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The Battle Of Hoth As A Work Of Art

Aaron McBride is a senior art director at Industrial Light & Magic, where he’s got to work on movies like Jurassic World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Minority Report and The Avengers He’s also toiling away in his spare time on Tóraidhe, a graphic novel smashing together all kinds of themes and visual styles, and which…

Track: Shaping The Southern Sky | Artist: Kylesa | Album: Exhausting Fire Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Captain America Says: Get Off Your Ass And Vote

Because there are fewer things more American than a man dressed as Captain America urging a disillusioned populace to go place a vote for the candidate they hate the least. This is Sikhtoons’ Vishavjit Singh—who we’ve featured before on the site—using both his political drive and cosplay skills to remind/convince folks attending the New York…

First Look At The Cancelled Metallica Video Game In Action

Reminder: over a decade ago there was a proper Metallica video game in development. It never got very far—all we ever saw was a short trailer and some excellent concept art—but recently some footage of the game in action has been uncovered. PtoPOnline managed to get hold of a very early build of the game…

Look At This Fantastic StarCraft Cosplay

Welcome to the point where video games meet reality. Red Rock Cosplay have set the bar pretty high here, because holy shit this Jim Raynor getup is some of the most incredible cosplay I have ever seen. What you can’t see here without a full-length documentary covering every small detail is how much, well, detail…

The Week In Games: Civilization And Its Battlefields

In the immortal words of Pat Benatar, “love is a battlefield, whoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhooooaaaa!” It’s something I’ll definitely be keeping in mind as I charge through the graveyards of nationalism on my gorgeous, Frostbite-rendered horse later this week. Come for the social commentary on a nearly century old slaughter that amounts to “war is hell” and stay…

Sunday Comics: Skin In The Game

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 October 12. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 10. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Something hilarious happen to you in WWE 2k17? Record an unbelievable Battlefield moment? Drift your way to victory in Forza? We wanna see it! Our show Highlight Reel is looking for great clips. Send your amazing gaming moments to [email protected] and tune in for more!

Toy Time Plays With The First Batch Of Skylanders: Imaginators Figures

Skylanders: Imaginators puts a lot of stock in letting players create their own characters, but they’re only half the battle. The new sensei characters are here to guide freshly-crafted Skylanders on their way. We’ve got the first 17 or so, plus one of the special 3D printed figures. Check them out! Sensei characters serve several…

This Week In The Business: “Coasting On Novelty”

QUOTE | “We are confident that [PSVR] is going to dominate the market share of premium VR headsets due to its performance and competitive price.” – Yuhui Wang, CEO of Chinese publisher Oasis Games, talking about why he’s looking to gain a foothold in the West with PSVR games during the 90-day launch window QUOTE…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s the weekend! This week I’ve been playing a game of Subterfuge that is slowly killing me (besides the truce we called to watch the debate together), so I’m really looking to unwind with some games where my friends aren’t constantly lying to me. I’m excited to spend some more time with Thumper, which I…

Get Some New Furniture, Deus Ex

Herve Groussin is a concept artist at Ubisoft who, during a brief stint at Eidos, worked on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided You’ll find two sets of images below: one featuring the Deus Ex art, another some Star Wars reimagined work. We featured some of Herve’s work a few years back, if you want to see…

Damn, This Overwatch Cosplay

The crew at Spiral Cats are some of the best cosplayers on the planet. Especially when it comes to Overwatch Tasha, one of the members of the group, has already cosplayed as Tracerand Mercy. It’s now time for some Genji crossplay That armour is incredible. As is the detail on the accessories like the sword.…

Podcast: Hunting Easter Eggs In Westworld

Jason’s back on Kotaku Splitscreen this week, which means it’s time to talk about video games! And a TV show. Mostly video games. This week he and I cover a bunch of games we’ve been playing including Dragon Quest Builders, Shadow Warrior 2, Mafia 3, Thumper, and some assorted PSVR games. We also have an…

Mafia III Mobster Needs To Upgrade His Graphics Card

Today on Highlight Reel we have WWE Belts, FIFA celebrations, Gears glitches, swearing, 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! Attack On Titan –…

The People Who Roleplay As Cops In Grand Theft Auto

None of the handful of police roleplayers we spoke to said they were an actual officer. A lot of them do like watching the TV show Cops.

A Blood Red Sunset Over Osaka

Zudarts Lee is an artist from Taiwan. You can see more of Lee’s art hereand 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.…

Our Favorite (And Least Favorite) PSVR Launch Games

PlayStation VR is now out for the PS4, but after spending hundreds of dollars on the headset, which games should you play? We played lots of them and have some thoughts and some favorites. BATTLEZONE Kirk Hamilton: Cool enough premise—tank wars!—but too much jank for my tastes. I felt imprecise and sloppy when I played,…

Track: Shelter From The Storm | Movie: St Vincent | Artist: Bob Dylan with Bill Murray  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: Say My Name | Artist: Ólafur Arnalds, Arnór Dan & Douglas Dare | Album: Late Night Tales Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.