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MURICA. Sidescrolling action-splosion Broforce is finally out of Early Access. It’s really good shit. Watch me play a bit of it here

Mario Maker Gets A Rivalry For The Ages

This week, a part of Patrick Klepek’s soul died. RIP. You see, Klepek has spent the past few days slamming his head against a devious Mario Maker level created by Giant Bomb’s Dan Ryckert. On Tuesday night, just after 2am, he beat it. But we’ll never truly understand how much he lost along the way.…

Damn, This Gundam Cosplay Is Clever

Bravo. Well done. *applause* Japanese Twitter user Punival created a RX-78 Mobile Suit costume based on the Ver.Ka display model (below). You’d think that would be cool enough, but it isn’t! Punival went to Tokyo’s Odaiba and took these photos: [Photo: PUNIVAL] [Photo: PUNIVAL] [Photo: PUNIVAL] Top photo: PUNIVAL To contact the author of this…

Ronda Rousey Just Cosplayed As Pikachu

Ronda Rousey is a Pokemon fan. We’ve established this But Ronda Rousey’s fandom has just entered a whole new stratosphere. Ronda has just reached peak Pikachu. Watch, jaws agape as Ronda trains in a Pikachu outfit. Marvel at the fact she could beat your scrub arse dressed in a onesie. This looks as though it…

For Lovers Of Cockpits

Neil McKnight is an environment artist from the UK who has worked on games like Mass Effect 3, Forza Horizon and Star Citizen. You can see more of Neil’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),…

Street Fighter Cosplay Moves Fast

From announcement to cosplay in around a week. Looks like the newest Street Fighter character is going down OK with fans. Cosplayer is AnaLuSauceda, photos by Verde Limon.

Steam ‘Scam Report’ Group Changes Name To Be Less Aggressive

Last week I reported on a Steam curator group called Scam Report, which sought to out sketchy games and douchey developers. Since then, there have been some big changes. First and foremost, they abandoned the old group entirely and made a new one so that they could change the name from Scam Report to Anti-Consumer…

First-Person Shooter Makes Fun Of Players Who Cry About Hacks

Bedlam (not to be confused with the other Bedlam) is a first-person shooter that spans the history of the genre. It has no qualms with giving classics or their diehard fans shit for some of their more irritating habits. (Minor Bedlam spoilers ahead.) OK, so here’s the setup: you’re Heather “Athena” Quinn, a scientist who’s…

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

Track: Wildfires | Artist: Mariachi El Bronx | Album: Mariachi El Bronx (III) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Cosplay Unites Mortal Kombat, StarCraft &…Toy Story

Russian photographer Andrey Shinkarchuk (aka Sketch_Turner) is one of the best at what he does, which is not only taking great cosplay photos but applying just the right amount of Photoshop. Photoshop’s use in cosplay photography can be a little controversial! While almost every image you see on the internet has been manipulated somehow (even…

Some Excellent New York Comic-Con Cosplay

Evan was at NYCC andtook some great cosplay shots, but he couldn’t get around to everyone. Here, then, are some more photos by Mineralblu By Nadyasonika By Yaya Han By 7thlotus By Pro Voltage Cosplay By Joanna Mari Cosplay By Maweezy Cosplay By Its Raining Neon By Kadu=Out Cosplay By Becka Noel

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Andy Walsh is an artist who has worked for companies like Atomhawkand Games Workshop. You can see more of Andy’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 on the “expand” button in…

Orange Is The New Cosplay

Stellar team effort by Michaelaand friends.

A Bomb Defusing Video Game Tested My Relationship

I played bomb disarming Steam sensation Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes with my girlfriend. That might’ve been a bad idea. Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes is a game with an extremely unique premise: one player is on their PC, interacting with a virtual bomb; the other(s) pull up the official bomb manual on their PC,…

The Steam Stealth Sale just kicked off. Heaps of great stealth games are on sale until October 16th. My recommendations: Invisible Inc, Neon Struct, Volume, Gunpoint, and (if you don’t have them already) the original Thief and Alpha Protocol.

How To Make A Last Minute Cosplay

Being up at 3am on the morning of the convention still gluing things to your costume is basically a cosplayer’s rite of passage, but even last minute costumes don’t have to be that painful. Top image by Steamkittens This time last year I was in that position myself — I had just started playing League…

Turning The Batmobile Into A Batsuit

Jason Mark is a character artist at Ubisoft, where he’s worked on games like Far Cry 4 and the upcoming Rainbow Six: Siege. That Batman pic is interesting: the idea is that it takes, as Mark puts it, “some of the design elements from the Tumbler and reimagines the Batmobile as more of a DaVinci…

Counter-Strike Player Wins Match By Climbing On Opponent’s Head

I feel genuinely bad for the person this happened to. Imagine this: one second, you’re creeping around corners, scanning your surroundings for any hint of movement, any telltale sign of life looking to stop you cold. A flashbang goes off, and you use the momentary distraction to scamper to a perfect position. Everything is going…

Video Game Spike Lee Realizes Dream of Playing for the Knicks

Today on Highlight Reel we have skillful grenade tosses, Spike Lee’s dream come true, high level fulton balloon battles, jetpacks, hoth battles, 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.…