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Track: Polynasia | Artist: Takkyu Ishino | Album: Berlin Trax Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

It’s Great When Cosplay Goes Off The Beaten Path

You expect Final Fantasy cosplay. Ditto for Zelda, Assassin’s Creed and Halo. But Evil Within cosplay? That’s unexpected. And awesome. Kirito is Sebastian Castellanos, while Kasane is Leslie Withers. Photo by Higuchi. [The Evil Within]

The Best Video Game Concept Art Of 2014*

Almost every evening here on Kotaku, I run a feature called “Fine Art“. It is, as the tagline says, “a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios.” This post in particular, though, is going to attempt the impossible, and try and pick out a…

You Don’t Need Water to Swim in Far Cry 4

Today’s Highlight Reel shines the spotlight on enemies who show up out of nowhere, bad guys with invincible leg anatomy and a weirder-than-normal GTA V car-jacking. I shat my pants – DayZ – Emil Bergman Ankles of steel – JollyFellow93 Dat Payback – Brekk1e He wouldn’t let me pass like a gentleman – Mork Games…

An Army Of X-Men Cosplayers

Distractotronshot this video at DragonCon, getting as many X-Men (and villains) together in the one place as they could. It’s making me realise a live-action version of the 90s cartoon might not be the worst idea. (via Fashionably Geek)

The Week In Games: Bedman Begins

Just when you thought it was safe to stay away from the game shop until 2015, Bedman happens. Bedman’s a new fighter in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, arriving officially this week on PlayStation 3 and 4. As far as end of the year games go, it’s pretty damn spectacular. Not much else to report this…

Sunday Comics: We’re Fighting A Dragon

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 December 11. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 8. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: If You Don’t Like It, Don’t Buy It

QUOTE | “If these folks had their way, none of those people would be able to buy Grand Theft Auto.” – Take-Two president Karl Slatoff reacting to Australian protestors who got GTA V pulled from some retailers; ultimately Slatoff believes “if you don’t like it and it’s offensive to you, then you don’t buy it.”…

Don’t Mess With GTA V Pigeon And His Assault Rifle

In today’s Highlight Reel we have armed birds in GTA V, crazy BMX flips and sniper kills that’ll blow your mind. Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. I made a new…

When Games PR Stunts Went Mad

Back in the early 2000s one company ruled when it came to getting attention. From pigeons trained to ruin Wimbledon to people paid to change their names to Turok, Acclaim was the king of press-baiting PR. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK It’s likely you’ve heard mention of some of Acclaim’s more famous campaigns.…

If Only Michael Bay’s Transformers Had Looked Like This

Carlos Nuñez de Castro Torres is a Spanish concept artist and illustrator who has most recently worked on the Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow series. Would it have been that hard for the designers on Michael Bay’s Transformers movies to do something like this? This Starscream has some of the organic complexity they went for, but…

Doom Is Now Old Enough To Drink

This week, classic PC shooter Doom turned 21. So if you see someone in green slide up next to you at a bar and scream RIP AND TEAR, buy the guy a drink. To celebrate, John Romero, one of the key figures involved in the creation of the game, shared a ton of artwork from…

Track: This Is The Place | Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers | Album: By The Way Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Track: [NSFW] | Artist: Love Sex Machine | Album: Love Sex Machine Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Guns, Guns & More Guns (And Knives, And Bows)

Far Cry 4’s guns didn’t just fall into the game by accident. Someone had to build them. And one of those people was Ubisoft artist Greg Rassam. In addition to the last few Far Cry games, he’s also worked on Ubisoft series like Prince of Persia and Rainbow Six. You can see more of Greg’s…

GTA V‘s Most Famous Stunt, In First-Person

In today’s Highlight Reel we have daredevil skydiving in GTA V, a perfect slam in Destiny, and an interdimensional karaoke hostesses in Sleeping Dogs. Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Deft…

That Time Aliens Landed In The 80s And We Were Totally Cool With It

Simon Stålenhag is a Swedish artist who has done concept art for film, commercials and video games. He’s also half of the development team behind 16-bit platformer Ripple Dot Zero You’ll notice a theme running throughout his work. Like Super 8, if Super 8 had been any good. You can see more of Simon’s work…

The Beautiful Art Of Far Cry 4

One of the reasons Ubisoft’s big games look so good is because it’s one of the few publishers to maintain its own permanent team of talented artists. And one of their best is Donglu Yu. She’s been helping out on both Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry for a while now, and this week has been…

Captain Harlock cosplay is best cosplay. Harlock is Faeryx13, Yama is ILairi and photo by adelhaid

​How Many Times Did You Restart Dragon Age: Inquisition?

You know the drill: You start Dragon Age: Inquisition. You make a character. You play through the opening cutscene and realize that your character looks like a duck. You restart and try again. I have restarted Dragon Age: Inquisition… a lot of times. Like I advised in my tips post, I think it’s almost always…