Counter-Strike Co-Creator Charged With Paying 16-Year-Old For Sex

Police in King County, Washington yesterday charged Counter-Strike co-creator Jess Cliffe, 36, with commercial sexual abuse of a minor, accusing him of paying a 16-year-old girl for sex and recording one sexual encounter against her will. Police said they have been investigating this case since May of last year, when they first began talking to…

My Grandiose Quest To Play (And Love) FIFA’s Most Underappreciated Teams

Soccer connects people on a global scale, but when you play FIFA, it’s easy to only use your favorite teams. As a Mexican from Chicago, my allegiances lie with Liga MX and MLS, respectively, with some UK Premier League thrown in. Lately, though, I’ve found myself largely playing with obscure teams, and it’s made my…

The Hazard Of Being A Virtual Character On YouTube 

This is the year that virtual anime girls have invaded YouTube. If there’s one hazard of being a virtual anime girl YouTuber, it’s the chance that a tech snafu will reveal that you are, in fact, not an anime girl. Norakyatto, a virtual anime cat girl YouTuber, was among those Kotaku featured last month. But…

Man Creates Paper Gun That Shoots Wooden Bullets

Twitter user Harukiru loves papercraft. While he acknowledges the influence of Nintendo Labo on moving paper creations, I doubt the Switch will ever see something like this. First of all, it looks incredibly complex and difficult to make Secondly, it can fire wooden bullets! Harukiru is incredibly talented. Check out his other creations, which he…

Til The End

Angela Wang is an illustrator based in the US. You can see more of Angela’s work at her personal site and 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 work of video game artists, showcasing the best…

Overwatch Glitch Spawns Unlimited Bots Into A Single Game

In Overwatch, two teams of six compete to see who’s best at avoiding the payload and yelling at each other. Well, most of the time, anyway. Thanks to a recently discovered glitch that allows you to spawn unlimited bots in custom game modes, players have been creating matches that are, shall we say, somewhat lopsided.…

Mohawk Games—the studio behind Offworld Trading Company, and led by Civ IV designer Soren Johnson—has a new project in development called 10 Crowns. It’s an “an epic-scale turn-based strategy game that lets players create the greatest dynasty in world history”, but is very early on, so don’t expect it for a while.

Subnautica Dev Fired Over ‘Hateful’ Statements

Subnautica’s sound designer Simon Chylinski has been fired following outcry over insensitive statements made on his Twitter account. Subnautica is an underwater survival game full of eerie animal noises and a techno soundtrack. Over the weekend, fans of the game discovered a history of racially insensitive tweets and tweets critical of gender diversity on sound…

Blade Runner 2049 Cosplay

This collection of cosplay shots from last year’s sci-fi flick doesn’t feature a single Deckard or Officer K. Instead, it’s Denmark’s Mai cosplaying as characters like Joi and Luv. Gegenwind took the photos, and you can see more of them (and read about the shoot) at their studio site

PUBG Banned Over 1 Million Cheaters Last Month

Because it’s one of the biggest games on the planet right now, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is attracting a lot of players. And wherever there are a lot of players, there are a lot of cheaters. We’ve covered this before, of course, from the waves of rule-breakers coming from Chinese servers to cheatmakers selling their wares in-game…

Monster Hunter Player Launches Friend At Beast

Today on Highlight Reel we have Monster Hunter clips, suggestive Battlegrounds glitches, NHL celebrations, 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 up on…

Dr Disrespect’s Return To Twitch Brings 388,000 Concurrent Viewers And Money [UPDATE]

After nearly two months out of action in the wake of an on-stream confession of infidelity to his wife, popular streamer Dr Disrespect returned to Twitch today. In the process, he pulled in hundreds of thousands of viewers, thousands of dollars in donations, as well as a chat that vomited memes with rabid excitement. He…

After Years of Player Warfare, Metal Gear Solid V Secret Ending Triggered Prematurely

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has asecret ending that plays only if all players dismantle their nuclear weapons. It requires players to disarm all nukes in the game, a nearly impossible task thanks to hackers and hoarders. Last week, the end suddenly triggered even though countless nuclear weapons still exist within the game.…