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Sunday Comics: The Third Idiot

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 October 30. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 26. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: Kinect Is Totally Not Dead

QUOTE | “We are also continuing to invest in Kinect, and are looking forward to launching the Cortana personal assistant on Xbox One in 2016.” – Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, stressing that Kinect isn’t dead even as Microsoft lets first-party software support sink to Vita-like levels and discounts the hardware in all its forms…

Undertale: The Kotaku Review

People don’t just like Undertale; they love it. This game is personal for them. It’s personal for me, too. Undertale is a JRPG-inspired game (think Earthbound, more than Final Fantasy) where you don’t have to hurt anybody, unless you want to. You play as a kid who’s fallen into a world of monsters, and their…

What It’s Really Like To Work At Kotaku

Ever wondered what a day in the life of a Kotaku editor is like? Curious about what it’s really like to work here? We’ve got just the podcast for you. Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we take a behind-the-scenes look at the well-known Destiny fan-site Kotaku. We also talk about our ideal Nintendo mobile games (hint:…

Link, from Twilight Princess. Cosplay by LuxCosplay, photo by Melenea

San, from Princess Mononoke. Cosplay by MIUX-R

Mass Effect’s EDI. Photo by Supercharger. Cosplayer unknown.

Like A Zerg, But With Better Manners

Milan Nikolic is a concept artist and illustrator from Serbia. You can see more of Milan’s workat 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 corner. Fine Art is a celebration…

Sketchy Developer Allowed Back On Steam Even Though Last Game Was Booted

Earlier this year, Valve gave Steam users unconditional refunds on a game called Journey of the Light, which claimed to have seven expansive levels, but actually contained just one unbeatable area. The game was then removed from sale. Recently, however, the developer—who goes by the moniker Lord Kres—added two new games to Steam Greenlight, Valve’s…

Halo 5 Ground Pound Came Outta Nowhere

Today on Highlight Reel we have spartan ground pounds, horses shitting in space, DiRT flips, missed train rides, 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. Dirt Rally –Built Ford…

Steam is having a big Halloween sale It’s a celebration of spooky games (and a handful of less spooky games, like Shadow of Mordor and Battleblock Theater). The sale runs until Nov 2. If you’re overwhelmed by options, check out our list of the best horror games for a place to start.

Track: Suicide Blades | Artist: Mura Masa | Album: Soundtrack to a Death Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

My, What Big Transport Planes You Have

Daniel Comerci is an artist from Venice who works across everything from video games to magazines to tabletop games. You can see more of Daniel’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…

The Ways Video Games Helped You Find Love

Last week, we asked you for your best video game dating stories. How have video games helped you find love? How have they torn you asunder? Y’all delivered. I got way more stories than I could hope to collect in one place; you can read through the comments on the original post to find more.…

Halo 5 Makes Me Miss Split-Screen Gaming

Some of my fondest video game memories involve people huddled around one TV at the same time. With Halo 5, the sci-fi shooter series dropped support for split-screen. If there ever was a time to mark the end of an era, this is it. When I was a kid, most of the video games I…

Like those cool masks Destiny is offering for Halloween? Bill and Brittany Doran from Punished Props can show you how to bypass the game and make your own.

Here’s A Ton Of Concept Art From Halo 5

Back in 2012, wefeatured the work Kory Hubbell—a concept artist at 343—did for Halo 4. With Halo 5 now out, we’re circling around and checking out his contributions to the latest game in the series. You can see more of Kory’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in…

Assassin’s Creed vs 2015

Cosplay superstars Rick and Dominique Boer were picked up by Ubisoft to do a little marketing for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, filmed as they run around Antwerp doing old-timey things. Looking at their costumes here (and their acting), it’s not hard to see why. OK, so they’re not going to win any Academy Awards, but notice…

A new Steam update will make things significantly better for people with lots of games. The update just entered public beta, and it reduces Steam start-up time for people with large libraries and improves library performance in Big Picture Mode. My sale-engorged library just let out a whimper of relief.

Star Doge

Remember Menchi, the cute little Chiba Inu we featured last Halloween? Menchi is back, and this year he’s kicking ass as Fox McCloud Before you ask, yes, he can barrell roll.