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Culture
Steam Curators Need A Revamp
Steam is a howling vortex of games both brilliant and terrible. Steam curators were supposed to be part of an effort to cut down on the chaos. I can’t help but feel like the system failed. For those who don’t really pay attention to Steam curators (I get the impression that’s a fair number of…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 3, 2015 -
Culture
Where to Buy Great Video Game Artwork
I have a rule for my house: no more than a third of the artwork on my walls is allowed to be gaming-related. This rule fell apart pretty quickly when it became clear just how much beautiful video game artwork there is out there. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, on July 24, 2014.…
Keza MacDonald Published November 3, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
Welcome To Cosplay, Kotaku’s Website About…Cosplay
Over the past decade, cosplay has exploded in popularity. Once a niche pursuit of folks at the fringes of fandom, it’s now a worldwide industry, attracting countless new devotees and fans every single day. In that time, our coverage—and my coverage in particular—of cosplay has evolved as well, to the point where I’ve gone from…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
PAX Australia, Through A Cosplayer’s Eyes
It’s hot. It was raining ten minutes ago and I’ve just returned from touching up my smudged makeup in the bathroom — only to start sweating it off again the minute I get outside. I’m waiting for my friend who has spent the whole morning applying her full body paint, only now arriving at the…
Hayley Williams Published November 2, 2015 -
Culture
Move Along. Move Along.
Veikka Somerma is a concept artist from Finland who has worked for games companies like Applibot. You can see more of Veikka’s art 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”…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2015 -
Culture
Counter-Strike Player Wins Match By Closing Door Over And Over
Beware, law-abiding citizens. Terrorism has a deadly new weapon: the door. Counter-Strike player thenuker00 posted a highlight clip in which they—as the last surviving member of their team—stole back every last morsel of momentum the hands of fate had so cruelly wrenched away. By bopping the other team with a door. It was some Three…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 2, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
Fallout Cosplay Is Chilling Until Fallout 4
New Vegas’ Beatrix Russell and an Enclave goon have one week left until Fallout 4. They will be spending it like a lot of other folks: waiting at the bar. Beatrix is elenasamko, Enclave soldier is Ilya Solopov, photo by fillakteriart
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2015 -
CultureMetal Gear Player Aces Mission Without Leaving The Chopper
Today on Highlight Reel we have impressive misses, all-or-nothing Battlefront victories, teabag parties, Rhino hunting, dunks, 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. MGSV – Mission 33, S Rank…
By Chris Person Published November 2, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
Cosplay Has Won Halloween
Fuelled by advertising and the expansion of nerd culture, cosplay has quietly but comprehensively taken over Halloween. Once was a time that people would only dress up as spooky shit. Ghosts, monsters, that kind of stuff. Which made sense, since Halloween has its roots in remembering the dead! These days, that adherence has given way…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2015 -
Culture
What Are You Playing This November?
Holy hell, it’s November. What happened to 2015? With a new month comes a new crop of games to play. When that month happens to be November, we usually get a whole bunch of new games. There’s certainly no shortage of things to play, so I wanted to see how you all were choosing to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 2, 2015 -
Culture
Seven-Dollar Steam Movie Is Actually Just A Notepad Document [Update]
Jäsøn is an episodic movie series that just popped up on Steam. Or at least, it claims to be. It’s in Early Access, which for now means words on digital paper. For sale. For actual money. Described as a “satirical webserial about a wannabe serial killer” that unravels “the ethical, moral & sociological threads that…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 2, 2015 -
Culture
The Art Of Building Menus, Icons & Maps
User Interface stuff fascinates me, because it has to dance such a fine line between looking pretty and being useful. Fall too far on either side and you’re in danger of ruining a game; get it just right and, like Deus Ex and Mass Effect, you can become as memorable as any piece of character…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
Killer Joker Cosplay, Courtesy Of A Hollywood Legend
When Hollywood effects master Rick Baker wants to help make his family some Halloween costumes, everybody comes out having a better day. Baker—famous for his work on Thriller, An American Werewolf in London and Men in Black—and his family decided to go with a Joker theme this year, the exception being his wife Silvia, who…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2015 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Something Something Call Of Duty
Is it Call of Duty week already? Man, I could really use a sandwich. If it weren’t readily evident from the release of the game’s official live-action trailer (starring the Human Torch until that memory gets scrubbed from my brain), Black Ops III comes out this week. Friday, for some godawful reason that I am…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2015 -
CultureSplitscreenWatch GoldenEye 007 Teach Teens The Joys Of Split-Screen Gaming
With the release of Halo 5 leaving at least one of our writers yearning for same screen multiplayer, Fine Bros.’ React channel uses an N64 classic to ensure six photogenic teenagers never forget its fractional majesty. Over the past decade and change we’ve moved from cramming as many players onto one screen as possible to…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2015
