Future Assassin Has Murdered All The Wallpaper
Mark Kolobaev is a freelance illustrator and concept artist from Russia.
Playing Half-Life 2: Update's Enhanced Intro
It's one thing to see a hand-picked comparison video, it's another to sit down with the real thing ourselves, so I thought I'd fire up the fan-made (but Valve-endorsed) Half-Life 2: Update and see just how improved Valve's classic shooter really is.
The First Five Vaguely Familiar Minutes Of Axiom Verge
We've never been here before, but it sure feels like we have. It's hard to watch the first five minutes of Axiom Verge and not feel just a little bit Metroid-y.
Classic Mod Is Basically Team Fortress 1.5
It's easy to forget now, but Team Fortress 2 was once as big a punchline among Valve fans as Half-Life 3 is today.
Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear Lives On (Inside Just Cause 2)
Jeremy Clarkson did his insufferable twat thing, punched a Top Gear producer and now the show is finished, right? Wrong.
Half-Life 2, Now With More Scares (And Big Jumps)
Half-Life 2's been around since Kotaku was a bouncing baby blogglette—freshly hatched from its internet egg—but people are still making some brilliant-looking mods for it. Today, one with gut-wrenching atmosphere... and the ability to leap over buildings.
Mortal Kombat X's Fatalities Are Bloody As Hell
I'm sure not every fatality is in here, because marketing, but this video includes most of Mortal Kombat X's gruesome finishing moves. You should not watch these at work.
Pikachu Amiibo, all dressed up and ready to go. You can check out more of these creations by pokecrafting here.
Bloodborne, Beaten In Just 44 Minutes
When I finished Bloodborne on Sunday afternoon, my playtime was 46 hours, 21 minutes, and 13 seconds. The current world record is, well, way faster. How much faster? It's 44 minutes!
Damn, That GTA Mugger Is Bulletproof
On today's Highlight Reel we have the lifesaving notes in Bloodborne, bulletproof GTA NPCs, skydiving, stunts, and more!
Eight Steam Features You Probably Don't Know About
Like the thousands upon thousands of games it hosts, Steam has secrets.
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
This is going up late, so let me just get right into it. My top five Kotaku posts from last week are...
Deadspin Shayanna Jenkins: I Have No Idea What Was In The Mystery Box I Threw Out | io9 What Would Being In A Bunker For 15 Years Really Do To Your Head? | Jezebel Hotel Worker Earning Minimum Wage Fired for Talking to Washington Post | Lifehacker How to Develop a Jack of All Trades Mindset and Never Be Bored Again | …
Pac-Man, Pong, And Space Invaders... All In One Game
You may never have thought of Pac-Man as peanut butter and Pong as chocolate but after playing Pacapong, you'll wonder why nobody smashed them up together in this tasty way. And Donkey Kong? It's the milk that washes everything down. Or something.
How To Get The Secret Alien Stuff In The New Sims 4 Expansion Pack
The Sims 4's first expansion pack comes out this week. In addition to all the cool new career-focused additions Get To Work brings to the game, it also adds aliens into the mix. Here's what you need to do to find them.
What Would Being In A Bunker For 15 Years Really Do To Your Head?
So a woman emerges from a bunker after 15 years. She's cheerful and ready to embrace life. It's the premise of the recent Netflix series The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, but what is the reality? What do years of isolation and confinement actually do to a person's brain?
Axiom Verge: The Kotaku Review
Yes, I gained a new ability! Now where the hell do I use it?
Team Fortress 2 Fan Film Is The Best Action Movie I've Seen In Ages
Got 20 minutes? Cool, that's enough time to watch one of the funnest action movies I've seen in ages. And yes, it was made in Team Fortress 2.
Important Answers About Dark Souls II's Expansion On PC
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin launches this week, but PC owners considering upgrading to the game's DirectX11 version should be aware of a few things regarding save transfers, multiplayer, and upgrade pricing.
