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Borderlands Cosplay Is A Family Act

Back in 2015, we named this shot of Feinobi as Borderlands’ Handsome Jack as one of the best pieces of cosplay for the year. It’s now 2017, and he’s finally gotten around to having a proper shoot done of the outfit. What’s more, he’s now joined by his girlfriend Mary, cosplaying as Handsome Jack’s daughter…

Old Games Catalogues Are Fun

Growing up in Australia in the 80s/90s, I have a very weird emotional attachment to these old retailer catalogues, because in the days before the internet—or even reliable games mags—they were the only real way to get info on what games were coming out and, more importantly, when Via Kotaku Australia, here’s a back catalogue…

The Week In Games: Titus Andromeda

When things in this galaxy get too predictable, it’s time to pick up and lift off for another. Maybe humanity can finally find peace outside the Milky Way. Unfortunately, I have a sneaking suspicion my instinct tells me bloodshed, destruction, and especially thinly veiled futuristic variants on traditional fire arms will follow us no matter…

Sunday Comics: The Hyrule Guide To Food Preperation

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published March 14. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 13. Read more…

This Week In The Business: Switches Get Riches

STAT | 1.5 million – The Nintendo Switch global installed base after one week, according to Superdata. The firm also believes 89% of Switch owners purchased The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to go with the system. STAT | 16 million – Nintendo’s planned production of Switch consoles for its next fiscal year,…

Steam Group Helps Players Prevent Carpal Tunnel

PC games can confer all sorts of positive benefits: improved spatial reasoning, a sense of community, the best video games (don’t @ me), etc. They can also destroy your damn wrists. Carpal Tunnel Prevention is a handy Steam group dedicated to keeping your precious digits in working order. They send out regular alerts reminding people…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Weekends are for admitting that dish you made in your crockpot really didn’t come out well so you can give up on eating it and try something new. The crockpot is great because, while it does its thing, you can play video games! I’m almost done with the Hearts of Stone DLC for The Witcher…

Ancient Folks, Looking Cool

Kellen Pocock is an illustrator and designer based in California. You can see more of Kellen’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 both…

Track: Everyday Is Like Sunday | Artist: Morrissey | Album: Viva Hate Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Death Note Cosplay!

Not the prettiest cosplay I’ve ever seen, but then, that’s half the point with Ryuk. Cosplay by Grellish, photos by Keyaroscuro

Guardian Thought It Could Mess With Link

Today on Highlight Reel we have guardian lasers, incorrect models, salt, 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! Skyrim –Water Bucket Challenge – iammeatwad…

Counter-Strike Players Are Skeptical Of The Game’s New Map

Yesterday, Counter-Strike received its first new Valve-developed map in quite some time. It’s called Canals, and it’s based on a (conspicuously unnamed) “historic Italian city” that is definitely Venice. The initial reaction, however, has not exactly been love at first sight. Canals, you see, is not a typical CSGO map. It’s got multiple weird routes…

Tell Us About Your Video Game Pets

We often get attached to animals in video games. Yesterday I wrote about my sweetest, most darling friend: Raincloud, my horse in Breath of the Wild. She’s precious, I love her, and if anything bad ever happens to her I will murder everyone in Hyrule. You all seem just as obsessed with your horses as…

Podcast: Mass Effect: Andromeda Doesn’t Make A Strong First Impression

We’re hopeful that Mass Effect: Andromeda will grow on us more, but the first few hours have left me and Kirk a little cold. Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss why we’ve got mixed feelings about BioWare’s latest. We talk about the week’s news (7:04), Mass Effect (33:46), and answer some reader questions (1:05:43) on…

Game Of Thrones Artists Worked On Horizon Zero Dawn

Karakteris a German studio who have done a lot of design work on Game of Thrones over the years. So when it came time for Horizon Zero Dawn to be populated with gruff and furry-clothed people, Guerrilla knew exactly where to turn. To be clear, Karakter didn’t conceptualize the entire game; Guerilla has its own…

Track: Tokyo Girl | Artist: Perfume | Album: Tokyo Girl Single  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Defeatist | Artist: Eisley | Album: I’m Only Dreaming Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

A Masterclass In Character Design

Carlyn Lim is an artist at ArenaNet, and has worked on games like Guild Wars 2 The images you’ll see below are from her entry in ArtStation’s Ancient Civilizations challenge, which tasked artists from around the world to come up with designs for old/lost cultures. You can see more of Carlyn’s art at her Tumblrand…

The Best Cosplay From PAX East

PAX East went down in Boston over the weekend, and where there are crowds playing video games, there are cool people wearing cool costumes. Photographer Dave Yang was there taking shots from the show floor, and was kind enough to share some of the photos he took. If you know/are any of the cosplayers below,…

The 15 Best End Credits Sequences

For some, a game’s end credits are a time to put the controller down, sit back and appreciate the efforts of the people that brought you the experience you’ve (hopefully) just enjoyed. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, on September 5, 2014 For others, it’s an opportunity to pop the kettle on—or in the…