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Trying to Speedrun the Game of Life is Pretty Disgusting

Speedrunning a video game can be a funny, beautiful gasp-inducing feat, sometimes done for the benefit of others. But blazing through all the important stuff that you’re ‘supposed’ to do in life in as little time as possible? Kinda gross, in more ways than one. IRLDQ (In Real Life Done Quick) is a fake speedrun…

Falconry Survived The Apocalypse, Then

Brad Wright is a concept artist whose most recent project was Creative Assembly’s Alien Isolation. We took a lookat his Syndicate work a few years ago, but it’s about time we looked at stuff that’s both more contemporary and varied. You can see more of Brad’s stuff at his personal site To see the larger…

Battlefield Pro-Tip: Don’t Get Hit By Your Own Exploding Bike

Today on Highlight Reel we have exploding Battlefield motorcycles, new ways to kill enemies in Far Cry 4, chill mountain hovering glitches in GTA V and grenade throws in Destiny and DayZ. Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe…

Track: When I Grow Up | Artist: Fever Ray | Album: Fever Ray Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

I Wish Monster Hunter Was This Cute

Choi Keun Hoon is a concept artist who works at Korean games studio Netmarble. Those dragons, you just want to hug ’em. You can see more of Choi’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…

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Look, I’m probably a Vaike or two away from making this an all-Fire Emblem cosplayblog. Cosplay by katyuskamoonfox, photo by KrisEz

In 1997, Lucasarts Tried To Copy Diablo

People gave Lucasarts a lot of crap towards the end, mostly for being a company interested in nothing but licensed garbage. For the most part that was totally fair criticism. But there was once a time when Lucasarts wasn’t just brave, it was a little weird about it. That era was the late 90s, a…

Track: The Laughter Faded | Artist: Apollo Brown | Album: Thirty Eight Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Well, This Kid Will Never Sleep Again

Eric Felten is an artist based in The Netherlands. He’s previously worked for companies like Guerilla, the developers of the Killzone series. This image above is enough to give a kid nightmares. The images below are of a less spooky-as-shit nature. You can see more of Eric’s art at his ArtStation page To see the…

Make-Up Turns Woman Into Seal, Reindeer, Elvis

Maria Malone-Guerbaa is a human, who through the power of make-up (and some fancy coats) is able to transform herself into a bunch of animals (and celebrities). It’s impressive stuff, especially since her subjects are so diverse. Animals, humans, even cartoon characters, if it’s got a face that’s not Maria’s, she can copy it with…

GTA V Car Does A Fine Batmobile Impersonation

Today on Highlight Reel we have some Far Cry 4 base liberations, a lucky robot in Battlefield 4, kindred spirits in Skyrim 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 via the links below. Halo…

The Queen Of The Damned

Kilart is a South Korean artist working in the video game business. If you’ve played one of Applibot’s mobile card games — you know, the terrible gameswith incredibleart — you’ve maybe seen his stuff. You can see more Kilart’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their…

Genius Stargate Cosplay Is, Well, A Human Stargate

Cosplayer Nyima-chan loses Stargate cosplay points for not dressing as James Spader. And…look, that’s about the only negative I could find about this entire thing, which from the concept to the execution is just terrific Pic below by Szani (via Daily Dot)

Awesome Games Done Quick‘s latest speedrunning-for-charity marathon has concluded with over $1.1 million raised (and donations still being accepted) for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. You can check out the highlights, browse through every run or simply watch that marriage proposal over and over.

Charity Speedrunner Has Mastered One of My Favorite Games Ever

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars was the first role-playing game I ever played, and it took me years to beat it when I was a kid. Then this guy did it in under three hours. This week’s Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 charity speedrunning marathon has featured some really cool runs, including…

Playing Vanquish One-Handed Has Never Looked So Easy

One of the most impressive things I’ve seen yet during Awesome Games Done Quick 2015, the speedrunning marathon for charity, is disabled gamer “halfcoordinated” demolishing Platinum Games’ Vanquish with only one hand. He prefaced his run by explaining that one-handed is his normal way of playing. He suffers from Hemiparesis, which causes weakness on the…

Battlefield 4 Player Didn’t See That Chopper Coming

On today’s Highlight Reel we have lucky gun throws in Counter-Strike, random raining cars in Far Cry 4, photobombing helicopters in 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 via the links below.…

A Collection Of Dark, Beautiful Sci-Fi Art

Alexander Mandradjiev is an artist based in LA who works in both games and film. A lot of artists these days, regardless of what they’re working on, make the most of their digital tools to make everything look clean, and smooth. What I love about Mandradjiev’s stuff, aside from the dark and heavy tone, is…

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