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CultureVulcan Mind Meld Goes Too Far
Today on Highlight Reel we have helpful Rainbow 6 Siege players, WW1 Dukes of Hazzard, giant Fallout babies 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…
By Chris Person Published October 4, 2016 -
CultureSpeedrunner Claims New Super Mario Bros. World Record By .05 Seconds
Super Mario Bros. speedrunner Kosmic seems to have shaved the record time for completing the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System classic by three frames, based on a video and Tweet he posted early this morning. Kosmic said on Friday that he beat the Super Mario Bros. world record held by ace player Darbian by a single frame.…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 4, 2016 -
Culture
Pew Pew Pew
André Mealha is an art director at Crush, a visual development studio that has worked on projects like Pacific Rim and Godzilla, and with games companies like EA, Bethesda, Square Enix and Microsoft. You can see more of André’s art at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 4, 2016 -
Culture
When Disney Meets Pokémon
Krista Staggs is an artist who hasn’t just done a ton of video game work, but has also done childrens books and stuff for Disney theme parks as well. You can see more of Krista’s work at her personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2016 -
CultureUnofficial League Of Legends Game Coming To Steam
League Of Guessing is a game about League Of Legends characters that uses League Of Legends settings and assets. Riot is not in any way involved. Surprisingly, it’s coming to Steam. In addition to being a game with a bad name and worse acronym, LOG is a multiplayer League-themed trivia game where the objective is…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 3, 2016 -
Culture
Digital Homicide Drops $18 Million Lawsuit Against Steam Users, Says Their Company’s Been ‘Destroyed’
A couple weeks ago, notorious developer of crappy Steam games Digital Homicide made waves by suing 100 anonymous Steam users, who they deemed a “hate and harassment group,” for $18 million. Now, however, the suit’s been dismissed. In a motion to dismiss filed last week, Digital Homicide said that their business had been “destroyed,” rendering…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 3, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Massive Overwatch Cosplay Steals Show At TwitchCon
There was a cosplay competition at TwitchCon last week, and it was won by this enormous Reinhardt getup that just gets better the closer you look. I mean, yes, it’s huge! Impressive scale. But there’s so much more to it. It moves, for one, as you can see when Chad from Hoku Props goes to…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 3, 2016 -
CultureWorld Record For Super Mario Bros. Broken By A Single Frame [UPDATE]
UPDATE – 10/2 8:30pm: After Kosmic’s speed-run was reviewed further, it was discovered that his time was actually off by exactly one frame. His actual speed-run was 4:57.244, the same as Darbian’s, with whom Kosmic now shares the world record In a follow-up, Kosmic explained where the original recorded time was incorrect, “Basically we know…
By Ethan Gach Published October 2, 2016 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Don’t Drink The Paint
The Paper Mario series got started fifteen years ago on the N64. In light of the fact that Super Mario RPG never received a proper sequel, it was welcome compromise. Even if the series seemed to have lost its way during the Wii era and more recently with Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the 3DS,…
By Ethan Gach Published October 2, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Margaery Tyrell, Is That You?
This is Russian cosplayer Xenia Shelkovskaya, doing one hell of an impersonation of English actress Natalie Dormer/Westeros Deal Wheeler Margaery Tyrell. Just goes to show that while a costume certainly helps, any cosplayer looking to get really authentic can get as much from a wry smile and a turn of the head as a 1:1…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 2, 2016 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Sacrifices Must Be Made
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 September 29. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published September 26. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Ethan Gach Published October 2, 2016 -
Culture
This Week in the Business: “Some Poops In Every Group”
QUOTE | “There’s some poops in every group but generally speaking we really have a very wonderful fan base.” – Cyan Worlds’ Rand Miller, suggesting the slower pace of games like Myst and Obduction have selected for a particularly reasonable group of players QUOTE | “I think the idea that games have to be defended…
Brendan Sinclair Published October 1, 2016 -
Culture
Keep Your Eyes Peeled For These Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Retailer Exclusives
Think yourRogue One: A Star Wars Story toy shopping adventure is over? Have you been to Kohl’s yet? How about Walgreens? Entertainment Earth? Here are six sets of retailer-exclusive Hasbro Star Wars toys to add to your shopping list. The shorter versions of Hasbro’s premium Star Wars Black line of figures are so much better than…
By Mike Fahey Published October 1, 2016 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
It’s the weekend! I have so many chores to do: laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning the bathroom—which means I’m going to think about doing those things and then just play some video games instead. I’m excited to finally check out the latest episode of Hitman, which many of Kotaku’s staff has been enjoying. I’ve also been playing…
By Riley MacLeod Published September 30, 2016 -
CultureThe Art Of Total War: Warhammer
It’s always a pleasure when I get to showcase the work of an entire team on Fine Art, and doubly so whenit’s a game that I really, really like Total War: Warhammer may have been a game based on someone else’s property, but that didn’t mean the artists working on it had any less work…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 30, 2016
