Track: Ima Read | Artist: Zebra Katz, ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx | Album: Single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A Look Back at Some of 2014’s Coolest Cosplay

When you travel all over the country documenting the skill and enthusiasm behind some of the best cosplay going, you’re bound to capture a bunch of truly excellent moments. The folks behind the Cosplay Boom documentary series did exactly that and are sharing some of their favorites. Bask in the wow, won’t you? The thing…

A Compilation Of People KO-ing Diddy Kong

Diddy Kong is the reigning champ inSuper Smash Bros. right now. This surprise shake-up of the Smash tiers has lead many to wonder when, if ever, the ape will fall. Oh, he’ll fall alright. He just might need a little push first. YouTubers EvenMatchupGaming posted a wonderfully silly video yesterday that shows ten memorable instances…

Users Complain Of False Charges On EA’s Origin

A number of people across the web say they’re seeing fraudulent charges on their EA Origin accounts—though a representative for the publisher says there’s no evidence of a hack. As with all outages and security issues of this nature, it’s tough to tell exactly how widespread this is, but yesterday we started getting reports that…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Coμ -Black Dragon in a Gentle Kingdom-: The TAY Review • Rage of Bahamut: Genesis: The Ani-TAY Review • Rockmandash’s Top Ten Anime of 2014 • How to RPG: Really Big Swords TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

The Lore Behind One of Dark Souls II‘s Most Enigmatic Locations

Dark Souls lore speculation and theories can go really deep, which just shows how dedicated the series’ fanbase is. The “Shrine of Amana” is one of the most beautiful and mysterious places in Dark Souls II, with only a few scattered around in-game about its lore and background. But Souls veteran Vaati has it all,…

The Cancelled BioShock Movie At Least Looked The Part

The latest images to be released were done by Kasra Farahani, an artist who has worked on everything from War of the Worlds to Thor to Avatar

50 Naked Men Fight To The Death In Skyrim, Because Mods

Today at Kotaku HQ, we got a curious email titled “Skyrim is still thriving.” In it, reader Bernard Beben posed the idea that Skyrim was still “going strong” despite its age. As evidence, he enclosed a video of a very NSFW playthrough of Skyrim Behold. This is the power of mods: you can make everyone…

​Classic Rock Makes Elite: Dangerous Way Better

Elite: Dangerous‘ orchestral soundtrack was composed by a talented musician named Erasmus Talbot. It’s perfectly nice, but there’s also the game’s other soundtrack, composed by the likes of Billy Gibbons, Norman Greenbaum, and Ace Frehley. Any time I play the game, I tend to mute the in-game soundtrack and pipe in a classic rock playlist…

One last ghost story before the year ends: do yourself a favor and try out the “supplemental” game to Night in the Woods that released earlier this month. It’s called Lost Constellation, and it’s fantastic.

A New Sign That The Elder Scrolls Online Might Go Free-To-Play

The Elder Scrolls Online recently did away with its six-month subscription option, a change that the MMO’s developer and publisher have had very little to say about publicly so far. In the absence of any solid justification about its removal, fans are guessing this mean it’s going free-to-play in the near future. The timing is…

Old Sound Card Commercial Is Making Me Oddly Emotional

I’m not one for getting needlessly wistful about the past, but certain things will set me off from time to time. Take this old sound card commercial for the AdLib Music Synthesizer card. Oh sure, I was from a Sound Blaster household, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t see the AdLib pop up in local…