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This Week In The Business: It’s The Little Things

QUOTE | “We can’t just be a company that’s only about gigantic big things.” – EA’s Patrick Soderlund, EVP of EA Studios, explaining why the company is working on games like Unravel Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Starting your own business is a lot of fighting yourself.” – Nick Doerr,…

Counter-Strike Map Based On One Piece Actually Kinda Works

This is certainly one of the more… imaginative Counter-Strike maps I’ve seen in recent times. The map is based on the Thousand Sunny, the ship captained by the main characters of anime titan One Piece. No super-powered pirate antics here, though—just terrorists. Though I suppose you could pretend that they’re pirates in the very real…

Thinking about picking up Codemasters’ latest racing game, F1 2015? Probably wait. The PC version is suffering from numerous issues, from frame rate drops and crashes to busted menus and controller problems. Codemasters acknowledged the issues and released a patch, but there’s still more work to be done.

Someone Made A Team Fortress 2 Dating Sim

Rule 34: if it exists, there’s porn of it. Rule 35: if it exists, there’s probably also a dating sim of it on the way. The Team Fortress 2 dating sim is coming to us by way of Schiphys, who describes themself as, “a damn scientist who makes things on the computer for science.” The…

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

AJ de Ocampo was at the Japan Expo in Paris the other day, and put together these great videos showcasing some of the best cosplay on the continent.

A Different Take On “Medieval” Africa

Sebastian Gromann is a concept artist who works at Karakter, a German studio whose Game of Thrones stuff we’ve featured here before The African images you see below are from his personal project called Big Five, which imagines a world where medieval Portugese settlers land in Ghana and change the course of history. You can…

Screw You, Jester

Jester, my constant companion in Steam soccer-with-cars smash hit Rocket League, thinks he’s funny. He is not, and he can go fuck himself. OK so, I recently moved to a new apartment and don’t have a reliable Internet connection yet (I’ve been working out of a Starbucks every day; it’s great fun if you enjoy…

This is like the Platinum Trophy of Instagram cosplay…

Fan Uncovers Elaborate Team Fortress 2 Easter Egg

Reason number 437 I wish Valve would release more games: they’re good at packing them with smart little things. (Warning: this post gets kinda NSFW. I know, I’m surprised too.) It all begins with Miss Pauling. Miss Pauling, for those who don’t know, plays assistant to The Administrator, aka the in-game announcer, aka one of…

Artist: Coheed and Cambria | Track: You Got Spirit, Kid | Album: The Color Before The Sun Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Parody Game NotGTAV Vanishes From Steam After Strange Copyright Claim

NotGTAV, which is not GTA V, was a hit when it released on Steam last week. Then it disappeared. The game is back now, a short-term victim of what seems to have been a bogus copyright claim. Here’s what we know: NotGTAV, the cheap, funny parody game that was donating money to charity, disappeared from…

What Was Your Best Pokémon Victory?

Maybe it was at a tournament. Maybe you were 12, up against an adult, or 12 and managed to exact your revenge on the jerk in your 7th-grade class. Maybe you were on your last legs (or whatever appendages make up your Pokémon of choice) before magically pulling in with the win. If you’ve got…

Artist: Lazerhawk | Track: Skull & Shark | Album: Skull & Shark Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Reminder: Not every piece of Zelda cosplay has to be about Link or Zelda. Or at least, not a Zelda dressed as a Princess. Rei-Suzuki is Impa, while TheEyeProjectsis cosplaying in his original design for a male Sheik/Sheikah. Photo by Collin van den Bos.

Heeeere’s (A 3D Model Of) Johnny

Marko Ivanovic is a 3D artist from Serbia who works in both film and video games. You can see more of Marko’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”…

Team Fortress 2‘s New Update Might Be The Start Of Something Bigger

Team Fortress 2’s latest big update, Gun Mettle, changed the game in some huge ways. Players, however, have discovered evidence that this is only the beginning. This video from Valve News Network breaks down a handful of secrets hidden in TF2’s Gun Mettle update that point to a few titanic-sized additions, icebergs we can only…

Batman Launches A Henchman Into Space

On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have guitar abuse, interstellar Batman launches, frozen Witcher enemies 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. Destiny – Epic Blink No Land…

Track: Milla’s Dream | Artist: Parov Stelar | Album: The Princess Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Princes & Princesses Of Cyberpunk

Adrian Dadich is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Australia. His cyberpunk/anime character art is just incredible. I think my wallpaper needs have been taken care of for the next 12 months, at least. You can see more of Adrian’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in…