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Here’s a new trailerfor Neill Blomkamp’s series of short films that are coming to Steam (and YouTube). Guess that was Sigourney Weaver in the first teaser.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2017

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Chinese Overwatch Clone Has Some Giant Balls

The Chinese market is no stranger to brazen rip-offs of popular Western games, but even taking that into account this Overwatch clone is something else. Spotted by ponpo and called Hero Mission, this is a mobile shooter that is basically Overwatch, only for a phone, and with the slightest of design edits (most lifted from…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017

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May The Ciri Cosplay Never End

The Witcher 3 is still the best. Ciri is still the best. As long as those two things hold true—and they may hold true forever—then good Ciri cosplay is always welcome here. And this is some real good Ciri cosplay. This is cosplayer Alena Shvidkaya from Belarus, getting not just the outfit 100%, but the…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017

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Track: Houses Movement III: Rust/Rebuild | Artist: Eidola | Album: To Speak, To Listen Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

By Nathan Grayson Published June 5, 2017

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Wonder Woman Figure Is So Lifelike It’s A Little Unsettling

Hot Toys have a 1/6 scale (11.5″/29cm) Wonder Woman figure out next year. As is pretty standard with their big movie releases, it looks fantastic. While I will call it her “Wonder Woman on the island” outfit, the official name for the figure is “Wonder Woman – Themyscira Training Armor Version”. It’s a fully articulated…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017

Esports

Overwatch Still Isn’t Ready To Be A Top Esport

Over the weekend, Blizzard hosted the first round of qualifiers for Overwatch’s Contenders series, aka the minor league to the upcoming Overwatch League’s majors. There was some solid action, a couple surprising upsets, and a lot of Winston dancing. I don’t think Overwatch is ready to be a top esport yet, though. Don’t get me…

By Nathan Grayson Published June 5, 2017

Culture

The Art Of Prey

2017’sPrey looks nothing like 2006’s Prey. Gone are the generic sci-fi designs and alien buttholes, replaced by a sleek retro-future aesthetic that helps give the game its own unique visual identity in a market flooded with games about space stations. Below you’ll find a ton of examples of the artwork that went into creating that…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017

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Fake Boxes For Downloadable Nintendo Switch Games

Mahir Sümer has an idea for anyone flashy about their game collections but bummed there aren’t many Nintendo Switch games to actually put on a shelf at the moment: make fake cases for the digital games you’ve picked up. So he went and did just that, designing custom cases for a range of downloadable Switch…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017

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Wildlands‘ New Sniper Rifle Can Blow Up A Car, Somehow

The most powerful gun in Ghost Recon: Wildlands’ new “Fallen Ghosts” DLC is a sniper rifle that can blow up cars with a single bullet. Within the expansion, which released as part of the game’s season pass on June 30, is a sniper rifle exclusive to “Fallen Ghosts,” and it is a gun you’ll want…

S.E. Doster Published June 5, 2017

Culture

Akuma Takes Cheap Shot, Gets What He Deserves

Today on Highlight Reel we have slow motion beanbag beatings, Rainbow 6 drones, smoke headshots, 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! For Honor…

By Chris Person Published June 5, 2017

Esports

A Pro Counter-Strike Match Suspended 30 Feet In The Air By A Crane

Typically, esports stages don’t get much more elaborate than a big screen, some colorful lights, and maybe a smoke machine for effect. Over the weekend, Republic Of Gamers decided to one-up everybody with a “stage” suspended from vertigo-inducing heights. As part of its “Extreme Gaming” event (via PCGamesN), ROG hosted a Counter-Strike exhibition match between…

By Nathan Grayson Published June 5, 2017

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The History Of The Creeper, Minecraft’s Most Infamous Monster

Silent, deadly, and destructive, creepers are probably the most dreaded mob in Minecraft. Fittingly, the creeper has a twisted and horrifying past that ranges all the way back to one of the first editions of Minecraft. This piece originally appeared 11/23/16. The creeper is one of the oldest entities in the franchise: it was the…

Robert Guthrie Published June 5, 2017

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Sony Exec’s Slam On Old Games Misses The Appeal Of The Classics

How much effort should today’s console makers put into keeping the classics in print and playable on modern hardware? There’s a lot of room for debate, but one PlayStation exec just weighed in with what has to be the Worst Possible Take. The Take isn’t just about backward compatibility, or about what Sony plans to…

By Chris Kohler Published June 5, 2017

Culture

Legendary Super Mario 64 Speedrun Rivalry Heats Up

Last month, a speedrun for collecting 120 stars in Super Mario 64 went down in history for being the first run to ever go under a time of 1:40:00. It was a record that took years to achieve; some people didn’t think it was even possible. Last weekend, that legendary record got beaten twice in…

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2017

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Monument Valley 2 is now available on iTunes. We loved the original geography-twisting mobile game. Check out more information and the trailer here.

By Riley MacLeod Published June 5, 2017

Esports

Smash Pro’s Tournament Victory Speech Calls Out Nintendo

Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma had just come off a long tournament run of beating some of the best in Super Smash Bros. Melee when he took to the stage for a winner’s interview. Debiedma used the opportunity to hold an impassioned rally for the grassroots that makes Smash happen, with choice words for a “certain company.”…

By Eric Van Allen Published June 5, 2017

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Friday the 13th, As Told By Steam Reviews

Lots of people love Friday the 13th. On Steam, they also love telling you how they died in it. Friday the 13th is a Getting Murdered by Jason Voorhees simulator, a genre that definitely has an appeal. Getting impaled on a tree branch is half the fun—the other half is doing the impaling. Read on,…

By Gita Jackson Published June 5, 2017

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How Many Of You Started Playing Games This Generation?

Back in the ancient days of 2012, pundits and analysts across the world put on their soothsayer hats and predicted that iPhones and iPads would kill console gaming. Then, the PS4 came out and sold roughly 40 billion units, proving them all wrong. Which raises the question: How many people started gaming this generation? As…

By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2017

Esports

Either I’m Paranoid Or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe‘s AI Is Cheating

There’s no question that the Mario Kart’s AI is a big cheater. Anyone who plays the game has probably noticed how the computer-controlled racers tend to catch up to you no matter what and always have an item in hand during the race’s final moments. But what advantages, exactly, do the robot racers get in…

By Maddy Myers Published June 5, 2017

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Modder Adds Kirby With Human Feet To Smash Bros.

Someone made a mod for Super Smash Brothers of Kirby with realistic feet. It is so disturbing. When fanart of barefoot Kirby with old man feet took the internet by storm, all my coworkers and I had pretty much had it. Was it hilarious? Sure. Is it a vision that creeps into my subconscious as…

By Gita Jackson Published June 5, 2017