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That’s One Way To Land A Spaceship
Ivan Tantsiura is a concept artist at Crytek, the developers of the Crysis series, where he’s most recently worked on their VR game The Climb You can see more of Ivan’s 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 20, 2016 -
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A Third Of Valve Is Now Working On VR
Valve? More like VRlve. Hm, that doesn’t really work. Valve isn’t super big into dishing on whether they still make games these days, but they’ll talk your ear off about VR. Despite an overt effort to usher in The VR Age, it’s still kinda shocking to hear just how much of a concerted push Valve…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 20, 2016 -
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Sonic The Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Plushies Celebrate The Good Old Days
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, and Tomy is celebrating with a group of plushies that recall a time when Sonic was pudgy, Dr. Robotnik was round and secondary characters were exciting additions. Back then they didn’t care about separating Sonic’s eyes with an edgy…
By Mike Fahey Published June 20, 2016 -
CultureSnacktaku Rediscovers The Neon Green Joy Of Ecto Cooler
A new Ghostbusters movie is upon us, and Hi-C used that fact to do exactly what former drink box addicts hoped it would. The glowing green nectar has returned. All hail Ecto Cooler. First unleashed upon the U.S. in 1987, Ecto Cooler began life as a simple green Citrus Cooler product that had been in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 20, 2016 -
CultureCosplayRobot Dinosaur Cosplay Was One Of The Stars Of E3
Hollywood effects studio Spectral Motion were hired by Sony to create a little something for Horizon Zero Dawn’s E3 demo. The suit they came up with ended up being one of the lowkey stars of the entire show As you can see, it goes way beyond your usual E3 cosplay performance, seeing as it’s basically…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2016 -
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The Future Fashion Of Mirror’s Edge
If there’s one thing every costume in Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst has in common, it’s that they all look like they walked right off the runway of some sci-fi fashion show. Not that this is a bad thing! While some of the touches you’ll see below are a bit naff, for the most part everything looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2016 -
CultureCosplaySome Of 2016’s Best Cosplay Was At Colossalcon
Sandusky, Ohio may not be the first location that leaps to mind when it comes to world-beating cosplay, but every year many of the world’s best make the pilgrimage to Kalahari Resort’s Colossalcon for one of the biggest cons of the year. Why Sandusky? Because the Kalahari is a resort with a tropical-themed swimming pool…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2016 -
CultureCosplayGeralt Of Rivia Is Enjoying His Retirement
Now that he doesn’t have to wander the wilds of Temeria oiling blades and solving murder mysteries, The Witcher’s Geralt is free to do more fun stuff. Like visit E3, hit the beach and play some ball. This is Maul Cosplay, whose incredible Geraltcosplay you may have seen here previously. He was hired to work…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2016 -
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The Week In Games: Mighty Mighty Boss Fights
How am I supposed to feel about Mighty No. 9 finally coming out? I was excited about the possibility of Mega Man co-designer Keiji Inafune picking up the ball Capcom had dropped and running with it. Theearly footage looked promising. Then the delays began, pushing the game release from September of last year to this…
By Mike Fahey Published June 19, 2016 -
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Sunday Comics: Did We Miss Anything?
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 June 18. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 13. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 19, 2016 -
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Who Stole The Breeches? And More Tabletop Stories
Remember a couple of weeks ago, when I asked you for your favorite tabletop memories? Just as I predicted, one post wasn’t enough to list all of my favorites, so I wrote another. Again, I picked these because they made me laugh, wince or want to steal the idea for the campaign I’m running. There…
By Mary Kenney Published June 18, 2016 -
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The Incredibly Limited Adventures Of Game Developer Barbie
Now available in stores across the country, Game Developer Barbie is here to prove that anyone has the power to create crappy match-three games, even if they only have five points of articulation. Announced back in January, Game Developer Barbie takes long strides towards making up for the horrific “I Can Be A Computer Engineer”…
By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2016 -
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This Week in the Business: Expectations Manager 2016
QUOTE | “Me and my son have an Xbox One, and we wanted to play Battlefield 1 or Titanfall 2, and we didn’t get that opportunity. I was like, c’mon man, I didn’t come here to buy stuff. I came here to enjoy games.” – A father discusses the “really disappointing” open-to-the-public E3 Live show…
Brendan Sinclair Published June 18, 2016 -
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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer: ‘We Will Ship Games On Steam Again’
If you’re a PC gamer, the big news out of E3 this year was Microsoft’s decision to (finally) re-embrace PC as a gaming platform. If you buy their games on Xbox One, you’ll get them on PC as well (and vice versa). For big games, however, Microsoft’s been awfully Microsoft in recent times. Their store…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 17, 2016 -
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
E3 has come and gone, and we can groggily get back to talking about video games that are actually out. To that end: What are you playing this weekend? I’ll go first: I’m planning to play some more Overwatch, since a lot of the people I play with were in LA last week. I saw…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 17, 2016 -
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Steam Controller Update Lets You Customize Every Button Press
The Steam Controller continues to be a thing that is not super comfortable for a lot of people, but that hits just the right spot for customization junkies. Valve’s regularly updated it since launch, and now it’s gotten one of its most ambitious updates yet. Activators, currently available on the controller’s beta client, allow you…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 17, 2016
