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Track: God is War | Artist: All Pigs Must Die | Album: God is War Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Halo: The Tiny Chief Collection

Back in 2012, we featured the art of Michael Pedro, who had worked on Halo 4. In the three years since, he’s been busy. Having then moved onto the Master Chief Collection, he’s got way more art to show off, both from Halo and other stuff. You can see more of Pedro’s work at his…

This Week In The Business: A Shitload of Pip-Boys

QUOTE | “We made a shitload of Pip-Boys, and we went back and made more, and went back and made more.” – Bethesda marketing VP Pete Hines, explaining why there won’t be any more of the Fallout 4 accessories QUOTE | “The immediate reaction when someone asks you to take on a Star Wars game,…

Jesus, Batman, What Did You Do To This Guy?

Today on Highlight Reel we have bad guys turned into grotesque monsters, Rocket League assists, drunk missiles 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. Destiny – Two Heavy Novas…

Track: Sæglópur (“Lost At Sea”) | Artist: Sigur Rós | Album: Takk… (Thanks…) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Well, That’s One Way To Fight A War

Ignacio Fernández Ríos is a concept artist from Spain who has worked on games like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Clive Barker’s Jericho You can see more of Ignacio’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…

Terrific Ciri Cosplay Brings The Witcher 3 To Life

Is it too late to make this the International Week Of Witcher Cosplay? Because only a day after that awesome Yenn comes an equally impressive Ciri. Not only is the cosplay job and photography outstanding, but they went the extra mile to really nail the location, heading out deep into the woods in Washington to…

New Steam Hit Is Basically Horror Hide And Seek

I just got done playing a few matches of Dead Realm, and I’m shaking. Admittedly, it could be the fact that I’ve consumed waaaay too much coffee in the past couple hours, but the multiplayer horror game’s tension definitely got to me. Currently in Steam’s top ten best sellers, Dead Realm is basically hide and…

Clicker Games Are Suddenly Everywhere On Steam

It all started with Clicker Heroes. Or maybe Adventure Capitalist. Now things are getting out of hand. In the past few weeks, there’s been a veritable explosion of clicker games—that is, games where you mostly click on stuff until it dies to progress, slowly but surely leveling up to improve your clicking prowess—on Steam. Among…

Watch A Speedrunner Break The Hell Out Of Earthbound 

Did you know that if you press the right buttons in the right order, you can manipulate Earthbound’s random enemies into doing whatever you’d like? No? Now you know. Last night, as part of the annual Summer Games Done Quick marathon, speedrunner Aurilliuxshowed off some of the incredible things he can do in the classic…

Ask Dr. Nerdlove: Help, I’m Hopeless With Women And I Hate Myself

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column to graduate top of its class from Transylvania Polygnostic University. This week, we have a question that comes up a lot: How do you keep your lack of dating success from curdling into resentment in your soul? What does it take to break out…

Redditor Badwxlf made a BioShock cake for a friend, even doing some research before baking it—by grabbing the three games during the Steam Summer sale and taking screenshots while playing. It has a Big Daddy and a Gatherer’s Garden vendor made out of Rice Krispies, so it’s probably delicious. More photos below. Dayshot is an…

Track: X-Ray Visions | Artist: Clutch | Album: Psychic Warfare Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

An Evangelion Masterpiece

Kyonghwan “Tahra” Kim is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Korea. Good thing he’sgot a book collecting his work already, because it saves me asking for one. You can see more of Kim’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big…

Damn.

Mad Max: Fury Road meets Fallout 4. It’s a predictable mash-up, but fucking hell, ✪ King Mrakobez did it up in grand style. The Steam Community Showcase is a regular look at the cream of the Steam community’s boundless crop. Art, videos, guides—whatever. Each installment highlights a specific piece or person. If you find anything…

It’s Yennefer of Vengerberg From The Witcher 3

We’ve seen some good Witcher cosplay lately—unsurprising, given the love folks have for the characters and their snappy outfits—but you don’t see many people trying to take on Yenn. Cosplayer Niamash doesn’t give a shit, though, and along with photographer Catherine Badulina took it on and killed it in this shoot. You can see some…

Evel Knievel Is Jealous, GTA Stunt Guy

Today on Highlight Reel we have last-second Rocket League saves, really cool GTA stunts, floating Grim Fandango NPCs 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. Battlefield 4 – Ain’t…

Notorious Team Fortress 2 Hacker Says He Regrets What He’s Done

A couple days ago, the Team Fortress 2 community came across a video of a notorious hacker getting a taste of his own medicine. They were ecstatic. Responses ranged from “serves him right” to “fuck that guy.” The hacker goes by the handle Max Box, and—despite the fact that he’s created a veritable infamy factory…

Track: Where Ya At | Artist: Future, Drake | Album: Dirty Sprite 2 (DS2) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Hidden Power Of Oreo Thins

Here at Snacktaku we don’t usually condone playing with your food, but Nabisco’s new Oreo Thins make it too easy. In this video I uncover two secrets. The first is that the new skinny Oreos have the ability to connect together like building blocks to create complex shapes. This might seem like a trivial discovery,…