Rory Alderton is a senior animator at League of Legends developers Riot, where he’s one of the people responsible for putting the moves in the game’s Champions. In a post over on Riot’s site, he goes into great detail on the process behind animating the game’s characters, including the revelation that the Champions are animated…
I’m yet to go and buy a big HD re-release on new consoles, because the game’s in question are still too fresh in my mind. Sleeping Dogs, however, hits a sweet spot where it’s both old enough I want to play it again and the type of game where new effects and textures can really…
I want the new Yakuza game brought to the West, but I’m not going to beg, Sega. I am instead simply going to keep askinguntil it either happens or I die from Yakuza deprivation. Do you want my blood on your hands, Sega? Imagine the headlines. “Internet Writer Dies From Yakuza Absence, Sega Blamed”. You…
Want to know which PC games we think you should play? Even if they’re not part of a sale? Check out our new Steam Curator page, which takes advantage of the service’s new changes to give you a list of PC games that come recommended by the staff at Kotaku. While there are some obvious…
That’s some impressive make-up work on the bear-fighting scar. Also, bravo for taking on a character that seems easy, but through stature and gear (and hair) is actually quite tough to get right. Cosplayer is Lightane, photo by Torremitsu
I’ve actually stopped watching The Walking Dead, because I couldn’t stand the constant despair. Even the bleakest shows need to lighten up every now and again! Maybe I’d drift back if the series could introduce more musical numbers like these.
You’ve got to think that one of the main reasons Imperial troops got their asses handed to them on Endor was their camouflage. Or, lack thereof. That glossy white armour plating doesn’t exactly make you blend in with the forest surroundings. This is a Swamp Trooper, but that colour palette could easily have worked among…
If you’re not a fan of the Total War series, let me clue you in on how they’re normally announced. Fans will spend months, maybe even years hoping for their favourite historical era to be revealed as the game’s setting. When it’s inevitably shown to be something else, everyone gets bummed out, but then finds…
Adrian Majkrzak works as a senior concept artist at Bungie, where he most recently worked on Destiny. You can see more of Adrian’s work at his personalsite, Tumblrand ArtStationpage. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…
First revealed earlier in the year, Valve today released Steam Music Player for all users of its desktop client. All you need to do is point the client towards your music collection and you’re off. Turn it on and you’ll get a little floating media player (which can be activated and controlled in-game), which is…
Look at Chewie long enough and you start imagining him flicking his arms around in slow-mo, like the universe’s coolest shampoo commercial. Look at Han long enough and, well, you’ll get those same feelings you always get when you stare too deeply into his cheeky scowl. This Chewie figure is by Hoy Toys (who else),…
For such a big series, not many people ever cosplay as the Muppets. But that’s OK. Brady Gage and his buddies are proving once again that quality trumps quantity. We’ve actually seen the work of Brady and his group – the Portland Superheroes Coalition – before, but that was just a coupleof suits. They’ve since…
The El Todos was a special food “Piñata” sold only once at a single Taco Bell. If your Spanish isn’t up to scratch, El Todos means “The All”, or “The Everything”. You can probably guess by now what was inside it. Everything was inside it. Every ingredient Taco Bell offers, from containers (burritos, tacos, etc)…
Did you ever play football/soccer as a kid? If so, you’ll know that there is a single formation and tactic that’s used across the planet. Namely, everyone runs straight at the ball. It’s a tactic that’s drummed out of you by your teens, but it seems to have snuck back into FIFA 15 on the…
Look, since they usually involve smartass aliens, robots and magic powers, space battles have never been expected to the bastions of scientific accuracy. Still, it’s interesting seeing just how much is wrong with the epic showdowns in stuff like Star Wars. This clip, while based on a pinch of conjecture, uses science to break down…
Corsair, long famous for making stuff like RAM and cases for gaming PCs, also make some pretty nice peripherals as well. Given the fact they build good stuff, have a cool name and a cool logo (basically a pirate ship), it’s weird they felt the need to make some changes. The company, seeking to differentiate…
Roundabout is a new PC game that has you driving a limousine around a map. Only, that limousine never stops spinning Given passenger missions to complete across a colourful open-world sandbox (you’re rarely restricted to just the roads), the best way to approach it is to pretend it’s like Crazy Taxi. Only you’re really drunk.…
Triad Wars is a new game set in the universe of Sleeping Dogs. It is not Sleeping Dogs 2. Not even close. While it retains the open-world nature of the original, this is PC-only. And is free-to-play. Don’t say we didn’twarn you Oh well. We’ll always have Sleeping Dogs. Actually, we’ll have it again next…
Black Hat is a co-op game with an interesting twist: two people have to work together, but one of them is wearing an Oculus Rift and the other is not. There’s a reason for this. The player wearing the headset is playing in a first-person perspective, trying to get through a maze that’s full of…
Normally, Fine Art looks at the work of one artist. Today, we’re looking at the work of a whole bunch. Sean McNally, Joshua James Shaw, Chuck Wojtkiewicz, Kyle Shockley and Tom Zhao were all artists at cinematic studio Blur, the guys who make lots of those very fancy trailers you see during stuff like E3.…
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