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What If Captain America Wasn’t White OR Black…

Captain America is a white guy, right? Most of the time, yes, he is. But what does it say about the character — or more importantly America itself — when someone who doesn’t fit the tradition puts on the uniform? That’s the question asked by Vishavjit Singh — a Sikh — in his short film…

Tiny Battlefield Vehicle Is Surprisingly Deadly

Today on Highlight Reel we have land mines in H1Z1, killer parachutes in GTA V, some unlucky NPCs, and an homage to the skid loader in Battlefield 4. 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…

Valve Looking Into Steam Linux Bug That Deletes Hard Drives

Steam on Linux users, beware! Your hard drive(s) could be in grave danger. Per PC Gamer, here’s the skinny: last week Github user Keyvin found that, after moving his Steam folder to a new location, it suddenly and inexplicably stopped launching. After a crash, he restarted Steam. It seemed like things were in working order…

Star Wars’ Most Explosive Moment, Captured Perfectly In A Video Game

Since it’s out today on GoG, meaning a bunch of people are going to be playing it for the first time, let’s talk about X-Wing Alliance. And how it has the best ending of any Star Wars game ever made. X-Wing Alliance, the third in Lucasarts’ trilogy of space shooters, took away years of my…

Do Not F**k With Mikasa

Anna Nikonova is a concept artist from Russia who works in the video game business. You can see more of Anna’s work at her personal siteand Behance gallery 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…

Nice Destiny Gun

As a Titan with a love of Hand Cannons myself, I’m digging this replica built by Bill Doran If you want to try and make one yourself, he’s included blueprints and tips in the description of the video below.

30 Seconds To Badass Titanfall Cosplay

Here’s New Zealand’s own CpCody, turning some hunks of foam into a very convincing pilot outfit from Titanfall.

Track: You Put A Smell On Me | Artist: Matthew Dear | Album: Black City Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

War Is (Beautiful) Hell

Ivan Pozdnyakov is a Russian artist who works for ZeptoLab, the developers of Cut The Rope. Don’t let that put you off, though, his portfolio is pretty fantastic. You can see more of Ivan’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big…

GTA Monster Truck Pulls Off Sweet Judo Move

Today on Highlight Reel we have a load of H1Z1 clips, a monster truck pulling off a harai goshi in GTA V, new animations for Battlefield 4 and 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…

No, Zelda Is The Girl, Link Is The…Oh

Cosplay by Talia Mira, photo by Beethy

Even Killzone Can Be Beautiful When It Wants To Be

Richard Dumont, whose Deus Ex art we featureda few years back, has just finished a stint with Guerilla Games working on the Killzone series. Rather than simply dump all his work, he’s done something very cool and put together a free “art book”, containing not just images but some of the creative process that went…

The Week In Games: Let The 2015 Games Begin

Two of them are remasters and one’s an incredibly quirky downloadable role-playing game, but there are definitely games coming out this week. Will the trend continue? We’re slowly making our way out of the year change drought, that quiet period of time where the only titles released (for consoles at least) are things like Pure…

Sunday Comics: He’ll Be Fine

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 January 16. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published January 12. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: Missing Out On Mobile

QUOTE | “It’s outright embarrassing how totally unrepresented many of the industry’s biggest players are in the mobile arena.” – Jeferson Valadares, Bandai Namco’s head of mobile, talking about how traditional game publishers need to get busy making mobile games Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “It’s when…

What Are You Playing This Month?

With all the excitement of new years eve, I completely forgot to post a “What are you playing?” article at the start of January. This injustice shall not stand! Here we are, in the early days of a new year. There haven’t been any big new games in a while, which makes it a good…

That’s Not How You Make Wine, Assassin’s Creed

Today on Highlight Reel we have hovering bread, enlightened wing-suiting, extremely hot winemaking, and some Halo 5 slams that would make Charles Barkley proud. 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. Far…

Moment-By-Moment Breakdown Of An Incredible Game Of Tetris

Last week, I watched someone pull off one of the most impressive gaming feats I’ve seen in a long time. He was playing Tetris, and the pieces were invisible. I had to find out how he did it. The amazing Tetris player above is kevinddr, aka 21-year-old Kevin Birrell. Everyone’s cheering because he’s achieved master…

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Stormtrooper Armor Saves Man From Snake Bite

They might have been useless at stopping blasters, but the ol’ Imperial Stormtrooper armour has at least saved Australian Scott Loxley from being bitten by one of the most poisonous snakes in a country full of poisonous snakes. Loxley, who is walking across Australia in his Stormtrooper armour to raise money for charity, says in…