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Track: Setsuyakuka | Artist: Tricot | Album: Kabuku Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Valve Makes Steam Reviews More Useful

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Steam reviews exert powerful sway over people’s purchasing decisions. For a while, though, they weren’t actually all that indicative of people’s feelings toward certain games. We live in a time of constant updates. Whether a game’s in Early Access, receiving regular post-launch updates, or the creator of Stardew Valley is…

The Last Leviathan is one of the more ambitious Steam Greenlight games I’ve seen. It’s about building a physics-based ship and sailing the open seas of ancient Middenhir. You’ll encounter everything from rival ships to mythical monsters to physics puzzles to secrets. It’ll be out later this year.

Star Wars vs Studio Ghibli [Update]

Inspired by CG+’s Star Wars: Reimaginedcontest (which we’ve already covered, and which he missed out on entering), artist Lap Pun Cheung has drawn a few images of his own taking the galaxy far, far away and injecting it up to its eyeballs with Studio Ghibli’s aesthetic. We actually showcased Cheung’s work fairly recently, but this…

A Pizza Box Made Out Of Pizza, For When You Want Pizza In Your Pizza

Tired of watching customers waste cardboard and obviously bored out of his mind, Sean Berthiume of Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn created a pizza container out of another pizza. Because pizza. For just $40 people in the New York City area tired of being surrounded by stacks and stacks of pizza boxes can instead surround themselves…

An Incredible Collection Of Replica Destiny Weapons

For the last two years, cosplayer and props builder Eric Newgard has been recreating weapons from Destiny. The results are spectacular. From Gjallarhorn to Fatebringer, swords to loot chests, he’s produced (with help from some friends, including Zander Brandt, who we’ve featured here before) weapons that look like something that should be hung on the…

Prepare Yourself…For Life On The Wall

Ned Rogers is an Australian artist who has worked on Dungeons & Dragons, and on games like Ashen Rift You can see more of Ned’s work at his personal site and 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…

Finishing Half-Life 2 In 40 Minutes

This team effort from SourceRuns isn’t your average speedrun, but that’s what makes the way they blow through Valve’s classic all the more entertaining. Via PC Gamer, it’s a run that makes use of an old 2006 build of the game, one that’s got different physics and movement values to the 2016 model. This run…

Dark Souls Player Shouldn’t Have Gloated

Today on Highlight Reel we have Dark Souls taunts, knives, oblique Achewood references, 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 Dying Light –OCD Zombie Drop…

Stardew Valley‘s Future Includes Co-op, More Marriages, And A Console Port

Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone is a relentless game dev cyborg. After a brief respite to refuel his power cells, he’s announced his plans for Stardew Valley’s 1.1 update. The short version? Prepare to (farm until you) die. Or get bored and decide to do something else. Barone’s talked about his ideas for the…

Valve Finally Cracks Down On One Of The Biggest Team Fortress 2 Cheats

LMAOBOX is the most prolific Team Fortress 2 cheat program. Or at least, it was. The cheat program touted “Customizable Aimbot features, including Invisible Aimbot and Projectile prediction for Bow, Rocket Launcher and others, specific Sniper options for instant headshots or legit gameplay, Auto-Airblast feature for Pyro with ping compensation and more.” For more than…

When Your Spaceship Can Build Other Spaceships

Prog Wang is an artist based in California who has done stuff with companies like id Software and design studio Gadget Bot. The top pic is a starship concept that’s esentially a giant 3D printer, able to make both its own ships and other printers, which it can drop onto planets to go printing more…

The Only Thing This Ant-Man Cosplay Doesn’t Do Is Shrink

That’s not an insanely detailed Hot Toys figure up there. Nor is it the product of a big-time Hollywood special effects division. This here Ant-Man costume was made by two very talented people. Rick Louis is the guy wearing the Ant-Man get-up in the video above, which was crafted by Eliza Eldredge of the Eldritch…

The Internet Reacts To Last Night’s Bombshell Game of Thrones

Damn. That sure was one hell of a Game of Thrones episode, huh? (SPOILERS AHEAD!) For months now, Game of Thrones fans have wanted to know one thing: is Jon Snow actually dead? Fans knew that resurrection was technically possible, and that a character like Melisandre, who is a priestess of the Lord of Light,…

A Low-Poly Weapon In A High-Poly World

Pixel Titans, the developers of throwback shooter Strafe, commissioned Harrison Krix to build this replica of one of the game’s weapons for them to give to a fan. Below is the actual in-game model for comparison. It’s always great seeing a project like this go from: to: to: There’sa full write-up and way more pics…

Track: Rings | Artist: Aesop Rock | Album: The Impossible Kid Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The First Order’s TIE Pilots Are Lookin’ Sharp

We get a lot of Rey, Finn and Kylo Ren cosplay around here, but master props builder Shawn Thorsson has turned his eye towards one of the cooler and more obscure designs from Force Awakens: the new TIE pilots. Beginning with 3D models, Thorsson built a few suits from scratch, making everything from the helmets…

The Week In Games: Big Bad Battleborn

For some reason every time I hear the name Battleborn the theme song to Big Bad Beetleborgs gets stuck in my head. I expect there’ll be a lot of that this week. Misery loves company. I’m looking forward to playing some Beetleborgs when it launches in North America tomorrow at midnight. Sunday, May 1 Michael…

Toy Time Plays With Captain America: Civil War LEGO Sets

Team Steve and Team Tony don’t face off on the big screen until May 6, but the battle has already begun on my desk, courtesy of LEGO’s trio of Captain America: Civil War sets. Expect really big things. Originally published 3/14/16. More Civil War Toy Time coming later this week! Before you watch the video…

Podcast: Nintendo Is Bumming Us Out

Even for longtime Nintendo fans, it’s hard not to feel burned by the Wii U, a console that never quite lived up to its potential. Sucks for people who bought one just for Zelda! Originally posted 4/28/16 Today on our podcast, Kotaku Splitscreen, Kirk and I talk about this week’s disappointing Nintendo news, and how…