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CultureSplitscreen
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…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 13, 2016 -
CultureMafia 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 –…
By Chris Person Published October 13, 2016 -
Culture
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.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2016 -
CultureOur 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,…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2016 -
CultureTotal Recall
Inside A Nintendo Storage Room, Where They Keep Their Old Stuff
Nintendo Japan have today given fans a brief glimpse at what must be one of the most sought-after areas of the entire company: one of their storage rooms, where old consoles and peripherals are kept. Part of a series of posts celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda in 1986,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Wonder Woman Cosplay Is Coming To Kick Your Ass
This Wonder Woman shoot takes elements of Megan Marie’s Warriorand Valkyrieoutfits and smashes ‘em together. Twice the costume, twice the ass-kicking. All photos by Fernando Brischetto / Photographes Sans Frontieres
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Leon Kennedy, At Your Service
Cosplayer Leon Chiro has a slight twist on Leon Kennedy cosplay, going for his appearance in next year’s animated Resident Evil movie, Vendetta. Though I guess that’s also very similar to how he looked in Resident Evil 6
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2016 -
Culture
Valve Is Making A New Vive Controller [UPDATE]
Valve showed off a new, slicker controller for its HTC-backed Vive virtual reality system at the Steam Dev Days conference today in Seattle. While the event is not open to press, developers in attendance tweeted photos of the device from a slide presentation. The main new feature appears to be the ability to open your…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2016 -
Culture
That Is A Lot Of Blizzard Characters
John Polidora is an artist at Blizzard. You like Mercy’s Halloween skin? He did the concept for that. And loads of others, of course. As a senior concept artist and character designer working on the game, that’s literally his job. I just thought I’d mention Mercy because as someone who mains as Mercy it is…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2016 -
Culture
We All Live In An Official Lego Yellow Submarine
From silly children’s song to animated classic, The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” has been sparking imaginations since its 1966 debut. What better inspiration for the next official Lego Ideas set? Suddenly I know exactly what to get my mother for Christmas. Based on a design submitted to the Lego Ideas program by amateur musician and songwriter…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Don’t Ever Nerf This Overwatch Cosplay
The mech. The mech is the cosplay here. There’s someone inside it. Let’s be real, most D.Va cosplay you see involves people buying the same bodysuit online. Daniel Ramos and his wife put in work on this, though, building D.Va’s entire mech as an outfit so Daniel could wear it to the New York Comic…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Some Perfect Witcher 3 Cosplay
Here’s Lyumos as The Witcher 3’s Keira Metz, with one of the most elaborate cosplays from the game I’ve seen yet. And I’ve seen a lot I mean, the shot above lets you see how much work had to go into it, but some of the detail shots below show you just how much work.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2016 -
Culture
An Elegant Chun-Li For A More Civilized Age
Woo Kim is an artist from Korea. This is his take on an “Art Nouveau Chun-Li”, and I am in love with it. You can see more of Kim’s work below, and at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2016
