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The Dungeons and Dragons Session That Became a Real-Life Phenomenon

In Japan, 1986 was a momentous year for role-playing games. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, on March 13, 2015. Dragon Quest and The Legend of Zelda were released to popular acclaim, each garnering millions of sales, and Final Fantasy was mere months away from being unleashed on an unsuspecting world. Japanese game designers…

Medieval Neon Genesis? Sure, Let’s Roll With It.

Albert Urmanov is a freelance concept artist working in the video game business. This idea for a medieval redesign of Neon Genesis is something I would like to see made immediately. You can see more of Albert’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big…

See How Much Work It Takes To Turn Into Warcraft’s Deathwing

According to Warcraft canon, Deathwing the Destroyer is a giant dude dragon who is thousands of years old and and can scorch planets. Warcraft cosplay can be a bit more flexible in its interpretation of the character. This is Jessica Nigri’s take (based on a sketch by Zach Fischer) on the star of World of…

Track: More Than a Feeling (Live) | Artist: Boston | Album: Boston Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Here, Some Very Cool Robots, Ships, Guns & Aliens

WETA’s Christian Pearce is, alongside guys like Ben Mauro, Aaron Beck and Leri Greer, one of the main artists to thank for all the amazing designs you see everywhere you look in movies like District 9 and Elysium Lovers of rad things may remember Christian was also one of the artists behind Ghidoragh You can…

Cash Money For A Picture Of Spider-Man!

He doesn’t wanna be famous? Then I’ll make him infamous! Photographer Peyton Crim wanted to do a Spider-Man shoot that was a bit more “dynamic” than your average cosplay gallery, and teaming up with Chris Villain (as Spider-Man), they sure succeeded.

The Week In Games: Everyone’s Just Going To Keep Playing Fallout 4 Anyway

Last week saw only a handful of new releases as publishers got out of the way of Fallout 4. They probably could have skipped this week too. While I plan of getting my Star Wars: Battlefront on in some form or fashion, neither it nor Fallout 4 shall be my primary focus this week. Instead…

Sunday Comics: Check The Fridge

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 November 14. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Let’s Share Live-Streaming Setups

With so many people either streaming live video game play to the web or consuming it, trying to determine the best equipment for your broadcasting needs can be daunting and confusing. What we need are examples. Because if there’s one thing the internet has told me, if a handful of websites and Google searches doesn’t…

This Week in the Business: Bum Raps and Harsh Tokes

QUOTE | “If you want to talk about who is getting bum raps I think Nintendo got some pretty harsh tokes.” – Capy Games president Nathan Vella, saying the Wii U maker deserves more credit for the way it treats indies Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “No one is actually…

Players May Never Solve Undertale‘s Final Mystery

Undertale, the Steam RPG hit where you don’t have to kill anyone, is loaded with secrets. Dedicated players have unearthed every last one… well, except for the last one. (Big Undertale spoilers ahead.) I addressed Undertale’s last big mystery a bit in my piece on the unique ways the game weaves its web of secrets,…

The Fallout 4 Podcast Extravaganza

Today on the podcast, we’re talking about the brand new role-playing game F4llout. It’s a Fallout 4 extravaganza! Fallout superfan Patricia Hernandez joins us on this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen to talk about her adventures in the wasteland. We’re talking guns, glitches, Bostonian accents, and how this game would just be so much better…

Track: Star Train | Artist: Perfume| Album: Star Train Suggested by Brian. Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Oh, Hey Logan

Ross Tran is an artist based in LA who has done work for companies like Disney and West Studio. You can see more of Ross’ 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…

How A Cosplayer Transforms Into A StarCraft Character

BlizzCon had some incredible cosplay on display this year, but one of the most impressive outfits was Bindi Smalls’ Nova, which was almost entirely 3D-printed. If you’ve ever wondered what kind of work goes into designing and building a suit like this, well, Bindi has you covered. In this worklog, Bindi outlines how she lifted…

Steam Controller Used To Help Disabled Skyrim Player

The Steam controller, for all its flaws, is insanely customizable. One user put that versatility to extremely good use. Responding to a request, Chris Hepburn—clearly some kind of controller wizard—managed to whip up this shockingly functional one-handed Skyrim control scheme: In short, Hepburn mapped basic look functionality to the right haptic pad. What about movement,…

Fallout’s Flaming Sword, Properly Recreated In Real Life

The shishkebab, long one of Fallout’s coolest weapons, returns in Fallout 4. It also makes its debut in the real world, thanks to Caleb Kraft’s workmanship and thirst for workshop danger. As detailed in his worklog on Make, Kraft teamed up with his buddy Platinumfungi to faithfully recreate the sword, using cannibalised parts and some…

Fallout 4 Player Beats Up Mutants As A Red Sox Player

Today on Highlight Reel we have David Ortiz modded into Fallout 4, WWE fails, prisoner extraction, Dogmeat hijinx 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. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate –…

Track: I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | Artist: Imagine Dragons| Album: T in the Park 2014 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Drive Softly, Carry A Big Railgun

Vadim Sverdlov is an artist who has done work for companies like Microsoft and Ford. You can see more of Vadim’s stuff at his Behanceand ArtStationpages. 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 in the top-left…