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“A co-op adventure about childhood inspired by The Goonies & Earthbound, from developers on Tearaway, LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet & Clank.” That’sa good Kickstarter pitch right there Knights and Bikes islooking for £100,000 on Kickstarter. Looks cool!

Games Event Moved Over Zika Virus Fears

Fans of Google’s mobile game Ingress were supposed to be getting together at the end of the month in Rio for the latest Anomaly, a thing where Ingress players meet up and play/hang out together. Instead, because of fears over the spread of the Zika virus, the bulk of the event has been moved to…

Microsoft’s Vision Of Future NFL Fans Is A Cold, Gimmicky Nightmare

This is how Microsoft wants you to consume the National Football League in the near future. With Hololens goggles, and pinching, and holographic Russell Wilsons (Russell Wilsi?). It’s the kind of future that only someone working for a giant tech company would want to see. The kind of future that ignores the reality of modern…

Fallout 4, You Valentine’s Day Sweetheart

What do you love more: Fallout 4, or your special someone? Why not love both, and hand out these Fallout 4 Valentine’s Day cards. They’re the work of artist Jillian Bakos, and you can see the whole range of them (most are big enough to print off) here

Here’s A PS3 Game, Emulated And Running On A PC

This is After Burner Climax, a PlayStation 3 game, running on a PC courtesy of the RPCS3 emulator. And running pretty damn well, all things considered. OK, so it’s not perfect. And it’s far from the most technically taxing game on the PS3, so it’s not like you’ll be seeing big blockbusters like Uncharted or…

The Best World War Two Video Games

A collection of some of the finest video games set during the Second World War

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is Coming Soon

Xbox’s website has inadvertently announced the next big LEGO game, surprising nobody in this or any other galaxy, regardless of distance, with news that it’s LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Seems that in addition to letting players fight their way through the stuff that happens in the movie, there’ll also be “exclusive playable content…

How Do Cosplayers Make Money?

Most don’t, and do it for the love. A very lucky few, however, can make a bit of cash, whether on the internet or in real life, and in this clip Stella Chuu explains how.

My Little Pony Cosplay Is Ready For War

My Little Pony cosplay isn’t just for furries. It’s also for adults who want to pretend that said ponies are actually the the Gods of Ancient Battle. (video by Beat Down Boogie) These photos were all taken by Mineralblu. The cosplayers are all in the pic above, and from L-R are *deep breath*: Lua Suicide…

A Nordic Version Of Harry Potter

A few days ago, JK Rowling announced a whole new range of magic schools that exist in the Harry Potter universe. Which is good timing, because Blizzard artist Even Amundsen—whose work we’ve featured here before—has for a while now had an idea for a new school of his own. It’s called Vølurheim, and it’s a…

Would You Fuck This Video Game Sex Machine?

Well? There’s currently an IndieGoGo campaign running for a thing called VirtuaDolls. It’s some interactive software married to a peripheral that will, through the power of science and crowd-funded manufacturing, fuck a dick. I guess most of what follows is NSFW? If not by definition then at least in spirit. Allow these gifs to demonstrate:…

NBA 2K16 Studio Sued Over Some Video Game Tattoos

If you ever look at your day job and think, self, I could be making more money, then maybe you oughta consider a career in video game sports tattoo litigation. As ridiculous as that may seem, there’s money in it! In 2012, a tattoo artist was awarded over $20,000 when THQ used one of his…

Studio Goes Broke, Rises From Ashes To Release A Strategy Classic

In 2007, Rob Cunningham (of Homeworld fame) formed a brand new studio called Blackbird Interactive. By 2009, work had begun on an ambitious new strategy game strongly inspired by Homeworld’s art design and setting. In 2013, everyone working there was laid off. That 2009 game was called HARD|WARE, and was intended to be a free-to-play…

Anti-Swatting Congresswoman Gets Swatted

Rep. Katherine Clark has for a few years now been on a crusade against shitty behaviour on the internet, from death threats made against women to hoax calls that send armed police to a victim’s home (also known as swatting). On Sunday night, Rep. Katherine Clark’s home was swatted. The Boston Globe reports that while…

He doesn’t have the power of Gandalf nor the snappy fashion sense of Saruman, but Radagast is a wizard with his own charms, which Canvas Cosplay has absolutely nailed here Photos by Kirby Hartline

That’s Knightmageas Kratos. And no, he didn’t travel to Greece for the shoot; that’s just the President McKinley Memorial in Niles, Ohio, which we now know can double for a mythical Greek temple in a pinch.

Lighting: Gaming’s Unsung Hero

Most Fine Art posts onKotaku tend to show stuff like environment art and character design because they’re the best fit for a website. Sadly, this often ignores a lot of the great work done in other areas of games development that are just as important in determining how pretty a video game looks. I’ve done…

Absolutely Perfect Force Awakens Cosplay

There’s just so much to love here. The cosplay for starters, of course, but also the dedication: while the lightsabers have (duh) had some photoshop work done, that hellish weather was the real deal. Rey is Nixie Sweet, Kylo Ren is FenixEmber. All photos by Jason LaBoy

Look At This Custom Detective Pikachu Amiibo

GandaKris makes custom Amiibo. She’s made some excellent pieces over the last few months, but none so wonderful as this Detective Pikachu He’s got the hat, yes, but also a rug! And some tea! And a pipe! You can see more of GandaKris’ work (and order commissions) at her Facebook page UPDATE: There’s also some…

Winning The Battle Of Stalingrad In Two Turns

Unity of Command is a smart, tough, turn-based strategy game set in the Second World War that’s one of the best in the genre. With its emphasis on logistics, the Battle of Stalingrad should be one of the game’s most gruelling encounters. Should. Benjamin Thomas found a way to do what the Germans could not,…