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This Week In The Business: You Do Not Talk About Fail Club

QUOTE | “We’re trying, as an industry, we’re trying so fucking hard to just be fine. We talk about our successes and our achievements, but we shun mentioning our failures.” – Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail, talking about what’s right and wrong with the game industry in a recent blog post Elsewhere in the business of video…

A Steam Curator Who Only Reviews Games With Anime Girls

For better or worse, Valve wants Steam’s community to take care of game curation and recommendation on the increasingly overstuffed service. I do not, however, think they expected this. No one expected this. Waifu Hunter is a Steam curator who rates games based exclusively on whether or not they have anime girls in them. The…

Track: Left, Right | Artist: YG, DJ Mustard | Album: My Krazy Life Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Someone Actually Removed An Unfinished Game From Steam Early Access

Under The Ocean spent more than a year on Steam Early Access, but—despite steady progress and a relatively fun experience—the survival game’s creator yanked it from Valve’s service. His reasoning? He’s not sure if he can deliver on his promises anymore, and he wants to make sure he’s not being dishonest with players. Under The…

The Internet Reacts To A Possible Zelda Netflix Series

The biggest news of the day is undoubtedly that there are plans to make a live-action series on Netflix based on The Legend of Zelda. While it’s not clear whether or not the series will happen, the very idea has people talking. Can you imagine it? Who would they cast? Hell, would it be good?…

Guy vs. Car, Car Wins

On today’s Highlight Reel we have Halo 5 streaks, disappearing Battlefield helicopters, fancy rocket kills, GTA V tire punches to the head 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. Banelings…

PC Gamer has posted a list of things you should never do to your PC. The last two are especially important.

You really need to check out Sunless Sea The dread-drenched sewer ocean explorer has been on Steam Early Access for a little while, but now it’s done. It’s a mix between Sid Meier’s Pirates and your darkest lovecraftian nightmares—in other words, fantastic. Not convinced? Read how I went mad and died horribly.

Back To The Future Redesign Scraps The DeLorean For Something…Faster

Artist Khyzyl Saleem has an idea on what he’d like Back to the Future to look like. I’ve got to say, as emotionally attached as a lot of people are to the DeLorean DMC-12 from the movies, this looks pretty damn good. If you’re wondering what car that actually is, it’s a DeTomaso Pantera. Which…

Awesome Skyrim Cosplay Even Includes Horse Armor

This. This is dedication to the source material. Ewenaehasn’t just built a damn fine set of Skyrim armour for herself, but her horse is suitably protected as well. Shame she’s not riding vertically up a cliff while the horse’s legs go all weird, but then, there’s a limit as to how accurately you can recreate…

Now That’s How You Do Fantasy Cosplay

We live in an age where people are cosplaying characters from games that aren’t even out yet. Sometimes this is advertising, sometimes it’s just excitement, but when it looks this good, I don’t know if many people are going to care. This is cosplayer Lady Lemon dressed up as Senua, from Hellblade, the next game…

Ask Dr. Nerdlove: I Got Sick And Our Sex Life Fell Apart

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that is a registered agent of the Shadow Proclimation under clause 2814 subsection G. This week we have a reader who wants to know: can he save his relationship? Should he even try? Meanwhile, another reader wants to know: how can he get…

A Skyrim Kissing Mod That Doesn’t Totally Suck

We highlighted a mod that let you kiss everyone in Skyrim a while back, but it was kinda embarrassing. Your character latched onto people like some kind of alien everything-sucker and made this cartoon smooching noise. This one, however, is a bit more like the real deal. Kinda? The somewhat awkwardly titled ” Kissing—Immersive Lovers…

Track: Brussels | Album: New World Sundown | Artist: Hotel of the Laughing Tree Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

GTA Cows Can Ride Bikes Too

On today’s Highlight Reel we have rare Battlefield Hardline animations, zombies saying hi, modified GTA V missions that let cows ride bikes, frozen tigers 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…

Equip Swag

Stepan Alekseev, aka chosac, is an artist who has worked on games like The Legend of the Cryptids. You can see more of Stepan’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 wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…

Track: Unicorns Were Horses | Album: Paradise Don’t Come Cheap | Artist: New Kingdom Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Assassin’s Creed Cosplayer May As Well Be An Actual Assassin

I’ve seen some qualityAssassin’s Creed cosplay in my time, but the work of Jamie Oakley is a sight to behold. It’s not just the volume of Assassin’s Creed gear that he’s produced that impresses, but the detail across all of it. As fantastic as many cosplay outfits look from a distance and in good lighting,…

Making A Destiny Helmet Seems Like A Grind

Prop maker Gary Sterley has put this video together showing the amount of work that goes into just one aspect of making a quality Destiny helmet. So, yeah, if you’ve ever wondered why it’s so expensive to buy one of these custom pieces, now you know. Labour costs The timelapse shots are handy! If only…

​What Are You Playing This February?

It’s February! That magical month where we all start to feel like maybe winter will end… and then the weather turns, and it’s super awful and dark and cold again. Last month I forgot about this post and wound up running it in the middle of the month, but I’m determined to get us all…