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Some Of 2016’s Best Cosplay In Motion

WhileI’ve already rounded up the absolute best cosplay of 2016, that was mostly a collection of static images. And I’m just one guy in Australia. Mineralbluwent to most of the big cons in the US (and some beyond), and took his video camera with him. The video below covers 14 conventions from America and Japan,…

It’s Wednesday Addams

Here’s Sladkoslava with some very unexpected (if also perfect) cosplay: Christina Ricci’s Wednesday from the 1991 Addams Family movie.

Surprise, 2017 Is Also The Year Of Witcher 3 Cosplay

I know, 2016 was The Year Of Witcher 3 cosplay. But so was 2015. And so too will 2018. And every year after that, until we sit under the fading trees, all the world changed and the long years of our lives utterly spent. This is T-T-F as Yennefer. Photos by ayashige

Nice Digs, Bruce Wayne

5518 is a new studio in LA, which is doing concept and partnership work in video games. You can see more of 5518’s work at their studio 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…

Sex Programs Have Come A Long Way Since 1986

Did anyone get you a computer program for Christmas? I bet it wasn’t as saucy as Interlude II, the hottest computer program of 1986 Note how the poster above says program instead of game. Despite appearing to be some kind of romantic Mills & Boon-ish adventure, and being sold an advertised alongside other games, this…

Assassin’s Creed: The Movie: The Cosplay

The Assassin’s Creed movie might not have been great, but the outfits were nice, which means we’re at least getting some good cosplay out of it. This is Shiva Cosplay as Maria and Leon Chiro (who was Ubisoft’s official cosplayer for movie promo work in Europe) as Aguilar.

The Best Video Game Concept Art Of 2016

Here, after much deliberation, is a collection of the best concept art from video games released in 2016. This piece was originally published on December 22, 2016. Pretty much every day I run a post for our Fine Art feature, which is about highlighting pieces from artists working in the video game business. That means…

Track: Ascension | Artist: Tycho | Album: Dive Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

2016, As Told By Steam Reviews

Taken on their own, individual Steam reviews don’t offer a whole lot of value. But taken together, they spin a yarn about a game that’s equal parts fascinating, weird, and occasionally funny. This piece was originally published on December 23, 2016. We semi-regularly round-up the best Steam reviews of the year’s biggest (and/or strangest) games.…

Latest Sci-Fi Art From Simon Stålenhag Captures The Strangeness Of The Road Ahead

More artwork from Simon Stålenhag nails that feeling of driving through familiar landscapes dotted with industrial oddities. We’ve featured Simon’s art here before, a couple times in fact, because it’s just so damn good. The latest book collecting his work, called Things from the Flood, came out last November, and followed up on his which…

The Good, Bad And Ugly Things Snacktaku Ate In 2016

2016 was a year of dazzling heights and dismal lows in the realm of snackology. A year of fast food crossovers, foul cookie combinations, depression day doughnuts and election night tequila. Also we ate a thing that looked a lot like nightmare poop. This piece was originally published on December 22, 2016. Here at Snacktaku…

The Assassin’s Creed Movie Has Some Beautiful Visuals

Surprise, the Assassin’s Creed movie is trash. But it’s not all bad; some of the movie’s effects are quite nice, in particular the Animus’ interface and other shots of computers doing their thing. Work on these visuals was led by Ash Thorpe, who has shared videos and screens of all the stuff he put together…

Couple Meets Online Playing Diablo, Gets Married

Alvin Lau (a Crusader) and Alexis Loo (a Demon Hunter) met online while they were playing Diablo III. Their online friendship blossomed into a romance, and the pair got married last year, celebrating the whole thing with an elaborate Diablo-themed cosplay photo shoot. This wasn’t the big day itself, just a pre-wedding shoot—it’s tough dancing…

What Are Your 2017 New Year’s Resolutions?

At some point I resolved to stop making New Year’s resolutions because I was so bad at following through on them. But for that very reason, I returned the next year and every year since inspired to recommit myself to any number of goals I’d probably never achieve. And even though I try to make…

The Week In Games: Welcome To 2017 

2016 came and went and now here we are: the first day of a new year, feeling rejuvenated and refreshed, ready to jump into all of 2017’s biggest and most interesting releases which will be coming…eventually. While the first week of the new year isn’t completely devoid of games, the pickings are sparse. And also demonic.…

Nothing says the holiday season like cosplay, Christmas trees and swimsuits. Just ask Holiday Matsuri, held every December in sunny 90-degree Orlando. Videos by GerWalk cosplay and Mineralblu

The Man Who Worked On The Original Game Boy Explains Why Nintendo Created The DS

Satoru Okada, who was General Manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering before he retired in 2012, said in a recent interview with Retro Gamer Magazine that no one on the handheld team liked the idea of the DS when it was first proposed. If some folks had gotten their way, Nintendo would have produced a…

Sunday Comics: Go On, Drink It

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published December 30. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 19. Read more…

Track: Eco Zones | Artist: Blank Banshee | Album: Blank Banshee 1 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

What Are You Playing This Weekend? 

Last New Year’s I was sick, so I skipped the parties and played through all of Wolfenstein: The New Order. It ruled. I might run outside without a coat and see if I can have a repeat this year. I’m going to check out Far Cry Primal this weekend, which several of my colleagues are…