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Ancient Ruins, Or A Minecraftian Superhighway?

Erich Vasburg is a freelancer German concept artist who not only works in games but also does stuff for card games, board games, book covers and advertising. You can see more of Erich’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can…

Gaming Journalism’s Most Exciting Project

Cara Ellison’s excellent “Embed With” (geddit?) series chronicles her experiences temporarily living with various gaming luminaries. The latest entry focuses on occasional Kotaku writer and Videoball/Ziggurat mastermind Tim Rogers. It’s brilliant stuff. Required reading, if you ask me.

Mr. J Is Very Impressed, Harley

Itty Bitty Geek’s Harley Quinn is pretty much the perfect Harley Quinn. Costume is by Maise Designs, while the photos are by Adam Patrick Murray

It’s OK To Want To Eat Art, Right?

Tey Bartolome is a concept artist who has done work for companies like Fantasy Flight, Disney and 2XL Games. His colouring is just to die for. Everyone’s face looks like delicious ice cream cake, in a synaesthesic kinda way. If that makes sense. You can see more of Tey’s art at his personal site To…

What If BioShock’s Elizabeth Didn’t Need Saving?

Sure, she’s got the power to tear holes in space and time, but BioShock Infinite still has Elizabeth cast as a damsel in distress, literally locked in a tower and in need of rescue. So cosplayer and artist Angela Bermudez figured, what would she look like if Elizabeth was the one doing the ass-kicking? Inspired…

​Watch People Demolish Dark Souls II In An Hour And A Half

Few things in life are as humbling and awe-inspiring as watching speedrunners do their magic, and few games are more entertaining to watch speedrun than the Souls series. With that in mind, let’s watch some people demolish Dark Souls II! (Big spoilers ahead) It’s worth noting that there are many ways to speedrun Dark Souls…

Guild Wars, Where Do You Find All These Incredible Artists?

Naomi Baker is a concept artist who works at ArenaNet, the developers of the Guild Wars series. And this stuff is as good as anything else we’ve shared from her colleagues. Prior to her job at ArenaNet, Naomi had worked at places like Activision, Gree and Dark Horse. You can see more of Naomi’s work…

Pharrell’s Happy, Now With Awesome Cosplayers

Director D-Piddy and vocalist Charmie Sweets teamed up for this cosplay-themed parody of Pharrell Williams’ Happy, which changes the words to better suit the theme and stars, well, a whole bunch of amazing dancing cosplayers. I’m not sure what’s more impressive about Andrew’s Raiden; the dance moves or the fact that mask moves (you can…

Geez, Buddy, You Look Like You’ve Had A Real Bad Day

Not many artists get to put “Killzone” and “erotic PC adventure” on the same CV, but hey, Andrejs Skuja does. In the two years since we last took a look at his work, he’s helped out on another Killzone game, the adult PC title Seduce Me and even something new for Guerilla that, like most…

There Really Is A Cheetos Perfume, And It Is Atrocious.

It’s no joke. Tomorrow the fine folk of Frito-Lay will be taking to the streets of L.A. and New York City to promote Cheeteau, the official fragrance of Cheetos. They sent me a bottle in advance, and… oh god, it’s leaking. *coughs* EVERYTHING SMELLS LIKE CHEETOS. You may have seen the video ad for this…

There Can Be Only One Sub-Zero

The Emerald City Comicon went down over the weekend in Seattle. Expect photos to be turning up here all week, but we’re kicking things off with a couple of shots from William Phan The Mass Effect Blood Dragon armour is being worn by Clay Stooshnoff, while Sub-Zero is Danquish

Track: Wave 1| Album: Wave 1 | Artist: Com Truise Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

$4000 Cosplay Commission Stolen, Here’s How You Can Help

Last week, Jacqueline Goehner’s car was broken into while she was visiting a friend’s house. Among the stuff stolen was a black duffle bag that had two Zelda outfits inside that she’d done for a commission. They were worth $4000 The loss of the outfits isn’t the end of the job, though. Jacqueline has taken…

Track: Soilbleed V.3 | Album: Soilbleed | Artist: Grendel Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Metal Gear Solid V’s Snake Looks Like A Lady

All you really need to know here is that this is cosplay superstar Omi Gibson bringing Metal Gear Solid V’s Snake to life as only she can. She first wore the outfit at last year’s Tokyo Game Show, but these studio shots let Omi get her acting on. I really want that Walkman. スネーク（女体化版）/ MGSV[Omi]

The Week In Games: Enough Elder Scrolls For Everybody

Which is more exciting, the launch of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the world of The Elder Scrolls, or Goat Simulator? Your choice! It’s not a very crowded week for game releases, or maybe it is? Who can tell, when Tuesday falls on April 1. For all we know we’ll wake up…

Sunday Comics: The Fruits Of Evil

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 March 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 24. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Track: The Invasion From Within | Album: The Invasion From Within | Artist: Tsunami Bomb Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

This Week In The Business: Oculus Thrift

QUOTE | “I think this Oculus VR/Facebook deal will appear cheap five years from now, akin to Google’s purchase of YouTube in 2006.” – Investor Asif Khan, CFO of Virtue LLC, talking along with other analysts about the pros and cons of Facebook’s Oculus acquisition Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week…

One Of The Only Things Mirror’s Edge And World War Z have In Common

Christopher Brändström is a freelance concept artist with one hell of a CV. He’s not only got to work on video game series like Battlefield, Mirror’s Edge and Killzone, but on Hollywood movies like Zero Dark Thirty and World War Z. You can see more of Christopher’s work at his personal site and CGHub page…