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Sometimes, Killer Dogs In Video Games Can Be A Good Thing. Sometimes.

Riley is the exception. For too long, dogs – who are meant to be our best friends – have been portrayed as annoying video game villains, foes able to dodge bullets and who take a crummy QTE or two to see off. In Total War: Rome II, that’s not the case. For once, you can…

Army Of 200 BC

Alexandre Chaudret is a cinematic artist and character designer who works for Spiders, the guys behind Mars: War Logs You can see more of his work at Alexandre’s personal site and CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click…

So What If I Think Pirate Ships Are Beautiful. Shut Up.

Not, like, beautiful beautiful. This is a pants on kind of beautiful we’re talking about here. But there’s something about the way these Ubisoft artists paint them alongside tropical hillsides (or under tropical seas) that’s just the best The art we’re featuring today comes from two sources, both of whom we’ve featured here previously. One…

Track: Sadness Comes Home | Album: All We Love We Leave Behind | Artist: Converge Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Halloween Is The Best Week For Cosplay

I like to keep the cosplay related to video games where I can on Fancy Pants, but some days – or even some weeks – you’ve got to make exceptions. The week that included Halloween is one such exception. There’s some Carrie and Labyrinth cosplay on show this week that is just the best. And…

The Week in Games: A Duty to Perform

Call of Duty: Ghosts is a longstanding first-Tuesday-in-November tradition, scaring off nearly every other big release that has a bunch of marketing behind it. But there are a few others of note, including a Castlevania collection and State of Decay on PC. Here’s the week in video games. Tuesday, Nov. 5 Call of Duty: Ghosts…

Sunday Comics: Look But Don’t Touch

Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Double XP by M.S. Corley and Josh Crandall. Published Oct. 28. Read more of Double XP Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Oct. 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by…

This Week in the Business: ‘The Wrong Product for Consumers’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We think the Wii U is the wrong product for consumers.”—Analyst Michael Pachter, on why he thinks it’s unlikely Nintendo will sell 8.5 million Wii Us between now and March 30 to meet its projections STAT | $236.2 million—Amount of money…

Track: Cold War | Album: The Archandroid | Artist: Janelle Monae Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Track: Bang | Album: Gorky Park | Artist: Gorky Park Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

Enough Assassin’s Creed IV Concept Art To Shiver Your Timbers

Martin Deschambault is a senior concept artist at Ubisoft Montreal. The last time we gave him his own feature on Fine Art was foran Assassin’s Creed game, so let’s not go changing things just for the sake of change. Deschambault’s work on Assassin’s Creed IV is, as you can see, fantastic. So good, in fact,…

​How To Play League of Legends, The Biggest Game In The World

When people talk League of Legends, they throw around a lot of numbers. 32 million monthly players. 5 million people playing concurrently. Viewers topping 8 million during the Season 3 World Championships. It all adds up to one thing: League of Legends is the most-played video game in the world right now, and not exactly…

Franken Berry: The Snacktaku Monster Cereals Review Spooktacular

The vampire. The ghost. The werewolf. The mummy. We’ve tasted four of the five re-released monster cereals. For the fifth and final we’re going to need shovels, and a strong tolerance for ass-heads. What exactly is Franken Berry? What label should we apply, beyond the basic “monster”? Is he a zombie? No, a zombie is…

Track: Hang Around | Album: Galactaphonic | Artist: Tumbleweed Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

Kerrigan, Eat A Snickers. You Get A Little Angry When You’re Hungry.

Joe Peterson is a freelance concept artist, having previously worked at Firefall developers Red 5 and Blizzard. Below you’ll see a mix of Peterson’s personal work, along with some of his contributions to StarCraft II. You can see more of Joe’s work at his CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory…

Track: Between The Bars | Album: Either/Or | Artist: Elliott Smith Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

Track: Not Like Before | Album: Nature’s Greatest Mystery | Artist: The Four Owls Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

There Is Art In Battlefield 4

I’m sure some experienced players will say there’s art in an elegant kill, but in this instance, I’m talking about the art that helped make the game. These images are the work of six artists at DICE (two of whom we’ve featured here recently). Those six are art director Gustav Tilleby, senior concept artist Robert…

Yummy Mummy: The Snacktaku Monster Cereals Review Spooktacular

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, surrounded by servants and draped in gold and jewels, were considered gods among their people, but godhood came with a price. They served their people in life. They served them in death. They served them breakfast for all eternity. In the case of Fruity Yummy Mummy, all of eternity lasted…

The Week in Games: Bold New Look, Same New Games

Battlefield 4 draws first blood in EA’s annual shooter stare-down with Call of Duty. It didn’t pick a great time to go first as it must fight with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag for attention on Tuesday. Rasslin’ fans, your WWE sim title arrives under new management. Here’s the week in video games. Welcome back…