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Arnaud Caubel is a concept artist who has worked for companies like Ubisoft. You can see more of Arnaud’s work at his ArtStation page

A Beautiful Little Story About Nintendo

If you have had a bad week/weekend, please allow this story of a childhood Nintendo dream—and its decades-in-the-making conclusion— into your heart. This is Cabel Sasser, co-founder of Panic Inc, the publisher responsible for stuff like Firewatch and the upcoming Asshole Goose Game. I cannot get over how damn nice that letter is.

NBA 2K Is Very Sorry About Charging Players For Haircuts

NBA 2K18 had a lot of problems, the biggest being the fact it was riddled with microtransactions. I’ve been playing 2K19 all weekend and while some of the same issues persist at least there’s one difference: haircuts are now free, and the new barber is very aware of it. Last year’s game turned a change…

Wedding Proposal Hidden In Spider-Man Unravels, May Be Patched Out [Update]

A Spider-Man fan who asked to have a marriage proposal put into the new Spider-Man video game got his wish, but things fell apart for the couple and it may now be removed from the game. Back in May 2018, Tyler Schultz sent a tweet to Insomniac Games, the studio behind Marvel’s Spider-Man, with a…

‘Shop Contest: Make Hope County Weirder

Despite an influx of zombies and a trip to Mars, Far Cry 5‘s Hope County hasn’t changed all that much since the game released earlier this year. As we reported earlier this week, not a long is changing, even if it feels like it is. So it’s up to the ‘Shop Crew to fix this…

Why Destiny 2 Embraced Its Most Hardcore Players

Are games like Destiny better when they’re more complicated? Is appealing to the most hardcore players the best way to go? Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss. First, Kirk and I talk about the brilliant new Spider-Man for PS4, one of my favorite games of the year. We talk about the combat, the web-slinging, the…

Sunday Comics: Amazing Fighting Strategy

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published September 3. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published September 6. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

A Fan Is Fact Checking The Assassin’s Creed Games

An industrious fan with a lot of time on their hands is going through the Assassin’s Creed games and fact checking the events that take place in them. It makes for good reading. In Reddit threads about Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed II, and Assassin’s Creed: Unity, user VestigialLlama4 has gone through the major events of…

Dark Souls 3‘s Cut Epitaphs Would Have Been A Change For The Series

In a new video digging through the Alpha and Network Test versions of Dark Souls 3, YouTuber Lance McDonald explores the game’s “epitaphs” that were cut before the final version of the game released to the public. As McDonald shows in the video, the epitaphs are small statues that have little chunks of lore attached…

You Can Play Bloodborne On PC Using PS Now

Lots and lots of people want to play Bloodborne on their PC, and with the game’s addition to the PS Now lineup, you can do that. If you’re one of those people who does not have access to a Playstation 4, does have access to a PC, and is hankering to play Bloodborne, here’s how…

Painting A Beautiful Magic Card Looks Very Difficult

Noah Bradley, an artist who has painted lots and lots of Magic cards, has released a time lapse video of his painting that illustrates the card New Horizons from Magic’s Ixalan set. Painting seems pretty hard! Bradley is known for his big vistas and great-looking lands, and it’s no surprise that he’s literally creating a…

‘Shop Contest: Bring Me Pictures Of Spider-Man, Winners!

I asked you to bring me pictures of that dastardly devil Spider-Man, and now I know where he hides when he’s not swinging around New York. He’ll never be safe again! You might think he’s friendly and neighborhood-oriented, but what I have learned over the course of viewing a number of pictures of Spider-Man is…

This Week In The Business: A Streamer’s Life For Me

STAT | $30,000 – What it costs to have a top-tier streamer play your game for an hour on their channel, according to IndieCatapult’s Steve Filby, who was marketing manager on Motion Twin’s Dead Cells. (Motion Twin didn’t pay up, but devised a strategy that resulted in big streamers playing the game for free.) QUOTE…

Overwatch Team Whose ‘FU’ Jersey Was Banned Is Back With More FUs

Back in May, Philadelphia Fusion’s Overwatch Contenders team, Fusion University, ran into some wardrobe difficulties when their team jersey—emblazoned with a giant, devil-may-care “FU”—got banned from the season one finals. Now, though, they’re back with a new jersey that tells “FU” haters to F off Later today, Fusion University will be playing in the Contenders…

Fortnite Streamer Myth Pushes Back Against Twitch Chat’s ‘Overwhelming’ Negativity

Ali “Myth” Kabbani is the second most-followed streamer on Twitch, but he’s also just a 19 year-old kid—one who, unlike most other 19 year-old kids, has to deal with boatloads of hate every day. Now he’s putting his foot down. Myth first rose to popularity thanks to his superhuman Fortnite building skills. He helped popularize…

Artist James Clar’s new exhibition in Manhattan, The World Never Ends, includes a mock documentary called “Beyond the Uncanny Valley,” which features top Japanese fighting game players—including Momochi and Chocoblanka—as they discuss a future in which esports is king. It runs through October 20. Details here

Trash-Talking League of Legends Star Seeks His Fifth Title This Weekend

One of League of Legends’ biggest stars will have a chance to earn his fifth championship title at this weekend’s North American summer finals—and possibly cement his legacy as the continent’s best player of all time. Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng has been a central fixture of League of Legends in North America going back to 2011.…