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Sunday Comics: Look At My Face! 

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 June 6. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 1. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: Buying Broken Games

QUOTE | “At that point, we’re asking people to part with their money, and they should not be getting a broken product.” – Tripwire VP Alan Wilson, explaining why he thinks Steam’s Early Access program is being abused by some developers Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Optimization never stops. You…

Ace Battlefield 4 Player’s RPG Got To The Chopper

On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have rocket shots, teabag revenge, peek-a-boo headshots and much, 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. Dying Light – nopezombie.avi – buttsecks Destiny…

Fallout: New Vegas Beaten In 24 Minutes, A New World Record

For most Fallout players, going straight to the New Vegas strip seems impossible—the path there looks like it is gated by cazadores and other baddies. But for speedrunners like rydou, blazing through New Vegas in record speeds is no problem. In this video, you can watch rydou not only take control of the strip, but…

Steam Finally Has A Good Dinosaur Game

Should I care about Ark: Survival Evolved? Yes. If you’re into dinosaurs and survival games, you really can’t go wrong here. Word of warning, though: it’s definitely not finished yet. What’s it about? Surviving and hunting/taming dinosaurs. Think DayZ or Rust, except with better graphics, more immediately intuitive progression, and—oh, right—prehistoric ultra-lizards (and turtles) who…

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Now This Is How You Do Star Wars Art

So a new Star Wars game got announced today, and people seem pretty ho-hum about it, mostly because it’s for mobile. But it got my attention right away, mostly for the art. Four images of the game’s characters, all drawn by Brian Matyas, were released today, and I don’t think I’ve seen a Star Wars…

Mods Bringing Old GTA Cities To Grand Theft Auto V

A recent breakthrough in the Grand Theft Auto V modding scene has opened up a world of possibilities. Or worlds, I suppose I should say. GTA V modder NTAuthority has come up with a method of adding custom maps to the PC version of the game using a client called “FiveM.” It’s still early right…

Building The Buildings Of Assassin’s Creed

Encho Enchev is an artist who works as an environment artist and designer for Ubisoft, where he’s helped out on games like Black Flag, AC: Rogue and Liberation. You can see more of Encho’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

Watch Me Play Steam’s Most Promising Dinosaur Game

Ark: Survival Evolved looked almost too good to be true when I reported on it, but is the hyper-ambitious dinosaur game any good? Let’s find out. Tune in below. Now, a disclaimer: Ark’s servers are packed, and I may not be able to get online today. If that falls through (or after I’ve played Ark…

The Witcher 3’s Ciri, Cosplayed To Perfection

2015 has beena goodyear for Witcher cosplay. Funny how the release of the best game in the series can do that. From the gear to the hair, Love-Squad’s Ciri is almost perfect. Photos by Alexander Turchanin.

The Witcher 3 Is Better With Heavy Metal 

On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have Destiny triple kills, mayhem from above, ship-to-ship combat, mosh pits, 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 –Trials Triple –…

Four Months Later, Peter Molyneux’s Godus Is Still A Mess

Four months ago, Peter Molyneux’s Godus was a disaster. Four months later, it’s… still in pretty bad shape. Minus small tweaks and changes, Godus is worryingly similar to the game it was four months ago. The features players clamored for—the ones they felt like they were promised during the god game revival’s crowdfunding drive—are still…

Valve Finally Gave Team Fortress 2 The Feature It Needed

Team Fortress 2 has languished a bit in recent times. Truly outstanding updates have been few and far between. Thankfully, Valve just gave the game a new injection of life. TF2 now has a Steam Workshop section for maps. That might not sound like a big deal given that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been doing…

Chappie Is Cosplay Gangster Number One

There’s a lot of great cosplay in Sneaky Zebra’s video from the London Comic-Con, but my favourite has to be this strutting Chappie.

The Most Beautiful Race Car In The World (Of Tomorrow)

OK, let’s get personal. I like cars. I like F1. My favorite F1 cars of all time are basically any of the McLaren Hondas (with 91’s probably taking top spot) . The lines of the cars, that iconic Marlboro branding, ungh. Sadly, those cars are long gone, though as today’s Fine Art feature shows, they…

Steam Refunds Could Cause Some Big Problems

Finally, Steam is offering refunds! Oh joyous day. But actually, the new policy could cause more problems than it solves. Doubtless, Steam needs a refund policy. It’s a good thing to have in general, and especially on Steam, where tons of potential predators—in the form of faulty Early Access games and ample trash heaped on…

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Cosplay

Ellen Rose destroys everything as Kimmy Schmidt. Please, more Kimmy Schmidt cosplay, please. (via Fashionably Geek)

So You Wanna Be A Video Game Concept Artist?

Eliott Lilly, an artist who has worked on games like RAGE and Doom, was featured here a couple of years ago. He’s got a new project, though, that’s a little different to the stuff we normally showcase here on Fine Art. He’s written (and illustrated, duh) a book with the very snappy title The Big…

A Hockey Celebration Gets A Little Weird

On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have bad archers, good snipes, cheeky NPCs, glitchy celebrations 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. Sleeping Dogs – Wei doesn’t know…