook page