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What Happens After An Indie Game Fails On Steam

Brigador took five years to create. It’s a mech game with a great retro-chic look, a standout soundtrack, and fully desctructible everything. The developers jokingly call it a “Kool-Aid Man simulator.” On Steam, it has a 94 percent positive rating. Despite all that, it flopped. In the wake of a small handful of reviews and…

The Wild Things That Can Happen In RimWorld, Steam’s Latest Hit

I watched a man tearfully avenge his dear old dog, freshly murdered by a dastardly raider, and then cook and eat it immediately afterward. What the fuck, RimWorld? What the fuck? RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim with dashes of Dwarf Fortress, Firefly, and The Sims, but that description doesn’t really do it justice. It’s…

TK-421, Why Are You Posting Stupid Cat Videos?

Thelast time we featured Grafit Studio on Fine Art, I said “you may not have heard of many of the game’s they’ve worked on”. How time changes things. In the five years since they’ve worked with companies like Capcom, Square Enix, Guerilla Games, Ubisoft, Microsoft, CD Projekt and Paradox. You can see more of Grafit’s…

Track: Never Say Never | Artist: That Dog | Album: Retreat From The Sun Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Fungus Among Us

Been a while since we had some good Last of Us cosplay here, so let’s fix that with this terrifying clicker outfit by jaydubtog I like how the single eye hole is both practical and scary as fuck

Cosplaying Overwatch play of the game animations? This is new. That’s Qpaxas Mei. David Gibson, meanwhile, was an animator on the game, whose Overwatch work we’ve featured on Fine Art

Embrace Tranquility. And Also This Overwatch Cosplay.

Shellshocked’s choice of Overwatch cosplay needed a little more work than most other characters, but it was all very much worth it. We actually featured this costume in our “Best of” roundup, but I figured it was worth its own showcase here given how impressive it is (and the chance to show some more shots…

Snacktaku Eats Limited Edition Blueberry Pie Oreos

Roses are red, violets are blue. Both are technically edible. Blueberry Pie Oreos are a sort of a pale violet that looks nothing like something that should make its way to your stomach. That’s not to say you shouldn’t send several of these on their way to your body’s grimy processing plant. You just might…

Dark Souls 3 Glitch Lets Speedrunners Completely Break The Game

It’s been a few months since Dark Souls 3 came out, and speedrunners have greatly reduced their times due to a glitch that lets them cut through huge parts of the game. This run took only 36 minutes and 43 seconds! I’ve written about Dark Souls 3 speedrunner Distortion2 in the past, one of the…

A Weapon For Every Look

Emanuele Arnaldi is a freelance artist from Italy. You can see more of Arnaldi’s work at his ArtStation page 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 work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional…

A New World Record For Beating Super Mario World While Blindfolded

Watch in wonder as a Super Mario World player defeats Bowser without ever setting eyes on him. Earlier this year, きらめきでどーだい made headlines after figuring out how to beat the original Super Mario Bros. blindfolded in a blazing 14:46. Today he is back with a new record: Super Mario World, defeated blindfolded in a whopping…

Track: Fickle Sun (iii) I’m Set Free | Artist: Brian Eno | Album: The Ship Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Who You Gonna Call?

Cosplayers Alodia Gosiengfiao, Leny Ming, Daph Cortes and Izabel Cortez all put their spin on Ghostbusters. While this is part of the film’s marketing push, they all did make some nice costumes and Jionor Verona did snap some nice photos. This Ghostbusters Jeepney is pretty great, too.

Official Kirby Food Is Coming To Japan

And is it ever cute. Starting this August, several Kirby Cafes will open across the country. Here are some of the dishes that will be served. Via Kai-You, you can see some very cute Kirby eats and drinks. The cafe will also have limited edition goodies for sale. The Kirby Cafe opens August 5 at…

It’s Called A Hustle, Sweetheart

More Zootopia cosplay! Nick Wilde is Jannet “Incosplay” Vinogradova, Judy Hopps is Angela Bermudez. Photos by Andrés Herrera.

Harley Quinn cosplay by Shermie-Cosplay. Photo by Chibi Lilie Photography

Track: Dopethrone | Artist: Electric Wizard | Album: Dopethrone Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

 Video Game Character Gracefully Avoids Speeding Ticket

Today on Highlight Reel we have a high speed escape, Nathan Drake shenanigans, a fanciful horse, 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 more! Lawbreakers…

Some More Practical Pokémon Go Warning Screens

OK, we get it, we won’t walk off a bridge into a Gyarados’ mouth. Given the repetitive nature of that single screen and its message maybe it’s time to freshen those Pokémon Go warnings up a little with some more specific advice. These ideas for replacement boot screens are by Polish artist Magdalena Proszowska, who…

A Different Kind Of Sexy Metal Gear Cosplay

Real talk: Metal Gear Solid V’s Quiet is a very sexy video game character, one (reportedly) designed specifically to encourage cosplay. Well, ask and ye shall receive, Mr. Kojima. Most of the Quiet cosplay we’ve seen over the past couple of years has been pretty straight-up. So well played, Patrick Kennedy, for switching things up…