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Kiki’s Express Delivery Service

Riot Games (League of Legends) artist Atey Ghailan has, for the past year, been working on a project where he drew something every day for 365 days. That project is now over, and the results are fantastic. As you’ll see, there wasn’t much rhyme or reason to the sketches. Some were twists on famous characters,…

Crypt of the Necrodancer Speedrunner Makes Near-Impossible Run Even Harder, Pulls It Off

Crypt of the Necrodancer is already tough, but what speedrunner SpootyBiscuit recently pulled off is remarkable. No one has done it, and not even the developers can really believe it happened. You choose from a variety of characters to play as in the rhythm-based Crypt of the Necrodancer, each giving the player slightly different attributes.…

Track: Virtual Mima | Artist: Masahiro Ikumi | Album: Perfect Blue Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Remember, Classic Box Art Was Marvellous

Fine Art is normally in the business of covering current video game artists, but today we’re going to wind back the clock and look at some stuff from one of the greats from the 80s and 90s. Tom Dubois did a lot of work for Konami in the earlier days of home console gaming. As…

Track: IT’S TIME TO GO!| Artist: Dj CUTMAN and CG5 | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Chrono Trigger Cosplay!

What’s this? Chrono Trigger cosplay? Oh, what a lovely day. This Lucca Ashtear outfit is by Jelfish, and took more work than you might think. Being cosplay based on classic Square character art (with the in-game character being just a few pixels), Lucca’s design was all over the place; the helmet, for example, had to…

Tips For Getting Started In RimWorld

RimWorld is a phenomenal little game capable of generating stories equal parts hilarious and fucked up. The sci-fi colony sim is meant to be more accessible than inspirations like Dwarf Fortress, but it can still be kinda… obtuse. Here are some tips to help you get started. Don’t get too crazy with planet/crew generation (at…

It’s (Literally) High Noon

Today on Highlight Reel we have well-placed bombs, Ana teams, immolated characters, slams, 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! NBA 2k16 –Bogut Amazing…

A reminder that in the real world deodorant is not an effective means of combating sexual assault

The One True Airplane God

Chander Lieve is a concept artist who has most recently worked on Guerilla’s Horizon Zero Dawn You can see more of Chander’s work at his 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…

Track: Manic Monday | Artist: The Bangles | Album: Different Light Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Bringing The Legend Of Zelda To Life Through Cosplay

Layze Michelle is a Brazilian cosplayer and big Zelda fan who has made a habit of creating some incredible cosplay based on Nintendo’s series. Not only has she cosplayed as several iterations of Princess Zelda herself, but also—be still my heart—the real star of Wind Waker, Medli the Rito. You can see more of Layze’s…

The Week In Games: Heads Up

There are weeks during the summer where I struggle to choose a game to pin the weekly release post around. Headlander, everybody. Double Fine’s weird head game is one of the few games this week that isn’t a re-release or repackaging, so it gets to be at the head of the post. We Happy Few’s…

Podcast: What Makes A Classic JRPG?

Just what makes games like Final Fantasy VII and Chrono Trigger so special? What sort of attributes would a game like I Am Setsuna need in order to live up to JRPG classics? Let’s discuss! Originally published 7/22/2016 Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, Kirk and I dig into all the elements that comprise a classic JRPG:…

Sunday Comics: An Excellent Adventure

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published July 23. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 18. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: Don’t Worry

QUOTE | “Worry is the gun to your head. It changes how you make decisions.” – Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart on surviving 13 years in AAA development and how “I thought we would have been purchased by now.” Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “[VR] kind of scares me as…

Do We Have To Do This Here?

Edward Delandre is a concept artist from Lyon, France. You can see more of Edward’s work at his 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 best of both their…

Necropolis, a Souls-inspired dungeon romp that I didn’t love, is getting overhauled. In the next couple weeks, the developers plan to make the game more intuitive, and in the coming months they’re gonna add more enemy and level variety and make the game more challenging. Fingers crossed that the game becomes, you know, good!

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s the weekend! If you live in the U.S., it’s probably gonna be a hot one. What better excuse to stay inside and play video games? I’m back at my desk and ready to PLAY SOME GAMES, man. This weekend I’ll be playing Kentucky Route Zero act IV, which actually means I’ll be replaying all…

Meet The Proud Creator Of The Worst Game On Steam

On Steam, Bad Rats is infamous. It’s a janky physics puzzle game that people gift to their enemies. Earning all of its achievements is considered a masochistic badge of honor. It’s the butt of joke after joke. And yet, seven years after the release of the original, it just got a sequel I’ve always wondered:…