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Cosplay Unites Mortal Kombat, StarCraft &…Toy Story

Russian photographer Andrey Shinkarchuk (aka Sketch_Turner) is one of the best at what he does, which is not only taking great cosplay photos but applying just the right amount of Photoshop. Photoshop’s use in cosplay photography can be a little controversial! While almost every image you see on the internet has been manipulated somehow (even…

Some Excellent New York Comic-Con Cosplay

Evan was at NYCC andtook some great cosplay shots, but he couldn’t get around to everyone. Here, then, are some more photos by Mineralblu By Nadyasonika By Yaya Han By 7thlotus By Pro Voltage Cosplay By Joanna Mari Cosplay By Maweezy Cosplay By Its Raining Neon By Kadu=Out Cosplay By Becka Noel

IKEA’s Latest Product: HUMÄNBRÄINS

Andy Walsh is an artist who has worked for companies like Atomhawkand Games Workshop. You can see more of Andy’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 can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in…

Orange Is The New Cosplay

Stellar team effort by Michaelaand friends.

A Bomb Defusing Video Game Tested My Relationship

I played bomb disarming Steam sensation Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes with my girlfriend. That might’ve been a bad idea. Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes is a game with an extremely unique premise: one player is on their PC, interacting with a virtual bomb; the other(s) pull up the official bomb manual on their PC,…

The Steam Stealth Sale just kicked off. Heaps of great stealth games are on sale until October 16th. My recommendations: Invisible Inc, Neon Struct, Volume, Gunpoint, and (if you don’t have them already) the original Thief and Alpha Protocol.

How To Make A Last Minute Cosplay

Being up at 3am on the morning of the convention still gluing things to your costume is basically a cosplayer’s rite of passage, but even last minute costumes don’t have to be that painful. Top image by Steamkittens This time last year I was in that position myself — I had just started playing League…

Turning The Batmobile Into A Batsuit

Jason Mark is a character artist at Ubisoft, where he’s worked on games like Far Cry 4 and the upcoming Rainbow Six: Siege. That Batman pic is interesting: the idea is that it takes, as Mark puts it, “some of the design elements from the Tumbler and reimagines the Batmobile as more of a DaVinci…

Counter-Strike Player Wins Match By Climbing On Opponent’s Head

I feel genuinely bad for the person this happened to. Imagine this: one second, you’re creeping around corners, scanning your surroundings for any hint of movement, any telltale sign of life looking to stop you cold. A flashbang goes off, and you use the momentary distraction to scamper to a perfect position. Everything is going…

Video Game Spike Lee Realizes Dream of Playing for the Knicks

Today on Highlight Reel we have skillful grenade tosses, Spike Lee’s dream come true, high level fulton balloon battles, jetpacks, hoth battles, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below.…

The Gorgeous Art Of Astroneer

Astroneer, an upcoming space game, looks hot as hell. No wonder, given the quality of the concept art that helped define its aesthetic. The images you’re seeing here are the work of John Liberto, a veteran concept artist who we’ve featured on Kotaku previously for his awesome contributions to Halo 4 You can see more…

When cosplay meets TV cooking shows.

These Cosplay Photos Are Actually Interactive 3D Models

Cosplay photos? So 2014. This year’s New York Comic-Con has seen cosplayers captured in full 3D, then uploaded on the internet as interactive models so you can pan and scan and check out their outfits in their entirety. The fanciness is courtesy of 3D modelling site Sketchfab, who were at NYCC all weekend and managed…

The Week In Games: The World Tree’s Woe And The Blight Below

That’s the last time I am typing out that subtitle. The Week in Games is getting longer as we head into big-time fall madness, with games coming at us from all sides, like slimes. Beautiful Dragon Quest Heroes slimes. I received a copy of the game on Friday—the review embargo was a couple days before…

Sunday Comics: Epically Tea-Bagged

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your pretty much weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 8. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich, with the annual 24-hour comic! Published October 3. Read more of Awkward…

The Week In Games: Gaming Ain’t Easy

QUOTE | “Some of those sharp edges are sometimes the very thing that makes the game compelling. Games aren’t really supposed to be easy at all times.” – Former Blizzard chief creative officer Rob Pardo, talking about how to get the right balance of frustration and reward in games Elsewhere in the business of gaming…

We Talk Uncharted Collection And Destiny Raids

Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’re talking about the pros and cons of Kickstarter. We also talk Uncharted Collection on PS4, the big new raid in Destiny, and what makes for the best JRPGs. As always, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes right here. Or if you’re not an iTunes person, here’s a direct…

Steam Users Form ‘Scam Report’ To Watch For Shady Games

Steam is kind of a minefield. Sometimes mid-development projects get abandoned. Other times, developers try to bury legitimate questions or criticism. The majority of the time, those things do not happen. Games launch, they’re either solid or shitty, and life goes on. But there have been enough instances of sketchy games and abrasive developers on…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Can’t Get Off

Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column to be stranded on a hellish island with only one goal—to improve social skills. This week we’re talking about habits, and how to get used to doing the things we need to do. One reader has trained his body to only respond to certain…