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Morphite is a sci-fi shooter/platformer inspired by Metroid Prime, Ratchet and Clank, and… Turok. You’ll explore the galaxy and unravel a fully voiced main story with bosses, creature-scanning, and puzzles. It’s currently set for “early 2017,” and it’s on Steam Greenlight right now.

The Best Cosplay From PAX South

The cosplay convention circuit is back in action for 2017, and our first coverage for the year comes from PAX South, which was held in San Antonio between January 27-29. There was some real good stuff on show. Mineralbluwas there taking both photos and video, and has shared some of the best shots here for…

Conan Exiles, As Told By Steam Reviews

There is a prophecy. It says that, once every couple months or so, a new early access survival game will rise to the top of the charts on Steam. Though commoners will decry it as “janky AF,” no mortal force will stop its ascent. Anyway, Conan Exiles says hi. The positively barbaric survival game continues…

Some Overwatch Cuties

Desiree Cassidy is an illustrator and animator working at Electronic Arts. Here’s some of her work, including these Overwatch ladies. You can see more of Desiree’s stuff at her ArtStationand Instagrampages. 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…

Track: Walk On By | Artist: Isaac Hayes | Album: Hot Buttered Soul  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Oh Hey, Cowboy Bebop Cosplay

Hey cosplayers, more Cowboy Bebop cosplay, please. This Faye Valentine is by ReaverSkill

Here’s Sladkoslava with a damn good Ellie from The Last Of Us

Skyrim Warrior Unfazed by Death

Today on Highlight Reel we have tons of Ghost Recon clips, brave Skyrim warriors, Titanfall 2 satchel kills, gymnastics 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…

The Week In Games: The Samurai Man Cometh

Samurai Dark Souls is finally here. And not much else. I say “finally” because Nioh, a game that felt like a samurai take on Souls, and in fact turned out to be basically exactly that, actually began its journey over a decade ago back in 2004. The game is based on an abandoned script by…

Sunday Comics: You Need To Hide That

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 February 3. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published January 30. Read more…

Pro Smash Bros. Player Makes Old Games Move Like Lightning

The Super Smash Bros. series began on the Nintendo 64, and Daniel “SuPeRbOoMfAn” Hoyt is one of the greatest to ever play the game. The Smash player, ranked second in the world according to the SSB64 listing published last month, recently shared a clip of on Twitter in which he moves as fast as the…

Track: Show You The Way | Artist: Thundercat | Album: Drunk Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

This Week In The Business: Great Switch Expectations 

QUOTE | “Some of those who have seen this lineup have expressed the opinion that the launch lineup is weak. Our thinking in arranging the 2017 software lineup is that it is important to continue to provide new titles regularly without long gaps.” – Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima explains the company’s strategy for the Switch…

Pirates Pounce On Conan Exiles After Developers Accidentally Remove DRM

In the never-ending battle between pirates and DRM makers, there are no easy victories. Or at least, that was the case with notorious anti-tamper tech Denuvo until, well, yesterday. Denuvo anti-tamper was supposed to keep Conan Exiles’ cavalcade of burly barbarian men under lock and key, but the dang dongs broke free. Now they’re flapping and…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Do you even have to ask? I just chose Yennefer to be Geralt’s love interest but I have a lot of doubts! What if I only think I love her because the game makes such a big deal out of their relationship, much like she’s worried about? What even is love? These are big questions,…

Someone’s Gotta Design All Those Game Logos

Omer Younas is a veteran games artist who specializes in 2D stuff like logo design and menus. He’s worked on games like Battlefield 1, Metal Gear Solid V and the Crysis series. You can more of Omer’s work at his personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button…

Track: Sweet Thing (Live at the Hollywood Bowl) | Artist: Van Morrison | Album: Astral Weeks Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

When Pin-Ups Meet Harry Potter Cosplay

Kotaku cosplay regular Ginny Di returns here with a super cool tribute to Gil Elvgren’s iconic pin-up art, giving the 20th century illustrations a Harry Potter twist. Photos by Josh Randall. You can see more of Ginny’s cosplay at her Facebook page

Spider-Man Knows How To Protest In 2017

Spider-Man, being a good guy, knows that there are more dangers to the innocent than supervillains and Sony’s film division. So like many others in 2017, he’s taken to the streets to protest. MoonSpider was at the LA Women’s March on January 21, which was one of the biggest protests on a day of action…

Track: Europe Is Lost | Artist: Kate Tempest | Album: Let Them Eat Chaos Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.