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In a show filled with people dressed in cardboard copies of World of Warcraft armor a woman dressed up as the Adjutant from Starcraft completely stole the show at last night's costume contest. More »
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Yesterday we walked you through some truly amazing pumpkins crafted to look like the people behind and in some of our favorite games. More »
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On Friday Electronic Arts had a Halloween costume contest. The winners? This trio of Minecraft fans. More »
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To gamers of all sizes, well computer gamers of all sizes, there is nothing more frightening to behold than an unexpected Creeper. More »
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Back in July, Lisa Foiles (of Nickelodeon's All That fame) wrote up a blog response to a post Owen Good wrote up about Girl Gamers. More »
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Halloween is just around the corner, but you've still got time to make a sweet Bayonetta costume to prance about in Saturday night. Sega's Make-A-Witch Foundation website can help. More »
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Have a dog that embarrasses easily? Still looking for a way to humiliate them this Halloween? This Katamari Damacy Prince costume may be just the ticket. I wish my dog were smaller, because I'd totally be ordering her one — and she thinks the height of humiliation is being forced to wear her light up, blinking reindeer horns during the Christmas season (little does she know what smaller dogs get forced to wear!). At a mere $30 for a custom-made outfit, it's certainly more reasonably priced than a lot of niche gamer gear — and oh-so-cute! The Etsy seller also has a few wee Nintendo controller necklaces for sale if you don't have a canine gracing your daily life. More »
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English web designer Adam made himself a pretty damn cool Sackboy costume. Better still, he wrote up how exactly you can make one too on his website. The 13-step process, which includes buying a plastic bin, bubble wrap, sweat shirts and duct tape, seems fairly doable by even the most spastic of costume creators. Namely me. More »
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The annual West Hollywood Carnival has become the traditional stomping ground (get it) for many a Mario... and Luigi, and Princess Peach. This year the upcoming Mario Galaxy seemed to bring out the Nintendo in force. More »
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After reading of the MTV intern's plight to create a Master Chief costume earlier this week I remembered that some reader had sent me a picture showing a pal of his wearing the helmet from the Legendary version of the game on his head. More »
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Thanks a lot, guys. Now Billie Edington over at MTV's Multiplayer thinks we all have some sort of odd body paint fetish. Remember last week when I posted about her quest to build a Halo 3 costume? Remember when nearly half of you suggested she go the body paint route? Well, Billie does. More »
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We don't know exactly how lawsuits work. And the last time we checked, you couldn't patent a mustache. Lord knows members of the Kotaku staff have certainly tried. But this Handyman costume...just strikes us as more of a plumber type of attire. More »
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Stephen Totilo, stationed in thriving NYC, had no problem landing a nearby college Intern. Billie Edington did her first post today on the site, asking readers to help her design and implement a Master Chief costume this Halloween. More »
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So it looks like McWhertor and I have finally found some cosplay we can agree on. The ever traveling McW snapped this photo a few nights ago at BlizzCon and lo and behold the gal in the costume was the big winner of the whole BlizzCon costume contest kittencaboodle. I can see why she won, it's really quite impressive. More »
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Busty Booth Babes vs homemade costumes aside, I think even Mr. Mc Whertor will have to agree that this is just about the cutest thing seen on the Comic Con floor. No doubt this is a store bought costume, but it doesn't take any points of the cuteness factor. Chocobo costume + baby=WIN! More »
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Sony's Playstation Underground recently took submissions from it's members for their "God of War II Alternate Costume Contest". While it may be too late for you to submit you Bob Mackie inspired, Swarovski crystal encrusted tunic for Kratos, you can still have a hand at picking the winner. More »
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Sure, CES is going full steam as I write this, but there were other conventions this weekend that were just as important. For instance, Ohayocon, the largest anime convention in Ohio! That's right, out of all the anime conventions in Ohio, I'm 75% sure this is the biggest one. I'm also willing to bet was the only place in Ohio this past weekend where you could find randomly hot Chun-Li cosplayer, complete with too-small thighs and authentic Asian heritage! Actually that's pretty rare at any anime convention. Generally the hottest girls end up being underage or guys in drag. Or possibly both. More »
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After mercilessly mocking the Darkwatch costume earlier this month, the company that makes it offered to send me one to check out myself. More »
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There's always a lot of banter about the best this and the best that, but it's rare that something actually fits the description, especially in the realm of gaming oneupmanship. Well, it's going to be awhile before anyone topples rluzinski from his throne for best homemade game-themed Halloween costume. More »
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Is it all you imagined from the headline? No? Too jowl-y? – Jason Chen More »
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California Costume Collections, makers of crappy generic costumes, have come out with a new costume line based on the vampire meets western shooter Darkwatch. Trolling the internet, the only one I could find was of Jerichp Cross. Not too bad until you read the fine print and find out that the costume doesn't come with the kneepads, gloves or GUNS. What the hell. How can they sell this costume without the guns? So basically it's a shitting pleather trenchcoat and hat. You can buy the pads, gloves and gun seperately, but that's just a scam. Brian Crecente More »
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As a lead-in to my own, possibly game-related Halloween costume, I proffer this pretty decent Gordon Freeman and crab, constructed primarily of cardboard and duct tape. Looks pretty good for tape and boxes, huh? Eliza Gauger More »
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Still looking for that Halloween costume? Fret not, it's still way early. Big brother site Gizmodo points to this MAME cabinet costume. Wear this Super Snake (yes, we geddit) to parties, have strangers jerk your joystick, mash your buttons and extinguish cigarettes on the cabinet's paneling—just like the real thing. It's available at Amazon, one size fits all. Though, the online retailer points out that the "White and pants no included." Thank goodness. Look at that guy's mock turtleneck! *shudder* Brian Ashcraft More »
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We didn't lie. This is not a booth babe photo. Rather, here's a shot of almost the exact same collar we put on my 16 year-old dog to keep him from biting himself. Brian Ashcraft More »
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This picture is just sorta site squatting over on the Baltimore City Paper's site. It's kinda cool, but I sure would love to know WTF. So seriously, WTF? Brian Crecente More »
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City of Heroes second annual costume contest wrapped up recently. This year, Ncsoft asked gamers to submit a screenshot of their hero from the game and a second picture of the gamer dressed like the hero s arch enemy from City of Villains. More »
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With Thanksgiving looming it's probably a good time to finally wrap up our Halloween contest. Man, I'm a slacker. More »
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This is it, the last week for the Kotaku Costume Contest. (There are very obvious reasons why I didn't go with the whole starting all the words out with a K thing.) Vote now and vote often. Voting will be open until Friday and then I will be announcing the winners over the weekend. More »
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I finally uploaded all of the pictures for our costume contest, so hop over to the page and check em out. There are some pretty amazing and creative entries. There were about 150 entries. You should be very proud. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=135272&view=rss&microfeed=true Many if not all of the costume entries have been placed on our costume page. Make sure you check them out and comment. It's important for you guys to help choose the winners. If you need an invite to comment just email tips@kotaku.com. More »
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Wow, we had quite an avalanche of costume submissions in the witching hour of Halloween. We'll be posting them up over the next day or two on the Official Costume Page so you can peruse them and comment in the comment section. At the end of the week Team Kotaku will look over the comments and submissions and pick our favorite batch of costumes. More »
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We re down to the last few days or so for the official Kotaku Costume Contest (notice how I resisted using Ks for the second and third word in the title, aren t I grand?) More »
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Wow, the costume contest is really heating up. I was happy to see that we're getting a ton of costume entries from both men and women. It's nice to know that we have such a mixed readership. More »
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I've asked and I've pleaded, but Crecente will not tell me what he's planning to give away for first place. There's only one way to break the dude: send more cosplay pics. I've uploaded a couple here. For those gracious enough to enter the contest, fear not if you don't see yer pic. We've getting tons of images and will be posting throughout the day. More »
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This is the official page for the first ever Kotaku Halloween costume contest. I'm planning to post all of the entries here. Check the link at the bottom for the rules.
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OK, so I haven't been posting a lot of reminders about the costume contest, but come on. I know there are more of you out there with cool-ass costumes for this Halloween than Rebecca. Not that I don't like Rebecca and friend's costumes. More »
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