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Track: Ain’t That Easy | Artist: D’Angelo, The Vanguard | Album: Black Messiah Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A New World Record For Catching The Original 151 Pokémon Quickly

Most people never catch all of the original 151 Pokémon in Red and Blue. But one Pokemon speedrunning category challenges players to do exactly that—and without trading, too. Check out the new world record for catching all of the Pokémon in Red and Blue. It comes in at 2:20:19, and it’s performed by Shenanagans Smash,…

Track: Gz and Hustlas | Artist: Snoop Dogg | Album: Doggystyle Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Killing Machines Can Still Be Pretty

Mech pilots of the future, remember: you don’t always need to drape your killing machines in drab, depressing paint schemes. Don’t be afraid to splash a little colour around! If you’re worried about attracting the enemy’s eye, remember: this is the future! It’s all about radar and targeting computers. So if you want a candy-cane-coloured…

No Face Hugs For Me, Thanks

GuitarMan0121 has been doing some stellar work in Besiege. That is a face-hugger from Alien, and it can do multiple things (!). Check out more, including a middle finger GIF I’ll be using as a wordless response to jerks for months to come, below. The Steam Community Showcase is a regular look at the cream…

The Glorious Age Of Sail

Juhani Jokinen is a Finnish concept artist who currently works at Ubisoft. The most recent game he worked on that you might have played is last year’s Trials Fusion. You can see more of Juhani’s workat his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

Crazy SNES Controller Had All The Buttons

In the late 90s, Canadian company TranDirect Holding had an idea: what if you could connect a Super Nintendo to a phone line, and use it to do your banking on? And what if instead of using a regular SNES controller, you used a sweet custom BANKING CONTROLLER. Look at that thing! It’s like a…

Selfie!

Because counter-terrorists just wanna have fun, apparently. (From Leroy Tsukami’s Steam artwork gallery.) 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 cool on Steam or would like to have your work…

GTA V Cop Can’t Be Stopped

On today’s Highlight Reel we have airborne sheep, game models twisted into horrible shapes, a GTA V supercop 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 Stretch – Bourne01…

Half-Life 2‘s Cut Content Tells A Very Different Story

The story of Half-Life 2 is considered by many to be one of the most memorable in gaming history. I wonder, though, if things would’ve turned out the same way with the story fans have discovered by combing through an ancient Half-Life 2 beta. Valve News Network put out a video spotlighting cut characters and…

How To Make Darkest Dungeon Easier (Or Harder)

Darkest Dungeon is remarkably polished for a Steam Early Access game, but it’s also remarkably difficult. Some would even say that, in its current (evil) larval phase, it’s too difficult—to the point of being unfair or un-fun. Thank goodness for mods. A modder who goes by the handle Maester Silvio has taken apart Steam’s out-of-nowhere…

Nice Codpiece, Skinny Robot

Stan Poltavsky is an artist who has worked for studios like Redsteam, on properties like Brothers In Arms. You can see more of Stan’s work at his Tumblr(NSFW content) and ArtStation page. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…

Not Your Average Metal Gear Cosplay

Angela Bermudez made sure this cosplay of Metal Gear’s Quiet wasn’t as straight-up as others, thanks to some amazing body paint work. Body paint by Sagot, photos by rocha86

Track: E| Artist: tricot | Album: 『E』 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Steam Greenlight Is Still Broken

In an ideal world, Steam Greenlight would’ve opened the floodgates on an endless cascade of great games. In reality, it’s led to a service stuffed with trash. Game makers scramble to get noticed, sometimes with underhanded tactics. Valve’s introduced a new rule to curb this, but it doesn’t solve the underlying problem. It’s become a…

Beware, The Cheat Police

Some fantastic range on display from Argentsouled, who goes from Persona 3 to Final Fantasy VII without breaking a sweat. You can see more of her work here

One Way To Avoid Imperial Entanglements

Grant Griffin is an American artist who has worked with game companies like S2 Games (Heroes of Newerth), DeNA and Dire Wolf. He’s also quite the fan artist, as his Star Wars pieces show. You can see more of Grant’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all…

Track: Jasmine | Artist: Jai Paul | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Cities XXL Is A Ripoff

Cities XXL is a city builder (think SimCity) that’s currently sitting pretty on Steam’s “popular new releases” chart. It’s also basically the same game as its predecessor, Cities XL Platinum, in most ways except one: a much larger price tag. Cities XL was not, by any means, a horrible game, but it was a pretty…