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

Ask Dr. Nerdlove: Should I Get Back Together With My Ex?

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column to post into Valhalla, shiny and Chrome (never Firefox) forever. This week, we’re doing things a little differently. Instead of covering a number of letters, we’re taking the time to conduct another post-mortem on a reader’s relationship to find out what went wrong, what…

Even Halo‘s Scaling Back On Split-Screen

One of Halo’s staples has been the ability to play the game’s campaign in split-screen with a friend. Halo 5 won’t have that feature, in favor of maintaining a solid 60 frames-per-second. It’s one of many small details we’ve learned about the latest Halo game in the last few days. Halo franchise development director Frank…

Track: Toshishita no Otokonoko | Artist: Candies | Album: Toshishita no Otokonoko Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Track: Two Bodies | Artist: Flight Facilities | Album: Down To Earth Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

David Cap does a very good Dragonborn. Photos by York in a Box

New York, You Look…Different

Michel Kooper is a veteran environment artist who has worked on games like Crysis 3, Homefront 2 and Ryse. He’s also helped out on that amazing Warhammer 40K fan movie, The Lord Inquisitor You can see more of Michel’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their…

Hi Riku

Riku—one of the best pieces of character/costume design to come out of the Nomura era— cosplay needs to make a more serious comeback. Hopefully AlyCatcan lead the charge. Photos by Douglas Chapin

Artist: They Might Be Giants | Track: Let Your Hair Hang Down | Album: Join Us Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Ambitious New Vegas Modders Rush To Finish Before Fallout 4

Fallout 4 is a real thing finally, and Fallout players are insanely excited about it. The team behind Fallout: Project Brazil doesn’t have much time left. They have to beat it to release. Project Brazil is a massive story mod for Fallout: New Vegas that includes its own campaign set in San Bernardino, California and…

Witcher 3 Enemy Gets Blood God Damn Everywhere

On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have last-second finishes, Japanese discount games, blood explosions, 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. Bloodborne – Cleric Beast vs Stake Driver…

I Should Not Be Allowed To Own A High-Powered Laser

In a very special episode of Toy Time, I demonstrate why there is absolutely no reason to have a 1.4 watt laser sitting around on the desk of an easily bored person. Warning: the video above demonstrates that point with bright flashes of light. I enjoy playing with my cats and a laser pointer. I…

It Took 19 Years For Someone To Beat This DOOM 2 Challenge

No one’s managed to speedrun the entirety of The Plutonia Experiment, some of the hardest levels ever made for DOOM 2, on the unbelievably tough “Nightmare” difficulty. Until now. “It’s now been 19 years since Final Doom was released,” explained speedrunner Zero Master on his YouTube channel. “No one has ever attempted to do a…

He Is Born Of Blood, And Born Of Death

Brandon Gobey is an artist whose work you may have seen quite recently; he was kind enough to lend me some for my piece on DeathBlood, the most AAA game that never was You can see more of Brandon’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if…

Kid Gets Super Nintendo On Launch Day, Is Pleased

And you thought you were cool because you lined up at midnight and bought a PS4 with your own money. Tyler Esposito, meanwhile, gets to say that he got a SNES on August 23, 1991. The day the console was first released in the United States, when it retailed for $199. Well, he gets to…

Wanna hear more about developers’ experiences with Steam refunds? YouTuber Totalbiscuit collected feedback (and some stats) from 26 developers, with stories ranging from refund surges to tumbleweeds. It’s enlightening stuff, though—as ever—it’s too early to say anything definitive about how the feature will affect Steam games in the long run.

The Guy With The Highest Steam Level

PalmDesert is something of a legend on Steam. His Steam level just hit 600, making it the highest ever. It’s so high, in fact, that Valve hasn’t even made a special graphic for it yet. Right now, it’s just a plain old number, not unlike what a new Steam user would have. His closest competitor?…

Pokebro, Do You Even Cosplay?

First there was Musclebound Digglet. Then Beefcake Misty. Now, there is Buff Magikarp. Nine more and we’ll have one hell of a calendar. Cosplay by Sev Cosplay, photo by John Jiao

Have You Requested A Steam Refund? Why?

Steam refunds have only been around for a week, and it seems like a lot of people are already using them. Have you used the new feature at all? If so, why? Did it work? Valve’s implementation of Steam refunds has been contentious, but there’s no disputing that they need to exist in some form…

Track: Slip Slide | Artist: Chance The Rapper, Busta Rhymes, The Social Experiment | Album: Surf Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.