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Cosplayers, I Mean Students, Weren’t Allowed into University Ceremony

At university entrance ceremonies, you are supposed to wear a suit. Dress conservatively! These kids didn’t get the memo and showed up in body paint. While the Kyoto University seems to be a cosplay free for all, the Hokkaido University apparently wouldn’t let these freshmen into their entrance ceremony. Maybe campus security was worried about…

Fans Bring Warhammer To Life On A Battlefield

In the wilds of the Czech Republic, a massive group of Warhammer fans have gathered, dressed up and gone to war. Not on the tabletop. On a “real” battlefield. Smrtihlav 2014, held on the grounds of Orlík Castle, saw the forces of The Empire do battle with the armies of Chaos in an enormous LARP…

The King Of The Digital Jungle

German indie studio duangle, who are working on the very pretty PC adventure game Nowhere, are made up of only two people. One of them is artist Sylvia Ritter. The other is her husband, Leonard Ritter Sylvia’s art is a nice change of pace from what we normally post here, with abstracts and vectors replacing…

The Internet Reacts To New Smash Bros. Reveals

Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct about Smash Bros was full of news—and much of it was so exciting to fans, they couldn’t help but get pumped about it all. You might even say the Direct got the ‘ol hype train going… (Via viceprinciples) Most of the reactions were about a few key things: Pokemon, Samus, new characters,…

Diablo III‘s Endgame, Cleared Insanely Fast

Reaper of Souls introduced huge, randomized dungeons called Nephalem Rifts to Diablo 3. One run usually takes more than 10 minutes, depending on the difficulty level. Well, here’s one Korean gamer who completes a relatively huge dungeon in under 4 minutes on Torment difficulty. This will make you cry if you’re doing these runs, hoping…

Sad Face, Great Art

Anna Lakisova is a freelance Ukrainian artist who has worked in video games for the last few years. I just…love this stuff. We don’t get to showcase nearly enough stupid cats and egg monsters here on Fine Art. You can see more of Anna’s work at her personal site and CGHub page To see the…

TraumaticCandy gets Hatsune Miku’s colour scheme just right. Photo by Zandra Murray

Leon Chiro and Artemis Entreri bring the Final Fantasy beefcake. Photo by Xenolink

Titanfall Fish Markets Struggling For Business

It’s been two years since we last showcased the art of James Paick. In that time he’s worked on projects like Titanfall, so it’s time to take another look. I love this kind of Titanfall art. Yeah, the giant robots and spaceships are cool, but this environmental stuff does a better job than the game…

And Then X-Men’s Quicksilver Ate A Carl’s Jr. Biscuit Really Fast

In an effort to make me hate the Days of Future Past version of speedy mutant Quicksilver even more, fast food chain Carl’s Jr. went and did this. Note the X-tra bacon. Carl’s Jr., aka Hardee’s, has teamed up with some of the actors from X-Men: Days of Future Past to help promote its new…

Track: Awaken The Serpent | Album: Chemistry of Consciousness | Artist: Toxic Holocaust Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

It’s Either An ICBM Or Some Damn Impressive Fireworks

Tucker Cullinan is an artist whose current work is sadly under an NDA. But that’s OK. His other work is great. You can see more of Tucker’s work at his personal site, blog and CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…

League Of Legends Cosplay: The Wilderness Party

There are 14 League of Legends cosplayers in this image, which has taken over a year to put together. Not an entire year doing nothing but this, but that timeframe gives you an idea of how much work BGZ Photography’s Darrell Ardita put into it, compositing 14 separate shots (taken at last year’s Fanime in…

Stephen Colbert Cosplay, Or Nightmare Fuel?

Trick question. It’s both. The mask in question looks like it’s one of Landon Meier’s pieces, which are some of the most terrifying/amazing works of headwear you can get on planet Earth. Among other celebrities he’s immortalised in mask form are Charlie Sheen and Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston. You can check out a shot of…

Let’s Hope Little Miss Deadpool Doesn’t Know Too Many Bad Words

Cosplay Princess here certainly has the swagger to pull off Deadpool. Hopefully for her parent’s sake she’s not as…chatty. Photo by CONography. (via Geek x Girls)

Buy, And Build, Your Own Dishonored Mask

Corvo’s mask from Dishonored is a pretty iconic wardrobe choice, but being so complex, it’s out of reach for most fans (or even pro cosplayers). Effects studio Technically Magic, based in West Falls, New York, wants to change that. Having made an incredible replica of the mask back in 2012, which we featured here on…

The Week In Games: Let’s Do The Titanfall Again

This week’s biggest release is a game we don’t have a single screenshot or snippet of gameplay for. That’s not something you don’t see every day. Retailers are selling copies of Titanfall for the Xbox 360 early, but since the servers aren’t live there is no way for early owners to capture gameplay footage. There…

Sunday Comics: To Catch A Predator

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 4. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 31. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Track: Meet the Elements| Album: Here Comes Science | Artist: They Might Be Giants Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

This Week In The Business: Rage Against Free-To-Play

QUOTE | “It’s always struck me as a little odd how resentful players are in the F2P business model about paying a couple dollars when they don’t think twice about paying $50 for the same amount of fun or gameplay time.” – Veteran designer Steve Meretzky, talking about the evolution of free-to-play games Elsewhere in…