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Sailor Moon Is All Out Of Bubblegum
Chanon Suasungnern is a concept artist from Thailand. You can see more of Chanon’s work at his ArtStationand DeviantArtpages. 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 corner. Fine Art is a celebration of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016 -
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A Cosplayer Is Running For Political Office
This is Cara Nicole Trujillo. For the past few years, she’s been active on the Arizona cosplay scene. Now, she’s also active on the political one. Phoenix New Times report that Trujillo is officially running for the Arizona Legislature as a Green Party candidate, appearing on this November’s ballot. On her official site, Trujillo mentions…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 29, 2016 -
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Developer Claims Activision Nuked His Game From Steam Over Call Of Duty Guns [UPDATE]
Yesterday, Steam dinosaur game The Orion Project got yanked from Steam. Trek Industries’ David Prassel posted an update to Steam claiming that his game was the victim of a DMCA claim from Activision. And then the real fun began. It should be noted that we reached out to Activision and Valve for comment, but they’ve…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 28, 2016 -
CultureOverwatch Players Stage A McCree Shootout For The Ages
Today on Highlight Reel we have shootouts, flesh-eating horses, Dark Souls nopes, Mei denial, 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! Rainbow Six Siege…
By Chris Person Published June 28, 2016 -
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My, What Big Tanks You Have
Nenad Gojkovic is a freelance artist from Serbia. You can see more of Nenad’s work at his 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 on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2016 -
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Watch Us Play The Last Leviathan, An Open World Pirate Ship Building Game
The Last Leviathan is a new Steam game about physics-based ship building. If you can dream it, you can make it and then use it to sail an open ocean. Even if it’s Mega Man or a giant floating dick. I mean, you had to have seen that coming. The Last Leviathan is currently in…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 28, 2016 -
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The Adventure Time Folks Make A Lovely Hatsune Miku
Making it’s U.S. debut at Anime Expo this weekend, 1000toys’ 35 Mechatro WeGo & Hatsune Miku figure is Frederator Studios’ take on Japan’s popular virtual idol. So of course, celery stick-wielding mech. Frederator’s signature blend of sweet and innocent with a side of lurking crazy shines through in this design. On one hand, aww she’s…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2016 -
CultureCosplayThe Perfect Video Game Cosplay
Look, I just can’t see how video game cosplay can ever get more authentic than this Assassin’s Creed effort.. Dude’s not just dressed as a pirate, he’s swinging around on an actual old-timey sailing ship. This isLeon Chirodoing his thing, to the point where he climbed the rigging and, in true Edward Kenway fashion, did…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2016 -
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Slayer Shock is basically a procedurally generated Buffy The Vampire Slayer game. Developer Minor Key Games (Eldritch, Neon Struct) describes it as “is a role-playing shooter about hunting vampires in Nebraska.” The best part? It generates “episodes” and “seasons” with their own storylines and characters. Oh, and it’s all inspired by professional wrestling. It’s out…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 27, 2016 -
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People Searching For A Steam Summer Sale ARG Are Getting Desperate
For a little while, every major Steam Sale came with a meta game attached. Over the years, they grew more elaborate, culminating in last year’s Steam Summer Sale Monster Game. But then Steam Sales changed. Now there’s no meta game to be found. Last year’s Steam Holiday Sale signaled the beginning of the end. Steam…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 27, 2016 -
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Due to some personal obligations, we’re just doing one episode of Highlight Reel this week. Sorry for the delay everyone, it should go up some time tomorrow. Watch the most recent episodes here. As always, you can submit your amazing or funny clips if you have them [email protected].
By Chris Person Published June 27, 2016 -
CultureHow Star Wars: Battlefront’s Beautiful Levels Were Made
Andrew Hamilton was Lead Environment Artist on DICE’s Star Wars: Battlefront. So if you’ve ever paused during the game just to admire how utterly gorgeous the vegetation and dirt is, he’s one of the main people to thank for it. I wrote about the game’s use of “photogrammetry” earlier this year if you need a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2016 -
CultureCosplayIt’s Crazy How Much Work Goes Into A Quality Cosplay Photo
Instead of just posting some images of Rainer—one of the best Final Fantasy cosplayers we’ve ever seen—dressed as FFXIII’s Lightning, let’s instead take a look behind the scenes at just how much fire, lighting, rain and smoke can go into a quality cosplay shoot. It’s courtesy of Mezame, a photographer from Singapore who went all…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2016 -
CultureCosplayIron Man Cosplay Is Ready To Fly
Iron Man cosplay? Nothing new. Iron Man cosplay that has thruster jets which look like they fire? Very neat Wayne Berendhuysen from EHV Props is the creator of this Mark 39 variant of Tony Stark’s suit, which uses gas particles and 10-watt floodlight LEDs to simulate the effect of thrusters coming out of his hands…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2016
