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Track: There Are Too Many of Us | Artist: Blur | Album: The Magic Whip Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment

All Hail Hypnoskull

Weston Reid is a concept artist who has worked for companies like CCP and Tripwire. He’s currently helping out at Hi-Rez Studios on Smite. You can see more of Weston’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 as…

Many A True Nerd is back—this time he speedruns through Fallout New Vegas on hardcore mode without eating, drinking, or sleeping. Somehow, he pulls it off. Of course he does.

Wrecked GTA Cab Turns Into Clown Car Of Infinite Drivers

On today’s Highlight Reel we have Battlefield head shots, Rocket League goals, dudes named Steve, clown cars, demonic dentistry 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 – Destiny…

A Strategy Game Where You’re Basically The Power Rangers

Should I care about Chroma Squad? If you’re struck by devastating waves of nostalgia every time you think about Power Rangers, Japanese super sentai series, or, er, Backstreet Boys lyrics, then yes. Definitely yes. What’s it about? It’s a Power Rangers (sans the license) strategy game, but that’s not all it is. See, there’s this…

Remember, Stick ‘Em With The Pointy End

Based in San Francisco, KJ Yu is Studio Art Director at Concept Art House, a team that specialises in all kinds of art for the video game business. CAH has worked on games for companies like Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Epic, Riot and Wizards of the Coast. You can see more of Yu’s work at his…

The Week In Games: More Wolfenstein And Gravy

Beloved by several prominent and sexy Kotaku editors, Wolfenstein: The New Order gets a standalone prequel this week. Everything else is just gravy. Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker? Gravy. Syberia II for PS3? Gravy. Cosmophony? Gravy. You know what I love almost as much as more Wolfenstein? Gravy. Tuesday, May 5 Shin…

Sunday Comics: Dark Spirit Has Invaded

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published May 2. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 27. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Is Taco Bell’s Steak Doubledilla more exciting than an N64 at Christmas? Or how to turn a cherished childhood memory into cold hard cash, via Mr. Raccoon.

This Week In The Business: Disappearing Developers

QUOTE | “I suspect that Apple would be ecstatic if 90 percent of game developers disappeared overnight. See also: Steam.” – Indie developer Jeff Vogel, explaining why he walked away from iOS development after his game Avernum 2 was pulled from the App Store Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Companies…

If Deus Ex Were A Horror Game: The Steam Stream Plays Solarix

On a very special Friday installment of The Steam Stream, I’m playing Solarix, a new sci-fi horror game with open-ended Deus-Ex-style gameplay. Watch me get embarrassingly frightened below. This week’s stream will probably be a little short, but if I get around to it I’m hoping to also stream a little of Chroma Squad, a…

What Are You Playing This May?

Holy hell, it’s already May. How did that happen? We may be nearing the halfway mark on 2015. It may be spring already, the days may be longer than ever, and there may be a ton of interesting games to play and replay. All of that may be the case. May we take a moment…

One Man’s Quest To Bring Back Killing Floor’s Nipple Rings

Yes, nipple rings. A rather large group of Killing Floor 2 fans thinks that nipple rings are very important. Specifically, they think that one of the game’s characters should have them, and they’ve spent nearly a year campaigning to get them added. First, some background. In popular Steam horror shooters Killing Floor and the new…

GTA V Heist Does Not Go As Planned

On today’s Highlight Reel we have heists attacks, SUV kills, mid-air rocket collisions, stolen bikes 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. Halo MCC –Halo: The Master Chief Collection…

The Half-Life Game That Never Was

An official Half-Life game from the creator of Deus Ex? Oh to live in the alternate universe where it actually happened. Once upon a time, Warren Spector, one of the principle creators of cyberpunk masterpiece Deus Ex, began work on a Half-Life game that never saw the light of day. At the time he was…

Track: Can’t Trust Her | Artist: Gucci Mane, Rich Homie Quan | Album: Trap House III Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Art Of Drawing JRPG Worlds

Becca Bair is an experienced artist and games developer who is currently working on Vidar, and RPG where…everyone dies. She’s also studied architecture and interior design at university and is classically trained in the art of figure drawing. You can see more of Becca’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in…

Ask Dr. Nerdlove: She’s Poly, And I’m Confused

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column that can help you find the Best Ending to the dating sim that is your life. This week, we untangle the snarled web of relationship complications. How do you navigate dating someone who’s polyamorous? At what point does it go from three’s company to…

Months Later, YouPorn’s Pro Gaming Team Looks Kinda Dead

Late last year, gigantic porn site YouPorn announced that they’d acquired a pro DOTA 2 team, and every publication on Earth—probably even Highlights Magazine—gave them a headline. But was it anything more than a marketing ploy? Curious, I decided to look into what’s happened since. Once upon a time Team YP’s plan was to compete…

Is There A “Sexy Mechanics Of Steampunk” Calendar?

Tara Phillips is a Canadian concept artist who is currently Art Director at indie developer Snowed in Studios. She has a thing for pin-up art, in case you were wondering. You can see more of Tara’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough,…