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This Week In The Business: Incredibly Disappointing

QUOTE | “[I]ncredibly disappointing” – Mad Catz CEO Karen McGinnis sums up the company’s involvement with Rock Band 4 Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “[W]e’ve said publicly that some of our more recent games haven’t met our expectations, and yet we’re still here making games, so we obviously still believe…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s raining games! Hallelujah, it’s raining games! It’s also June. And it’s also the weekend! It’s actually not raining here in Portland; it’s hot as fuck, and it’s supposed to break 100 degrees tomorrow. Seems like a good weekend to stay inside and play some games with the air conditioner cranked. Maybe you’ve heard? It’s…

What We Like About Uncharted 4‘s Multiplayer

We’ve talked about Uncharted 4‘s single player a lot. It’s time to discuss the game’s multiplayer. We like it, respect it but don’t quite love it. Patrick, Jason and I chatted about it earlier today. We’ll go first, but I’d also love to hear from those of you who’ve been playing it down in the…

Kiki’s Deep Space Delivery Service

Jan Buragay is a freelance artist from The Philippines who has a knack for sketching anime-stlye mechs and starships just the way I like ‘em. You can see more of Jan’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…

Diablo III Cosplay Is Some Max Gear Attire

Fabricator Djinn has been working on this Diablo III outfit for years now, and the result looks like it was definitely worth the wait/effort. It’s fitting that Imperius is the greatest warrior in the heavens, because this is some of the greatest Diablo cosplay we’ve ever seen. You can see the outfit come together in…

When The Best Overwatch Teammate Isn’t On Your Team

Today on Highlight Reel we have perfect deflects, good revives, overwhelming enemies, Dark Souls 3 cheater karma 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 Rise…

Whoooosshhhh

Sander Verhoeven is a student currently interning at Guerilla Games, the developers of the Killzone series and the upcoming Horizon Zero Dawn You can see more of Sander’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…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: My Girlfriend Is Kind Of A Hoarder

Hello all you freakbone bed buzzards of the Interwebs, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the dating advice column with the the patch notes for your latest relationship update. This week, we’re in for some confrontations. Nobody likes conflict, but some issues need to be tackled head on. Whether it’s putting your foot down with…

Track: A Boy Named Sue (Live) | Artist: Johnny Cash | Album: At San Quentin Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Cheers To This Witcher 3 Cosplay

TophWei is a cosplayer from Russia. She is not, as you may have guessed, a living Witcher 3 screenshot. Photos here, as in thatlast (NSFW) Witcher shoot we featured, by Victoria Milligan. I love that it’s not just Ciri in character, but her alt outfit.

The NBA’s Rookie Of The Year Is Streaming Games On Twitch

First up? Not Call of Duty, not Destiny, not League of Legends, but...Monopoly

Toy Time Plays With Victorion, Transformers’ First Female Combiner

Last year Transformers fans from around the world voted the first all-female combiner team into existence. Now Toy Time finally gets the chance to combine six robots into on giant robot woman. Rust Renegades, combine to form Victorion! My enthusiasm for the Combiner Wars Transformers line has waned a bit since I started covering it…

GOG Now Offering Steam Users DRM-Free Copies Of Their Games

GOG is a service that sells PC games and offers a client with community and update features, much like Steam. Difference is, GOG focuses on DRM-free games, which allowed them to come up with a scheme to lure Steam users over to their side of the online galaxy. Today GOG announced GOG Connect. It’s a…

If Rovio Ever Got Hold Of Your Favorite Characters…

Javier Burgos is a lead artist at Rovio, the developers of the Angry Birds series. Not that any of the awesome art in this showcase of his work has much to do with Angry Birds, since it’s more focused on rendering some of his favourite characters in his own cute cartoon style. And just like…

Track: 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong (Live) | Artist: Mogwai | Album: Rock Action Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Gotham’s Finest Are Here To Save The Night

This incredible Batman duo are The Have A Go Hero and Humpasaurus Photo by Carlos Adama Below are some individual shots taken by Daniel Cook

Street Fighter cosplay is best when it goes beyond just looks.

Cosplayer Could Lose An Eye After Contact Lens Mishap

A lot of cosplayers use coloured contact lenses to help them match the appearance of their favourite characters, but that use has a downside: when something goes wrong, it’s going wrong somewhere that’s both sensitive and pretty darn important for the cosplayer. AsHouston Press reports, cosplayer Johnny Hybrid is now painfully aware of this. While…

Overwatch Player Pushes Team Over The Edge

Today on Highlight Reel we have a flawless Lucio push, Reinhardt flight, flawless arrow shots, puking corpses, 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 Uncharted…