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What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s really cold in New York right now. That’s a great excuse to stay inside and play video games. I’m going to try to get back to The Witcher 3 this weekend, which fell by the wayside for other games. I’m also going to dive into more Astroneer, an early access survival game that just…

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Shaun Mooney is an artist who has worked for companies like Traveller’s Tales (the LEGO games) and Atomhawk. We featured Shaun’s work a few years back, but since he’s had a complete portfolio refresh, I figured we’d pop back in and have another look at his stuff. You can see more of Shaun’s art at…

Track: When I Grow Up | Artist: Garbage | Album: Version 2.0 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Fallout 4 Cosplay Always Gets The Scoop

This is Verisaas Fallout 4’s very own press sneak fuck, Piper. The weathering effects she’s done on the jacket and pants are so good I’m starting to wonder whether she actually just dug them out of the dirt somewhere. Photos by KIRA

Of Course Batman Loves Pop Punk

Today on Highlight Reel we have mopey piano solos, merciful titans, Let It Die boss battles, great Halo 5 shots 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…

Still Fighting Wars In Black And White

Casper Konefal is a concept artist at Bioware, where he’s worked on Dragon Age. You can see more of Casper’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…

Podcast: What’d We Get Wrong About 2016?

In January, Kirk and I made a whole bunch of predictions for 2016. On today’s Kotaku Splitscreen, it’s time to see which ones were right. Way back on Episode 17 (whoa we’re old), your intrepid Splitscreen hosts made a bet. We each laid out 12 predictions for 2016—predictions like “The Last Guardian will be disappointing”…

Toy Time’s 2016 Holiday Gift Spectacular

Welcome to the first annual Toy Time Holiday Gift Spectacular, with special guests Batman, Spike the Dragon, The Walking Dead, Transformers and more. These are the toys and collectibles that would have made my Christmas list, were they not already sitting right over there. Originally planned as an elaborate video, the inaugural Holiday Gift Spectacular…

King Leoric Cosplay Is Metal AF

I love this Diablo King Leoric cosplay by Endryus Makdragon so much. Every time I cast my eyes over it half my brain says “yup, that’s Diablo”, while the other half goes “haha GWARcosplay”.

This is Eva as a very crazy Yuno from Future Diary. Photo by Wan Mei

When Your Mech Goes Up In Smoke

Overwatch cosplay byAngelina Vo. Photos by Johnny Ngo

Steven Universe cosplay by Punky Bruiser. Photo by KG Photography

League Of Legends Cosplay From All Corners Of The Globe

League of Legends’ Elementalist Lux has ten different forms. So of course there are now different cosplayers dressed as each one. The shots were put together by Riot, and feature cosplayers from all over the world, from China to Turkey to Australia to Costa Rica. You can see the full gallery of all ten forms…

Modder Gives Counter-Strike‘s Most Popular Maps A Holiday Makeover

Counter-Strike might have Christmas chickens, but it’s severely lacking in Christmas maps. Enter a selection of phenomenal modded maps by BadtRIP Thanks to their handiwork, you can now play festive versions of Train, Inferno, Mirage, Overpass, Cobblestone, and Dust2. Changes are wholly cosmetic and include snow, lights, sleighs, and even Christmas trees. The weather outside…

He Will Deal With Your Rebel Friends Soon Enough

This incredible 3D sculpt was done by artist Chris Nix. You can see more of Chris’ 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 the…

Track: Bring on the Dancing Horses | Artist: Echo and the Bunnymen | Album: Pretty in Pink Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Very Good Final Fantasy VII Cosplay

Narcisseis one of the best Final Fantasy cosplayers on the internet, not just for the amount of work he and partner Lady Zero put into their costumes, but on stuff like his wigs and make-up as well. As you can see with this incredible Cloud Strife cosplay. Photos by Novii Photography. I don’t know what’s…

How Do You Feel About Anime Fan Service?

When it comes to fan service, we all draw our lines differently. Where are yours? We want to hear from you. Do you seek it out? Avoid it? It’s almost impossible to wrap hard moral rules around anime consumption. And we all have our own ways of dealing with it. Bakemonogatari is one of my…

The Big, Beautiful Ships Of Star Wars

Ansel Hsiao is an artist who has worked on games like Halo 4. Today, though, we’re interested in his exquisite 3D Star Wars art. We actually featured some of his workback in 2011. It’s been five years since then, and just as technology and our expectations about 3D art has increased, so too has the…

Nurse Joy & Officer Jenny, Just Chillin’

This is Pokemon’s Nurse Joy (Aline) and Officer Jenny (Odinia). Photos by Pedro G Fuentes