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Battlegrounds Player Gets Flung Across Island By Glitch, Wins Match

Years from now, historians will argue over whether this was a jump—constrained, as jumps are, by the laws of physics—or something else entirely. During a recent PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds match, player Nillaaa decided to hop on a motorbike so as to get back to the main zone quickly. Then he drove over a hill, and some…

Accidental D.Va Ult Ends Up Working Out

Today on Highlight Reel we have deadly window service, gun music, JoJo references, 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! Skyrim –Another weird day.…

‘Achievement Spam’ Games Are Causing Controversy On Steam

Achievements might be arbitrary indicators that you Did A Thing, but they’re still thrilling to earn. On Steam, you can even put achievements on display and turn your profile into a gleaming monument to your accomplishments. Some developers have recently taken to front-loading subpar games with thousands of achievements. Now a single click can have…

The Justice League Movie Lego Sets Are Super-Friendly

It’s just not a blockbuster comic book movie without blocky plastic recreations of pivotal scenes, courtesy of Lego.Check out three Justice League movie Lego sets coming in August, starring Stubble Affleck Batman, Sea Hobo Aquaman, Pizza Delivery Flash and other super friends. We kick things off with the smallest, cheapest and least impressive of the…

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Oh, Hey Major

Leandro Franci is a concept artist and illustrator from Brazil, who for the past decade has been working across both entertainment and advertising. You can see more of Leandro’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…

Rust Designer Explains The Game’s $4 Million In Refunds

Steam refunds have been around for a couple years now, but many developers keep the particulars of them under their hats. Today, Rust’s Garry Newman published his survival sandbox’s refund data. It’s been refunded 329,970 times. That totals out to $4,382,032 in money given back. It’s a heck of a number, but Newman’s taking it…

Nier: Automata Cosplay Video Has Multiple Endings

To make sure this cosplay video was as true to the source material as possible, Rescue the Princess managed to find an abandoned quarry in Japan, then went and shot some multiple endings WARNING: NIER SPOILERS AHEAD You can watch the alternate endings by getting to the end of the video below then clicking on…

Wonder Woman’s Giant Painting Is A Modern Masterpiece

If you’ve seen Wonder Woman, you’ll remember that at the start of the movie, a young Diana has her history explained to her via an enormous painting. Here’s a very good look at that image, courtesy of the artists who worked on it. And yes, that’s plural: it took a bunch of artists to put…

A Web Series About An Awkward Anime Convention

2 Kawaii 4 Comfort is a web series about a group of friends who decide to attend an anime con. It’s a very good show about a bad trip that just gets worse the longer you watch. Beginning earlier this year, you can watch the entire first season below. It gets a bit dark and…

Modder Turns Counter-Strike Into Chicken-Based Tekken Parody

Pop quiz! Is Counter-Strike: A) a squad-based tactical shooter that pits terrorists against counter-terrorists or B) a fighting game about chickens whose eyes are alight with Kentucky fried fury? Like most questions in article ledes, that one was entirely rhetorical. Thanks to mods, either option is correct. Chikken is a CSGO mod where two chickens…

From Human To Titan, No Violence Required

Here’s the always-incredible Alyson Tabbitha with an Attack on Titan outfit that was as simple to put together as it is impressive. “I made a bodysuit with a dance leotard and leggings and sewed them together, padded it to add more muscle mass & shape, then painted it with cheap 1$ acrylic paint from Walmart!”…

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Widowmaker Cosplay Has You In Its Sights

This Widowmaker shoot is a collaboration between cosplayer Lady Nikoru, Henchmen Studios and photographer Paul Hillier. It’s one of the best pieces of Overwatch cosplay I’ve ever seen, and that’s saying something. The shoot took 12 hours to complete, taking place in four different locations across the day, and involved taking not just a bunch…

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Oh Bother

Piotr Forkasiewicz is an artist from Poland who specialises in the kind of aircraft illustrations you see on stuff like model kits and history magazines. It’s absolutely incredible stuff. Fighters, tanks, bombers, battleships, there’s a lot of WW2 going on here. You can see more of it on Piotr’s ArtStation page To see the images…

This Ain’t Rocket League, Son

Today on Highlight Reel we have Murphy’s Law, car crashes, Rainbow 6 surprises, 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! Ghost Recon: Wildlands –…

Rocket League’s Tiny Toy Cars Are So Cute

Looking to capture the thrill of a heated round of Rocket League on your desk? Zag Toys’ collectible pull-back racers won’t do that, but they’re so damn adorable. Announced back in February, Zag Toys’ Rocket League racersare slowly starting to show up at Target and GameStop stores throughout the country. Blind-packaged in spherical plastic containers…

Dungeons & Dragons Wouldn’t Be What It Is Today Without These Women

Almost every copy of the first Dungeons & Dragons adventure written by a woman is buried in a landfill in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Those copies, published in 1980, were the masterwork of a game designer named Jean Wells, who worked for D&D’s first publisher, TSR. Wells designed Palace of the Silver Princess to her tastes,…