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CultureCosplayGalleryThe Empire Had A Cocktail Party, No Rebels Allowed
In cosplay circles, just as in cinematic ones, it can sometimes feel like the Rebels have all the fun. So at this year’s Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, the Empire decided to have a party of their own, really let their (regulation-length) hair down. The event was called Cocktails Over Coruscant, and was actually the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 2, 2019 -
CultureRobot Dinosaurs In The Mist
Richard Dumont is a freelance artist who has worked for companies like Ready At Dawn and Guerrilla Games. We’ve featured some of Richard’s Killzone stuff before here on Fine Art, but that was four years ago, so here’s a more recent showcase from games like Horizon You can see more of Richard’s work at his…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2019 -
CultureSnakeybus is a game where you drive a bus that grows longer and longer as you pick up passengers. As in life, your only true enemy is yourself—your unpredictable backside, specifically. So it’s like classic game Snake, but in a big city where you’ve got to drop off passengers ala Crazy Taxi. It’ll be out sometime…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 1, 2019 -
CultureSpeedrunner Smashes A Computer-Assisted Super Mario Bros. Record By A Single Frame
A tool-assisted Super Mario Bros. speedrun category that had seen no significant improvements for years may be getting a second wind after a single-frame improvement submitted by runner Maru370. Super Mario Bros. speedrunning is a highly popular activity, and today has hit a point where every significant improvement made is down to a matter of…
By Natalie Degraffinried Published May 1, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’m Playing Six JRPGs At Once And You Can’t Stop Me
There are about four or five things I tell my friends that make them look at me like I’m deranged, and one of them is how I’m fond of playing the few hours of a Japanese role-playing game and moving on to another. (“It’s kind of like edging,” I say, “but with video games,” as…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 1, 2019 -
CultureHere Are The Magic: The Gathering Cards That Caused Cheating Allegations
This weekend, Japanese player and Magic Hall of Famer Yuuya Watanabe was booted from Mythic Championship II in London after judges found markings on his cards’ sleeves. Here are said cards. After the disqualification, Watanabe released a statement regarding the cards and their sleeves. “I honestly don’t know how my Urzatron lands became marked, so…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2019 -
CultureA Different Age
Visual design studio Karakter (who we’ve featured for their Game of Thrones work) were brought on by Ubisoft to help out with Anno 1800, and for a niche strategy series the results are gorgeous You can see more of Karakter’s stuff at their company site and ArtStation page. As for Anno 1800, we probably won’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2019 -
CultureThe Internet Is Having A Hard Time With The Sonic The Hedgehog Trailer
The Sonic The Hedgehog movie is a blight upon this weary earth. I do my best to say positive. On some days, it works. On other days, the horrific trailer for Sonic The Hedgehog comes out. Lord, please help me. There’s a lot going on. Jim Carrey is devouring the scenery, having what looks like…
By Gita Jackson Published April 30, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryFallout 76’s New Camera Quest Helped Me Fall In Love With The Game’s Broken Beauty
Fallout 76’s world is lonely. Despite being a multiplayer game, it hosts just a couple dozen people around a sprawling map in any session you play. Other Fallout games might have a lot of computer-controlled civilians to chat with. Not this one. All of the non-player characters died long ago, or mutated beyond recognition. This…
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2019 -
CultureIf Kojima’s Policenauts Was In HD
Hideo Kojima’s 1994 classic Policenauts is definitely not in HD, so EA artist Robert Smith has decided to try and see what protagonist Jonathan Ingram would look like in a 2019 video game. Ryan Gosling is the basis of the model, which would normally be enough to get us all a bit weak at the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2019 -
CultureCosplayThe Princesses Of Power
Yeah, there’s a new She-Ra out, but earlier this year this group of cosplayers wanted to pay tribute to the original 1980s series with this big shoot. All photos are by Justin Morrison, while the cosplayers are: She-Ra: intraventus Catra: jenevievedevereauxcosplay Mermista: kineticcosplay Flutterina – nikkigeecosplay Frosta – sarahchucosplay Glimmer – momobunnycosplay Entrapta – monstermoosecosplay…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Sakura-Con 2019
Seattle’s Sakura-Con is one of the biggest anime shows of the year, and in 2019 it was held on April 20-21 at the Washington State Convention Center. Justin Cosplay was there taking some photos and videos of the cosplayers in attendance, some of which he was kind enough to share with us below. But you…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2019 -
CultureSplitscreenGame of Thrones Was Really Dark Last Night
The night is dark and full of blurry camera cuts. Last night’s episode of Game of Thrones delivered one long, brutal battle, and Kotaku Splitscreen is here to talk about it. We spoil the episode in its entirety, and also talk about differences between the show and the books. However, we do not discuss any…
By Jason Schreier Published April 29, 2019
