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Culture
It’s Wild Out There
Geoffrey Bire is an artist at Ubisoft, where he’s worked on games like Ghost Recon: Wildlands and The Division You can see more of Geoffrey’s work at his 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 4, 2017 -
CultureCall Of Duty Loot Box Eats Man
Today on Highlight Reel we have synchronized snipes, nuts Mario Odyssey tricks, 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! Catch up on all the…
By Chris Person Published December 4, 2017 -
CultureCosplayHere’s What Professional World of Warcraft Cosplay Looks Like
Henchmen Studios, some of the best cosplay builders on the planet, worked with Blizzard earlier this year for PAX West to construct two incredible World of Warcraft outfits. Alleria Windrunner and High Exarch Turalyon were worn by Bubbles Cosplay and Snowdinson Cosplay respectively. The build took ten people almost a month to complete, and involved…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 4, 2017 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Curse Of More Loot
Destiny 2’s first DLC expansion arrives this week which means too many of us will be magically drawn back into its universe and grinding for loot whether we want to or not. Last week Bungie laid out a number of small changes coming to the game when Curse of Osiris arrives as well as some…
By Ethan Gach Published December 4, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
The Best Cosplay Of The Tokyo Comic Con
The Tokyo Comic Con just wrapped up, so let’s check out some of the best—and most entertaining—cosplay of the show. Held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, the Tokyo Comic Con kicked off last Friday and ran through Sunday. Since this is Comic Con, cosplayers mostly portrayed Western comic book, video game and movie characters,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2017 -
Culture
In Japan, Family Mart Opening Fitness Gyms
Japanese conveniences are already great, but they’re getting greater. Family Mart is opening a string of fitness gyms on top of its convenience stores. According to Jiji, Family Mart plans to open 300 gyms over the next five years, with the first hitting Tokyo’s Ota Ward in February 2018. Dubbed “Fit & Go,” the 24-hour…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 4, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
The Joker Wishes You All A Very Scary Christmas
One Bad Day, probably the best Joker cosplayer on the planet, would like you all to have a wonderful Christmas this year. And to make sure of it, here he is wearing a bad sweater and drinking eggnog. There’s something about the colour scheme and antique glassware that is legitimately terrifying me. You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2017 -
CultureSplitscreen
How Video Games’ Biggest Award Show Comes Together
Veteran game journalist Geoff Keighley joins Kotaku Splitscreen this week to talk about what it’s like to produce The Game Awards, how he decides which trailer to debut, and the hilarious request he got from the people who make Doritos. First we talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe (12:52), Skyrim’s composer’s disappearing Kickstarter, andthe Destiny…
By Jason Schreier Published December 3, 2017 -
CultureSpeedrunner Loses His Shit After Finally Breaking Legendary GoldenEye Record
Dam is the first mission in GoldenEye. For fifteen years the fastest anyone was able to complete it as 53 seconds. Bryan Bosshardt set the original record back in 2002 and people have only managed to tie it ever since. Yesterday, Karl Jobst made history by finishing the level in 52 seconds “Fuck! Fuck! Oh…
By Ethan Gach Published December 3, 2017 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Rough Week
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 2. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 27. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published December 3, 2017 -
Culture
This Week In The Business: EA Tries To Explain
QUOTE | “As we kept reviewing the game, it continued to look like a style of gaming, a much more linear game, that people don’t like as much today as they did five years ago or 10 years ago.” – EA CFO Blake Jorgensen, explaining why the publisher canceled Visceral Games’ Star Wars project and…
Brendan Sinclair Published December 2, 2017 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for regretting the fact that you made oatmeal raisin cookies the other night and instead making the superior cookie, chocolate chip. Also, video games. I am, at long last, back on my bullshit with The Witcher 3. I meant to power through the plot over the holiday, but one thing led to…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 1, 2017 -
Culture
The Art Of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Oh boy. This one’s a treat. Wolfenstein II isn’t just one of my favourite games of the year, it’s one of the most stylish games of the year, so it’s a pleasure to be showcasing a big collection of art that went into its creation. The art below consists of everything from concept pieces to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2017 -
CultureThis clip of streamer Last_Grey_Wolf singing “I Will Always Love You” while bombs drop in PUBG is haunting. I’ve watched it, like, five times now. Granted, he goes on to survive and ends up making it into the top five before dying, but it’s still a cool moment. Thanks to reader Christian Sowa for sending…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 30, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
Game Of Thrones Cosplay Is Ready For Winter
You see a lot of Daenerys cosplay around, but most of it tends to focus on her earlier appearances in Game of Thrones. So it’s nice to see someone focus on something a bit more recent. This S7 outfit is by GreatQueenLina, a cosplayer from Russia. Photos by Sergey Ivanov
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2017
