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Chanin Suasungnern is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Thailand. You can see more of Chanin’s work at his ArtStationand Facebook pages. 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedBlizzard Made A Little Anime, And It’s Great
Heroes of the Storm is getting a skin pack that turns everyone into mecha. Which gave Blizzard the perfect excuse to ditch the lavish 3D cinematic clips it’s known for and make an anime instead. Tyrael, Rehgar, and Abathur are getting the skins, but really, we’re here for the video: Now that StarCraft II has…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2018 - Esports
Teenage Overwatch League Player’s Dad Pulled Him Out Of School So He Could Go Pro
Overwatch pro Lucas “Mendokusaii” Hakansson wasn’t expecting to drop out of school. The plan, originally, was for him to take a year off—not all that uncommon in his homeland of Sweden—to see if he could get good enough to go pro. One day, though, Hakansson’s dad Henrik met with the school’s administrators. “He didn’t ask…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 16, 2018 -
CultureThis Car Ain’t Right
Today on Highlight Reel we have weird cars, strange video game posture, unique Zelda flying techniques, and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch…
By Chris Person Published January 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedThat Time Anime Superstars Made A Cyberpunk Irish Beer Commercial
In 1997, to cash in on the cult reception Ghost in the Shell’s release had met with in the British Isles, Murphy’s hired an ad agency to go and make an anime-themed commercial. That firm, Nexus Productions, was able to assemble a team of all-stars from Production I.G. to make one of the greatest ads…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Accidentally Releases Assassin’s Creed Origins DLC A Week Early, Removes It
Assassin’s Creed Origins’ first expansion, The Hidden Ones, officially comes out on January 23. However, some players on Xbox One can already play the new content after the game was patched overnight. The Hidden Ones, the first of two major story DLCs currently announced, focuses on events set four years after the main game’s story…
By Ethan Gach Published January 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedRusty Lake Paradise Is My Kind Of Creepy
I’ve never been more pleased to learn I’ve arrived late to an ongoing series than in the middle of my first playthrough of gleefully macabre point-and-click adventure Rusty Lake Paradise. Rusty Lake Paradise, released last week on Steam, Google Play andiTunes, tells the story of a man named Jakob, youngest son of the Eilander family,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Today Gwent’s development team apologized to fans for how the latest patch was implemented. December’s Midwinter Update added lots of cards and also overhauled the game’s look and feel, a combination the team now says was a mistake. A hot fix last week addressed some of the problems.
By Ethan Gach Published January 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Moment Assassin’s Creed Origins Goes From Big To Ridiculously Big
If I had to sum up the last act of Assassin’s Creed Origins in three words, those three words would be, “Wait, there’s more?” Origins is a big game by any measure. Thanks to the smart way the designers snake the story quests down and back up the Nile river, the map feels bigger than…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 16, 2018 - Culture
New Steam Competitor Will Let Users Resell Games
At this point, Steam allows users to sell almost everything, except full games. In the absence of such functionality, sketchy key resale sites like G2A have come to thrive. It’ll be interesting to see if a new PC gaming storefront called Robot Cache can put a dent in that when it launches later this year.…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Consensual Tentacle Porn Card Game Will Come Out In May
The card game Consentacle is an awesome exploration of the complexities of sex, as told via interactions between a human and a tentacle monster. True to its name, however, every interaction is aggressively consensual. Consentacle has been around for a few years now, but there’s only been a couple of copies in existence. Now, following…
By Dan Starkey Published January 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Somehow, The Sims Has Made Me Like Doing Laundry
It turns out I am just as bad at laundry in The Sims as I am in real life. But as I made my virtual people load up the washing machine, I did gain a new appreciation for my least favorite chore. The new Laundry Day Stuff stuff pack for The Sims 4 does a…
By Gita Jackson Published January 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedBattlefront II Patch Nerfs Overpowered Wookiee Warriors
Players who earn enough points during Star Wars: Battlefront II matches can play as a variety of special characters, from hi-tech Stormtroopers to the Emperor himself, but none are as deadly as the Wookiee Warrior. A new patch has nerfed these overpowered creatures and brought an end to their hairy reign of terror. Wookiee Warriors…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Secrets Behind Fortnite’s Massive 40 Million Player Success
When Epic Games originally announced a Battle Royale mode for its co-op zombie survival game Fortnite, the internet seemed skeptical. Battlegrounds had already taken over the world, so it was easy for Fortnite: Battle Royale to look like a trend-chasing copycat. Months later, the studio’s enormous player base seems to have proven everyone wrong. Much…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fifteen New Emotions You Feel After Building A PC
Last week, after a temporary hiccup thanks to a power supply that was dead out of the box, I finished building my first gaming PC. For the past few days I’ve been using it extensively, and as a result, I’ve experienced a number of brand new feelings that I’d like to share. These feelings include:…
By Jason Schreier Published January 16, 2018 - Esports
Overwatch Players Are Imitating Their Favorite League Stars
Everybody I know who plays Overwatch’s pistol-slinging cowboy McCree is coveting the digital skin worn by Do-hyeon “Pine” Kim, the world class McCree pro who stole everybody’s heart last week in his debut Overwatch League match. It’s a dreary blue skin repping New York’s Excelsior team but wearing it is aspirational. If I dress like…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedDragon Ball FighterZ Beta Hides More Classic Moments From The Anime
Over the weekend players got to spend time with Dragon Ball FighterZ during an open test beta. It turns out the game still looks gorgeous and, if you’re huge fan of the source material, even has pre and post-fight scenes that reenact the anime. While most of Dragon Ball FighterZ’s fight introductions are quick and…
By Ethan Gach Published January 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft Gets Level Scaling Today
As promised at Blizzcon 2017, today’s massive 7.3.5 update for World of Warcraft implements the level scaling introduced in the Legion expansion across the whole game. This allows players to tackle the game’s leveling zones in the order of their choosing, within limits. Prior to today’s patch, there was a certain order to leveling a…
By Mike Fahey Published January 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Horror Game Developer Who Disappeared For A Decade
The developer for a cult classic, experimental horror game disappeared from the internet for a decade. Their sudden, unexplained resurfacing on Steam leads to more questions than answers. Yume Nikki is a game defined, in some ways, by its obscurity. It was released on 2channel, the Japanese precursor to 4chan, in 2004. Yume Nikki, which…
By Gita Jackson Published January 16, 2018
