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There There, Team Instinct, It’s Going To Be OK

While Pokémon Go cosplay was at first restricted to just the trainers, since we hadn’t got a proper look at the team leader outfits, now that we know Blanche is a runaway Fire Emblem charactercosplayer’s options can expand a little. This is NipahCos as Team Instinct leader Spark. Photo by Shoujo Cosplay

Nice Beard, Man

Stuart Kim is a concept artist working for Amazon’s game studios. You can see more of Stuart’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 game artists, showcasing…

DOTA 2 Adds VR Spectator Mode

This is the kind of thing I’d like to see more of. Increasingly, I’m finding VR’s applications slightly outside the realm of traditional gaming to be the most exciting. For every tame take on Star Wars or Resident Evil demo that nauseates more than it terrifies, there are social tools that let you stay connected…

Praise The Meme, Dark Souls

Today on Highlight Reel we have Source Filmmaker recreations of viral hits, rockets, newspaper readings, Reaper suicides, 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!…

Pro Counter-Strike Pulled From German TV In The Wake Of Munich Shooting

Following the recent tragedy in Munich, Turner’s ELeague Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament will not be airing in Germany. According to ESPN, television channel ProSieben MAXX planned to show ELeague’s semifinals on Friday and Saturday of this week. In the wake of the horrific shooting in Munich, Germany, however, they’ve elected to yank that broadcast. Freaks…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I’m A Straight Woman, So Why Do I Prefer Lesbian Porn?

Hello, you beautiful and terrifying porn cobras of the Internet. Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the dating column that takes your love life out of beta and into gold. This week, we’re digging deep into our hearts and squishy bits to answer the age-old question, “Why do I like things I feel like I shouldn’t…

Track: In the Meantime | Artist: Spacehog | Album: Resident Alien Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: A.H.B. | Artist: S U R V I V E | Album: RR7349 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Ten Isometric Action RPGs Worth Trying

They’ve been called many things over the years. Isometric RPGs, hack’n’slash RPGs, ARPGs, Diablo clones. But one thing is certain: They wouldn’t exist if Diablo didn’t come out in 1996. Diablo and its sequels spawned a whole catalog of isometric action RPGs. This piece originally appeared 3/30/16. It’s a catalog of sometimes pretty similar games,…

Zombie Batman Thirsts For Flesh, Not Justice

Ali Jalali is a freelance 3D artist from Iran, whose Batman here doesn’t really have much need for a Bruce Wayne anymore. It was done as part of Game Artisan’s Comic Con art challenge You can see more of Ali’s work at hispersonal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution,…

Track: Baba Yetu | Artist: Christopher Tin feat. Soweto Gospel Choir with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Album: Civilization IV Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Dystopia | Artist: Nightcrawler (feat. Vincenzo Salvia) | Album: Metropolis Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

We see a lot of cosplay videos trying to make music, but here’s a music video that’s doing Zelda cosplay. And a lot of it.

Nintendo Has Tried Detachable Controllers Before (In 1984)

There’s a reportfrom Eurogamer today that the Nintendo NX will be a handheld featuring “detachable” controllers. It’s a neat idea, but it’s also one that Nintendo have a bit of experience with. When I was a little kid, I would always bug my parents for a video game console like a Master System or NES,…

Woman Cosplays To Work To Beat Stupid Dress Code

Cosplayer June Rivas was told by her boss that her work attire was “unprofessional”. Good thing she had a fix for that. Yahoo reportsthat Rivas’ employer told her that “wearing her hair in a ponytail or donning a head scarf was unprofessional” (pictured, top), despite the unnamed company’s dress code simply stating that employee’s clothing…

Kiki’s Express Delivery Service

Riot Games (League of Legends) artist Atey Ghailan has, for the past year, been working on a project where he drew something every day for 365 days. That project is now over, and the results are fantastic. As you’ll see, there wasn’t much rhyme or reason to the sketches. Some were twists on famous characters,…

Crypt of the Necrodancer Speedrunner Makes Near-Impossible Run Even Harder, Pulls It Off

Crypt of the Necrodancer is already tough, but what speedrunner SpootyBiscuit recently pulled off is remarkable. No one has done it, and not even the developers can really believe it happened. You choose from a variety of characters to play as in the rhythm-based Crypt of the Necrodancer, each giving the player slightly different attributes.…

Track: Virtual Mima | Artist: Masahiro Ikumi | Album: Perfect Blue Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Remember, Classic Box Art Was Marvellous

Fine Art is normally in the business of covering current video game artists, but today we’re going to wind back the clock and look at some stuff from one of the greats from the 80s and 90s. Tom Dubois did a lot of work for Konami in the earlier days of home console gaming. As…

Track: IT’S TIME TO GO!| Artist: Dj CUTMAN and CG5 | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.