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Al Crutchley is an artist from the UK who has worked on games like Elite: Dangerous and Homefront: The Revolution You can see more of Al’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…

The Power Of Cosplay Make-Up

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve posted some quality cosplay here and some commenter has wailed “oh that’s PHOTOSHOP” when, in reality, most of the visual sorcery is actually taking place thanks to some amazing make-up work. This shot above is a good example of how that work is done. Alyson Tabbitha,…

Particle, the same guys behind that neat wi-fi Lord of the Rings sword, have made a “cellular-connected Pokéball”. It’s a real world Pokéball that wiggles when it detects a nearby rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go

Look At This Amazing D&D Diorama

Suddenly a nice table and some beers just doesn’t seem good enough. This incredible tabletop setup was posted by Amazing Tabletop Terrain over the weekend. It belongs to (and was built by) Ryan Devoto, featuring the detailed and almost lifelike ocean work of Micheal Tiskus from Terranscapes The scale of it all just crushes the…

“Pay To Win” Protests Hit The Streets Of Black Desert Online

Korean MMO Black Desert Online—yes, the pretty one—recently made a change to the game’s economy. To say players are pissed would be to sell it a little short. The change, which lets players buy items using real money then turn around and sell them for in-game currency, has caused literal in-game protests. Like, characters marching…

Iran Becomes First Country To Ban Pokémon Go

Iran’s Supreme Council of Virtual Spaces, which is a real thing and not the dystopian government from a sci-fi TV show, has announced that Pokémon Go has been banned in the country. As the BBC reports, the ban is related to “unspecified security concerns”, and comes following a short deliberation where the Council “were waiting…

More A-Mei-Zing Overwatch Cosplay

Still not sorry Cosplay by Henchwench, photos by R.A Photography Like…this is absolutely perfect. From the fur to the quality of the props and accessories, I cannot see how you can do Mei better than this. UPDATE: It can’t get better, but it can get just as good. Cosplay by Bananzers, photo by Mojo

Look At This $260 Doom Action Figure

Fresh off those Destiny figures that I’m still getting over, 3A said this week they’ll also be releasing a piece based on the new Doom game I’m not feeling this one anywhere near as much, mostly because I found the new marine’s design a bit too “Generic Xbox Shooter Man”—which doesn’t translate as impressively in…

Overwatch Has Some Great Skins

Tonight's Fine Art looks at the work of Airborn Studios

Mr. Harley Quinn

This is not-wild with some sharp genderbending on Suicide Squad’s Harley Quinn design. Photo by jotape Vaz

Bad Girls

Surprise, Suicide Squad sucks. Here’s some quality DC villain cosplay to start to set things right. Harley Quinn is Ryoko-demon, Poison Ivy is Reiand Catwoman is Yaya Han. Photos by Kifir

Nothing like some Slam Dunk cosplay to end a rough day with. Cosplay by Drefan Cosplay, Kenneth “Lilaeroplane” Ting, Skyy, Gurei & Kuroki Renn. Photo by Vaxzone

This is cosplayer Shan Claw as Umbreon. You know, the hunky, Ancient Egyptian Pokémon.

Strike Vector was a cool PC shooter/flight game that really needed some singleplayer to round off the experience. Which is exactly what’s been added to the game’s console release. It’s out on PS4 on August 30.

Mario vs The Legions Of Hell

In the US, Nintendo Power magazine had a monthly comic called Howard & Nester. It was, with one exception, totally kid-friendly. Cotton candy and rainbows. In Germany, however, they had their own comics in the official magazine Club Nintendo One comic in particular – called Die Nacht des Grauens (The Night of Horror), from 1996…

This Is Not The Police Game The World Needs

A smart exploration of the legality of police action—in America especially-would have been a timely thing for a video game to manage in 2016. It’s a shame, then, that This is the Police is anything but. On paper, it’s all so promising. A combination of police management and personal adventure story, you play the role…

A Fresh Batch Of Beautiful Art From The Witcher 3

We’ve already run a massive showcase on the art of The Witcher 3, but today we’re getting a look at some fine work from the game’s universe that hasn’t been seen by anyone outside developers CD Projekt Red. Art dealers Cook & Becker have teamed up with the studio to release a series of 35…

Track: Stranger Things Mixtape | Artist: DJ Yoda | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Here’s a cool Sword Art Online video by Cosplay Los Angeles and Anzu Ryusaki

PC Gamer reportsthat Sean Bean has one of the most important jobs in PC gaming: narrating the tech tree in Civilization VI Course, he voiced the game’s debut trailer, but anyone could have been flown in and done that. Having him drone on for hours about pottery and the compass is a whole other level…