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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…

Track: Moaning Lisa Smile | Artist: Wolf Alice | Album: My Love Is Cool Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Cosplayers, Before And After

The idea of comparing cosplayers in and out of costume is hardly new—we just ran a web series on it—but Paul Hillier’s collection of images stand out for the way he’s able to not just contrast the person’s appearance, but capture the process of creating an outfit. “A cosplayer will typically only wear a costume…

Vote For The Best Toys Of The Year

DC Super Hero Girls versus Pokémon. Funko Pop! vinyls versus Lego Disney minifigures. Fossil Hunter Lottie versus Fortress Maximus. We’ve got some tough choices to make to determine the winners of the Toy Industry Association’s 2017 Toy of the Year awards. The TIA probably doesn’t have a special group that just sits around playing with…

The Art Of Watch Dogs 2

There sure is a lot of colour in Watch Dogs 2, a creative decision that can be traced all the way back to the game’s concept art. Below you’ll find collections of work from the game by many of the artists working on Watch Dogs 2 In case you missed it, last week I ran…

Track: Royals (Cover) | Artist: The Struts | Album: N/A  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

It would be remiss of me to showcase Sri Lanka’s cosplay scene and not also post this vid from India’s Bangalore ComicCon.

The Week In Games: Lend Us Your Energy 

In this week of being thankful, let me just say what I am thankful for: 30 years of Dragon Ball video game adaptations. Some of them have been great, most have not. But just like no amount of being pummeled could ever truly finish Goku off, no amount of duds or weak annualizations could ever…

Sunday Comics: Just Crouch Down

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 November 16. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 14. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: Ubisoft Focuses On The Naughty Bits

QUOTE | “The easy answer is that the original games were made by testicles for testicles. It sort of caters to the extremely reptilian, survival part of your brain. “ – Ubisoft VP of editorial Tommy Francois explains why open-world games have been predicated on killing for so long. Francois also said there is a…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s the last weekend before Thanksgiving, so if you are anything like me, you are realizing you haven’t exactly made holiday plans yet and are scrambling. That’s stressful, though, so—if you are anything like me—you’re going to deal with all that later and play video games instead! I’m going to try to finish Dishonored 2…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I’m Sick Of Being Her Side-Piece

Hello, all you delightful pornwolves of the Internet. Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the Game Genie for your love life. This week, it’s all about rebuilding from chaos and pulling back from bad situations. How do you give up a relationship that isn’t working, even if you get glimpses of what might be? Worse: how…

The Building Of Watch Dogs 2’s World

Watch Dogs 2 is set in a big city. But as close as it cuts to the real Bay Area, people still had to design and build its virtual replica. This is a showcase of some of the work that went into that. Below you’ll find a ton of pieces from Ubisoft’s teams in both…

Toy Time Plays With Pokémon Sun And Moon‘s Z-Ring 

In what seems like an obvious effort to stay competitive with Level 5’s monster collecting sensation Yo-Kai Watch, Pokémon Sun And Moon get their own interactive wrist toy in the form of Tomy’s Z-Ring bracelet. Let’s see how it works. Originally published 11/15/16 The Z-Ring bracelet mimics the one your character receives in the early…