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Eww, Bloodborne Cosplay

The cosplay itself isn’t “eww”. It’s fantastic, with a surprising amount of detail! But there’s just something gross and creepy about seeing Souls/Bloodborne stuff that isn’t heroic knights come to life like this. Which, counter, is entirely the point Chime Maiden cosplay by Shade Cramer. Photos by Vladimir Burykin

Stardew Valley Made More Money On Steam Than Most Holiday Blockbusters

Steam Spy just released a big 2016 data dump, and it’s certainly revealing. Valve revealed the top 100 most money-making Steam games of 2016, but they didn’t provide any data beyond vague rankings. Steam Spy, on the other hand, offers data for days, but it’s all estimated, albeit fairly rigorously. Here are their most interesting…

Hey There Tank Girl

Igor-Alban Chevalier, aka The Black Frog, is an artist who has worked for companies like Blizzard, Xbox, Sony and Ubisoft. He also works in film (X-Men, Brotherhood Of The Wolf & Harry Potter) and comics as well. You can see more The Black Frog’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the…

Track: New Wares Are The New Heirs | Artist: R23X, feat. Devora Shavinksy | Album: VELTAHL Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Ciri by Lyz Brickley. Photo by beethy

If Force Awakens’ BB-8 Was A Bad Guy

We’ve seen what a lumbering killing machine looks like when it works for the Empire, but this is what cute lil’ BB-8 would look like if he was in the service of space fascists. It’s by George Damiani, a 3D artist from Brazil, and combines a few elements from Rogue One (the colour scheme of…

Someone made a coaster planet in Planet Coaster. “Wrapping itself around a sphere no larger than the average asteroid, Planet Coaster launches itself up to speeds surpassing 100 km/h,” writes creator Silvarret. Props to them for this truly inspired goof.

An Uncensored Sex Game’s Difficult Journey To Steam

Ladykiller In A Bind—which Heather found to be a bold exploration of sexual experiences and perspectives—is finally coming to Steam on January 9. It’ll be fully uncensored, despite the way Valve usually handles these things. For creator Christine Love, reaching this point wasn’t easy. (Warning: this game is definitely NSFW.) Ladykiller In A Bind is…

Some Of 2016’s Best Cosplay In Motion

WhileI’ve already rounded up the absolute best cosplay of 2016, that was mostly a collection of static images. And I’m just one guy in Australia. Mineralbluwent to most of the big cons in the US (and some beyond), and took his video camera with him. The video below covers 14 conventions from America and Japan,…

It’s Wednesday Addams

Here’s Sladkoslava with some very unexpected (if also perfect) cosplay: Christina Ricci’s Wednesday from the 1991 Addams Family movie.

Surprise, 2017 Is Also The Year Of Witcher 3 Cosplay

I know, 2016 was The Year Of Witcher 3 cosplay. But so was 2015. And so too will 2018. And every year after that, until we sit under the fading trees, all the world changed and the long years of our lives utterly spent. This is T-T-F as Yennefer. Photos by ayashige

Nice Digs, Bruce Wayne

5518 is a new studio in LA, which is doing concept and partnership work in video games. You can see more of 5518’s work at their studio 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 of the…

Sex Programs Have Come A Long Way Since 1986

Did anyone get you a computer program for Christmas? I bet it wasn’t as saucy as Interlude II, the hottest computer program of 1986 Note how the poster above says program instead of game. Despite appearing to be some kind of romantic Mills & Boon-ish adventure, and being sold an advertised alongside other games, this…

Assassin’s Creed: The Movie: The Cosplay

The Assassin’s Creed movie might not have been great, but the outfits were nice, which means we’re at least getting some good cosplay out of it. This is Shiva Cosplay as Maria and Leon Chiro (who was Ubisoft’s official cosplayer for movie promo work in Europe) as Aguilar.

The Best Video Game Concept Art Of 2016

Here, after much deliberation, is a collection of the best concept art from video games released in 2016. This piece was originally published on December 22, 2016. Pretty much every day I run a post for our Fine Art feature, which is about highlighting pieces from artists working in the video game business. That means…

Track: Ascension | Artist: Tycho | Album: Dive Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

2016, As Told By Steam Reviews

Taken on their own, individual Steam reviews don’t offer a whole lot of value. But taken together, they spin a yarn about a game that’s equal parts fascinating, weird, and occasionally funny. This piece was originally published on December 23, 2016. We semi-regularly round-up the best Steam reviews of the year’s biggest (and/or strangest) games.…

Latest Sci-Fi Art From Simon Stålenhag Captures The Strangeness Of The Road Ahead

More artwork from Simon Stålenhag nails that feeling of driving through familiar landscapes dotted with industrial oddities. We’ve featured Simon’s art here before, a couple times in fact, because it’s just so damn good. The latest book collecting his work, called Things from the Flood, came out last November, and followed up on his which…

The Good, Bad And Ugly Things Snacktaku Ate In 2016

2016 was a year of dazzling heights and dismal lows in the realm of snackology. A year of fast food crossovers, foul cookie combinations, depression day doughnuts and election night tequila. Also we ate a thing that looked a lot like nightmare poop. This piece was originally published on December 22, 2016. Here at Snacktaku…

The Assassin’s Creed Movie Has Some Beautiful Visuals

Surprise, the Assassin’s Creed movie is trash. But it’s not all bad; some of the movie’s effects are quite nice, in particular the Animus’ interface and other shots of computers doing their thing. Work on these visuals was led by Ash Thorpe, who has shared videos and screens of all the stuff he put together…