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CultureCosplay
Even Dark Souls Cosplay Is Hard
This is Russian cosplayer niamash(whose Witcher work we’ve featured before) as Dark Souls 3’s Fire Keeper. You don’t see much Dark Souls cosplay, I’m guessing because the character design is so crazy that replicating many of the costumes would be so hard/expensive that it puts most cosplayers off. Not in this case. Photos by Eva
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2016 -
Culture
Greedo ❤ Boba Fett
Stefano Bernardi is a 3D artist from Italy working in the video game business. You can see more of Bernardi’s work at his personal site and 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 video…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Welcome To The 21st Century, Evie Frye
Russian cosplayer Milligan Vick—who we’ve featured before—is the perfect Evie Fry in this shoot, nailing everything about the last Assassin’s Creed game, from the costume to the location. You can see more of her work here
By Luke Plunkett Published August 22, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Dragon Age Cosplay Is Better With Dogs
Jason & Cheryl Isenberg went through one hell of an ordeal when they first took up cosplay. Now that things are on the mend, they’ve decided to expand their crew: meet Fable, their three year-old Boxer who, having been “helping” with their cosplay for years, is now allowed in on the fun. This Dragon Age…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 22, 2016 -
CultureDamn Shame This X-Men Series Got Canned
Joel Furtado is an artist and animator from Canada who has worked on games like Halo 4, Star Wars Kinect and the Need for Speed series. He also created and started on Danger Room Protocols, an animated web series based on 90’s X-Men designs that used a very cool video game look. Sadly, this was…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 22, 2016 -
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Wind Waker Speedrunner Finds Glitch People Thought Was Impossible
For years, the speedrunning community surrounding The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has been searching for a way to perform what they call the “Barrier Skip,” a way to make it through a walled off section in Hyrule that leads towards the endgame. Last week, this Holy Grail of glitches was found. In the…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 22, 2016 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Come Together
Mankind may stand divided this week but next week, Hatsune Miku will bring us back together through the power of song and dance. Let’s all stay strong until then. Other ways in which this week is all for the lovers fighters: King of Fighters XIV, Worms WMD, Madden, and every single one of those Nintendo…
By Narelle Ho Sang Published August 21, 2016 -
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Which Game(s) Defined Your Childhood?
Observing my almost 10 year old nephew’s gaming interests these last few years has been interesting. Minecraft, Undertale and Pokémon are going to be the games he’ll think fondly of when he gets older. I’d say times have changed but have they really? Stay with me while I have a Get Off My Lawn moment…
By Narelle Ho Sang Published August 21, 2016 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Release Dates
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 August 19. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published August 15. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 21, 2016 -
Culture
What Is Your Favorite Open World Game?
Heartbreak is stumbling on a planet, entering its atmosphere to see lush green hills and island chains surrounded by gorgeous blue oceans below—only to land and find out it’s too toxic to withstand for extended periods of time. Damn it, No Man’s Sky! This is just one planet that dashed my hopes so far. I’m…
By Narelle Ho Sang Published August 20, 2016 -
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This Week In The Business: Pokemon Stop!
QUOTE | “Nobody gets sleep anymore. How is this acceptable? … They hang out on our lawns, trample landscaping, look in vehicles… We don’t feel safe… I don’t feel safe sitting on our porch.” – A lawsuit filed by a Detroit-area couple because Pokemon Go put Pokestops and gyms near their property and players had…
Brendan Sinclair Published August 20, 2016 -
CultureSplitscreenThis week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I were joined by former NFL punter and all around cool dude Chris Kluwe. We spent a good chunk of time talking about No Man’s Sky—what we like, what we don’t like, and all the things we wish were in the game. Video excerpt above; find the full…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 19, 2016 -
Culture
Super Girls
Taraneh Karimi is a concept artist from Iran who works in video games. You can see more of Karimi’s work at her ArtStation page. Oh, and her studio is alsolaunching a Kickstarter soon for Lona: Realm of Colors, an adventure game about exploring a young girl’s memories. It looks cool! To see the images in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2016 -
CultureTotal Recall
Nintendo Once Published A Game Featuring Nazis, Baby Jesus And The KKK
In 1991, Nintendo published an adventure game (developed by Pax Softnica) in Japan for the Famicom Disk System called Time Twist. It is not the kind of game Nintendo would publish in 2016. Hardcore Gaming played through it the other day, and say “it seems like they took a look at Nintendo of America’s censorship…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2016
