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Highlight Reel: The Safest Mario Kart Racer

Today in gaming highlights: We see how to safely navigate a Mario Kart 8 course. Very safely. Also, a Counter-Strike dance party! Mario Kart 8 Elusivebyte shows us how to handle a Mario Kart 8 course like a driving instructor. As he puts it: Always drive carefully. Don’t speed. Avoid obstacles on the road, especially…

Wow

Form Language is a Canadian art studio that, as you’re about to see, have “extensive training in classical drawing and painting”. Cartoon barbarian boobs this ain’t. That image up top might be the most beautiful thing this feature has ever run. You can see more of Form’s work at their company site To see the…

The Internet Reacts To Sailor Moon Crystal

Now that the world has had a chance to watch Sailor Moon Crystal this weekend, everyone seems to have something to say about the new reboot. Some stuff is positive, which is unsurprising, given how beloved the franchise is. And some stuff definitely has a tinge of disappointment to it. Regardless of how you feel…

Wild Thornberries cosplay. Because why not. Cosplay by Josh & Tascha, photo by So Say We All

The Week In Games: What The Hell Is This Thing?

There are video games coming out this week. This is a screenshot from one of them. If you know what this thing is, you’ll probably be picking up the game anyway. If you don’t know what it is, then welcome to my world. The screenshot is from One Piece Unlimited World Red for the PS3,…

Sunday Comics: Fireworks Safety 101

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 July 4. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Potato Salad Meets Kickstarter Goal 200 Times Over [UPDATE]

Zack Danger Brown of Columbus, Ohio wanted $10 to make some potato salad, so he went to Kickstarter. Now he has more than $2,000 to make potato salad, proving a long-standing theory here at Snacktaku — potato salad is pretty great. Update: My god. Thanks to his eloquent pitch (“Basically I’m just making potato salad.…

This Week In The Business: Creative Immaturity

QUOTE | “The majority of what the other developers exhibited was bloody shooter software…I believe this is a revelation of creative immaturity on our part as creators in the video game industry.” – Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s legendary designer, speaking to Nintendo investors about how Nintendo can improve its position Elsewhere in the business of video…

Track: Xxplosive Artist: Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Hittman, Six-Two, Nate Dogg Album: The Chronic 2001 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Internet’s Most “Terrible” Cosplay Is Still the Most Amusing

Remember Anucha “Cha” Saengchart? He’s the fellow that runs Lowcost Cosplay, a Facebook site centered around super cheap, ramshackle cosplay made from whatever is laying around the house. It’s so “bad,” it’s good. Lowcost Cosplay is incredibly creative and done with an incredibly dry sense of humor. I love it. Back in March, Kotaku first…

The Best Way To Do A Bad Princess

Neko-Tin, who’s been featured on Kotaku before for her Final Fantasy cosplay, dresses here as Zelda. And not the good kind of Zelda, either. Photo by Marico.

Admire A Sunset, Get Eaten By A Dragon

The art you’re seeing here is the work of Michal Kus, a concept artist who works with EA in the UK. Note that the Skyrim and Mirror’s Edge pieces are fanart. You can see more of Michal’s stuff at his personal site and ArtStation page. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or,…

Highlight Reel: July 2, 2014

Today’s gaming highlights: An 8-bit speedrun on a system from 1982, running under the world in Titanfall, and more! Speedruns IWillCureYouAll goes for a deep cut with this speedrun of Dizzy on the ZX Spectrum: The Fallout 3 speedrun we showed you two days ago has already been topped: GTA V Grog_Nozzle pulls off an…

Track: Read The TL. It Retains Information. | Album: That’s Not How You Do That: An Instructional Album For Adults| Artist: Jean Grae Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

It’s Not A New Okami, But At Least You Can Hang It On Your Wall

Okami might have gotten a new HD paint job back in 2012, but it was already one of the most visually stunning video games out there. Capcom, the game’s publisher, has made a series of prints with Dutch art dealership Cook & Becker to commemorate its enduring visual splendor and general amazingness. It’s not quite…

Looks Like That Fallout 3 World Record’s Been Beaten Already

Remember when everyone got excited that someone finished Fallout 3 in 23m55s? That was so June 30th because now there’s a 23m13s run. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK This one’s by Tom Roe, who thinks a sub 23 minute run is possible with a wall clip that gets you into the GECK chamber…

Well, At Least There Aren’t Any Sharks

Luke Clough is a freelance artist who has done loads of work in the video game business. You can see more of Luke’s stuff at his personal site 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 in…

Garrus Cosplay Is The Perfect Mass Effect Tribute

I’ve seen some quality Garrus cosplay in my time, but never something this damn impressive. There’s so much quality here, from the brushed metal effect on the armour to the hands, but it’s the face that gets me. It’s just so perfect. Cosplay is by Sarrah Wilkinson, photos by Sam Mort

​What Are You Playing This Month?

Sometimes it feels like the idea of a video game “dry spell” is a thing of the past. Other times, there really aren’t that many new games and it’s time to dig into the backlog. Here at the start of July, it feels a little more like one of those latter times. Then again, the…

Your Favorite Atari Games Are Now Advertisements For Denny’s

It’s a dispiriting law of nature, but everything in pop culture eventually grows old and starts to lose its edge. Thankfully, corporate sponsors are always ready to step up and put a stop to this uncontrollable slide towards obsolescence. That, or just make it worse. I can’t tell which Denny’s managed to achieve with Atari…