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Track: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry | Artist: Hank Williams | Album: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (single)  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Captain Canada Cosplay Is Here To Save The Day

Reminder: this isn’t just an American holiday weekend. Canada Day was on July 1, and to celebrate, here’s TWCosplay as Captain Canada. Photos are by JC2. If you’re wondering why he flipped Marvel’s Captain America and didn’t go as Captain Canuck, his girlfriend Hybrida Cosplay explainsthat “He’s a huge fan of Captain America (and cosplays…

Track: Boom Boom | Artist: John Lee Hooker | Album: Boom Boom (Single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Persona 5’s Menu Is So Good People Cosplayed As It

Once people actually got inside, Anime Expo was of course one hell of a cosplay show. Here’s one early, personal highlight: a crew dressed up as Persona 5’s battle menu. That’s nonokirias Yusuke (in his winter uniform), while behind the signs are thatsketchasaurus and arktoons Fun fact: they were actually kicked off the showroom floor…

Red 5, Standing By

Steve Chinhsuan Wang is a concept artist and industrial designer who has worked for companies like Microsoft, Ubisoft, Ironklad and Gameloft. He most recently helped out on Firebase, one of Neill Blomkamp’s new short films You can see more of Steve’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their…

The Week In Games: Get Your Cringe On

It’s the start of July and release schedule has gone on vacation. Unless awkward party games are your thing, in which case That’s You! has things covered. You might have missed it among all the other news, but at this year’s E3 Sony announced its new PlayLink project, an initiative to release downloadable party games…

Speedrunner Kicks Battletoads‘ Ass, Sets New World Record

Earlier this year, Piotr Delgado “The Mexican Runner” Kusielczuk completed his quest to beat every NES game ever made. Today, he made history by beating one of its most difficult, Battletoads, and setting a new world record in the process. Shaving just two seconds off the previous record, Kusielczuk managed to finish the game earlier…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Arms And The Helix, Winners!

The mystery of Helix has been solved. Nintendo claims he was created in a lab but Kotaku’s ‘Shop contestants know better. This contest was intended to the ongoing debate around whether ARMS’ Helix is totally rad or actually a creep. Jabberwocky’s entry transcended the question entirely. Helix might not be a real human being, but…

Podcast: We Can’t Wait For The SNES Classic

From SNES Classic games to Nier: Automata, this ultra-long episode of Kotaku Splitscreen’s got it all. We even snagged ourselves a Chris Kohler. First, Kirk and I talk about FFXV: Episode Prompto and Cave Story + on Switch. Then we get into Vidcon drama (19:27), Diablo III getting a Necromancer class (29:14), and Destiny 2…

Sunday Comics: Three-Player Secret Of Mana

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 July 1. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 26 Read more…

Track: Stupid in Love | Artist: Wavves | Album: You’re Welcome Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Breath Of The Wild‘s New Master Trials, Beaten In Just Over An Hour

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first DLC, The Master Trials, came out yesterday, and already players are trying to find conquer it in record time. Outside of new items and costumes (Tingle!), like a Korok mask that helps players locate the game’s 900 Korok seeds, the bulk of the DLC is based…

This Week In The Business: Do You Believe Nintendo?

QUOTE | “We will produce significantly more units of Super NES Classic Edition than we did of NES Classic Edition.” – Nintendo does its best to reassure pre-preemptively angry fans that its latest retro console offering will be easier to find than its last one STAT | 30% – The decline in share price for…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for having a long weekend, which is lots and lots of time to play video games. I have yet to throw all my money at the Steam summer sale, so I will probably do that. And I shall, as ever, play The Witcher 3. I’m also going to tool around some more…

Steam Users Are Turning Summer Sale Stickers Into Sex Jokes

This year’s Steam Summer Sale might not feature a massive-scale co-op game or an ARG, but it does have stickers. That people are using to make porn. Of course. (This post is probably NSFW, but maybe not???) If you complete “quests” that more or less amount to trying out basic Steam features (explore your discovery…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Is It Too Late To Call Off The Wedding?

Hello all you Internet sexbuckets of frottage, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to be ported to the SNES Classic. This week, we’re facing some difficult situations, asking hard questions and delivering some tough love. When your wedding is just weeks away, how do you know if what you’re feeling…

Track: Creep (Live) | Artist: Radiohead | Album: Pablo Honey Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Griezzell Greedigutt | Artist: Canberra Cannons | Album: Canberra Cannons Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Castlevania-inspired rogue-lite Dead Cells just got a big update. It includes a new biome, changes to the island’s structure, new monsters, new weapons, and an overhaul of the economy system.