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Some Of The Best Starbound Mods

Starbound is massive. Here are some mods to help you make it massive-er Despite the fact that it “launched” only a couple weeks ago, Starbound has been in various states of Early Access for years. The quadrillion-planet-strong side-scrolling space sandbox has a mod community nearly as vast as its universe. Here are a few (but…

Last week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I talked about finally beating Destiny’s King’s Fall raid on hard mode. With the challenge modifier, no less! Listen to the excerpt in the video above, along with video of our successful push against Oryx.

Just Keeping An Eye On Things

Andrey Vozny is an artist from Russia working in the video game business. You can see more of Andrey’s work at his 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 game artists, showcasing the…

Track: Lonely Soul | Artist: UNKLE (with Richard Ashcroft) | Album: Psyence Fiction Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Tracer vs Widowmaker

Jannet “Incosplay” Vinogradova and Ardsami know what the kids like in their Overwatch fiction. It’s butts. They like butts. We’ve seen Vinogradova’s Widowmaker before; it’s one of the very best pieces of Overwatch cosplay on the planet. Here’s a new shot of it:

Track: Our Hearts Of Ruin | Artist: Blue Sky Black Death | Album: Noir Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

When Star Wars Cosplay Is Better Than The Movie

While he’s one of the more impressive creature costumes in The Force Awakens, Grummgar spends his entire on-screen time sitting on the couch. Unlike this cosplay, which can get up and move around and do space mercenary stuff wherever the hell it wants. Of course, this kind of quality is no surprise: it’s by Julian…

Such never dying. Wow. UPDATE:

Now This Is A Good Transformers Movie

When I opened an email about a “Transformers cosplay fan film”, I feared the worst. A CG-filled compilation of cringe, with bad Stan Bush covers. Nope. Turned out it was the opposite. GENERATION 1 is the perfect celebration of a corny cartoon, it’s giant heads and emphatic gestures nailing the goofy tone of the original…

Some Unexpected Cosplay At A Recent Donald Trump Rally

It was surprising enough when your vacationing editor-in-chief discovered last Thursday that Donald Trump was also in Portland, Maine and was about to give a speech a few blocks away. It was even more surprising when the people picketing outside the rally turned out to include a guy dressed as a Captain America villain. The…

Not All Heroes Wear Capes. This One Does, Though.

InHyuk Lee is a freelance artist from South Korea. You can see more of Lee’s work at his Instagram, Facebookand ArtStationpages. 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…

“Kawaii, Kawaii, Kawaii”

Photographer Felix Wong took this shot of Dunkmasterx and SOL XXV – CW at Otakuthon on the weekend. Nice legs, guys.

Track: On The Painted Desert (DJ Krush Remix) | Artist: Boom Boom Satellites | Album: On The Painted Desert – Rampant Colors Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Cosplayer Arrested For Bringing Fake Gun On Train

Cosplayer William “Billy” Morris was on his way to a cosplay shoot in NYC on Saturday when, planning to cosplay at the event, he hopped onto a train. He probably shouldn’t have taken his fake rifle with him. Dressed as Suicide Squad’s Col. Rick Flag, Morris had the very real-looking modified air rifle (pictured above)…

The Birth of Berserklejerk, A Refuge For Anime Fans Sick Of Seriousness

It is a rule of the internet that, when a fandom is taken too seriously, it will develop its own special brand of self-mockery. But how does that happen exactly? In the case of dark fantasy manga Berserk’s 26-year-old fandom, it happened when the stale franchise’s subreddit fell into the hands of an over-pious fan.…

In 2012, Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo looked at the case for video games as an Olympic sport Could Counter-Strike or League of Legends ever be part of the Olympics?

Nice Bikes

Al Crutchley is an artist from the UK who has worked on games like Elite: Dangerous and Homefront: The Revolution You can see more of Al’s work at his 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…

The Best Resident Evil Cosplay Of 2016

Nothing will top this. Nothing. That is, unless cosplayer Gaidoes another outfit, then maybe it will be surpassed. If not, this cosplay of William Birkin’s Stage 1 transformation will safely secure the top spot. If this looks familiar, that’s because Gai previously did Birkin’s Stage 2 transformation. Japanese website Gigazine took the above images. Ditto…

The Power Of Cosplay Make-Up

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve posted some quality cosplay here and some commenter has wailed “oh that’s PHOTOSHOP” when, in reality, most of the visual sorcery is actually taking place thanks to some amazing make-up work. This shot above is a good example of how that work is done. Alyson Tabbitha,…

More A-Mei-Zing Overwatch Cosplay

Still not sorry Cosplay by Henchwench, photos by R.A Photography Like…this is absolutely perfect. From the fur to the quality of the props and accessories, I cannot see how you can do Mei better than this. UPDATE: It can’t get better, but it can get just as good. Cosplay by Bananzers, photo by Mojo