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Steam Snapshots: Air Brawl, Brigador, Ironkraft

You don’t have time to check out every game on Steam*. Let me help you with that. Air Brawl The world needs more over-the-top airplane combat games. Air Brawl—in which one plane can fire occult runes like beautiful satan-flavored snowflakes and another is basically a tree with wings attached—fits the bill. The controls are arcade-y…

In Halo 5, Even The Dead Can Kill

Today on Highlight Reel we have corpse grenade kills, the Star Wars “Canon”, very illegal wrestling moves, nice villages, and much 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. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate…

Ark: Survival Evolved‘s ‘Pimp My Rex’ Mod Sure Is A Thing

So you’ve tamed a dinosaur in the Godzilla of Steam dinosaur games, Ark: Survival Evolved. That’s cool, I guess. I’ll be honest with you, though: it’s looking a little bare. It’s looking a little… un-pimped. Steam user Danco’s new Pimp My Rex mod is here to help you solve a problem you didn’t know you…

No One-Punch Man Cosplay Will Ever Top This

It’s impossible. This is the best that there ever will be. Promise. Here, we have cosplayer Sly Kucing as Saitama, the bald-headed hero of One-Punch Man. He’s joined by a host of talented cosplayers that includes Hara Takumi, Soo Hon Pong, Tony Liew, andRei Chan. Wonderful work, everyone! The above photo was taken by Le…

Over The Garden Wall Cosplay!

Haha, it’s so good. Wirt by Daishota, photo by Nuwanda Cosplay

Duke Nukem, Being Duke Nukem

Kurt Miller is an American artist who has done work for companies like Nintendo, Activision, EA, Take-Two and Hasbro. You can see more of Kurt’s work at his personal site and 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…

Actual Cosplayers Are The Stars Of A New Zombie Game

Cosplayers being around video games, that’s pretty normal. But cosplayers in a game? Z. Year One is a “roguelike card game” that’s looking to come to PC, mobile and as an actual card game. I haven’t played it, so I have no idea how good it is, but what they’ve done for their card art…

Steam has added a new ‘item store’ feature. Now, in addition to the player-driven community market, developers can run their own stores (where they set their own fixed prices). Rust is the first game to take advantage, and they’re undercutting some community prices. Hmmm. I’m interested to see how this shakes out.

6 Games We Saw in Action That Never Came Out

It’s frankly ridiculous how close some games are to finished when they are cancelled – or, conversely, how vaporous they can be when they’re first shown. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, on April 21, 2015. At trade shows, you see maybe 50 games in the space of 4 or 5 days, and a…

Track: Pieces | Artist: TryHardNinja | Album: Pick a Universe Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

French cosplayer Konitransforms from human into Death Knight. Photo by Shudan

Final Fantasy, You Sure Look Different

WAIT THIS ISN’T A “DISNEY PRINCESSES AS TKTK” POST. Nor is it a Kingdom Hearts post, so sorry. I think it’s something cooler than either of those things. These illustrations are by David Adhinarya Lojaya, an artist from Indonesia who works in games, film, animation and books. They take Final Fantasy characters from across the…

Parent Needs Christian News Show’s Advice About Undertale

Undertale has finally hit the bigtime. The hilarious, sometimes moving RPG led one gamer’s concerned parent to call popular Christian news program The 700 Club for advice. They said their daughter was obsessed with a hoodie-wearing skeleton. Rev Robertson urged them to get their daughter into less “evil” video games. The concerned parent’s message: Oh…

Steam Curators Need A Revamp

Steam is a howling vortex of games both brilliant and terrible. Steam curators were supposed to be part of an effort to cut down on the chaos. I can’t help but feel like the system failed. For those who don’t really pay attention to Steam curators (I get the impression that’s a fair number of…

Track: Chouwa oto ~with reflection~ | Artist: Kokia | Album: Live in Paris 2007 Les couleurs de Paris Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Where to Buy Great Video Game Artwork

I have a rule for my house: no more than a third of the artwork on my walls is allowed to be gaming-related. This rule fell apart pretty quickly when it became clear just how much beautiful video game artwork there is out there. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, on July 24, 2014.…

Welcome To Cosplay, Kotaku’s Website About…Cosplay

Over the past decade, cosplay has exploded in popularity. Once a niche pursuit of folks at the fringes of fandom, it’s now a worldwide industry, attracting countless new devotees and fans every single day. In that time, our coverage—and my coverage in particular—of cosplay has evolved as well, to the point where I’ve gone from…

PAX Australia, Through A Cosplayer’s Eyes

It’s hot. It was raining ten minutes ago and I’ve just returned from touching up my smudged makeup in the bathroom — only to start sweating it off again the minute I get outside. I’m waiting for my friend who has spent the whole morning applying her full body paint, only now arriving at the…

Move Along. Move Along.

Veikka Somerma is a concept artist from Finland who has worked for games companies like Applibot. You can see more of Veikka’s art at his personal site and 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”…

Track: Gently | Artist: Shigeto | Album: Intermission Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.