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Ask Dr. Nerdlove: How Do I Start Over?

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column dedicated to helping you jumpstart your dating life with a New Game +. It’s the dawn of a new year and that makes it a perfect time for a fresh start. This week, we have a letter from someone who wants to do…

The Best Musical Tributes To The New Super Smash Bros. (So Far)

Super Smash Bros. has incredible music, and plenty of it. It’s no wonder, then, that the game’s legions of fans have been playing around with it. There are countless remixes, covers, and chopped and screwed versions of Smash songs online already, with more undoubtedly to come. Here are some of our favorites. Many thanks to…

Spare The Time To Appreciate The Art Of Strategy Games

Strategy games on the PC aren’t – Civilization aside – known for their sense of style (though some are trying to change this). I may be biased because I’ve spent so much time staring at it over the past few years, but I think Crusader Kings II is one of the prettier examples. It may…

Far Cry 4 Player Kills Eagle With Exploding Bear

Well that’s one way to take care of Far Cry 4‘s eagles! Also on Highlight Reel today we have car tornadoes, unfortunate Assassin’s Creed deaths and the cops of GTA V showing some improvised skateboarding. Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out,…

Jelly Babies And 14 Other British Snacks You Should Try

While Snacktaku tends to focus largely on foods available in the U.S. or Japan, we must never forget that the world is filled with wonderful things to put in our mouths. Things like Jelly Babies, Aero bars and the rest of the British candy showcased in the latest vid from Anglophenia. British actress and writer…

McDonald’s Serves Up Cosplay in Taiwan

Maid outfits. Flight attendant uniforms. People dressed as Dragon Ball characters. Nothing quite says the new year like cosplay at McDonald’s. As reported on website Getjetso a few years back, staff at one McDonald’s in Taiwan dressed up on New Year’s Eve. The images spread like wildfire online, and now employees at other McDonald’s locales…

The Return Of The World’s Greatest Family Guy Cosplayer

Real Life Peter Griffin, the world’s greatest Peter Griffin cosplayer and impersonator, hit the big time last year. Now he’s back, and we get to meet the man behind the man. This video, shot by BOOM! Big Pants, documents Peter’s (real name: Robert Franzese) visit to the New York Comic Con last year, and we…

Final Fantasy VII, Redesigned

If you don’t like belts and crazy hair, Final Fantasy VII’s aesthetic might not be to your liking. Here, then, are some artist’s ideas on what Final Fantasy VII could look like. These pics were done by the community at Brainstorm, just like the Batmanimages we posted last year. The rules were they could take…

The Metro Sleeps Safely Tonight

Rostislav Zagornov is a Ukranian concept artist who works in both video games and film. You can see more of Rotislav’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…

GTA Cop Pulls Player Over Like A Damn Terminator

Today on Highlight Reel we have a new way to play Fallout: New Vegas, some lucky shots in Battlefield 4, a bubble city in Destiny and one incredibly dedicated supercop in GTA V Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and…

Track: Grace Kelly | Album: Life in Cartoon Motion | Artist: Mika Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Watch The Week-Long Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 Marathon Right Here

The 2015 Awesome Games Done Quickmarathon kicked off yesterday, with an entire week of non-stop gaming speedruns benefiting thePrevent Cancer Foundation. This year the assembled speedrunners are playing *checks schedule* everything. The action kicked off at noon Eastern time Sunday with a run through Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze and finishing off on Saturday evening…

In Space, No One Can Hear Your Gnarly Missile Jumps

We last featuredNick Carver’s work in 2012, when he was still involved in what would become Blizzard’s Overwatch. He’s since moved onto something with more robots in it. While still at Blizzard, in his spare time he’s now working on a project called Bounty Hacker, which will hopefully one day be a video game but…

Killer Metal Gear Cosplay Is A Straight-Shooter

Rick Boer, King of Metal Gear Cosplay, returns with a new take on the series that leaves his regular Snake gig behind for someone a little fancier. If you think this Revolver Ocelot shoot has been heavily photoshopped, nope. That’s hardcore make-up work, all of it applied by Boer himself. Photos here taken by Nathalie…

The Week In Games: Happy New Year?

Unless you own a PlayStation 3 or Vita, you can skip the next few weeks. Truth be told, there are plenty of lovely indie games coming out on Steam over the next couple of weeks, but if I tried to keep track of every upcoming Steam release I would go insane. And so I stick…

Sunday Comics: Scanning For Loot

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 2. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 29. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Track: I Can Lift A Car | Artist: Walk the Moon | Album: Walk the Moon Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Swooning Over A Beautifully Restored Sega Dreamcast Display 

How could a gaming system with this powerful a retail presence possibly fail? Jason Brassard of Fenton, Missouri has a pretty amazing collection of old-school video games, but as the folks at the Sega Channel pan over his cavern of wonders, the eyes are inexorably drawn to his crown jewel — a lovingly restored retail…

The Cupcakeceratops And Other Delicious Dinosaur Mash-Ups

Snacktaku is always on the lookout for new things to eat, but we also accept new ways to eat old things. Spanish artist Alejo Malia‘s mouthwateringJurassic Sweet series fits the bill quite nicely. Any couple hundred people want to split a Donutsaurus Rex? One of the most difficult questions posed to dinosaur-studying scientists (dinologists is…

NPC Is Unaware She’s Dead

Today on the first Highlight Reel of 2015 we have explosive door physics, some good gunplay in the Halo 5: Guardians Beta and soothing surfing in CS: GO. 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…