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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Players Win Match By Staying In Their Own Flipped Car

In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, you’re up against 100 people, and a couple well-placed bullets will take you out of commission for good. Chaos reigns. Sometimes, though, chaos can work in your favor. Competing in a duos match, Sir Lance and a friend found a car. They were planning to use said car for car things, like…

Podcast: Ron Gilbert, Zelda Secrets, Returning To Destiny

Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’re joined by Monkey Island designer Ron Gilbert to talk about his newest adventure game, Thimbleweed Park. We’re also talking Zelda, Destiny, and much more. Nice and sunny here at Kotaku HQ, where we’re talking to legendary adventure game designer Ron Gilbert about his new game. First we cover this week’s…

Track: Where The Streets Have No Name | Artist: U2 | Album: The Joshua Tree Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Fans Won’t Stop Playing One Of Steam’s Most Popular Games, Even Though They Claim To Hate It

H1Z1: King of the Kill is one of the most popular games on Steam, despite the fact that thousands of fans claim to hate it. Now that a similar game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, has appeared, many say they’re going to jump ship for good—and this time, they really, really mean it. Maybe. King of the Kill…

I’ve Got A War Inside My Head. It’s Got To Set Your Soul Free.

Vitalii Smyk is a concept artist at Ubisoft. You can see more of Smyk’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…

Track: Look Inside America | Artist: Blur | Album: Blur  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Mass Effect: Andromeda Cosplay Gets The Stare Right

This is Nebulaluben—who in space-related cosplay circles also does a mean Destiny—as Mass Effect: Andromeda’s Peebee.

Track: You Got It (Or You Don’t) | Artist: Ecstatic Vision | Album: Raw Rock Fury  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

All Walls Must Fall is a tactics game that owes as much to Rez as it does to XCOM. It takes place in a future Berlin where the Cold War never ended. Time-traveling agents loop the same night over and over via tactical battles that occur to the beat of music. Looks wild! It’s on…

The Fantastic Space Art Of Paul Pepera

Artist Paul Pepera, who worked for companies like id, Valve, and 343 Industries, passed away suddenly on March 27. One of the co-founders of Astroneer developers System Era, Pepera worked on games like Halo 4 and Red Orchestra 2 “Many knew Paul in this industry as an artistic tour de force”, a statement on System…

Track: Drivin’ on 9 | Artist: The Breeders | Album: Last Splash  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Some Terrific Dishonored 2 Cosplay

This is Maul(who you’d know from his Witcher work) as Corvo and Maja Felicitas as Emily Kaldwin, doing Dishonored 2 proud with some top-tier cosplay. Photos by the always excellent eosAndy, who knows that a good location is half the battle.

How To Make Awesome Japanese Curry From Bricks

Hi, I’m Chris Kohler, Kotaku’s new Features Editor. I’d like to introduce myself to you by talking about how much I love the Super Nintendo, or Ouendan. And that’s what I’d do if this were a video game website. But since it’s about snacks and anime, I will begin with Japanese curry secrets. So below…

Elementalist Lux cosplay by Yukeshiro. Photo by Studio Zahora

Battlefield High Five Left Hanging

On today’s Highlight Reel we have high fives, Nier combos, Andromeda glitches 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! Ghost Recon: Wildlands – missile…

Months Later, OneShot Gets A New Ending

In OneShot, the main character knows about you, the player, and the two of you form a bond that’s really friggin’ sweet. It’s a very meta game, full of puzzles that sometimes escape the bounds of the game world entirely. Case in point: a puzzle that was, for months, the one thing players couldn’t figure…

Those In Glass Houses Something Something

Chris Kesler is an artist who has worked in both film and video games. You can see more of Kesler’s work at his personal site and 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…

Track: Ki Toki To – Yonhon Ashi no Odori | Artist: Masakatsu Takagi | Album: Wolf Children Original Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Thorns | Artist: Pallbearer | Album: Heartless Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Week In Games: Remixed For Your Enjoyment

Some places are worth returning to as often as possible on each new console. It seemed ridiculous at the time that Square Enix would team up with Disney to produce an action-RPG. The creators of a psycho-environmental thriller combining buster swords and blizzara with Daffy and Donald? Somehow, over a decade later, that pairing feels…