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Super Euro Truck Galaxy 2

No, Euro Truck Simulator 2 will never be a candy-coated, wonderment-oozing Nintendo platformer, but what a cool effect in this piece from jm_. New cover art, anyone? 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.…

All Of Besiege Beaten With A Single, Perfect Machine

It’s hard not to marvel at the boundless (sometimes disturbing) creativity with which people approach Steam construction mega-hit Besiege. This, though, is different. Cold, mechanical precision. Infinite versatility. Doom. OK, maybe Niet Ivo‘s Doom Copter doesn’t look quite as intimidating as its suggests, but make no mistake: it will fuck your shit up. Well, if…

McDonald’s Introduces Honey Butter French Fries in South Korea

It was bound to happen. This isn’t out of the blue. It makes perfectly good sense. In South Korea, McDonald’s is rolling out honey butter french fries. Last fall, Honey Butter Chips exploded in popularity across the country. As The Korea Times reported, the chips contained “sweet, sweet honey from beehives” and French “gourmet butter.”…

KFC Is Serving Edible Coffee Cups 

When you get tired of the fried chicken, try the Seattle’s Best coffee and eat the cups. In the U.K. this summer, KFC is testing what it’s calling the “Scoff-ee,” a coffee cup made from cookie. According to Metro UK (via Mashable), the cup can be laced with different aromas, such as “coconut sun cream,…

The Art of Homeworld

A collection of sketches and concepts from one of the finest PC games ever made

Broken Half-Life Is Scary Half-Life

The original Half-Life, in my opinion, is one of the most memorable games of all time. This, however, is not Half-Life as you remember it. Not at all. The purveyors of endless video game nightmare fuel over at Vinesauce got their hands on a Half-Life mod called Glitch-Life. In short, it randomizes Gordon Freeman’s legendary…

Track: Bishops In Arms | Artist: Torche | Album: Restarter Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Real Humans Become Comic Characters

Lianne Moseley is able to turn regular human beings into comic book superheroes, using only the powers of…a make-up brush. Just look at this! She-Hulk, Green Arrow, X-Men…even Archer, who isn’t really a comic book hero, but whatever, close enough. You can see more of Lianne’s work at her Facebook page (via Fashionably Geek). Contact…

GTA Race Comes To An Unexpected Halt

On today’s Highlight Reel we have races that come to an abrupt halt, ace paratroopers in Battlefield 4, spinning busses, strange NPCs and much, 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…

Saphirais absolutely killing it here as Satele Shan from Star Wars: The Old Republic. Photo by So Say We All Contact the author at [email protected]

Mod Turns Skyrim Into A Full-Blown Pirate Game

I just got done reading Red Seas Under Red Skies, so I’m super stoked on pirates right now. Luckily, I stumbled across a new Skyrim mod that turns Bethesda’s nigh-immortal fantasy role-player into a surprisingly robust pirate game. You get a ship, a crew, open seas to sail, and all sorts of loot to pillage.…

The Cosplay and Anime Gap Bridged By an iPad

Take one cosplay. Add one iPad. What do you get? You get clever. These photos were spotted by Japanese Twitter user Kasyuu and retweeted over eleven thousand times. I like how naturally the outfit and the anime face of Love Live‘s Eli Ayase appear to come together. [Photos via Kasyuu] It’s almost like the iPad…

The Art Of The Total War Series

Just as I was talkingabout Total War, colour and character, here we go: an art book featuring concept and promo pieces dating all the way back to the very beginning of the series. Published by Titan, it was released last month, and along with dev commentary and behind-the-scenes info it features a ton of great…

Track: Gunshowers | Artist: BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah | Album: Sour Soul Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Excited Counter-Strike Player Will Not Calm Down

We’ve all been there once or twice. Sometimes games are exciting. Sometimes we scream. This Counter-Strike player, though, is really into it. Nearly every shot, every bomb plant, and sometimes for no real reason at all. “OH SHIT. HOLY— OH MY GODDDD THAT WAS AMAZING.” Screaming, yelling, hollering. He never stops. Reckless Pug came across…

Kiki’s Delivery Cosplay

Hey, it’s Tombo, from Kiki’s Delivery Service. The world needs more Kiki’s cosplay. Cosplay by Semashke, photo by Rhainė

Wanna know when a Steam game you can’t afford is on sale? Steam Alerts lets you pick a game, set a price, and wait until the stars align—at which point you’ll receive an email. It’s a handy tool for people who don’t have time to incessantly scour Steam with their own eyeballs, which is everybody.

How To Make Edible Team Fortress 2 Food And… Drinkable Pee

Team Fortress 2 isn’t all guns and people screaming about the extent to which they are or are not on fire. Sometimes there’s food, too. But—no, no, stop trying to put your hand through the monitor—you can’t eat it. Or, you couldn’t. But now you can with these recipes, only one of which is for…

Show Us Your Horrible Mess Of Video Game Cables

Electronic gadgets are cool. Knotted, tangled cables are not. Yet rarely will you find the one without t’other. Maybe you’ve done a good job of hiding your cable mess. But it’s still there, slumbering in the dark, flexing slowly of its own volition, using the long weeks and months to turn in on itself until…

GTA Monster Truck Pops Car Like A Pimple

On today’s Highlight Reel we have baby tanks, magic rockets in Battlefield, confused monsters, crushing monster trucks in GTA V and 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. Watch Dogs –…