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Cheer Up, Soldier Folks

Ihor Pasternak is a concept artist and illustrator who works at Plarium, an MMO and mobile studio whose games aren’t for us but which feature very nice art. You can see more of Ihor’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button…

Track: Skating | Album: A Charlie Brown Christmas | Artist: Vince Guaraldi Trio Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Shadows | Artist: Red Fang | Album: Only Ghosts Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Snacktaku Eats A Turkey TV Dinner Alone In A Dark Room

Not every Thanksgiving meal is a lavish feast. In honor of those who find themselves alone or with meager means on America’s snackiest holiday, Snacktaku shares the traditional cheap-ass alternative, the turkey TV dinner. Swanson’s Hungry Man turkey dinner is no replacement for a house full of friends and family within one or two words…

The Surprising And Allegedly Impossible Death Of EverQuest‘s ‘Unkillable’ Dragon

Rare today are opportunities for gamers to step outside the prescribed outlines of a developer’s intended gaming experience, especially in MMORPGs. Back in the early 2000s, anarchic players eagerly hunted down the virtual unknown, where possibility and impossibility were deadlocked within some specter of the original game. (Originally published 8/25/2016) The other day, I heard…

The Funniest Steam Award Nominations

This year, for the first time ever, Valve is giving out Steam Awards. The whole thing is community-driven, with Steam users nominating games and even submitting their own award categories. As you’d expect, the Internet has taken its solemn duty very seriously. By which I mean the opposite of that. Here are some of the…

The History Of Gaming Balloons In The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Since 1927 the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been filling the skies of New York with colorful balloon representations of pop culture icons. Video games didn’t enter the picture until 1993, and only three gaming icons have made the cut so far. This piece originally appeared 11/26/14. Some updates have been made for the…

Track: Walkabout | Artist: The Sugarcubes | Album: Stick Around for Joy Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Talk To Me | Artist: Run The Jewels | Album: RTJ3 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

It’s High Noon, Overwatch Cosplay

I’ve posted a lot of Overwatch cosplay this year, but not much of it features McCree, so let’s fix that, for the sake of both you and your Huckleberry This is Russian cosplayer shimyrk, with a McCree that gets the character 100% right from the tip of his hat to the top of his spurs.

The Art Of Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare

I’ve already spoken a little of my love for this game’s art design, but today I’m going to showcase a much wider range of work from a team of artists who worked on Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare A lot of the art lets us get an even closer look at something I spoke with…

Valve Announces The Steam Awards

It’s the end of the year, which means a) oh fuck me blind thank christ, and b) it’s award season! For the first time ever, Steam is giving out its own set of awards. As part of the Steam Autumn Sale, which just kicked off, Valve is asking users to nominate games in a number…

What’s Mine Is Now Yours

Roma Kupriyanov is a freelance artist from Russian. You can see more of Roma’s work here 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 their professional and personal portfolios.…

Track: I Got Rhythm | Artist: George Gershwin | Album: N/A  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

There’s An Undertale Art Book

Most of the games I featurehere on Fine Art tend to be big, beautiful, AAA extravaganzas. Today, though, will be a reminder that no matter how simple or retro a game’s visuals may be, someone still had to go and design all of its stages and characters. Fangamer are releasing an Undertale book, which has…

Early Anime Fans Were Tough Pioneers

In 2016, Westerners take stuff like anime and cosplay for granted. It’s everywhere. But in the 1970s and early 1980s, fans of these emerging scenes had to work hard for their leisure, braving bewildered hotels for their cons and going to incredible lengths just to get hold of bootleg episodes. The following is an excerpt…

Saints Row IV just added Steam Workshop support. Already, you can download a guitar the shoots fire and some clothes that (sadly) don’t shoot fire. Why now, though? Because Saints Row IV wasn’t originally created with mods in mind, so devs worked in their spare time to make this possible. Very cool of them!

Watch Dogs Selfie Triggers Dog Fiasco

Today on Highlight Reel we have dog watching, powerful vans, strange doors, kill streaks, A+ titan piloting 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!…

Deus Ex Machina

Manuel Dischinger Moura is a concept artist who has worked on series like Batman and Gears of War You can see more of Manuel’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…

Steam Greenlight Game Evolution Will Mash Up Spore And No Man’s Sky

No Man’s Sky and Spore have a lot in common. Both were ambitious to a fault. They aimed for the stars, but fell well short of expectations. They also both hadplenty of dick aliens Evolution: The Ultimate Creative Sandbox recently got voted number one on Steam Greenlight, the service’s user-driven selection system for lesser-known games. Here’s…