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When Your Default Look Is “Glum”

Alexis Rives is a young French artist just starting out in the video game business. You can see more of Alexis’ work at his 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 the “expand” button in the top-left…

Track: Today Is a New Day (Live) | Artist: Kaela Kimura | Album: Today Is a New Day (Single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Track: Choco Plumbing | Artist: The Melvins | Album: Basses Loaded Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Fallout 4’s Hancock, In The (Rotting) Flesh

Oh hey, it’s everybody’s favourite revolutionary ghoul, Hancock. Or, actually, it’s Emma Campbell from PCND/fx studio, killing it at A-kon 27 in Dallas last weekend. Photo by Cruz Control

Transmission is a sci-fi exploration game that looks out of this world. It’s got a great sense of scale and style, and it’s not just for show. The game touts a high degree of environmental interaction as a key feature. Transmission is on Steam Greenlight right now.

2016’s Best* Video Game Concept Art 

Every year, around the time of E3, an exhibition called Into The Pixel is held, which celebrates the work of professional video game artists. With a panel made up of veterans from companies like Blizzard and 343 Studios, it’s a great way of recognising the best work in the field. While there’s no way to…

Jamie Lee Curtis Cosplayed At The Warcraft Premiere

She’s not even in the movie, but that didn’t stop noted Warcraft nerd and cosplay afficiando Jamie Lee Curtis from snagging an invite to the Hollywood premiere of the (terrible) film adaptation.

Track: Theramin | Artist: Edward Scissortongue | Album: The Theramin EP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Art Of Uncharted 4

Uncharted 4 is one of the prettiest video games ever made. Here is a look at some of the art that made this possible. Below you’ll find pieces from a range of Naughty Dog’s artists, covering environments, characters, 2D, 3D, the works. Note that some of this stuff might be slightly spoilery, so if you…

Four Soldier: 76s Get 86’d

Today on Highlight Reel we have McCree vendettas, high-level Lucio play, Solider: 76 denial and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 Rise of the Tomb…

The Making Of A Popular Counter-Strike Map

Santorini is one of Counter-Strike’s most well-regarded recent maps. It’s attractive, well-balanced, and compact enough to create tense showdowns. How do you make a map that stands out in a Dust2-obsessed CSGO landscape? Like this. Santorini creator Shawn “FMPONE” Snelling teamed up with Max Reiger to create a slick video of Santorini’s methodical evolution over…

Dishonored 2’s Star Needs A Hug

James Cain is a freelance sculptor and illustrator from the UK. Shame these aren’t available for sale as physical items. I’d murder for some of those Dishonored and Banner Saga busts to be sitting nice and heavy on my desk. (Note: Cain has had some of them 3D-printed, and they look awesome) You can see…

Where Are My Cosplay Testicles, Summer?

Cosplayers Drcane (who built Snowball) and his friend Jerry (Rick) have outdone themselves here with this Rick & Morty shoot. Snuffles/Snowball isn’t an outfit (there’s nobody in there), it’s more of a prop, but still. It looks awesome. The matching graffiti is also a nice touch.

My copy of CSPLY EU arrived last week. It’s a hardcover book specifically about European cosplayers that was successfully Kickstarted a little while ago (though you can also buy it from a store). Its not bad! The focus is more on images than words, so there’s not much to necessarily learn about the European scene,…

Good Cosplay You Got There, Atlanta

Atlanta’s MomoCon was held late last month, and there was some good cosplay on show. Over 28,000 people went through the gates over four days, and below you’ll find shots of some of the best cosplayers in attendance. All photos by Mineralblu. Note that while I’ve got credit info for some cosplayers, others are missing,…

A Look At Some Of The Animation Behind Overwatch

Those Overwatch characters didn’t just animate themselves. Someone had to get in there and make them move, and Blizzard’s David Gibson is one of those responsible. We featured some of Gibson’s stuff a little while ago, when he shed some light on the technical side of making the game look so buttery-smooth. Today, though, we’re…

Some A-Mei-zing Overwatch Cosplay

I’m not sorry. And yes, this is going on the list

Snacktaku Eats A&W Root Beer And Orange Crush Pop-Tarts

When Kellogg’s and the Dr. Pepper Snapple company announced they would be collaborating on a pair of soda-flavored Pop-Tarts, we here at Snacktaku scoffed. You should have heard the scoffing. It was Olympic-level scoffing. Now, having eaten them, we feel a little bad about it. Before we begin, a couple of items we must address.…

Podcast: Will Xbox Scorpio Make A Difference?

There’s a lot we don’t know yet about Xbox Scorpio, but hey, let’s talk about it anyway. On today’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen we wonder: Will Microsoft’s upgraded Xbox pick up enough steam to catch up with the PS4? Originally posted 6/2/2016 Also: Overwatch, No Man’s Sky delay/death threats, and even some Game of Thrones…

Sunday Comics: Don’t Pet the Mimic

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 5. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…