- Culture
Cute Couple
Laura Peltomäki is a character artist based in Finland. You can see more of Laura’s work at her ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
Building Civilization’s United Nations Inside The Actual United Nations [Update]
From the same fanbase that brought you “building Oxford inside Oxford” and “building Petra outside Petra” comes this, “building Civilization V’s UN inside the UN”. Reddit user asahcool was at the United Nations in New York the other day representing his college at the UNA Global Engagement conference. He was supposed to be learning how…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
All Walls Must Fall Is A Time Travel Tactics Game That Feels Incomplete
A new strategy game set in futuristic German nightclubs, All Walls Must Fall offers a thrillingly fresh take on turn-based tactics that could still use a few more tuneups. It’s Berlin and the year is 2089. In an alternate future where the Cold War has been waging for 150 years time travel is now the…
By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2018 - Esports
Counter-Strike Match Goes To Four Overtimes
The third-place decider match at today’s StarSeries i-League Season 4 finals went a little long. A simple best-of-three, Team Liquid and FaZe had a meeting on Inferno that went well past regulation and into multiple overtimes, almost to the length of two regular matches. After tying 15-15 in regular rounds, overtime began. Overtime in Counter-Strike:…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 25, 2018 -
CultureCosplayThe Best Of Katsucon, 2018’s First Big Cosplay Show
The North American cosplay calendar kicks off every year with Katsucon, a massive show held every year just outside DC that attracts around 20,000 fans. That’s not how many cosplayers there are, that’s just the overall attendance figure, but it can feel like they’re one and the same when you look at how much quality…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2018 - Esports
Virtus Pro Seizes Top Spot In Dota 2 Pro Circuit
After a week of upsets, ESL One Katowice ended in a one-sided rout. It was only last fall that Russia’s storied Virtus.pro side finally won its first Major. Just four months later they’ve somehow managed to continue that streak and become back-to-back ESL One winners. While the Group A finals earlier in the week saw…
By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2018 -
UncategorizedYou Can Finally Play A Long-Lost Donkey Kong Game
An extremely rare, officially-licensed Donkey Kong game has finally been released to the Internet, and now the entire world can experience the bizarre journey of Donkey Kong 3: The Great Counterattack In the early 1980s, Nintendo licensed some of its properties to developer Hudson Soft, which released versions of Nintendo’s arcade and NES games for…
By Chris Kohler Published February 25, 2018 - Esports
Dragon Ball FighterZ Match Ends In Dual Vanishing Act
Are you watching closely? At Winter Brawl in Pennsylvania today, Echo Fox’s Theo and EMP KDZ were dueling to see who would head into the Dragon Ball FighterZ top 8 on the winner’s side. Down to a sliver of health on both sides, KDZ went for a vanish attack, and in a split-second reaction, Theo…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 25, 2018 - CultureSplitscreen
It’s Hard To Go Back To Sub-60 FPS Gaming
On today’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we’re talking about noir games, how to get your husband into The Witcher 3, PC vs. consoles, and much much more. First, Kirk and I jump into news on Mafia 3‘s developer laying people off, Kentucky’s governor blaming video games for shootings, and the System Shock reboot facing development troubles. Then…
By Jason Schreier Published February 25, 2018 -
UncategorizedThis Battlegrounds Pro Match Ends With A Crunch
The first day of the PUBG Invitational in Katowice ended in a nightmare scenario of a circle where three teams competed for the dominance of an incredibly small amount of space. The final circle of a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds round is always a tense scenario, but the location of the final match of the day put…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published February 25, 2018 - Esports
Philly’s Secret Weapon Shines In Overwatch League Debut
Many teams debuted their fresh new players during kickoff weekend for stage two of the Overwatch League, but the one that made arguably the biggest impact had been on the roster for a while. It just wasn’t until these last few days that he got to show why he earned a spot on the Philly…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 25, 2018 -
UncategorizedHackers Are Working To Bring Every Doom Game To Switch
This is the open source version of Doom 3 running on a Switch. It’s only a matter of time before Doom 64 and the rest arrive. There’s a long standing mission to run the original Doom on every object humanity’s ever encountered. But with Doom 2016 arriving on Switch last fall, the first time the…
By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
Apocalypse Is The Fitting Final Expansion For Battlefield 1
The fourth and final expansion pack for Battlefield 1, Apocalypse, released last week. It leans into everything that Battlefield 1 has sold itself on since its release back in 2016: big maps, interesting historical and pseudo-historical weapons, and the general feeling that you will not make it out of this place alive. Like the previous…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published February 25, 2018 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Room To Change
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published February 23. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 19. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
This Might Be The Worst Way To Die In Fortnite
Grenades are not toys. Fortnite player ErenOz-01 was reminded of that fact the hard way. A clip they shared on Reddit showed them dropping into a Battle Royale match near the Wailing Woods, but wandered around for minutes without seeing anyone else. So, like all bored players packing explosives, they lazily tossed a grenade off…
By Ethan Gach Published February 24, 2018 -
EsportsLong-Running Smash Bros. Weekly Hosts One Last Tournament This Weekend [Update]
Smash @ Xanadu has been one of the Super Smash Bros. most notable weeklies for years, but this weekend will be the end of an era. Xanadu will be closing its doors after its last hurrah: one more Smash Bros. tournament. Dubbed Xanadu: End Of An Era, both the Smash 4 and Melee events this…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 24, 2018 - Uncategorized
Facebook Pulls VR Shooter Demo From Conservative Conference After Backlash
Facebook announced the removal of the Bullet Train demo from its virtual reality experience booth at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) after public outcry in light of the recent mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida. Developed by Epic Games to help show off the Oculus headset’s VR capabilities back in 2015, Bullet Train…
By Ethan Gach Published February 24, 2018 - Esports
The Circle Acts A Bit Differently In Competitive Battlegrounds
This weekend, 16 squads face off in competitive battle royale in Katowice, Poland. But while their version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds isn’t too different from the one you might have at home, there have been some slight modifications. During a lull in the action, the commentators broke down the settings for the PUBG Invitational. Specifically, the…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 24, 2018 -
CultureThe Two Friends Dominating Borderlands 2 Coop Speedrunning
A chance meeting and subsequent trip to Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 resulted in two college students forming a speedrunning duo that’s still setting world records. Speedrunners Amyrlinn and Shockwve know Borderlands 2 intimately. It would be a cliche to say they know Gearbox’s shooter better than the backs of their own hands, but they…
By Ethan Gach Published February 24, 2018 -
UncategorizedLittle Nightmares’ last DLC, The Residence, is now out. It adds some new traps and enemies and puts you up against a boss called The Lady. Though the Inside-like horror puzzler didn’t set the world on fire, I quite liked it and it’s been nice to see Tarsier Studios continue building out its story and…
By Ethan Gach Published February 24, 2018