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Track: To The End (la comedie) | Artist: Blur Et Francoise Hardy | Album: Country House single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Can’t believe it’s taken this long to see some Barb cosplay. Maybe everyone had to wait until the next time they were at their Nan’s place to steal her glasses. Cosplay by SailorsMouth
This is Russia’s SoranoSuzu with some awesome Borderlands 2 cosplay.
Track: Andrew’s Song | Artist: I The Mighty | Album: Oil In Water EP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
This is Russian cosplayer niamash(whose Witcher work we’ve featured before) as Dark Souls 3’s Fire Keeper. You don’t see much Dark Souls cosplay, I’m guessing because the character design is so crazy that replicating many of the costumes would be so hard/expensive that it puts most cosplayers off. Not in this case. Photos by Eva
Stefano Bernardi is a 3D artist from Italy working in the video game business. You can see more of Bernardi’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video…
Track: Across 110th Street | Artist: Bobby Womack | Album: Across 110th Street Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Track: One Nine | Artist: Black Cobra | Album: Bestial Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Russian cosplayer Milligan Vick—who we’ve featured before—is the perfect Evie Fry in this shoot, nailing everything about the last Assassin’s Creed game, from the costume to the location. You can see more of her work here
Pokémon Go team leader cosplay by Maki Roll’s Chop Shop, Lua Suicide & Byndo Gehk. Photo by Henry Riggs
Jason & Cheryl Isenberg went through one hell of an ordeal when they first took up cosplay. Now that things are on the mend, they’ve decided to expand their crew: meet Fable, their three year-old Boxer who, having been “helping” with their cosplay for years, is now allowed in on the fun. This Dragon Age…
Joel Furtado is an artist and animator from Canada who has worked on games like Halo 4, Star Wars Kinect and the Need for Speed series. He also created and started on Danger Room Protocols, an animated web series based on 90’s X-Men designs that used a very cool video game look. Sadly, this was…
For years, the speedrunning community surrounding The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has been searching for a way to perform what they call the “Barrier Skip,” a way to make it through a walled off section in Hyrule that leads towards the endgame. Last week, this Holy Grail of glitches was found. In the…
Track: Just You, Just Me | Artist: Bill Evans | Album: Conversations With Myself Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Mankind may stand divided this week but next week, Hatsune Miku will bring us back together through the power of song and dance. Let’s all stay strong until then. Other ways in which this week is all for the lovers fighters: King of Fighters XIV, Worms WMD, Madden, and every single one of those Nintendo…
Observing my almost 10 year old nephew’s gaming interests these last few years has been interesting. Minecraft, Undertale and Pokémon are going to be the games he’ll think fondly of when he gets older. I’d say times have changed but have they really? Stay with me while I have a Get Off My Lawn moment…
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 August 19. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published August 15. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
Heartbreak is stumbling on a planet, entering its atmosphere to see lush green hills and island chains surrounded by gorgeous blue oceans below—only to land and find out it’s too toxic to withstand for extended periods of time. Damn it, No Man’s Sky! This is just one planet that dashed my hopes so far. I’m…
QUOTE | “Nobody gets sleep anymore. How is this acceptable? … They hang out on our lawns, trample landscaping, look in vehicles… We don’t feel safe… I don’t feel safe sitting on our porch.” – A lawsuit filed by a Detroit-area couple because Pokemon Go put Pokestops and gyms near their property and players had…
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I were joined by former NFL punter and all around cool dude Chris Kluwe. We spent a good chunk of time talking about No Man’s Sky—what we like, what we don’t like, and all the things we wish were in the game. Video excerpt above; find the full…
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