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Sunday Comics: Your Everyday Life

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 November 3. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 2. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Elmo Versus The Jet Engine

Hope I’m not spoiling the outcome of this battle for anybody. In the name of parents everywhere, PowerModz strapped either the most delightful or most insufferable (depending on many factors) Muppet on Sesame Street to a pole and placed that pole behind the jet engine that was just sitting around on the back of a…

This Week In The Business: A 5.9 Billion Dollar Bargain

QUOTE | “…Activision got them cheaply…” – Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter giving his thumbs up to Activision’s $5.9 billion purchase of Candy Crush Saga maker King. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Another near-term initiative for Activision Blizzard Studios will be the development of a robust cinematic universe based on the…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Can I Be Happy As An Older Virgin?

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column that carries an unlicensed portable nuclear accelerator on its back. This week, it’s less about getting into someone’s pants and more about getting out of your own head. We’re going to be talking about anxieties and expectations and how to handle them. One reader…

The Dumbest Video Game Marketing Moves

This week’s terribly generic announcementof Paragon got us thinking—what were the worst marketing moves in video game history? That’s the main topic for this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, where Kirk and I regale you with all sorts of video game talk. Our special guest this week is Matthew Burns, a writer and game developer…

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This Oughta Be A Good Fight

Robin Florie is a freelance artist from The Netherlands. You can see more of Robin’s work at his personal site 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 in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration…

Miss Dragon Con? Here’s a 29-Minute Recap

29 minutes of cosplay video. Maybe go make a cup of tea or something and settle in.

One Man’s Journey From Fan To Cosplay Addict

In 2013, Cary Lee had zero cosplay experience. Two years later, he has a lot. He’s written a cool diary of sorts on his blog, outlining his journey from simple Halo fan to armoured super soldier. It’s a good read for anyone wondering how fast and easy it is to get hooked on cosplay!

Steam Snapshots: Air Brawl, Brigador, Ironkraft

You don’t have time to check out every game on Steam*. Let me help you with that. Air Brawl The world needs more over-the-top airplane combat games. Air Brawl—in which one plane can fire occult runes like beautiful satan-flavored snowflakes and another is basically a tree with wings attached—fits the bill. The controls are arcade-y…

In Halo 5, Even The Dead Can Kill

Today on Highlight Reel we have corpse grenade kills, the Star Wars “Canon”, very illegal wrestling moves, nice villages, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate…

Ark: Survival Evolved‘s ‘Pimp My Rex’ Mod Sure Is A Thing

So you’ve tamed a dinosaur in the Godzilla of Steam dinosaur games, Ark: Survival Evolved. That’s cool, I guess. I’ll be honest with you, though: it’s looking a little bare. It’s looking a little… un-pimped. Steam user Danco’s new Pimp My Rex mod is here to help you solve a problem you didn’t know you…

No One-Punch Man Cosplay Will Ever Top This

It’s impossible. This is the best that there ever will be. Promise. Here, we have cosplayer Sly Kucing as Saitama, the bald-headed hero of One-Punch Man. He’s joined by a host of talented cosplayers that includes Hara Takumi, Soo Hon Pong, Tony Liew, andRei Chan. Wonderful work, everyone! The above photo was taken by Le…

Over The Garden Wall Cosplay!

Haha, it’s so good. Wirt by Daishota, photo by Nuwanda Cosplay

Duke Nukem, Being Duke Nukem

Kurt Miller is an American artist who has done work for companies like Nintendo, Activision, EA, Take-Two and Hasbro. You can see more of Kurt’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…

Actual Cosplayers Are The Stars Of A New Zombie Game

Cosplayers being around video games, that’s pretty normal. But cosplayers in a game? Z. Year One is a “roguelike card game” that’s looking to come to PC, mobile and as an actual card game. I haven’t played it, so I have no idea how good it is, but what they’ve done for their card art…

Steam has added a new ‘item store’ feature. Now, in addition to the player-driven community market, developers can run their own stores (where they set their own fixed prices). Rust is the first game to take advantage, and they’re undercutting some community prices. Hmmm. I’m interested to see how this shakes out.

6 Games We Saw in Action That Never Came Out

It’s frankly ridiculous how close some games are to finished when they are cancelled – or, conversely, how vaporous they can be when they’re first shown. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, on April 21, 2015. At trade shows, you see maybe 50 games in the space of 4 or 5 days, and a…

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