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Blizzard’s Official Doomfist Cosplay Is Incredible

Blizzard is at the San Diego Comic Con, and as part of their presence they’ve got some official cosplay of the newest Overwatch character, Doomfist. It is, even by Overwatch standards, absolutely fantastic. The company hired Henchmen Studios to create the costume, which took a team of 14 people six weeks to construct. It involved…

Behind The Scenes On A Game Pitch

Tendril is a studio that was hired three years ago by Ubisoft Toronto to help sell a game idea to Ubisoft’s HQ in Paris. That game is Starlink, and their pitch involved all kinds of work, from “preliminary vision” through to concept development, ship design, environments and even a trailer. You can see both the…

Winning A Tough Civilization VI Game Without Firing A Shot

There are few more difficult ways to win Civilization VI than to score a Culture victory (which is kinda busted) on the game’s hardest difficulty setting. Hats off to Tater596, then, for not only pulling it off, but managing to do so without going to war. Figuring that to win with such strict conditions wasn’t…

Battlegrounds Lag Leads To Massive Fistfight

Josh Wittmann was playing a game of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds the other day when server lag struck, stranding all 100 players on the plane before they were forcibly ejected, landing everyone at the same location. While some folks fled for their lives, the rest did the honourable thing and just started swinging. I would 100% be…

Record Breaking Portal Speedrun Is Even Better With Classical Music

A sub-eleven minute run of the original Portal is a big deal for the game’s speedrunning community, but the accomplishment is even better when viewed listening to Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. BiiWiX set the game’s new 10:58 world record for inbounds this week with a dramatic escape from the Aperture Science that ultimately…

Witcher 3 NPC Doesn’t Respect Boundaries

Today on highlight Reel we have personal space issues, stun grenades, Destiny 2 slacking, 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! Mafia 3 –…

American Truck Simulator To Close Major Highway For As Long As It Stays Closed In Real Life

Some games focus on escapism while others seek to render the world with some semblance of digital realism. American Truck Simulator falls in the second category, which is why in its next update the game will be closing players’ access to California’s coastal Highway 1 for a portion near Big Sur. That’s because a landslide…

Crash Bandicoot Remaster Trilogy Gets Long Lost Level As DLC

Stormy Ascent was a level in the first Crash game that originally got scrapped because it was ultimately considered too difficult. During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Vicarious Visions revealed that the lost level would be available as a free download via the PlayStation Store. Taylor Kurosaki said in a conversation with N. Sane…

Here’s Our First Look At Call Of Duty: WWII‘s Zombie Mode

Activision showed off the trailer for the zombie mode in Call of Duty: WWII at a San Diego Comic-Con panel this afternoon and, surprise, there are a lot of Nazi zombies! The zombie mode will include an original story that features the voice acting talents of Dr. Who’s David Tennant and Daredevil’s Elodie Young, among…

Smash Bros. Fan Game Takes The Characters Back To Their 8-Bit And 16-Bit Roots

Super CLASH Bros is rough and unfinished, but look and sounds alone will win you over. In the game, created by Jeremy Eden, up to four players can choose from a roster that includes Mario, Mega Man, Knuckles and others, and battle one another in a fever dream of retro nostalgia. Unlike other Smash Bros.-inspired…

Valve Closes Annual Dota 2 Merch Shop Amid Community Backlash

WeLoveFine, a nerd-goods merch company, won’t play host to this year’s Dota 2 International Secret Shop, Valve announced last night The Secret Shop, Valve’s seasonal memorabilia shop that opens once a year for The International, has been run through WeLoveFine for the last couple Internationals. For the Dota 2 community, this has been a point…

The Destiny 2 Beta’s Toughest Boss Is A Sci-Fi Turbine 

Ever since the Vault of Glass raid, Bungie has reserved its right to torture players with platforming puzzles that are a lot harder than they look. Near the end of the Destiny 2 beta’s “Homecoming” mission you have to take down the shields on a Cabal ship. Shields run on generators, so naturally this meant…

These Shoes Have Mega Man On Them And Somehow Don’t Look Terrible 

Ubiq, a high-end footwear store based out of Philly, is collaborating with Capcom on some video game-themed kicks that look a little more stylish and reserved than your average Mega Man sneakers Long gone are the days of scrounging through Hot Topic for anything with a Triforce or Mario face on it. Uniqlo put together…

Street Fighter V‘s Newest Character Is Slightly Less Bulky Than He First Appeared

Final Fight’s Abigail is now the biggest character to ever appear in the Street Fighter series, and fans aren’t pleased with his grotesque stature. But it turns out that Abigail’s beefy appearance in the reveal trailer show just prior to the end of the Evo 2017 Street Fighter V tournament was somewhat embellished. Abigail actually…

Podcast: The Destiny 2 Beta Makes Us Want Destiny 2

It may not surprise you to hear that Kirk and I have THOUGHTS on the Destiny 2 beta, which is leaving us cautiously optimistic for the full game. Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, let’s discuss. First we talk a bit about the robots running our lives before talking about some of the other games we’ve been…

First Pokémon Go Legendary Will Be Available Saturday, If Players Work Together

After MONTHS of rumors, we’ve finally got confirmation that legendaries are coming to Pokémon Go this Saturday—here’s what you need to know to capture your own. Previously, we knew that the very first Pokémon Go Fest event would give players rare prizes for capturing monsters and doing raids. Turns out, the prizes are gonna be…

5 Hours With The New Layton: Great Writing, Weak Puzzles

Professor Layton is back! Well, it’s actually his daughter Katrielle this time around. But other than that, Layton’s Mystery Journey is the return of everybody’s favorite London-based puzzle adventure game series. Here are my first impressions, about 5 hours in. Mystery Journey is available for iOS and Android today, with a 3DS version coming to…