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Ross Tran is an artist based in LA who has done work for companies like Disney and West Studio. You can see more of Ross’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click…

How A Cosplayer Transforms Into A StarCraft Character

BlizzCon had some incredible cosplay on display this year, but one of the most impressive outfits was Bindi Smalls’ Nova, which was almost entirely 3D-printed. If you’ve ever wondered what kind of work goes into designing and building a suit like this, well, Bindi has you covered. In this worklog, Bindi outlines how she lifted…

Steam Controller Used To Help Disabled Skyrim Player

The Steam controller, for all its flaws, is insanely customizable. One user put that versatility to extremely good use. Responding to a request, Chris Hepburn—clearly some kind of controller wizard—managed to whip up this shockingly functional one-handed Skyrim control scheme: In short, Hepburn mapped basic look functionality to the right haptic pad. What about movement,…

Fallout’s Flaming Sword, Properly Recreated In Real Life

The shishkebab, long one of Fallout’s coolest weapons, returns in Fallout 4. It also makes its debut in the real world, thanks to Caleb Kraft’s workmanship and thirst for workshop danger. As detailed in his worklog on Make, Kraft teamed up with his buddy Platinumfungi to faithfully recreate the sword, using cannibalised parts and some…

Fallout 4 Player Beats Up Mutants As A Red Sox Player

Today on Highlight Reel we have David Ortiz modded into Fallout 4, WWE fails, prisoner extraction, Dogmeat hijinx and much more! 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. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate –…

Track: I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) | Artist: Imagine Dragons| Album: T in the Park 2014 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Drive Softly, Carry A Big Railgun

Vadim Sverdlov is an artist who has done work for companies like Microsoft and Ford. You can see more of Vadim’s stuff at his Behanceand ArtStationpages. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left…

Kero Blaster, from the creator of indie classic Cave Story, is now on Steam. If you haven’t played the retro-style sidescroller on other platforms, now’s as good of a time as any. The latest version has more stages and a new mode and story. Also you are a frog. Frogs are cool.

Track: Fallout 4 Main Theme | Artist: Inon Zur | Album: Fallout 4 (Original Game Soundtrack) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

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Send In The Clones

Matt Gaser is a concept artist and illustrator who has worked on everything from the Clone Wars cartoon series to gigs with Blizzard, Riot, EA and 2K. You can see more of Matt’s stuff here. He’s also just released a book collecting his work, which you can grab here To see the larger pics in…

We Can Do It!

Tis’ the season for Fallout, and Baty Alquawen knows how to do it right with this killer Vault dweller/Wendy the Welder cosplay. Photos by Lifestalking

It’s Not Clear Who Alienware’s Steam Machine Is For

Alienware’s Steam Machine is on the right track, but I can’t wholeheartedly recommend it. [This post originally ran on 10/15/15. It’s been updated to reflect changes (primarily to Steam) that have occurred over the past month.] Alienware’s Steam Machine officially launches today. I really like what it tries to do. Since time immemorial, PC gaming…

One Month With The Steam Controller

Valve’s new Steam controller is a bold experiment: an attempt at fusing a PC mouse with a traditional console-style controller. It still hasn’t entirely clicked with me. [This post originally ran on 10/15/15. It’s been updated with some more impressions, brought about by The Inexorable Passage Of Time. The Steam controller officially launched today.] This…

Tomb Raider Cosplay At Actual Mayan Temple

I mean, not everyone has the chance to just head over to the famous ruins of Palenque and dress up as Lara Croft, but if you do, you may as well make the most of it. Lara is LadyLemon, photos by Fernando Brischetto

Heavenly Art, Hellish Art

Anthony Jones, a concept artist who has worked for companies like Blizzard and Sony, was the focus of maybe the coolest Fine Art we’ve run all year. He’s also found the time to put a book out. That book is called Heaven’s Hell, and is a collection of images and background info detailing Jones’ original…

Steam Game Lets You Drop From Space To Earth

Space Engineers is a tremendously popular Steam construction game. In a few days, it’s adding planets. Wanna get out of your spaceship and freefall through the atmosphere to a planet’s surface, without a single loading screen? Be my guest. To announce the long-awaited addition of hulking landmasses to Space Engineers’ galaxy, developer Keen Software House…

Borderlands Cosplay Is Too Damn Handsome

Handsome Jack, are you real? *reaches out, touches screen* I’m still not entirely sure. Jack is by Mary & Feinobi cosplay, photo by So Say We All, who posted this “before and after” shot to show that the cel shading effect comes from A++ make-up work, not Photoshop trickery.

Business Fish Approves Of This Cosplay

OHH! GOOD! For anyone tuning in who doesn’t use Facebook, Business Fish is literally the only good thing about Facebook. Cosplay by Rundaria, photos by Shazzsteel Photography

I Don’t Think It’s Legal To Do That With A Ladder

Today on Highlight Reel we have ladders, invisible chairs, NPCs that love trains, Call of Duty streaks and much more! 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. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – All…