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Zangief Is Looking Fighting Fit

Whenever or however the decision was made to genderbend Zangief but keep the chest hair, it was a good decision Cosplay by Kayla Rose. Photo by Micktography (via Fashionably Geek)

We Might Be Witnessing The ‘Death of An Identity’

I’ve been working at Kotaku for nearly eight years now, and while I’ve seen some online kerfuffles over various issues in that time, I’ve never seen anything like the past two weeks. There has been so much hate. So many angry words, so many accusations, over…what? Video games? Women in video games? People who write…

Valve Taken To Court Over Its Refund Policy

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the country’s consumer and regulatory watchdog, is taking Valve to court, claiming the PC gaming giant is in “breach of the Australian Consumer Law for businesses”. It’s all to do with Steam’s refund policy for PC games. Which, if you’ve ever tried to actually use it, can be…

The Golden PS1 Is A Sony Fanboy’s Dream

Remember that goldenPS1 that was given out as a VIP gift at E3? A Kotaku reader managed to get one of his own, and found that while it doesn’t play games, it still does something pretty cool. While it has all the internals of a PS1 (you can see a pic below), perhaps just for…

Oh Hey Loki What’s Up

The costume isn’t always everything. Sometimes, the icing on the cake is the make-up. Cosplay by TheIdeaFix, photo by Pugoffka-sama

Finn Hearts Haribo

Cosplay by Stacey Rebecca, photo by So Say We All

Track: Only | Artist: Anthrax | Album: Sound Of White Noise Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Mario, Board Games, Beer…Deep Space Looks Like Fun

Devon Fay is an environment artist who has worked at Blizzard, Neversoft and Infinity Ward. His Call of Duty space stuff is fantastic, but it’s the homages to Alien/2001 (like the pic above) that I just love. From the carpet to the board games, it really nails that Ron Cobb feel. You can see more…

Revel In The Horrors Of A Subway System

Because I am the kind of person who looks at actual subway posters as though they were works of art, last week I picked up a game called Mini Metro, which is basically a puzzle/sim game where you build your own subway system. There’s no brown dirt of grimy tracks, though. The whole thing is…

You Too Can Be A Young, Crappy Luke Skywalker

Sure, he killed a buncha bad guys later, but Luke Skywalker wasn’t always a badass Jedi. He spends much of the first film wandering around like a useless dork, which is exactly the kind of Luke Sywalker this new VR demo will have you simulate. Using an Oculus Rift and a couple of motion controllers,…

Who The Hell Is Watching Porn On a 3DS?

PornHub released a bunch of graphs yesterday breaking down what platforms people are viewing their service on. Among other curiosities (there are humans in 2014 watching porn on Windows NT and Blackberry phones), the company showed what gaming systems are most commonly, um, used. The leading two stats seem weird. I’m going to assume they…

Star Wars Armada is threateningto steal what little spare time and money I have left. If you’re as interested in seeing how it actually plays as I am, check out this vid BolS shot at GENCON.

Most Pics In IKEA Catalogues Aren’t Photos, They’re 3D Renders

Swedish furniture behemoth IKEA has very nice, very large catalogues that I had thought contained hundreds of very staged, very nice photos. Turns out that assumption was only half right. Over the past few years, IKEA has been replacing photos – which can be expensive and laborious to set up – with stunningly lifelike computer…

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So, let me get this right. Not only do we get Ghost Trick cosplay, but we get perfect Ghost Trick cosplay? Awesome. Gravity-defying cosplay by CelticSakura. Photo by Mike Kowalek.

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Some astounding Metal Gear cosplay by Pro Voltage. These pics were taken by Mike Kowalekat Otakon, held earlier this month in Baltimore. And yes, before you ask, the Rex is an outfit (you can see it disassembled below), not a model.

Because Robots Don’t Get Sunburn

Geoffrey Ernault is an artist currently working at Guerilla Games, developers of the Killzone series. He also does a little freelance stuff on the side. You can see more of Geoffrey’s work at his personal site, DeviantArt page and Artstation site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough,…

Why So…Thoughtful? Pensive?

Sad? Puzzled? Reflective? Bemused? Photos by Cynthia Veekens

The Return Of The Theme Park Simulator

Whether they be of Theme Park or Rollercoaster Tycoon, loads of people have fond memories of old-school theme park management games. It’s a genre that’s been…mistreated of late, so it’s nice to see a (SURPRISE) Kickstarter popping up to cater to fans. It’s called Parkitect. Let’s type that out again. Parkitect. While only a “vertical…

Zelda, Animal Crossing Coming To Mario Kart 8 [UPDATE: Prices]

Didn’t like that stupid Mercedes DLC for Mario Kart 8? Please understand. Nintendo had something cooler coming later. UPDATE: We’ve now got more details from Nintendo. The packs (the first due in November, the second in May 2015, which is an absurdly long time away) will cost $8 each, or you can get them both…