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Big Floorspace, Ocean Views

Dimitar Tzvetanov is an artist from Bulgaria who has worked for studios like BioWare (Dragon Age) and Haemimont (Tropico). You can see more of Dimitar’s work at his personal site 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”…

Mass Effect 3’s Jack, Cosplayed To Perfection

Russian cosplayer Anna Ormeli, made internet famous for her BioShock Infinite work a few years back, is not really a fan of Jack, one of Mass Effect’s more memorable characters. Not that you’d tell. After a conversation with a friend, whose favourite character is the punk-turned-teacher, Anna decided to try cosplaying as her anyway, going…

Picked Clean

Natalia Milushko is a freelance concept artist from Poland. You can see more of Natalia’s work at her 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 corner. Fine Art is a celebration…

Watch Me Play Rainbow Six Siege [Update: Finished]

The new Rainbow Six is out. It’s supposedly equal parts destructive and tactical. Let’s find out if it’s any good. Word of warning: I haven’t played a ton of Rainbow Six Siege yet, so I might die a few times. Or more than a few times. That said, a lot of things are going to…

Track: Reagan | Artist: Killer Mike | Album: R.A.P. Music Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The American Underdogs Of Counter-Strike

“U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!” chanted the crowd at the IEM San Jose Counter-Strike tournament. It was an echoing roar that persisted during games, while players were speaking on stage, and sometimes even in the halls. Valve’s competitive first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is an international sport. Teams from multiple different countries gather to compete in the…

What Are You Playing This December?

It’s December, baby. December! The great wave of fall video games has crashed upon us, spraying great gouts of #content as far as the eye can see. As the weather chills and the holidays beckon, what have you been playing? I’ll go first. I’m still playing Just Cause 3, both to keep an eye on…

Scrappy Jedi Have Seen Better Days

French artist Tonton Revolver works at CodinGame, a site that tries to teach people programming skills by having them play video games. You can see more of Tonton’s stuff 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…

Well, That’s One Way To Use A Steam Controller

Want a truly immersive first-person shooting experience? Want it to feel like your body is really in a video game? Try attaching a Steam controller to your head. This creative proto-VR solution comes to us by way of Plasma Quark. He’s set the Steam controller’s gyroscopic controls to always-on and attached it to his headphones.…

Stormtrooper Gives In To His Anger

Today on Highlight Reel we have Force-sensitive Strormtroopers, horrible leg movements, lucky knives, blind kills and much more! Watch the video above, 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. Rainbow Six Siege – Seeing nothing…still two kills…

Beloved PC Game Gets Surprise Comic DLC

To The Moon was a story-based Steam game that made everyone cry. Years after its release, it just got surprise DLC… in the form of a comic. The comic takes place after To The Moon’s conclusion. It’s not a full sequel or anything like that, though. Consider it more of a cute follow-up. Here’s the…

Chef Turns Splatoon‘s Biggest Stars Into Tasty Squid Recipes

The most important factor in creating Splatoon-inspired dishes, as Food Network’s Justin Warner does in his latestFoodie Call video, is to make sure the main ingredient is a squid now. Once that’s confirmed, cook away. Warner, winner of the eight season of the Food Network Star series, is a pretty big fan of the game,…

Track: DuckTales – Moon Theme (Orchestral Remix) | Artist: Plasma3Music| Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Best Cosplay From 2015’s Biggest LAN Party

This year’s Dreamhack Winter show in Sweden—the biggest LAN party in the world—featured not one, but two cosplay competitions. One was specifically for League of Legends cosplayers, while the other was for…everyone else. Though it looks like the League outfits were also allowed into the general competition. The competitors were listed uncredited on DreamHack’s site,…

Nightmare Fuel Mortal Kombat Cosplay 

Hey, that mask looks a little weird, I wonder what’s unde-OH MY GOD Mileena cosplay by LyonegraCostuming. Extra cool is the fact the outfit was made for a con, which she walked around in all day covered with fake blood and holding that severed head.

Track: Whales | Artist: Hail Mary Mallon | Album: Bestiary Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Art Of Halo 5

Say what you will about Halo 5 overall, but if there’s one thing Microsoft and 343 did not screw around on, it was putting together a roster of very talented concept artists to work on the game. The end result is mixed—I think the last two Halos have suffered visually from a confused identity, torn…

The Week In Games: Thank Goodness We’re All Done With Fallout 4 

Just in time for Kung Fu Panda, Rainbow 6 Siege and Just Cause 3. Bethesda couldn’t have timed this better! The way the developers put in exactly the right amount of content to last us all exactly three weeks—it’s art, I tell you. Now everybody is finished building their dream homes, everyone has experienced the…

Sunday Comics: Thanksgiving Leftovers

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 November 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 23. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

What Did Black Friday Make You Buy?

It’s okay. No one is blaming you. It was the day—that damnable day. Relax. We’re all friends here. Just tell us what the bad shopping deals made you buy. No one is going to be upset if you traded your old original PlayStation Vita for the GameStop exclusive Aqua Blue slim. And what’s that? You…