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Spider-Man Cosplay Is Coming Home

A new Spider-Man movie is out this week, and Spider-Man cosplayers are clearly feeling excited, especially if they happen to live in New York City and can take photos that look this good/appropriate. Spider-Man is TrevRay, while photos were taken by Jason Laboy. There are more shots, including Iron Man and some street thugs, at…

Battleships Are Cool

Kevin Goeke is an artist who has worked for companies like Fantasy Flight. You can see more of Kevin’s art at his personal site 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 the…

Strange Mecha Batman Statue Totally Works

Over the decades, many artists have given us their special take on DC’s iconic vigilante.Korean comic artist Kim Jung Gi’s offbeat mech Batman is one of the most unique. Designed for DC Collectible’s Batman: Black and White statue collection, Kim Jung Gi’s Batman seems completely bonkers at first. Robot Batman? Robot Batman on roller blades?…

Track: Your Song (Live) | Artist: Love Psychedelico | Album: The Greatest Hits Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Christie On Vacation

Over the holiday weekend, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was caught sun bathing on a beach that was closed due to a government shutdown. What other forbidden shores has the Republican politician visited I wonder? The state’s government shutdown comes as the legislature and governor’s office struggle to find a compromise on the budget. But…

Overwatch vs Overwatch

Robert Kim is a concept artist and illustrator based in Canada. You can see more of Robert’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 of video game artists, showcasing the best of…

Track: Throne of Fire | Artist: Conan | Album: Revengeance Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Watch The Third Day Of The 2017 Summer Games Done Quick Speedrun Marathon

Summer Games Done Quick is on its final day and its going out with a bang. Along with Awesome Games Done Quick at the start of the year, SGDQ has grown bigger every year and proved an awesome way to kick-off the summer. Setup at the at the Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, speedrunners…

Track: America The Beautiful | Artist: Ray Charles | Album: The Sandlot (1993) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Devs Conspire With Twitch Viewers To Troll Clustertruck Speedrun

097Aceofspades currently holds the world record for beating Clustertruck, a game where you hopscotch across a death course of rampaging semis and pileups, so naturally during his attempt at Summer Games Done Quick the game’s devs collaborated with the Twitch chat to fuck with him. Clustertruck is notorious for a backdoor that allows its developer,…

Track: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry | Artist: Hank Williams | Album: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (single)  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Captain Canada Cosplay Is Here To Save The Day

Reminder: this isn’t just an American holiday weekend. Canada Day was on July 1, and to celebrate, here’s TWCosplay as Captain Canada. Photos are by JC2. If you’re wondering why he flipped Marvel’s Captain America and didn’t go as Captain Canuck, his girlfriend Hybrida Cosplay explainsthat “He’s a huge fan of Captain America (and cosplays…

Track: Boom Boom | Artist: John Lee Hooker | Album: Boom Boom (Single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Persona 5’s Menu Is So Good People Cosplayed As It

Once people actually got inside, Anime Expo was of course one hell of a cosplay show. Here’s one early, personal highlight: a crew dressed up as Persona 5’s battle menu. That’s nonokirias Yusuke (in his winter uniform), while behind the signs are thatsketchasaurus and arktoons Fun fact: they were actually kicked off the showroom floor…

Red 5, Standing By

Steve Chinhsuan Wang is a concept artist and industrial designer who has worked for companies like Microsoft, Ubisoft, Ironklad and Gameloft. He most recently helped out on Firebase, one of Neill Blomkamp’s new short films You can see more of Steve’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their…

The Week In Games: Get Your Cringe On

It’s the start of July and release schedule has gone on vacation. Unless awkward party games are your thing, in which case That’s You! has things covered. You might have missed it among all the other news, but at this year’s E3 Sony announced its new PlayLink project, an initiative to release downloadable party games…

Speedrunner Kicks Battletoads‘ Ass, Sets New World Record

Earlier this year, Piotr Delgado “The Mexican Runner” Kusielczuk completed his quest to beat every NES game ever made. Today, he made history by beating one of its most difficult, Battletoads, and setting a new world record in the process. Shaving just two seconds off the previous record, Kusielczuk managed to finish the game earlier…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Arms And The Helix, Winners!

The mystery of Helix has been solved. Nintendo claims he was created in a lab but Kotaku’s ‘Shop contestants know better. This contest was intended to the ongoing debate around whether ARMS’ Helix is totally rad or actually a creep. Jabberwocky’s entry transcended the question entirely. Helix might not be a real human being, but…

Podcast: We Can’t Wait For The SNES Classic

From SNES Classic games to Nier: Automata, this ultra-long episode of Kotaku Splitscreen’s got it all. We even snagged ourselves a Chris Kohler. First, Kirk and I talk about FFXV: Episode Prompto and Cave Story + on Switch. Then we get into Vidcon drama (19:27), Diablo III getting a Necromancer class (29:14), and Destiny 2…