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Peter Parker This Ain’t

Cosplayer Pierre Demery is looking good here as Miles Morales, aka the new Spider-Man

Track: DiscoBrain! | Artist: Cyborg Octopus | Album: Learning to Breathe Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Why Free Money Suddenly Showed Up In Some People’s Steam Accounts

Late yesterday, a handful of Steam users suddenly found their Steam wallets flush with a small amount of fresh cash. They had no idea why. Given that Steam is no stranger to scams, hacks, and account hijackings, they suspected foul play. Fortunately, it seems like there’s nothing to worry about. It began with Steam users…

Some A+ Metroid Cosplay

I’ve seen some good Samus cosplay in my time, but rarely have I ever seen someone actually nail the scale and dimensions of her power suit like Elearia has here. Those shoulders! The ribbing underneath! The light-up visor! Bravo.

The Mind’s Eclipse is a visual novel in which a mysterious AI leads you through a fallen utopia. System Shock overtones, anyone? The game’s visual style and atmosphere look excellent, though, and the story seems like it’s very much its own thing. It’s on Steam Greenlight right now, and it’ll be out later this year.…

Track: Nobody Speak | Artist: DJ Shadow feat. Run the Jewels | Album: The Mountain Will Fall Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Crowdfunded Dark Souls Board Game Raises $200,000 In Less Than Two Hours

The game even has the series’ trademark bonfire mechanic, where players can level up, rest, and head out back into the world.

In Can’t Drive This, You Race While Someone Else Builds The Track

Can’t Drive This is a multiplayer driving game where one player putters along in their car while the other furiously scrambles to finish the road their arch-frenemy is driving on. In real time. Those are some grade-A ingredients for a batch of chaos-and-yelling soup. Here’s the game’s Steam Greenlight description: “Drive your Big Rig WHILE…

Designing A Counter-Strike Weapon Skin Isn’t Easy

Prolific Counter-Strike cosmetic item designer The Honey Badger just unveiled their latest creation, a piece (both in the artistic and, you know, gun senses) inspired by Greek myth. They also revealed how they came up with it, both thanks to and in spite of Valve’s rules. For those unfamiliar with the process, Counter-Strike players can…

And Now For Something A Little Different

Philip Harris-Genois is an artist at Framestore, a visual effects studio that has worked on movies like Edge of Tomorrow and The Martian, and whose next project is Marvel’s Doctor Strange You can see more of Philip’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or,…

The Most Popular Words In A Big Counter-Strike Tournament’s Twitch Chat

Large event Twitch chats are a blank canvas for the human id. Aggression, filth, comedy, occasional insight—all blasting by as though fired in unison from a thousand circus cannons. Despite this, they can be very… telling On a rather brilliant whim, dontstalkmepls decided to log every Twitch chat message during the recent DreamHack Masters Malmö…

Rick Boer as Solid Snake.

Track: Doctor Death | Artist: Church of Misery | Album: And Then There Were None Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A Survival Game About Being A Refugee

Games have applied survival mechanics to everything from dinosaurs to zombies to aliens. Once relegated to childhood sandboxes, we can now explore these topics in… video game sandboxes! But there have been more grounded takes on survival as well. This War of Mine kicked off the trend, and HomeBehind looks to continue it. It’s a…

Never Interrupt A Dark Souls Sunbro

Today on Highlight Reel we have have sunbro interruptions, AT-AT crashes, skeleton wrecking balls, turtle back saves and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 Rocket…

Big Shoulders, Steady Hands

Jonathan Fletcher is an artist at Splash Damage, the team behind Brink and Dirty Bomb You can see more of Fletcher’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 in the top-left…

Mario And Sonic At The Fast Food Drive-In

Not nearly as healthy as Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games but slightly more edible, Nintendo has teamed up with exactly the right American fast food restaurant to distribute Mario & Luigi Paper Jam toys. There are several Sonic Drive-In restaurants near my home. Every time I pass one and catch a glimpse of…

Cosplay Brings The Witcher 3’s Yennefer To Life

We’ve seen some quality Witcher 3 cosplay over the past year or so, but as good as it’s been, Maria “Hannuki” Hanna’s Yennefer is up there with the very best of it. You can see more of Maria’s cosplay work at her personal site and Facebook page

This is cool: Senpai Studio took a camera to Shutocon and, instead of taking tons of slow-mo footage and setting it to corny dance music, did some proper interviews! This one’s with Starry Ary

Fantastic Force Awakens, Journey Cosplay Needed An Actual Desert

Cosplayer Angela Bermúdez and photographer Essam Elbably wanted to take some desert-themed cosplay shots from both Star Wars: The Force Awakens and PS3 game Journey. So…they headed out into the Egyptian desert, complete with massive sand dunes, and did just that. You can see more of Essam’s photography at his Facebook page, and more of…