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Fallout Cosplay, Pin-Up Style

There are two ways you can cosplay as a Fallout vault survivor. One is how they appear in the actual game world. The other is how they’re depicted in the series’ pin-up posters. Russian cosplayer Galina Zhukovskaya (via Cosplay Blog) has gone for the latter.

Goat Simulator Is Still Around, Now Making Fun Of Star Citizen

Against all odds, Goat Simulator came out in 2014. Against more odds, it continues to exist as a real video game that’s very dumb, but pretty fun for a couple hours. Last year, it got an expansion that made fun of zombie games. Now it’s taking aim at Star Citizen, of all things. Star Citizen…

OK, Now Cough

Asim Steckel is a concept artist from Germany who works at mobile gaming powerhouse Goodgame. You can see more of Asim’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 can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…

Track: Take Five (Live) | Artist: The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Album: Time Out Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Track: Alcoholic Tosser | Artist: Dirty Dike | Album: Sucking on Prawns in the Moonlight Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Best Overwatch Cosplay

Overwatch’s roster is a cosplayer’s dream, with pretty much every tone, shape and size accounted for in a collection of amazing character designs. Here are the best of them. So far. If there are any you think we’ve missed,let us know!

Pro Counter-Strike Team Faze Leaves World Esports Association, Cites Lack Of Transparency

On paper, the World Esports Association isn’t the worst idea ever. Essentially, it wants to function as a regulatory body for eSports, an independent third-party that can moderate and create rules where needed. Problem is, its internal structure is a mess—a potentially very biased one. WESA is half-owned by the ESL, the world’s largest eSports…

The Witcher (In The Year 2077)

Freelance artist Adam Burn has worked for companies like Fantasy Flight, Lucasarts, and Games Workshop. This image is his take on combining CD Projekt Red’s two big games, The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 You can see more of Adam’s work athis studio’s site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory…

That’s Some Damn Good Fallout Cosplay

Viverra Cosplay’s Vault Survivor outfit here took over a month to make, since all the leather parts (100% pigskin) were made by hand and every weapon and accessory was 3D-printed then finished and painted. Also: the pup, Rex, is a great Dogmeat. Photos by BTSEphoto. Rex courtesy of Intrepid Productions

Peek-a-boo. Today’s shockingly viable Counter-Strike strat? The pyramid scheme, courtesy of ahmadyar17

Congratulations Overwatch Player, You Played Yourself

Today in Highlight Reel we have marvelous self-owns, twisted physics, slash fiction, spooky endings 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 Battlefront –Force NOPE- SlySuavity…

Track: Empty | Artist: Garbage | Album: Strange Little Birds Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Some Of The World’s Best Artists Are Already In Love With Overwatch

Yeah, the game itself has only just been released, but thanks to betas and marketing people have been getting to know the cast of Overwatch for months. Among those fans are some of the world’s best artists, many of whom we’ve featuredhere on Fine Art before Below is a collection of work made by artists…

If A Cosplayer Says Her Name, She Will Be Given Her Eyes Back

Ginny Di, already the world’s best Arya Stark cosplayer, has updated her look to match the character’s blind and badass season 6 appearance. Hopefully this is where the recreation ended. It’d be a bit much if the photographer followed her around belting her with a wooden stick every five minutes.

Pharah Won’t Be Needing This Today

Coregeek, whose Mad Max work we’ve featured before on the site, has rung in Overwatch’s launch with this awesome recreation of Pharah’s rocket launcher. Model by Coregeek, paint by Nimbus

YouTubers Play A Game About Being A YouTuber

If you were just unfrozen from a massive block of ice ala Chris Evans in Captain America or Bill Clinton in real life, here’s what you need to know: people make money playing video games on YouTube now, and the latest game they’re into is one about playing video games to make money on YouTube.…

Toy Time Plays With LEGO’s Take On A Gaming Classic

Back when I was a kid growing up in the outskirts of Philadelphia it seemed as if every house on the block had a copy of the classic wooden Labyrinth marble maze game. Now that I’m technically an adult I’ve got one of my own, only much cooler. You know the wooden marble maze games.…

The Weird Units Of Battleborn

Matias Tapia is an illustrator and concept artist from Chile who most recently worked on Gearbox’s Battleborn Below you’ll see a ton of his character contributions to the arena shooter, showcasing the wide variety of units (and styles) you in the game. Army guys, dwarves and mushroom people? Sure, why not, video games. You can…

Track: Vapour Trail (Live) | Artist: Ride | Album: Nowhere Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

And Now For Some NSFW Witcher 3 Sex Cosplay

This. This is one of the reasons why I love this video game. You get a couple of cosplayers pulling this shit on any other game and people will say “um OK that’s weirdly pervy.” The Witcher 3? “This is authentic.” Russian photographer Victoria Milligan took these shots, first of Yennefer (and it’s a very…