Hackers Aside, Call of Duty: World at War Is Still Gruesome Fun

It’s been nearly ten years since the release of Call of Duty: World at War, the last game in the series to dip into World War II before last year’s revival. With a ridiculous amount of hours logged on Call of Duty: WWII, I decided to revisit it recently, using Xbox One’s backward compatibility. It…

Obscure Hidden Message In BioShock Re-Surfaces A Decade After Release

More than 10 years after the release of BioShock, an obscure error message has popped up again thanks to an unlikely source—an anonymous developer, posting on 4chan, who says he or she worked on BioShock 2 The 4chan poster, writing in a thread about game creators doing drugs, alleged that developers on BioShock 2 would…

Turret-Covered Helicopter Becomes Video Game Death Machine

Today on Highlight Reel we have Escape from Tarkov moves, deadly choppers, a dramatic Battlefield horse, 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…

16 Things Twitter Taught Me About Warframe

Last week I began playing Warframe, a video game about robot gymnasts who spend all their money on clothes. I blew up a few bad guys, then took one look at my extremely intimidating inventory screen and decided I needed help. Fortunately, seeing as how I’m a high-profile influencer (not really) with a bunch of…

Golf Story Is Almost The Seinfeld Of Video Games

One of my absolute favorite games from 2017 was Golf Story for the Nintendo Switch. The other day, I made a video of myself playing the first hour of the game. For your convenience, I have digested the video down to 40 minutes. If I had to summarize what exactly it is I find so…

How To Skip All Of Super Mario Odyssey‘s Darker Side

Super Mario Odyssey has a hell-gauntlet at the end of the game that stymies plenty of casual players, but speedrunners have been skipping it for a while using a simple glitch. You can, too. The most difficult area in Super Mario Odyssey is the Darker Side, a hidden portion of the Moon that players can…

A Viewer’s Guide To Overwatch League

Overwatch League kicks off tomorrow in the Blizzard Arena in Burbank, CA with a trio of matches starting at 7 pm Eastern. Blizzard will broadcast the league’s games via both Twitch and Major League Gaming. Preseason matches only broadcasted on MLG, which had the dubious benefit of no available viewership statistics. Now that the debut…

A Split Keyboard Built For Esports

Split mechanical keyboards are a great way to reduce the arm and joint strain often caused by typing on a traditional keyboard. New gaming hardware maker Dygma wants to bring those benefits to the esports scene with the Raise, which they’re calling “the world’s most advanced gaming keyboard.” Split keyboards have been around for years,…

What We Loved About Devilman Crybaby

Devilman Crybaby joined the Netflix roster last week, and it’s one hell of an anime. A reimagining of the 1970s manga, it’s a bloody story of love and loss. Staff writer Heather Alexandra and video producer Chris Person sat down to talk about why they love their precious demon boys. Heather Alexandra: Chris! Both of…

Razer Wants To Turn Its Gaming Phone Into A Laptop

The Razer Phone is a very powerful piece of Android hardware. The Project Linda concept, revealed today at CES 2018, is a dock for the Razer Phone that turns it into a 13.3 inch Android gaming laptop. Why not? It’s essentially a Razer Blade laptop, only instead of PC internals it’s powered by a Razer…

The Beauty of Japan In Winter

Quick question: During which season does Japan look most beautiful? Spring is probably the number one choice, followed by fall. But winter certainly is no slouch. Twitter user Naagaoshi has been uploading a series of stunning Japanese winter photos, showing off just how lovely the country can look covered in snow and ice. Have a…

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Sketching Out Civilization VI’s Cute Lil’ Buildings

Samuel Whitehead is an artist at Firaxis, and has worked on games like X-Com 2, Star Citizen and Civilization VI You can see more of Samuel’s work at his 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…

Here’s Some A+ Black Panther Cosplay

If 2018 is going to be The Year Of Black Panther Cosplay, then we are off to a very good start. Andrien Gbinigie’s effort here is wild, from the detail on the suit to the quality of the mask itself. Most of the photos below are byLucid Visual This may also be a good time…

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