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Culture
Deadpool Shows Off What Hasbro Can Do With 12 Inches
My photoshoot of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends 12-inch Deadpool figure might have gotten away from me, but the point stands—Hasbro has really gotten a handle on 12-inch figures. During the heyday of my Marvel action figure collecting it wasn’t Hasbro making Wolverine, Iron Man and Thor action figures, but rather ToyBiz, progenitors of the Marvel Legends…
By Mike Fahey Published March 20, 2017 -
CultureBattlefield Tank Defies All Known Laws Of Aviation
On today’s Highlight Reel we have flying tanks, Dishonored 2 plays gone wrong, For Honor rituals, clowns, 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!…
By Chris Person Published March 20, 2017 -
CultureRhythm Doctor is a trippy rhythm game that aims to invisibly teach you complex music and rhythm theory. It’s about doctors who save patients with sweet beats, culminating in “glitchstep boss battles” against a resilient virus. It looks cool and sounds great. It’s on Steam Greenlight right now.
By Nathan Grayson Published March 20, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
Excellent Cosplay This Weekend In Osaka
On Sunday, the streets of Osaka’s geek area Nipponbashi were overrun with cosplayers, photographers, and rubberneckers. Last year, an estimated250,000 people showed up. I’m betting even more were on hand this year. Once again, the cosplay was terrific. (Though, as reader Yotsuba&Tochan points out, there was reportedly an incident with a cosplayer getting groped, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 20, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
Borderlands Cosplay Is A Family Act
Back in 2015, we named this shot of Feinobi as Borderlands’ Handsome Jack as one of the best pieces of cosplay for the year. It’s now 2017, and he’s finally gotten around to having a proper shoot done of the outfit. What’s more, he’s now joined by his girlfriend Mary, cosplaying as Handsome Jack’s daughter…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2017 -
CultureTotal Recall
Old Games Catalogues Are Fun
Growing up in Australia in the 80s/90s, I have a very weird emotional attachment to these old retailer catalogues, because in the days before the internet—or even reliable games mags—they were the only real way to get info on what games were coming out and, more importantly, when Via Kotaku Australia, here’s a back catalogue…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2017 -
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The Week In Games: Titus Andromeda
When things in this galaxy get too predictable, it’s time to pick up and lift off for another. Maybe humanity can finally find peace outside the Milky Way. Unfortunately, I have a sneaking suspicion my instinct tells me bloodshed, destruction, and especially thinly veiled futuristic variants on traditional fire arms will follow us no matter…
By Ethan Gach Published March 19, 2017 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: The Hyrule Guide To Food Preperation
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 March 14. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 13. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published March 19, 2017 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: Switches Get Riches
STAT | 1.5 million – The Nintendo Switch global installed base after one week, according to Superdata. The firm also believes 89% of Switch owners purchased The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to go with the system. STAT | 16 million – Nintendo’s planned production of Switch consoles for its next fiscal year,…
Brendan Sinclair Published March 18, 2017 -
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Steam Group Helps Players Prevent Carpal Tunnel
PC games can confer all sorts of positive benefits: improved spatial reasoning, a sense of community, the best video games (don’t @ me), etc. They can also destroy your damn wrists. Carpal Tunnel Prevention is a handy Steam group dedicated to keeping your precious digits in working order. They send out regular alerts reminding people…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 17, 2017 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Weekends are for admitting that dish you made in your crockpot really didn’t come out well so you can give up on eating it and try something new. The crockpot is great because, while it does its thing, you can play video games! I’m almost done with the Hearts of Stone DLC for The Witcher…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 17, 2017 -
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Ancient Folks, Looking Cool
Kellen Pocock is an illustrator and designer based in California. You can see more of Kellen’s work at his personal site 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2017 -
CultureGuardian Thought It Could Mess With Link
Today on Highlight Reel we have guardian lasers, incorrect models, salt, 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! Skyrim –Water Bucket Challenge – iammeatwad…
By Chris Person Published March 16, 2017 -
CultureCounter-Strike Players Are Skeptical Of The Game’s New Map
Yesterday, Counter-Strike received its first new Valve-developed map in quite some time. It’s called Canals, and it’s based on a (conspicuously unnamed) “historic Italian city” that is definitely Venice. The initial reaction, however, has not exactly been love at first sight. Canals, you see, is not a typical CSGO map. It’s got multiple weird routes…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 16, 2017 -
Culture
Tell Us About Your Video Game Pets
We often get attached to animals in video games. Yesterday I wrote about my sweetest, most darling friend: Raincloud, my horse in Breath of the Wild. She’s precious, I love her, and if anything bad ever happens to her I will murder everyone in Hyrule. You all seem just as obsessed with your horses as…
By Gita Jackson Published March 16, 2017
