Overwatch Players Honor Fallen Friend With 12-Gun Salute

Willem Den Toom was an avid Overwatch player and contributor at the site Too Much Gaming. On January 15, he passed away. He was only 36. Still grieving, his friends decided to give him a proper send-off. Willem’s friends at Too Much Gaming explained the rationale behind the video: “As a tribute to a fallen…

The Ten Stages Of Coping With Final Fantasy XV’s Chapter 13

So you just started playing chapter 13 of Final Fantasy XV. It sucks. You feel trapped in a nightmare that will never end. Take some small comfort in knowing that you are not the only one to suffer through it. By working through these ten stages, you will eventually come to terms with this very…

Cultist Simulator Makes Running A Cult Into A Fun Time

Cultist Simulator is a “one person boardgame” from Alexis Kennedy, creative director and lead writer on Sunless Sea and Fallen London. It’s a fun, tactile game of studying the dark arts and performing human sacrifices. You begin Cultist Simulator with no occult knowledge at all. You must find a way to make money consistently, and…

Dark Souls 3 Player Finds Extra Ridiculous Way To Beat A Boss

One of Dark Souls 3‘s most difficult bosses has been defeated in dizzying self challenge. The accomplishment is full of unbelievable parries and stripping. iHardlyTriHard Gaming faced down the dangerous Champion Gundyr. The challenge was involved. When Gundyr attacks, they spin 720 degrees before parrying behind their back. Then then attack and perform the “Praise…

Star Fox 64 Comes To Wii U Today, And You Should Definitely Not Buy It

Star Fox 64! Great game. Comes to Wii U Virtual Console today. Here’s some free advice: Don’t buy it. As you may have heard, on March 3 Nintendo will release their next console, the Switch. As you may have also heard, Nintendo still hasn’t laid out their plans for the Switch’s catalog of classic games.…

How To Get Ariana Grande in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, Because You Can Do That Now

As promised earlier this month, singer Ariana Grande is now a playable character in Final Fantasy mobile game Brave Exvius. Here’s how to add the bunny-eared performer to your pixel party. First off, you have to have a copy of the free-to-play game installed on your iOS or Android device. Just search the store for…

Battleborn’s Big Winter Update Might Get A Couple Dozen More People Playing

Battleborn’s massive winter update drops today, bringing massive changes to Gearbox’s game, including full access to the game’s 25 launch characters, new training modes, and enhanced UI and 4K support for PS4 Pro. All that, plus the game’s third story DLC and fifth free character. Before we get to the big changes, let’s meet Beatrix,…

Podcast: Let’s Talk Nintendo Switch

It’s time for the Kotaku Splitscreen episode you’ve been waiting for: Our thoughts on the Nintendo Switch. This week, Kirk and I blaze through some belated 2017 predictions (Final Fantasy XVI! Scorpio! Half-Life VR!) and then react to everything we’ve learned about the Switch, which I got a chance to play last Friday. You can…

Batter Up

William Bao is an artist based in LA who works for Ironklad, a studio that has helped out on stuff like The Division, League of Legends and…Taylor Swift videos You can see more of Bao’s art at hisArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left…

Meitu Transforms Video Game Heroes Into Beautiful Waifus

Meitu, the free Chinese photo app filling your Facebook and Twitter feeds with big-eyed, rosy-cheeked alien creatures, isn’t just for actual human beings. Witness the horrifically cute things it does to your favorite video game characters. While I’ve been actively trying to avoid the avalanche of uncanny hand-painted selfies being dumped onto the internet in…

Chris Brown Has A Goku From Dragon Ball Lamborghini

Well, it does go with his Goku tattoo. That’s right, pointed out by Hot New Hip Hop, Brown’s Lamborghini Aventador has Goku’s face on the hood. Brown bought the $400,000 car sans Goku. But later had it customized, and last fall, he uploaded photos of his Gokumobile online. Which go with his Goku tattoo and…

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The Pro Tennis Player Who Gets Angry In Counter-Strike

Jerzy Janowicz isn’t the most famous tennis player on the circuit, but if you’re a fan of tennis, or even just sport in general, there’s a high chance you may have heard of him. What you might not know is that he’s a massive Counter-Strike player. Janowicz is an accomplished tennis player. He’s low in…