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

Track: Nice Day to go to the Pub | Artist: Cosmic Psychos | Album: Glorius Barsteds Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Kingdom Hearts Comes To Life

The chances of there ever being a live-action Kingdom Hearts are, mercifully, almost zero. But if it ever did happen, it wouldn’t be a disaster if it looked this…literal. Sora is Jin, Kairi is Sarah. Photo byJulie Wawawa

A Pirate’s Life For Me (And These Guys)

Mateusz Katzig is a freelance concept artist based in the UK. You can see more of Katzig’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 corner. Fine Art is…

Big Boss Ain’t Half Bad At Bowling

Today on Highlight Reel we have cardboard box bowling, Mad Max’s depressing travels, sunbreakers, soda cans, 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. Mad Max –Brutal Mad Max –…

The Flame In The Flood Is Like Oregon Trail, Except Mean

New Steam game The Flame in the Flood just gave me one of my most brutal video game deaths ever. The Flame in the Flood is a new survival “roguelite” with a long-term travel (think Oregon Trail) twist, born of an intriguing Kickstarter by a bunch of ex-BioShock developers Here’s the setup: It’s the apocalypse…

Track: Guerilla Radio | Artist: Rage Against The Machine | Album: The Battle Of Los Angeles Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Adventures Of Young Brienne Of Tarth

Arthur Bozonnet is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from France. If you play Hearthstone, you might have seen some of his work. You can see more of Arthur’s stuff 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…

Track: The Yabba | Artist: Battles | Album: La Di Da Di Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

DOTA’s Lina and Windranger, by Wicked Cosplay

For the next day, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is totally free on Steam. Just add it to your account and it’s yours forever. The platforming adventure classic is grim, endearing, and above all else, odd. It’s a must-play, even if you were born after the year 1997.

Steam’s Big Picture Mode Is Now A Lot Nicer

The new Big Picture Mode is slick. I might actually use it now. Valve recently released a new beta update primarily focused on Steam Big Picture Mode, with changes running the gamut from subtle to “Good, good. This pleases the Eye Council greatly. We shall rescind our bounty on your miserable planet… for now.” The…

DOTA 2’s first Valve-hosted major is happening in November. Valve is hoping to give pros a more reliable source of income by hosting multiple events throughout the year (instead of just The International). This one will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, with $3 million on the line. More details here

The Story Behind Steam’s ‘Framerate Police’

Not all PC games run at 60 frames per second, and for some people, that’s a big problem. The Framerate Police group is, with nearly 100,000 followers, the tenth most popular curator on all of Steam. Their aim? To list the top possible framerate of any game that’s locked at 30 FPS or less. As…

Track: HYFR | Artist: Drake, Lil Wayne | Album: Take Care Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Track: Tokyo Ghoul – “Unravel” Metal Cover | Album: N/A | Artist: Per Fredrik “PelleK” Åsly Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Some excellent Guardians of the Galaxy cosplay. More shots here!

Track: Two Urns | Artist: Windhand| Album: Grief’s Eternal Flower Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Disney Infinity’s Toys Are Just The Best

I’ve said this before, but if they were a few bucks cheaper I think Disney Infinity’s toys are so cool that they’d be viable purchases as, well, just toys, the game be damned. So it’s a pleasure on Fine Art today to highlight the work of Ian Jacobs, Senior Character Artist at Disney Interactive Studios.…

Steam Fighting Game Takes Risks That Super Smash Bros Won’t

Confession: despite being mostly a PC guy, I adore Super Smash Bros. Now my lack of a Nintendo console isn’t much of an issue. Rivals of Aether—which just launched on Steam and rocketed straight into the service’s top ten best sellers—is not shy about its primary influence. It may not be wearing Mario’s trademark hat…