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Culture
D.Va’s Busy Night’s Work
Federico Pelat is a motion artist and art director from France. You can see more of Pelat’s work 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 best of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2017 -
Culture
The Internet Reacts To The End Of Naruto Shippuden
Yesterday, the last episode of Naruto Shippuden aired, ending Naruto Uzumaki’s starring anime run. Fans are taking the opportunity to offer gratitude and share their memories. Naruto won’t be disappearing completely! His kid Boruto is getting a spin-off show starting next month.
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2017 -
Culture
The Sandy Side Of The Moon
Marco Gorlei is a concept artist at Atomhawk, a studio whose work we’ve featured a few times here before You can see more of Marco’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…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
Nier Cosplay With A Difference
All of the Nier: Automota cosplay we’ve featured so far has been about 2B. So let’s mix it up a bit today and have some Eve shots instead. This is Italian cosplay superstar Leon Chiro as Adam’s lil’ bro, while the photos were taken by FTPH
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2017 -
CultureNier’s 2B Is Ready For Liftoff
Today on Highlight Reel we have Nier takeoffs, Mass Effect leg day, tank humor, 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! Splinter Cell: Double…
By Chris Person Published March 23, 2017 -
CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Revisiting The Switch, One Month Later
Kirk and I have each had the Switch for a month now, and really, it’s grown on us quite a bit. Come listen to us discuss Nintendo’s new console on today’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen We go over this week’s news including Telltale’s CEO departing (12:30) and Mass Effect animators getting harassed (20:06) before assessing the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 23, 2017 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseSailor Moon Cosplay Is The Height Of 90s Fashion
Inspired by, of all things, this 2015 post about a Korean fashion store, a team of cosplayers, photographers and videographers got together last month and produced this absolutely incredible Sailor Moon fashion shoot. The project was assembled by CineCosu Studios’ Dominique Zamora. “I wanted to shoot a cosplay editorial that highlighted not only the scouts…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2017 -
Culture
Portrait Of A Guardian
Tim Kaminski is a concept artist and illustrator who has worked for companies like Ready at Dawn and Runic Games. You can see more of Tim’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…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 21, 2017 -
CultureModder Brings Unreal Tournament‘s Best Map To Counter-Strike
Welcome back to 1999, a year when phones were bigger, jeans and cars were the same size (as each another), and men larger than phones or jeans or cars were prancing around in outer space. Facing Worlds is one of the best maps to come out of the Unreal Tournament series, and arguably one of…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 20, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
Praise The Dark Souls Cosplay
This Dark Souls cosplay by Cosarmor & Props won top prize at the Emerald City Comic Con earlier this month with this Dragon Slayer Ornstein ensemble, and for good reason: it’s practically an actual suit of armour. Cosarmor tells me the suit “is 100% scratch built using primarily heat-formed expanded PVC (Sintra/Komatex), and most of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 20, 2017 -
Culture
Deadpool Shows Off What Hasbro Can Do With 12 Inches
My photoshoot of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends 12-inch Deadpool figure might have gotten away from me, but the point stands—Hasbro has really gotten a handle on 12-inch figures. During the heyday of my Marvel action figure collecting it wasn’t Hasbro making Wolverine, Iron Man and Thor action figures, but rather ToyBiz, progenitors of the Marvel Legends…
By Mike Fahey Published March 20, 2017 -
CultureBattlefield Tank Defies All Known Laws Of Aviation
On today’s Highlight Reel we have flying tanks, Dishonored 2 plays gone wrong, For Honor rituals, clowns, 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!…
By Chris Person Published March 20, 2017 -
CultureRhythm Doctor is a trippy rhythm game that aims to invisibly teach you complex music and rhythm theory. It’s about doctors who save patients with sweet beats, culminating in “glitchstep boss battles” against a resilient virus. It looks cool and sounds great. It’s on Steam Greenlight right now.
By Nathan Grayson Published March 20, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
Excellent Cosplay This Weekend In Osaka
On Sunday, the streets of Osaka’s geek area Nipponbashi were overrun with cosplayers, photographers, and rubberneckers. Last year, an estimated250,000 people showed up. I’m betting even more were on hand this year. Once again, the cosplay was terrific. (Though, as reader Yotsuba&Tochan points out, there was reportedly an incident with a cosplayer getting groped, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 20, 2017