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Ask Dr. NerdLove: My Girlfriend Is Kind Of A Hoarder

Hello all you freakbone bed buzzards of the Interwebs, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the dating advice column with the the patch notes for your latest relationship update. This week, we’re in for some confrontations. Nobody likes conflict, but some issues need to be tackled head on. Whether it’s putting your foot down with…

Track: A Boy Named Sue (Live) | Artist: Johnny Cash | Album: At San Quentin Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Cheers To This Witcher 3 Cosplay

TophWei is a cosplayer from Russia. She is not, as you may have guessed, a living Witcher 3 screenshot. Photos here, as in thatlast (NSFW) Witcher shoot we featured, by Victoria Milligan. I love that it’s not just Ciri in character, but her alt outfit.

The NBA’s Rookie Of The Year Is Streaming Games On Twitch

First up? Not Call of Duty, not Destiny, not League of Legends, but...Monopoly

Toy Time Plays With Victorion, Transformers’ First Female Combiner

Last year Transformers fans from around the world voted the first all-female combiner team into existence. Now Toy Time finally gets the chance to combine six robots into on giant robot woman. Rust Renegades, combine to form Victorion! My enthusiasm for the Combiner Wars Transformers line has waned a bit since I started covering it…

GOG Now Offering Steam Users DRM-Free Copies Of Their Games

GOG is a service that sells PC games and offers a client with community and update features, much like Steam. Difference is, GOG focuses on DRM-free games, which allowed them to come up with a scheme to lure Steam users over to their side of the online galaxy. Today GOG announced GOG Connect. It’s a…

If Rovio Ever Got Hold Of Your Favorite Characters…

Javier Burgos is a lead artist at Rovio, the developers of the Angry Birds series. Not that any of the awesome art in this showcase of his work has much to do with Angry Birds, since it’s more focused on rendering some of his favourite characters in his own cute cartoon style. And just like…

Track: 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong (Live) | Artist: Mogwai | Album: Rock Action Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Gotham’s Finest Are Here To Save The Night

This incredible Batman duo are The Have A Go Hero and Humpasaurus Photo by Carlos Adama Below are some individual shots taken by Daniel Cook

Street Fighter cosplay is best when it goes beyond just looks.

Cosplayer Could Lose An Eye After Contact Lens Mishap

A lot of cosplayers use coloured contact lenses to help them match the appearance of their favourite characters, but that use has a downside: when something goes wrong, it’s going wrong somewhere that’s both sensitive and pretty darn important for the cosplayer. AsHouston Press reports, cosplayer Johnny Hybrid is now painfully aware of this. While…

Overwatch Player Pushes Team Over The Edge

Today on Highlight Reel we have a flawless Lucio push, Reinhardt flight, flawless arrow shots, puking corpses, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 Uncharted…

Pokémon‘s 20th Anniversary Continues With A Mythical Month Of Manaphy

Now that Darkrai’s had its May, it’s time for something a little cheerier. June’s mythical Pokémon is the ridiculously adorable Manaphy. The Pokémon Company and Tomy are showcasing a different mythical Pokémoneach month in 2016 in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the beloved video game franchise. Pikachu kicked things off in January, followed by…

Well, That’s One Way To Take On A Rancor

Andreas Rocha is a freelance artist from Portugal who has worked in video games, toys, board games and advertising. You can see more of Andreas’ art at his personal siteand ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…

Track: Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version- | Artist: Utada Hikaru | Album: Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version- (Single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Vantendo Special Edition: Winners!

Nintendo and Vans may have teamed up to produce some special gaming-themed shoes, but none of them can hold a candle to the monstrosities fresh new designs our readers came up with. While Vans may only be producing Nintendo related kicks, our ‘shop contest was open to anything and everything to do with gaming. Not…

The Art Of Offworld Trading Company

I quite liked Offworld Trading Company, and part of that was down to how good the game looked. For what could have been a very dry game (it’s basically a stock market simulator), it looks great, almost cute, with a wonderful, toy-like quality to the units and landscape. So it’s a pleasure to be able…

Track: Glider | Artist: The Peggies | Album: New Kingdom Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Hoo Boy, This Overwatch Cosplay

Last week, we looked at some of the best Overwatch cosplay going around. Now, only a few days later, it’s already time to make an addition to the ranks. Russian cosplayerJannet “Incosplay” Vinogradova’s Widowmaker here is just out of sight. And here’s a shot alongside Ardsami cosplay’s Tracer (which itself is awesome, that wig!), giving…