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Track: Sandstorm | Artist: Darude | Album: Before The Storm Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Not So Powerful Now, Are You, Potato

Kimmo Kaunela is a 3D artist from Finland, who works in the games industry as an environment artist. You can see more of Kimmo’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…

Track: Alejandro | Artist: Lady Gaga | Album: The Fame Monster Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Someone Finished Skyrim’s Story In Under 40 Minutes, A New Record

If I were to take a guess, I’d say most players probably never make it through more than half of Skyrim’s story, if that—finishing it at all is a feat, nevermind finishing it fast. Speedrunner DrTChops recently nailed the new world record for beating Skyrim’s story, with a playthrough clocking in at 39:32. The “any…

Have you seen something amazing in Call Of Duty, AC: Unity or other new release? Send it in to Highlight Reel, great moments from around the gaming world, all rounded up for you in one video! Check it out right here. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we bring you impressive plays, funny glitches, world records and…

There Is No Greater Spacecraft Than The SDF-1

Jason Park is a veteran artist who has worked in both video games (for companies like EA) and animation (on shows like Metalocalypse and Transformers Prime). Despite his range of projects and works, though, I can’t take my eyes off the SDF-1. It’s a great take on my favourite space-faring vessel. Why? Because between the…

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

Sonic Boom Glitch Kinda Ruins The Game (If You Want To)

Sonic’s motto might be “Gotta Go Fast,” but this is probably not what he means when he says that. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric was released yesterday, but already some players have found a game-breaking bug. As DarkspinesSonic shows in the following video, players can currently extend Knuckle’s jump infinitely if they pause the game:…

A Slam Dunk So Powerful It Breaks Reality

This dunk makes Michael Jordan’s Space Jam performance look pretty mundane by comparison. Also, we’ve got an incredible team wipe in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and 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…

Dark Souls II Beaten in Under An Hour

Beaten in 59:15 to be exact and, according to the speedrunner, Allakazzaror, this is a new world record—the first one under an hour—without using glitches. The run falls into the “current patch, glitchless any%” category (there are many many speedrun categories for this game as you can see here) which means you have to complete…

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

The Jarl Will See You Now

Dave Seguin is a freelance concept artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in Canada. In addition to his original works, you’ll also see some fan art below. I normally don’t throw in fan art in these kind of posts, but these were so damn good I just had to. You can see more of Dave’s…

Destiny Cosplayer Looks Like An Actual Robot

This Destiny outfit really nails the look (and movements) of the game’s Exos. Not only does it capture all their mechanical detail, but the mouth moves, as do the eyes (in addition to lighting up!). Cosplayer redner, aka Erik Barclay made it for this year’s New York Comic-Con. You can see more pics of it…

A Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Video Games

So, you finally realized that you can’t stand to part ways with your games, guides, and various gaming memorabilia. Don’t worry, you’re not a hoarder, you’re a collector! Unless you can’t sleep because your bed is covered in stacks of Electronic Gaming Monthly… then you might be a hoarder. The world of video game collecting…

The Colorful Characters Of Overwatch

Arnold Tsang is a concept artist at Blizzard. We’vefeatured his work before, but now that Overwatch is out in the open, we can showcase his work onthe much-hyped shooter Tsang did all the character pieces you see here, giving us one of the first looks at the game’s bright, colourful and very comic booky cast.…

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

The Prince Of Persia. Well. Australia.

It’s weird that the best cosplay I’ve ever seen of this chesty, male character came from a lady. So here’s Melbourne-based Amirbringing some manly scowl to the beach (photos by Anna Fischer)

Call Of Duty‘s Mech Technology Isn’t Quite Perfected Yet

Kevin Spacey’s future tech may be “20 years ahead” of the fictional future military’s, but that doesn’t mean it works perfectly all the time 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. Goliath…

Track: Lowlands Away | Artist: Nils Brown | Album: Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag (Sea Shanty Edition, Vol. 2) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Because We All Love Killer Robots

Minovo Wang is an artist from China. I hope you’re here for the robots, because if you’re not, you need to pay closer attention to an internet story’s headline and top image. NOTE: gallery may also include images of things that are not robots, including mechs and tanks. You can see more of Minovo’s work…