All Hail Hypnoskull

Weston Reid is a concept artist who has worked for companies like CCP and Tripwire. He’s currently helping out at Hi-Rez Studios on Smite. You can see more of Weston’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as…

Many A True Nerd is back—this time he speedruns through Fallout New Vegas on hardcore mode without eating, drinking, or sleeping. Somehow, he pulls it off. Of course he does.

Doom’s Creators Wanted To Pay Modders…In 1995

Last month, Valve and Bethesda pissed a lot of people off with plans to charge for mods. One of the reasons both companies gave for the move was so that mod creators could get paid; a novel idea, but not a new one, since id Software had been planning something similar twenty years ago. In…

The Monday Stream Beats Up Goku In Dragon Ball Xenoverse [It’s Over!]

But only because the game won’t let me kiss Goku. Damn these violent games getting in the way of my dreams. We haven’t covered too much of Dragon Ball Xenoverse on Kotaku, so I thought it would be fun to whip the game out and play it for the inaugural Monday stream. Stick around to…

Dark Souls 2 fans should be wary of installing the fan-made DS2Fix patch, as players are reporting they’re being softbanned. It’s unclear if the two are linked yet. Softbanning means you can only fight or join up with other people who have been softbanned. We’ve asked Bandai Namco for comment. You can reach the author…

A Strategy Game Where You’re Basically The Power Rangers

Should I care about Chroma Squad? If you’re struck by devastating waves of nostalgia every time you think about Power Rangers, Japanese super sentai series, or, er, Backstreet Boys lyrics, then yes. Definitely yes. What’s it about? It’s a Power Rangers (sans the license) strategy game, but that’s not all it is. See, there’s this…

Heroes Of The Storm Has Some Great 420 No Scope Moments

Sgt. Hammer is Heroes of the Storm’s version of the classic siege tank unit from StarCraft. Unlike the original piece of Terran artillery, Hammer can fire a giant rocket across the map. This makes for some excellent “skill shot” moments in Blizzard’s up-and-coming MOBA. I put “skill shot” in “scare quotes” because I’m not convinced…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

Any week that includes me sneaking a pro wrestling piece onto the site and Tina telling us about a weird cat game is a good week, but it was cool for other reasons, too. The biggest news? Two cancellations and one sequel announcement. But there was more. GTA V Secret-Hunters Still At It, Now Believe…

New stream announcement! Starting today, I will be holding a weekly variety stream on Kotaku at 6 PM ET every Monday. For now, you can follow me on Twitch here. Today’s game: Dragon Ball Xenoverse. Let’s geek out about Goku and make the worst original Buu character together, guys. See you soon.

Bloodborne Jerk Gets Murdered In The Most Ironic Way

Pacifism is bullshit the world of Bloodborne. Yharnam is a place where people communicate through blood and murder—and one character learns this lesson in the most hilarious way. Those of you that have played Bloodborne have probably come across Djura, an asshole NPC that immediately starts shooting you with a machine gun. He’s the worst.…