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Fans Discover Creepy Scrapped Skyrim Features, Add Them Back In

At one point in its development, Skyrim was gonna be a lot more… macabre. Digging through game files, Skyrim fans uncovered two scrapped features that would’ve made NPC death a bit more meaningful. Once upon a time, the fantasy role-playing mega-behemoth was set to include haunting and mourning. Here’s how they work: Haunting: when a…

Track: Feelin’ It | Artist: Jay Z | Album: Reasonable Doubt Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Artist: The Stone Roses | Track: Waterfall | Album: The Stone Roses (clip via Made of Stone documentary) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

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

Blacksmithing, The Hard Way

Florian Zenz is a freelance concept artist currently based in Berlin. You can see more of Florian’s work at his Behanceand ArtStation pages 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…

The Best Place To Eat In All Of Ark: Survival Evolved

Welcome to Kentucky Fried Dodo. Steam user ๖ۜDittó put Ark: Survival Evolved’s building tools to great use, resulting in this fine dining establishment. Their secret ingredient? The tragic extinction of an entire species. Nothing tastier! Or maybe it’s poop. It might be poop. The Steam Community Showcase is a regular look at the cream of…

A Game About Killing ‘Mario’

Mario is the ultimate video game hero, beloved by families the world over. Let’s kill him. Kill The Plumber is as close as the game’s developer could get to Fucking Murder The Shit Out Of Mario without risking a lawsuit. I mean, that character looks audaciously similar to Mario. And the art style! I’m kinda…

Clutch Save, Rocket League Goalie

Today on the 1-year anniversary of Highlight Reel we have AFK Destiny comebacks, raunchy Bloodborne moments, a tutorial on how to get the perfect photo in GTA V 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…

Track: Take Your Time | Artist: Sam Hunt | Album: Montevallo Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Buying Video Games on Release Day Makes me Feel Like an Idiot

I like to buy games on day one. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK I’m not a fan of pre-owned, because I’d rather see my money go to the people who made a video game than the retailer that’s selling it, and also when I’ve been looking forward to a game for months or…

Horse Armor Rides Again

Bastien Lecouffe Deharme is a French artist who works in games, illustration, Magic cards, movies and magazines. You can see more of Bastien’s work at hispersonal siteand 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…

Nintendo Probably Figured Star Human Wasn’t As Catchy

Leo Camacho, last seen being a very dashing Nathan Drake, is now (along with some friends) part of a decidedly smooth-skinned Star Fox team. Fox McCloud is Chris Villain, Falco Lombari is Leo, Slippy Toad is Sarah Sterling and Peppy Hare is Elizabeth Ragea. Photos by York in a Box

Random Footballer Retires A Video Game Legend

Cherno Samba was, at least in Championship Manager, a superstar

Arkham Knight Cosplay Is Ready To [Spoilers]

It’s not justthe Batman who can pull off amazing video game cosplay. The Arkham Knight, he wants in on it too, with this nutso 3D-printed outfit. The costume (and this shoot) was a collaboration between three people: cosplayer Crimson Coscrafts, photographerLucas Ambrosio and Graphix Monster, who worked on the 3D printing (alongside Crimson) required to…

Monster Hunters, You Are The Real Monsters

Francisco Badilla is a concept artist and illustrator from Chile who works in the video game business. You can see more of Francisco’s work at his DeviantArtand ArtStationpages. 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…

Ten Years Later, Star Wars KOTOR II Gets An Official Update

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II—the best KOTOR—just got a huge update, for some reason. The update just dropped on Steam for PC, Mac, and Linux. It’s a doozy—at least, for a game that’s more than ten years old. New features include: 37 achievements to be earned through gameplay Steam Cloud saves Native…

Bravely Second Cosplay!

Note to world: more Bravely Default/Bravely Second cosplay, please. I mean, in this instance it’s the sequel Bravely Second, but either is fine. Specifically, Ringabel. And not that this collection isn’t amazing, because it is, but the world needs more grown humans dressed as Ringabel Cosplayers: Magnolia: Stella Chu Edea: Vivid Vision Agnes:Jenny Lau Photographers:…

Sweet Art From The New Deus Ex Game

Frédéric Bennett works as a concept artist at Eidos Montreal. Get ready for sweet art from the new Deus Ex game, Mankind Divided. Bennett has also worked on games like Wet, Age of Conan and Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. You can see more of Bennett’s work at his ArtStationand DeviantArtpages. To see the larger…

Rust Players Divided Over Not Being Able To Choose Their Sex

Steam survival hit Rust is adding women characters, and you won’t get to choose whether you’re a guy or a gal. Some players love the idea. Others, not so much. (Warning: some of the media in this post is NSFW.) Rust’s character creation isn’t like other games. You don’t play as a pre-made character, but…

Track: ‘89 Dope Spot | Artist: Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death | Album: Stoned & Dethroned Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.