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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…

Reddit’s rules on comments under cosplay posts should be the internet’s rules for comments under cosplay posts.

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…

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…

Tharja

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)