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Looks Totally Fine, Not Haunted At All, Let’s Go

Friedemann Allmenroeder is a freelance artist from Germany working in the video game business. You can see more of Friedemann’s art at his personal site and 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 work of video…

Track: Queer and Loathing in Rowan County | Artist: Abertooth Lincoln | Album: Selling the Urban Ideal Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Steam Users Uncover Images Of Possible New Steam UI

You might use Steam to play games, chat with friends, and in the future—if fate is kind—host your dream game that combines Warhammer and anime porn, but there are others who dissect it. They slice and dice in search of sweet, sweet information. Today, they found some. As part of a new beta update to…

A Working Version Of Mercy’s Staff From Overwatch

I mean “working” in that it actually spins around while you’re walking with it, not that some cosplayers have made a pioneering breakthrough in medical science. This staff, built by Engineer_Corwin, is just incredible. Taking some existing 3D print models made by Jill Cope, he’s crammed a motor and complex set of gears in there…

The Brothers Grim

Nelson Tai is an artist specialising in weapons, mechs and vehicles. You can see more of Nelson’s work at his personal site and 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 work of video game artists, showcasing…

Snacktaku Finally Speaks Out On The McDonald’s Grand Mac Situation

Snacktaku fans have been seeking our counsel on McDonald’s Grand Mac and Mac Jr. since the fast food restaurant started selling the limited-time size variants nationwide last month. Today we finally break our silence. Somebody drop us a beat. Last year McDonald’s began testing two new sizes of its Big Mac in select U.S. cities.…

What Are Your Character Creation Bad Habits?

I am a creature of habit. I order the same things at restaurants, I drink the same beer. I have television shows that I watch over and over, like comfort food. This becomes a problem in my game of The Sims 4, where all my new sims are using the exact same hair. The Sims…

Conan Exiles Is Still Very Early

As the sun rises and the ocean churns, preparing to consume all with the aid of global warming, so too do new early access survival games invariably top the charts on Steam. Conan Exiles is the latest, and well, it’s certainly early. It’s not that Conan is busted. The game has a big, atmospheric world,…

Donkey Kong 64 Speedrunner Finds Hidden Coin After 17 Years

Donkey Kong 64 is packed to the brim with coins and bananas. Nearly two decades since the game’s release in 1999, a dedicated speedrunner has found a new coin for players to collect. Players can use banana coins in Donkey Kong 64 to buy various upgrades. The best coins to collect are the rainbow coins…

Oh, Have Mercy

Irakli Nadar is an illustrator from Georgia. The country, not the state. You can see more of Nadar’s work here 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 work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their…

Pirates Of The Caribbean Cosplay Gets It 100% Right

I promise you, this is an image of a cosplayer, not a promo shot from the 2003 movie. This is cosplayer Filipe Sabino, with photos by Eleán’Art And just so you don’t walk away thinking “well, it’s just that one angle where he looks 1:1″, here’s more. Absolutely incredible work. When people cosplay as Captain…

A Star Wars Cosplay Hustle From 1977

In 1977, as Star Wars was first blowing up, Lucasfilm were famously ill-equipped to get enough merch out to satisfy fans. While some people waited patiently into 1978 for stuff like action figures, one kid went out and started making his own Darth Vader masks. And made a ton of cash in the process. Today,…

A For Honor Kill So Nice They Fell Twice

Today on Highlight Reel we have For Honor aces, Resident Evil glitches, falling vikings, Battlefield self-owns, and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Watch…

When Have You Gotten Mad At A Video Game For Wasting Your Time?

Have you ever been so pissed off at a video game for wasting your time that you turned off the TV? Threw your controller? Snapped all your disks in half? Here’s a quick anecdote: Last night, after a grueling final week of writing and editing, I finished the first draft of my first book. (More…

Breath Of The Wild Gets Its Own Big-Headed Link Figure

A new version of Link demands a new ridiculously adorable Nendoroid figure from Japan’s Big Smile Company. Breath of the Wild Link is so cute I just want to eat his face. That’s okay, he has extras. Revealed over at Kahotan’s Good Smile Blog. Nendoroid Link: Breath of the Wild Editionis the next evolution of…

New York’s Finest

Nikolai Lockertsen is an artist based in Norway who has worked on movies like Dead Snow and Troll Hunter You can see more of Nikolai’s work at his personal site and 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…

Track: Legend Has It | Artist: Run The Jewels | Album: RTJ3 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Down Rodeo | Artist: Rage Against The Machine | Album: Evil Empire Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Week In Games: How To Double Your Dragons

Decades later, I still have no idea what Double Dragon was about. Double Dragon IV is a game that’s entering the wild this week despite being requested by no one in particular because Japanese developer Arc System Works saw fit to purchase the rights to the series back in 2015. As a result, I spent…

Overwatch’s Widowmaker Takes A Day Off

Amazingly, this is the second cosplay we’ve seen from the same gallery of fan art, which depicted a bunch of Overwatch characters hanging out in their street clothes. There was a great Pharah outfit at Blizzcon last year, and now there’s this Widowmaker shoot from Chinese cosplayer NightyQueen Photos by Ashen. For reference, here’s the…