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Where Does He Get All This Wonderful Batman Cosplay?

Smile-X Villain Co., based in Los Angeles, is a crew of cosplayers dedicated to bringing Batman (and his villains) to life. There’s around a dozen members, cosplaying as everyone from the Dark Knight himself to Two Face, The Riddler, Robin and even Black Mask. There’s so much fantastic work going on here I don’t even…

Classic Manga Looks More Modern In The Flesh

It’s not every day you get to see cosplay from classic manga series Magic Knight Rayearth. So let’s enjoy today for being the special snowflake that it is. Reader Devon and her friends Shannon & Audra went to Sakuracon as Umi, Hikaru and Fu from the 90s series. Photos by Indiglue

Super Mario Bros. 3, Beaten In Under Three Minutes

If you immediately thought “must use a glitch,” you’d be right: this run of Super Mario Bros. 3 posted by TASVideosChannel makes use of a bizarre pipe glitch which allows Mario to tunnel down to princess Peach in world 7-1. The run was performed by Lord Tom and Tompa, and they describe how they did…

Of Race Relations, Doctor Who And Cosplay

There’s a general assumption that, when it comes to matters of race, parts of the cosplay community can sometimes be a little weird. Someone who’s black, for instance, might run into problems cosplaying as a white character. It’s not a widespread issue, nor is anyone trying to say that all cosplayers can be racist assholes,…

Oh Hi, Creepy/Awesome Pan’s Labyrinth Cosplay

Melanie Colley channels the surreal with this Faun outfit from Pan’s Labyrinth. If it looks complex and involved, that’s because it was, as you can see from these progress shots. You can see more shots of the costume on Melanie’s cosplay.com page

The Cities (And Buildings) Of The Future Look Beautiful

Jean-Marc Emy is an artist who has won awards for his architectural illustration. He’s also worked in video games, books and magazines. What’s interesting here is that few of these illustrations are actually from games. But they all look like they could/should be. So many game artists are fantastic at the little things, like characters…

The Worst Movie, The Best Cosplay

Plan 9 From Outer Space cosplay! That’s awesome just for the subject matter, but the execution is even better. Cosplay by John Robert Price and Brandy Mason, photo by Jarod Kearney

Assassin’s Creed’s Aveline, by Sunymao. Photo by Byza

Monster Fights Are The Best Fights

Ben Erdt is an artist at Guerilla Games, the developers of the Killzone games. Though, for once, you won’t be seeing much Killzone here. What you will be seeing as monsters. Wet, spiky, hungry-looking monsters. You can see more of Ben’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in…

No Wonder Infamous: Second Son Makes Me So Hungry

Seattle is a great city for foodies, even if those foodies are super-powered fugitives from corrupt justice. The fake food-obsessed Paul Yan of Enjoy the Bits captured scenes of Infamous: Second Son at its tastiest. Not only has Paul wandered the streets of digital Seattle snapping picture of food, he’s also cataloged the game’s restaurants,…

Not Every Pancake Can Be A Star Wars Pancake

The world’s premiere pancake artist Nathan Shields recreates the iconic creatures of the Star Wars universe in heated batter form. How I hate him. Taking requests from his adorable children, recreating faces and artwork after only a quick glance at a picture — he’s making the rest of us fathers look bad. My children’s two…

Let It Go, Guys

Photographer William Phan was at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo to snap this battle of the ice masters.

She’s The Queen…Of The Night…

Brad Rigney is an artist who has recently worked in both video and card games. Magic: The Gathering fans might want to check this stuff out. You can see more of Brad’s work at his DeviantArt galleryand ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

The Week In Games: Spins A Web, Most Any Size

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 might be the most high-profile game dropping this week, but that doesn’t me the next seven days aren’t full of smaller gems. It just means Spider-Man gets to be in the top image. Everybody but the folks who decided the Xbox One/Vita combination was a good idea will get a chance…

The Next McDonald’s Happy Meals Have Pokémon Inside

McDonald’s has been kicking child-sized value meal ass as of late. Fresh off of a double team of Skylanders and My Little Pony and now in the midst of an Amazing Spider-Man 2 adventure, the fast food chain’s next choice is Pokémon X and Y. Not only are we getting a nice little selection of…

Sunday Comics: Exit Through The Gift Shop

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 April 26. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: Making Games Is Hard

QUOTE | “Making games is hard and tedious work, so you should be sure you enjoy it before devoting the time and money to school.” – John Murphy, designer for Young Horses (Octodad), along with other developers on the value of education in the game industry Elsewhere in the business of video games this past…

Kung-Fu Garden

Jason Scheier is an artist who has worked at Double Helix Games (Silent Hill) and, more recently, Dreamworks. It’s a shame my three year-old can’t read this. If she knew we were featuring an artist who worked on the Monsters v Aliens short Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space – for some reason, her favourite movie…

2014: We Have Cosplay For A Game That’s Not Even Out Yet

Reader Pierre, a fan of Assassin’s Creed cosplay, has gone to the trouble of making an outfit for the series’ latest hero, a character we’ve barely seen and know nothing of. A little crazy, perhaps, but you’ve gotta admire his dedication! Especially since he went to the trouble of getting to the actual location depicted…

​Ask Dr. Nerdlove: Am I Going To Be Forever Alone?

What’s up, Internet? Welcome to the latest installment of Ask Dr. NerdLove, the dating advice column that understands why Sir Isaac Newton is the deadliest son of a bitch in space. This week, we have a three-fer of geeky dating concerns, from where to find that special someone, when to talk to them (and when…