We’re starting a playthrough of Half Life right now on our Twitch channel. They’re waiting for you Gordon, in the test chammmbbbeerrrr…

Angry Joe’s Fans Can’t Deal With Him Taking A Vacation From YouTube

YouTuber Joe “Angry Joe” Vargas is famous for his funny game reviews, but over the years, the growth of his channel has put a strain on his ability to produce them. After announcing he was taking a break from game reviews for two months, fans have lashed out at the creator, who has since disabled…

Battlegrounds Player Weed_Man Dies The Sickest Death

Today on Highlight Reel we have sick deaths, sweet jumps, accurate simulations, 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! Fortnite – UFO Teleporter Bug…

Street Fighter V Players Showcase Abigail’s Giant Potential

Street Fighter V’s newest character, Abigail, is the game’s largest fighter to date, towering over even resident grappler Zangief. Since the character’s arrived on Tuesday, the focus of community discussion has been on his capacity to inflict serious damage with just a few hits. Many players have been surprised by the utility of Abigail’s moveset,…

 Galaxy Of Pen And Paper Is An RPG About Playing An RPG

In 2012, Brazil’s Behold Studios released Knights of Pen and Paper, a video game that captured the experience of a bunch of players sitting around a table playing a fantasy role-playing game. Galaxy of Pen and Paper, available today on PC, iOS and Android, does the same thing, only better, and in space. The game…

Fans Try To Solve The Mystery of Dream Daddy’s ‘Cult Ending’

Dream Daddy, a popular new dating simulator in which you date hot dads, has a reputation for being a heartwarming game. But since its release, players have started wondering if there’s something more sinister hiding beneath the original story, thanks to rumors of a “cult ending” that is allegedly hidden in the game’s files. Rumors…

Titanfall 2‘s Free New Horde Mode Is A Great Reason To Return To The Game

Titanfall 2 may have faded from the public consciousness since last fall, but the developers at Respawn have continued to add free stuff to their already excellent first-person shooter. The most recent addition, which landed earlier this week on PC and consoles, adds a four-player cooperative horde mode. It’s a good time. The mode, called…

Valve Pulls Popular Sex Game From Steam; Developer Blames Complaints About ‘Pornography’

When sex comedy game House Party launched on Steam last month, seemingly uncensored, people were surprised. Steam doesn’t have a blanket ban on nudity, but it often requires brazenly naughty games to pocket their packages and obscure their unmentionables. In House Party, you can just whip your dick out. Because it’s not a party until…

Want To Do Better At StarCraft II? Leave The Music On

The StarCraft soundtrack helps me win. And I’m not the only one who thinks so. In 2010, shortly after StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty came out, the Idle Thumbs podcast put out an episode that discussed whether leaving StarCraft’s in-game soundtrack on can help you focus and play better. The argument in favor came from…

Sealed Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sells For $30,000

You read that right: A mint-condition sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. from one of its earliest print runs sold at auction for $30,100.44 on eBay yesterday afternoon, and the seller confirmed to Kotaku that the buyer has paid up. The seller, a longtime retro game dealer based in Pennsylvania called DKOldies, put the game…

What Pros Think After A Week With Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2 has been in Switch owners’ hands for almost a full week, as squeaky-clean newcomers and grizzled ink veterans alike have been tearing through countless turf wars. While the battles rage on, we wanted to chat with some top-level players to get their assessment of the sequel: What’s the best tool for inking? What’s…

Sundered Is A Beautiful Game That Makes Me Very Angry

Sundered is a new platforming action game from Thunder Lotus Games, creators of Jotun. It has gorgeous hand-drawn visuals, Metroidvania-style exploration, fast-paced combat against swarms of vicious enemies and a knack for making me want to put my controller through the screen. Playing as Eshe, a wanderer in a ruined world, players are tasked by…

For Honor Is Finally Getting Dedicated Servers

Medieval fighting game For Honor is finally adjusting its ambitious and controversial online system and adding dedicated servers. The move, announced today, follows months of player complaints that the online-only fighting game’s connectivity issues made it too frustrating to play. For Honor players have struggled with lag, slow matchmaking and random disconnections since the game’s…

CG Woman Selling Beer In A Japanese Supermarket

If you’ve ever been to a supermarket in Japan, you’ll know that throughout the store, there are people offering free samples and prompting various products. They are real flesh and blood humans. This Asahi beer salesperson is not. In Japan, this is called “demonstration sales.” Via Game Over, you can watch a nine minute Japanese…

Scenes From Hit Anime Your Name Look Very Familiar 

Your Name is one of the most successful anime movies ever released in Japan. Not only has it made a bunch of cash, but it’s also a great film. However, a new YouTube clip alleges that Your Name lifted several sequences from other anime movies. In the comparison below, via Yaraon!, the Your Name scenes…