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The Valve-Backed HTC Vive Is Virtual Reality At Its Best And Worst

For the past five days, I’ve spent nearly as much time in virtual reality as real reality. My calves ache and my neck is sore, but all in all I’ve had a pretty good time. I’ve been using the Vive, an ambitious new virtual reality system created by HTC and Valve. With the Vive set…

Captain America: Civil War? More Like Battle Royale.

Stuart Ng is an artist who has worked on games like Sleeping Dogs and Disney Infinity’s new Marvel Battlegrounds expansion. You can see more of Stuart’s work at his personal site 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…

UFC 2 Fighter Gets The Physics Knocked Out Of Him

Today in Highlight Reel we have devastating knockouts, DOOM streaks, Star Wars dunks and much, much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 UFC 2 – double…

Cosplay Photographers Are Tired Of People Stealing Their Work

Judging by how often you see them in the course of a day, cosplay photos must be some of the most valuable items on the internet. It’s a shame, then, that the people actually responsible for them get so little credit (or reward) for taking and starring in them. Whether it’s Twitter accounts posting “Sexy…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Am I Wasting My 20s With Her?

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that also protects Hell’s Kitchen with anti-gentrification fists of justice. This week, we’re going into our heads to unfuck our emotions. How do you make sure that you’re not going to wake up in the future and realize you wasted your 20s? How…

Snacktaku Eats Honey, Chili And Coffee Peanut M&Ms

This fall M&Ms is adding one of three new peanut flavors to its lineup. Much like the presidential race, they’re asking folks to eat each one and vote for which tastes best. Which one gets my vote? Originally published 4/3/2016 Now I may not know much about how the American political process works, but I…

Track: A New Home (“Undertale” Remix) | Artist: Ace Waters, TeraCMusic & Eruption | Album: Determination Original: Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

FilmCraft made this video of some of the cosplayers at OZ Comic Con, which went down in Perth on April 2-3.

Snatcher Cosplay! 

Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher is great. As is this homage to it from Japanese cosplay superstar Omi Gibson. You can see more pics like this on Omi’s website

Track: Clarity | Artist: Hammock | Album: Everything and Nothing Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Jon Snow, Lord Commander Of The Night’s Watch Mechanized Scout Division

Jean-Sébastien Rolhion is a veteran concept artist working in the video game business, who has helped out on games like Ryse and the Crysis series. You can see more of Rolhion’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…

Perfect One Punch Cosplay

Saitamo is Isho, Genos is Zephyrphoenix. Photos by The Will Box

The New Day Just Entered Wrestlemania In Dragon Ball Cosplay

Yes, this is Wrestlemania. Yes, this is Xavier Woods’ New Day making their entrance in full-blown Dragon Ball cosplay. Out of a giant, assy box of cereal. An entrance for the ages.

The Week In Games: Still A Vive

Why did I Photoshop a PC virtual reality headset on a character on a game that makes absolutely no use of it? Consider it a quantum thing. I almost missed the fact that Quantum Break is coming to PC as well as Xbox One. I’m not used to seeing a major PC release not showing…

Sunday Comics: Sexual Virtuality

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 March 31. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In Business: The Quest For Fame

QUOTE | “You get that hit of attention and it makes you feel good, then you come back down. Then you build up a tolerance for it, so you need it just to feel normal, like if you have too much caffeine or something.” – Framed developer Joshua Boggs, talking about his self-destructive quest for…

CHKN Is A Survival Game Where You Build Monstrosities

As far as survival games go, CHKN is certainly… unique. CHKN has some of the usual survival trappings: you’ve gotta eat to live, collect/kill to eat, and the game world’s god just said “fuck it, I’m tired” when faced with the idea of creating any shape other than a cube. But it also has creature…

Counter-Strike Pro Destroys Other Team Seconds After Hosts Question His Strategy

The $1 million Counter-Strike MLG Columbus Major has been running for a few days now, and it’s produced no end of crowd-flooring highlights. The latest? An oddball play that decimated an entire team in seconds. The moment couldn’t have been better if somebody had scripted it. With his team down 14-6 against Ukrainian powerhouse Natus…

GTA Players Almost Miss Their Flight

Today on Highlight Reel we have skeleton naps, spooky Rainbow 6 kills, jumps, secret admirers and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 Assassin’s Creed Syndicate…

Why It’s Taking Years To Shave Seconds Off The World Record For Super Mario Bros.

The fastest anybody has ever beaten the original Super Mario Bros. is with a time of 4:57.427.The man who currently holds that record isn’t happy with it, though. He knows he can do it faster. Meet Darbian. During the day, he’s a software engineer. At night, he’s a speedrunner who has spent months trying to…