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Podcast: How Do We Keep Up With All These Game Updates?

This week on Kotaku Splitscreen I’m joined by boss man Stephen Totilo to talk about No Man’s Sky, Metroid Amiibo, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and more. Jason’s out this week so Stephen steps in to sub. We talk a bit about Kotaku’s expanding video team before moving on to the news of the week (11:08),…

Sunday Comics: Wanna Play Overwatch Tonight?

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published August 20. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published August 14. Read more…

Artist Gives PS1 Jewel Case Art A Modern Makeover

Ben Nicholas worked for various companies, including Ubisoft and 343 Studios, and you’ve probably see us feature his work before. Well the man never rests, and some of his latest work includes modern redesigns of the jewel case art for some classic PS1 games. The halls of great video game box art are filled with…

Track: Glass Hillside | Artist: Grizzly Bear | Album: Painted Ruins Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

This Week In The Business: Splatoon 2 Hits Number One Without A Single Bullet

STAT | #1 – Splatoon 2‘s rank on the NPD Group’s list of July’s best-selling games in the US. The accomplishment is more impressive when you consider that Nintendo is one of the few major publishers that doesn’t share digital sales figures with NPD, so its ranking only reflects physical retail sales. QUOTE | “Paradox…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for deciding to buy a blender, but why are there so many different blenders? Also, video games. I’m going to keep working through Agents of Mayhem, which is a lot of fun. I also bought Sonic Mania last night, which will be the first Sonic game I’ve played since the original. So…

Developer Jokes About Adding ‘Good’ Ending To Game, Sends Players On A Wild Goose Chase

“Added good ending,” read a recent patch note for the sci-fi Souls-like Immortal Planet. The game’s small community was thrilled. They had a new goal, a reason to put on their sleuthing caps. But after weeks of struggling to unlock this secret ending, the game’s developer revealed it was all a big joke. Immortal Planet…

Sims Players Are Trying To Spawn Cool Kids From Random Parents

The Sims is a virtual dollhouse, and that freedom should mean that coming up with new scenarios for your sims should be easy. In actuality, after you play a while, you find yourself making the same old sims over and over. Sims players have found a way to shake up their games. Sims players love…

Track: Axel F (Extended Version) | Artist: Harold Faltermeyer | Album: Axel F single  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The King In The North Is A Sad, Beautiful Boy

Lius Lasahido is a concept artist and illustrator from Indonesia. You can see more of Lasahido’s work at his 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…

Even Sonic Can’t Outrun Death

Today on Highlight Reel we have existentially depressing Sonic clips, gun tricks, Battlegrounds depression, 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! Battlefield 1 –It’s…

Which Games Scared You As A Kid?

When I was a kid, I begged my parents for a Game Gear. When I eventually wore them down, they bought me the handheld, along with six games—but I only had the courage to play five of them. I made my way through Sonic the Hedgehog, Ecco the Dolphin, Lemmings, Winter Olympics: Lillehammer 94 (my…

Track: Baby Britain | Artist: Elliott Smith | Album: XO Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: In a Dream | Artist: Cornelius | Album: Mellow Waves Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: OmegaMangler | Artist: Iron Monkey | Album: 9-13 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

West Of Loathing Is A Very Funny Cowboy Game

Most of the time, it’s not terribly difficult to slot games on Steam’s best-sellers list into categories. You’ve got your multiplayer survival game of the week, your triple-A hit, your discounted indie, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and so on. West of Loathing, though, defies categorization. It marches to the beat of its own drum, spits into its…

Batman, Redesigned

Adrian Wilkins is a concept artist and illustrator who has worked on games like Lawbreakers, Black Ops 3, Injustice 2 and League of Legends The Batman image up top, and the bigger versions below, are from a personal shot at redesigning Gotham’s universe to give it a slightly more modern look. He also helped out…

A Love Letter To The F-14 Tomcat

From Top Gun to Macross to Sega to GI Joe , the F-14 was a 1980s superstar

New Ocarina of Time Glitch Shakes Up Speedrunning Community

Ocarina of Time has been turned inside out by speedrunners who are still hungry to find new glitches that could improve their times. Yesterday, a new glitch was discovered that could make some major changes to speedrunning the game. Last year, a glitch blew Ocarina of Time open by letting players summon an empty bottle…

Why We Like That Undertale Is On Consoles Now

It’s a VGChat! I’m here with Kotaku’s editor-at-large Kirk Hamilton to talk about Undertale, which came out for PC back in 2015, but is available today for PlayStation 4 and Vita. Hence our renewed interest. Spoilers ahead! Do not get spoiled! Chris Kohler: Kirk, you played through the game on PC, yes? Kirk Hamilton: I…