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The Weapons Of The WarCraft Movie

Jonathan Berube is an artist who, after a long spell at Blizzard as a matte painter and member of their cinematics team, is now in the movie business working on the Avatar sequels. Below are some of his contributions to the WarCraft movie, most of which are weapons. Big, heavy, very WarCraft weapons. You can…

Track: If I Had A Gun… | Artist: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | Album: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The quickest way to empty the crowds at Colossalcon is to whisper “it’s high noon”. Cosplay by ZeegyBoogyDogg, images by Senpai Studio and Starry Ary Photography

That’s A Fluffy Titan

Txtbook specialises in armoured sci-fi cosplay. Think Mass Effect or, as you can see here, Destiny You can see more of his work at his Facebook page

Very Good Boyfriend Mods His Fiancée Into Stardew Valley

In Stardew Valley, you can date in-game characters and get married. In a move that critics (me) are already calling The Sweetest Gosh-Darn Thing, one guy modded the game so that his real-life fiancée was a marriage option. TimothyBBurns decided to recreate his fiancée in Stardew Valley to brighten up her day while she slew…

CutiePieSenseiis only just starting out in cosplay, but you wouldn’t tell by looking at her incredible Widowmaker outfit here.

Giant Pile Of Bastions Meets Satisfying End

Today on Highlight Reel we have bastion deaths, awkward apple moments, technical difficulties, powerful spells 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 Dogs…

Dad Quest is a game about hurling your child at all of your problems. See an enemy? Aim and throw. Kids have classes like scholar and jock and, like real children, can be upgraded with elemental powers. If you die, your kid grows up to be The Next Dad. Dad Quest is on Steam Greenlight,…

Steam Game Offers $35 DLC That’s Just A Certificate

Hadean Lands is a text adventure renowned for being good but tough. It’s been around for a couple years, and it just got a Steam release. Steam, of course, supports DLC. Hadean Lands’ developer decided to take advantage of that feature in an… unusual way. Hadean Lands itself is only $12, but if you want,…

X-Men For The 90s Kids

Carlos Fabián Villa is a concept artist from Mexico who has worked in both video games and animation. You can see more of Carlos’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…

Track: Could Have Been Me | Artist: The Struts | Album: Everybody Wants Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Cheers Luv, The…Cavalry’s…Here?

Canadian cosplayer Nathan DeLuca genderbends Overwatch’s Tracer to perfection here. You can see more of Nathan’s cosplay work at his Instagram page and Tumblr

Some Very Good League Of Legends Cosplay

Korean cosplay star Tasha(from Spiral Cats) is having one hell of a 2016, blowing the doors off first withher Overwatch work, and now some Jinx from League of Legends

That’s One Way To Land A Spaceship

Ivan Tantsiura is a concept artist at Crytek, the developers of the Crysis series, where he’s most recently worked on their VR game The Climb You can see more of Ivan’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

A Third Of Valve Is Now Working On VR

Valve? More like VRlve. Hm, that doesn’t really work. Valve isn’t super big into dishing on whether they still make games these days, but they’ll talk your ear off about VR. Despite an overt effort to usher in The VR Age, it’s still kinda shocking to hear just how much of a concerted push Valve…

Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Plushies Celebrate The Good Old Days

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, and Tomy is celebrating with a group of plushies that recall a time when Sonic was pudgy, Dr. Robotnik was round and secondary characters were exciting additions. Back then they didn’t care about separating Sonic’s eyes with an edgy…

Snacktaku Rediscovers The Neon Green Joy Of Ecto Cooler

A new Ghostbusters movie is upon us, and Hi-C used that fact to do exactly what former drink box addicts hoped it would. The glowing green nectar has returned. All hail Ecto Cooler. First unleashed upon the U.S. in 1987, Ecto Cooler began life as a simple green Citrus Cooler product that had been in…

Track: New Place | Artist: Ame no Parade | Album: New Place Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

This is Shrimp Chips with what must surely be the first Death Stranding cosplay. Which would also make it the first Death Stranding cosplay to get its picture taken with the guy who actually starred in the trailer Bonus pic:

Robot Dinosaur Cosplay Was One Of The Stars Of E3

Hollywood effects studio Spectral Motion were hired by Sony to create a little something for Horizon Zero Dawn’s E3 demo. The suit they came up with ended up being one of the lowkey stars of the entire show As you can see, it goes way beyond your usual E3 cosplay performance, seeing as it’s basically…