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Track: Megalomania (Boss Battle Theme) | Artist: Yoko Shimonura | Album: Live A Live Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Ten Best Game Expansions

Whether it’s a good old-fashioned expansion pack or modern DLC, spinning additional content for already-released games has been a standard practice in the industry for decades. But the best expansions do more than simply add a few extra hours of the same game for you to play. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, on…

Counter-Strike Player Takes Out Four Enemies With A Single Shot

Single-file lines. The world teaches us to stand in them, almost without thinking about it. Counter-Strike proposes an alternative: you really, really should just never do that. Counter-Strike player ggHushHush posted a highlight in which they took a Scout sniper shot at what appeared to be one enemy player emerging from a smoke grenade haze.…

This Sister Of Battle Is Ready To Kick Some Ass

LiaSivain knows there ain’t no cosplay like Warhgammer 40K cosplay. Photo by Marcin Rychły

The Force Awoken

JokerLolibel with a pretty good Rey. Photo by Eva

Steam Sales Are Getting Kinda Boring

If you check Steam, you’ll notice that the big Steam winter sale kicked off today. It’s got a couple good deals, a bunch more alright ones, and… that’s kinda it. No big game-like event, no real frills, no surprises. Just like the autumn sale before it. Is it just me, or are Steam sales getting…

Track: To A Vast World | Artist: Koichi Sugiyama | Album: Dragon Quest VIII Original Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Track: Silent Night | Artist: Boyz II Men | Album: Christmas Interpretations Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

One Of Halo‘s Most Loved Maps, Reborn In Counter-Strike

No, that’s not a screenshot from the first Halo. That’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Counter-Strike player Itszu went above and beyond in recreating the famous/infamous site of many a brutal fight, tested friendship, and timeless rivalry—most of them in the classic Rooster Teeth series Red vs Blue. Also I guess some people played Halo matches there…

Assassin’s Creed’s Terrific Concept Art, Collected In One Place

I got an early Christmas present yesterday when a copy of Assassin’s Creed: The Complete Visual History arrived at my doorstep. It’s a shame I’d already written my gift guide for art books, because this would have jumped straight on it. While Ubisoft is generally pretty good with its Assassin’s Creed art books, releasing one…

My Witcher Sense Just Melted Down

Corneline’s Priscilla was one of the nicest surprises in a year of very strong Witcher 3 cosplay, and that was just when we thought all she was doing was dressing up. Turns out she can sing Priscilla’s song as well (in French), and did so live in Paris earlier this year.

Oh… Sir! Is A Game Where You Fight With Insults 

Today the Steam surprise fairy dropped a particularly peculiar game on our doorsteps: Oh… Sir, a one-on-one fighting game where you duel not with sticks, stones, or guns that fire cars, but words. It’s a small game born of a game jam, but it’s charming and good for a few hate-laughs with your friends, rivals,…

Counter-Strike: Global Awakening. WeAreSOLST1CE took Counter-Strike and added a dash of Star Wars. How? Perhaps they spoke words with such mellifluous power that we’re collectively hallucinating something that isn’t there. Or maybe they, you know, edited a replay. One of those.

What We Thought About Star Wars: The Force Awakens

We recently took a break from our usual back-and-forths about video games to chat about the new Star Wars movie: what we liked, what didn’t make sense, what we think will happen next. Join us, if you will. Warning: this one’s full of spoilers. Don’t read it unless you’ve already seen the movie (or don’t…

Track: King K. Rool’s Theme Song | Artist: David Wise | Album: Donkey Kong Country Original Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Track: Scherzo for X-Wings | Artist: John Williams | Album: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A Room With A View

Jie Ma is a concept artist based in China who has worked in video games, movies and TV. You can see more of Jie’s work at his 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 the “expand” button…

The Best Cosplay Of 2015

2014 was a big year in cosplay. 2015? Even bigger From cons to private photoshoots to kids screwing around with junk and a sewing machine, cosplay has continued to explode in popularity across the globe. And the more people who take up the artform, the more amazing outfits we get. The images below, though, are…

The Week In Games: Trails Of Year’s End Tears

We’ve only got one day to finishJason Schreier’s favorite JRPG and its recently released in North America sequel before The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel arrives. I just finished the first part of the first one. I think I can make it. As if worrying about what to get my family for Christmas…

Sci-Fi Link Is Built For Space Battle

Let’s imagine, for a moment, that Nintendo went a little crazy and made a sci-fi Zelda game. The end result could look a lot worse than this cosplay outfit by Ten D. Motomochi Snapped by Chocozumoat the Phoenix Comic Con, it’s actually a converted, Zelda-themed Spartan, with some nice touches like the Triforce of courage…