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Japan In The 1980s

Arseniy Chebynkin is a freelance artist from Russia. If you’re wondering what the street/bedroom art in this post is for,it’s for an upcoming game set in 80s Japan You can see more of Chebynkin’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left…

Podcast: The Destiny Grind Is Back Again

Today on Kotaku Splitscreen we’re talking about Destiny frustrations, Destiny 2, and the lovely new game Inside. Rise of Iron is great in many ways—especially the raid—but it’s also got a whole host of problems, as Kirk and I discuss on this week’s show. The new leveling system feels in many ways like regression for…

One of the off-court activities you can take part in while playing NBA 2K17 is…attending a comic con. Complete with cosplayers. Unexpected, but awesome.

Stardew Valley Beta Adds New Marriage Options, Including Divorce

Stardew Valley’s long-awaited 1.1 update is almost here. You can take the beta for a spin right now, if you’re willing to dirty your precious farming hands with a handful of bugs. The Steam farming sensation’s creator, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, recently unveiled the update’s full change log. Highlights include new marriage options (Shane and Emily),…

Enjoy The Worst Overwatch Cosplay

This proud team of budget cosplayers aren’t going to let time and money get in the way of awesome Overwatch cosplay. With the help of ThatGuyYouKnowwwand The Will Box, these guys—wearing recycled cardboard boxes, pieces of paper, tanktops and pieces of old Destiny cosplay—bring Overwatch’s Play of the Game animations to life in a way…

Battlerite, As Told By Steam Reviews

Battlerite is a new arena brawler that’s been near the top of Steam’s charts for a week, with no signs of slowing down. It looks like a MOBA, walks like a MOBA, and even talks like a MOBA, but reviewers love it because it actually isn’t a MOBA. Battlerite takes the basic MOBA foundation and…

I Love You, Resetti, Nintendo’s Most Helpful Asshole

Of all the weird and wonderful characters in Nintendo’s pantheon of talking animals/plumbers/fungi, I think I like Animal Crossing’s Resetti the best. Even if he is a big ol’ meanie. If you haven’t played the series, Resetti is a mole that you sometimes encounter. Not in your regular daily activities of walking around, fishing and…

A Postcard From Destiny’s Felwinter Peak

Sung Choi is an artist at Bungie working on Destiny He’s also done stuff for companies like Wizards of the Coast. You can see more of Choi’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…

Endless Space 2, the newest 4x game from the terrific “endless” strategy game studio Amplitude, will be available on Steam Early Access starting on Thursday, October 6. That version will include four of the game’s eight factions. A little more info here

Track: Strange Town | Artist: The Jam | Album: Live Jam Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Battle Mistress Cosplay From League Of Legends

This is Miyuki as Sivir from League of Legends Miyuki tells me the costume and props, which are made out of Worbla and foamulator, took 250 hours to put together over the space of two months. You can see more of Miyuki’s cosplay at her Facebook page

Track: Tuyo | Artist: Rodrigo Amarante | Album: Narcos Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Robots Robots Robots

Waqas Malik is a concept artist from Pakistan who has worked on games like Satellite Reign, as well as on stuff like board games. You can see more of Waqas’ 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…

Metal Gear Solid V cosplay by tniwe. Photo by Aku

Undertale Cosplay Is Kind Of Like An HD Remake

Well played NobleCielPhantomhive (Ink) and NobleButlerSebastian (Error). Photo by FilmShooter

Overwatch Player Finds Devastating Use For Mei’s Ice Wall

Today we have Fallout animations, Overwatch surges, awkward tranquilization 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! Halo V – SausageGobblin Batman: The Telltale Series…

Track: Smokestack Lightning (Live) | Artist: Howlin’ Wolf | Album: Smokestack Lightning (single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Star Wars Space Battle Has No Chill

Darren Tan is a freelance artist from Singapore who has done a lot of work for board game giants Fantasy Flight, and in particular their Star Wars titles. Below you’ll see some of Tan’s work for the company, from Armada (which is great) to X-Wing (also great) to the new card game Destiny You can…

Bastion Wins Cosplay Of The Game

Rather than cosplay as one of Overwatch’s human characters, Mathozwent for something a bit harder: the big blocky robot thing that also transforms into a gun. I’ve seen Bastion cosplay before, but it often suffers from being weirdly out of proportion, since the original design doesn’t exactly suit itself to the human body. Not here:…

The Week In Games: Hit That Man

Can you believe it? Hundreds of ice-cold bodies later, the fifth episode of Hitman is upon us! What better way to greet the cool autumn air and crackling foliage then with the deadly silence of a flawless assassination. Other than that, uh, well, let’s call this a nice pale September reprieve from the glut of…