Loads of people faithfully cosplay as the new Lara Croft because she is a strong character with an outfit that is relatively easy to replicate. When it comes to the original Lara, beebinchknows how to do likewise in the most PS1-authentic way possible. You can see more of beebinch’s cosplay at her Instagram page, like…
Track: Barbarians| Artist: Armand Hammer | Album: Rome Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Alexandre Diboine is a freelance artist from France who worked on Revolting Rhymes, an animated short that was nominated for an Oscar this year You can see more of Alexandre’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is…
Darwin’s Choice, a card game where you build your own animals and have to guide them through millions of years of evolution, is now up on Kickstarter. I’ve actually played a bit of it and it’s great fun. Plus the hand-painted art is gorgeous
At this rate, Civilization VI will have one by the end of the year. As part of Dota 2’s International 2018 Battle Pass, players are getting access to a new game mode called The Underhollow, which will be available soon: Battle through a labyrinth filled with monsters, marvels, and many other three-player enemy squads as…
Look at this new Mercy skin. Look at it. Available for purchase from now until May 21, it’s been designed to help raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, who will receive “100% the proceeds” Blizzard makes from sales. There’s a bunch of other pink stuff on sale too, like sprays and icons, as…
Christophe Desse is an artist at Naughty Dog, developers of the Uncharted and Last of Us series. You can see more of Desse’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video…
Despite its world-conquering popularity, I don’t see much Fortnite cosplay crossing my desk, so thanks toSami Bess for changing that. Her Ramirez is almost entirely hand-made, from the props to the armour to the tattoo. Even the boots were modified to make them look more like the character model. You can see more of Sami’s…
When former Valve writer Marc Laidlaw released his synopsis for the rest of the unfinished series’ plot last August, Half-Life fans were given a glimpse at something they’d been waiting years for: closure. Reading a plot summary is a long way from actually playing through Half-Life 2’s final act, of course, but it’s better than…
Petri Levälahti, aka Berduu, is a screenshot artist whose images we’ve featured a bunch of times here. For the past year, though, his hobby has also been his profession. Berduu has been screenshotting—using tools to capture beautiful in-game screenshots of video games—since 2014, having been inspired by the work of Duncan Harris’ Dead End Thrills.…
Andrei Mishanin is a 3D artist from Russia. You can see more of Andrei’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional…
*Checks calendar* oh boy it’s that time of year already, when artists from around the world dream up fake Nintendo games then print them out on cartridges for us to look at them and think, oh hell yeah, why wasn’t there a No Man’s Sky for the Famicom? The cart designs are part of an…
Michael Kus is a concept artist from Poland who between jobs has been working on a personal project called 1952, which draws a line through Second World War technological development and imagines a conflict that, into its third decade, is being fought with fancy jet aircraft and mechs. You can see more of Michael’s work…
Star Wars’ opening theme is about as memorable as it gets, but have you ever wondered why, exactly, that is? There are a few reasons, which Dan Golding (who has written about Star Wars and music before) explains in this short video for the ABC. Turns out you might be missing the old 20th Century…
198X, an upcoming game by a Swedish studio and team of international pixel artists, isn’t just set in the 80s. It’s visiting most of the decade’s biggest genres in the one game, from arcade driving to beat-em-ups to JRPGs. The project is up on Kickstarter—I know, I know—but I’m digging the art so much I…
Disgaea 5 Complete’s PC release, originally due on May 7, has now been pushed back to “Summer 2018″. Publisher NIS says in a statement: As beta testing has been ongoing, we have been fixing bugs and issues as they were discovered. While working on corrections last night, we came across a new issue that requires…
Artists Ash Thorp and Zaoeyo, big fans of Akira, have made this minute-long trailer that’s basically a tribute to the animated classic. Though you could also say it’s an impressive pitch for a modern remake as well. In a 2017 interview with Forbes, Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo said: While I haven’t seen the new live-action…
Tommy Scott is an artist who has worked in both games and TV, perhaps most recognisably with some concepts and environments for Rick & Morty’s third season. Scott was responsible for the sketches below and the design of the backgrounds, while the painting of said backgrounds was done by Hedy Yudaw, Brianne Neumann, Matt Bauer,…
Scythe, one of the biggest and best board games around, is definitely not for kids. But My Little Scythe is. Just in case you’ve ever felt the need to share the experience of 1920’s dieselpunk warfare and peasant labour with your little ones.
I’m a sucker for board games with an interesting premise and cool art, so I’m very interested in Brook City, an upcoming release by the same guys behind Street Masters The inspiration is cop movies. Everything from Lethal Weapon to Dirty Harry to Miami Vice is clearly represented here, as players choose a police officer…
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