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Couples, Don’t Cosplay The Last Of Us, Please

There are a great many relationship dynamics at play in the story of The Last Of Us. This is, ew, not one of them. Though granted, while on the subject, we’ve seen worse For the record, Joel is Luke Asher McLaughlin, and Ellie is indeed his girlfriend. Photos by Shaddy (and they were actually taken…

Track: Where I’m From | Artist: Jay-Z | Album: In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Cosplay, Meet Fashion

Cozdayis what happens when the DIY, bootstrap nature of cosplay meets the world of boutique fashion. It’s the work of designer Leetal Platt, and the idea is that she’s selling tailored clothing that, as you can see, combines the influences of both cosplay and clothes people actually wear outside cons. A warning: the stuff is…

Who Watches The Watch Dogs? Oh, She Does.

Fabien Troncal is an artist who has worked for a while now at Ubisoft, first at the company’s Paris studio and now in Montreal. A lot of the stuff he does is promotional and production art, meaning he works on the kind of images you see on posters, or website ads, or magazine covers, or…

Ganon, Kratos, You Sure Look…Different

Zelda’s villain and the God of War put on a masterclass in genderbending cosplay at Otakon, held last week in Baltimore. Ganon is Ely Renae, Kratos is Emma Lu. Photo by Mike Kowalek.

Highlight Reel: Don’t Text And Fly In GTA V

We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today, a creative new way to deal with enemy jets in GTA Online Link any of your favorite highlights in the comments below, and be sure to check out,…

The Internet Reacts To The New Silent Hill

Nobody was expecting a new Silent Hill game—much less one that stars Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus, and is being made by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro.But that’s exactly what a little demo released on the PS4 store yesterday surprisingly teased for some players who beat it: a new horror game called Silent Hills.…

When (If Ever) To Put Gaming On Your Resume

Honing your skills in a video game is hard work. It takes practice, patience, and creativity. These are all assets that could help you land a real job, too. But do they? Have you ever emphasized your gaming background during a job search, and did it help? One notable success story that’s often brought up…

Track: Miss U | Artist: Shigeto | Album: No Better Time Than Now Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Angelina Jolie Cosplayer Is A Dead Ringer

It’s impressive how Natalya Blinkova, who from certain angles looks nothing like Angelina Jolie, can use a facial expression and a hairstlye change to suddenly look exactly like Angelina Jolie. Wanted, Maleficent, even Jolie’s weird CG turn in the Beowulf animated flick (which is probably the only shot below where she doesn’t nail the likeness),…

Mega Slowbro Leaks, Is The Best Mega Pokémon

According to Pokémon news website Serebii, earlier today the official Korean Pokémon website uploaded pictures of two surprising mega Pokémon: Mega Slowbro, and Mega Audino (pictured above). While the images are no longer on the Korean website, the internet was quick to save the pictures—and have taken to social media to poke fun at mega…

When The Aliens Invade, Be Nice To Them

Ben Mauro is an artist who has got to work on, well, all kinds of cool stuff. Elysium, The Hobbit, Man of Steel, Spider-Man 2, even the new Call of Duty. We’ve featured his work before, but since he’s got a bunch of amazing new art that’s able to be shared with the public, we’re…

Rick Grimes Doesn’t Care Where Carl Is, He’s Getting Lunch

Taken at StocktonCon over the weekend, this Walking Dead cosplay is perhaps the most perfect cocked eyebrow you’ll ever see. Cosplayer is Avery S Klemm. Pic by Xplict91 [Photographer] Best Rick Grimes Cosplay Ive seen so far (Stockton-Con 8/9/2014) [Reddit]

Highlight Reel: Your Favorite Gaming Moments

We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today, all clips submitted by Highlight Reel viewers, from Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Destiny, GTA IV and more! Link any of your favorite highlights in the comments…

King Of The Crabs, I Don’t Think You Realize How Cute You Are

Based in San Francisco, Tuan Vo is a freelance concept artist and illustrator who has been working in the games industry for around three years now. You can see more of Tuan’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save…

The Week In Games: Trippin’ Out

This week PlayStation 3 and Vita owners get to tour Tokyo’s famous Akibahara district, where they’ll find action figures, awesome gadgets, cosplayers, and vampires feeding off of their life energy, transforming them into undead thralls. Man, Japan has everything. Akiba’s Trip: Undead and Undressed is the highlight of this week’s releases, at least as far…

Sunday Comics: The Latest Butt Study

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 9. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published August 4. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: That’s One Ugly Baby

QUOTE | “Everyone loves their baby, right? And you often have to tell them it’s kind of an ugly baby.” – Execution Labs’ Jason Della Rocca, talking about what it’s like to be evaluating games trying to be part of his company’s incubator program Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week ……

Track: Numbers On The Boards | Artist: Pusha T | Album: My Name Is My Name Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

This Tony Hawk Speedrun is Flat Out Bonkers

I was pretty solid at Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 in my day. But I don’t hold a candle to GeorgeThePlushie, who demolished the game in 3 minutes and 26 seconds. Take a look at it, and bathe in your game-playing inadequacies! See how fast he moves through the menus! George mentions that fraps was…