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The Week in Games: No Injustice, No Peace

DC Comics’ story-driven fighter from NetherRealm Studios hits shelves on Tuesday, dominating a week lacking any other major first-run PC or console release. Dishonored‘s Knife of Dunwall extension arrives for all three platforms, too. Monday • ArcaniA: Game of the Year Edition (PS3) Tuesday • Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PS3, Wii U) • Shin…

By Dealzon Published April 14, 2013

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Sunday Comics: Fighting Fire with Fire

Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best features, chosen by our readership. The features enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner of each image Brawl In The Family by Matthew Taranto. Published March 29. Read more of Brawl In The Family Penny Arcade by…

By Owen Good Published April 14, 2013

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This Week in the Business: ‘There is No Room for B-Games.’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “There is no room for B-games.”—Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat explaining why next-gen games will need to focus on quality and consumer value QUOTE | “What Sony is doing is a very positive note for the console industry.”—Ted Price, CEO of…

By Steve Peterson Published April 13, 2013

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More Beautiful Art From Hardware. Enjoy.

In case you couldn’t tell from the last time I featured this game on Fine Art, regardless of whether Hardware (or Hardware: Shipbreakers as it’s now known) turns out to be amazing or awful, I will be praying for an art book. Because the concept art for the game just takes my breath away. It’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2013

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The Very Best Art From The Mass Effect Series

Regular readers of my concept art feature here on Kotaku would know that, yeah, over the years I’ve shown my fair share of work from the Mass Effect trilogy. The guys at BioWare (and, in some cases, beyond) did amazing work building the series, and that began at the ground level, with the design of…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2013

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Oh Great, Skylanders Happy Meals. Just What I Needed.

You know you’ve made it as a children’s entertainment property when Mike Fahey’s car is filled with empty McDonald’s Happy Meal boxes. Peek inside my 96 Nissan Pathfinder between April 12 and May 2 and that’s exactly what you’ll find, as I spend a month trying to gather all nine of the Skylanders Happy Meal…

By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2013

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The One Man Who Influenced Mass Effect’s Look More Than Anyone Else

The Mass Effect series draws creatively, like all “new” universes do, from those which came before. You can see traces of Star Trek’s intergalactic politics. Star Wars’ “science magic”. The influence those properties had on Mass Effect, though, pales in comparison with the work of one man, a single artist whose 20th-century output defined the…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2013

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Here’s One Of The Guys To Thank For Mass Effect 3 Ending On A Brighter Note

Boy, at the time of release, you’d never have thought BioWare could dig their way out of Mass Effect 3’s ending. But some strong DLC and a revised closing sequence managed to do enough to, if not erase the memory of that original series of missteps, at least put a stop to the hate mail.…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2013

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The Week in Games: Holy Guacamelee!

Well, if you thought last week was thin, get a load of this week. Indie metroidvania Guacamelee! for the PS3 and Vita is the name that most jumps out. It’s here on Tuesday Tuesday • Age of Empires II HD (PC) • Mystery Masters: Lighter Side of Adventure (PC 10 pack) • Table Mini Golf…

By Dealzon Published April 7, 2013

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Sunday Comics: Pie in the Sky

Welcome back to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, and enjoy our weekly roundup of webcomics whose lineup was chosen by our readership. The comics will enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner of each image. Virtual Shackles by Jeremy Vinar and Mike Fahmie. Published April 3. Read more of Virtual…

By Owen Good Published April 7, 2013

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This Week in the Business: GameStop is Sold on the Next Xbox

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “[Next Xbox] will be a very hot, compelling device … I think the world is going to stand up and take notice.”—GameStop CEO J. Paul Raines, talking about the as-yet-unofficial new console from Microsoft rumored to be coming out this year…

By Steve Peterson Published April 6, 2013

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The Beautiful Concept Art Of BioShock Infinite

Ben Lo is a Canadian concept artist who currently works at Irrational Games in Boston. An environment concept artist, in this gallery you’ll see a selection of his works that contributed to the design of BioShock Infinite’s Columbia. They are, as you’d expect given how beautiful the final product was, absolutely gorgeous. You can see…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2013

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The Goddess Of Video Game Concept Art

Jim Moore is a Bay Area concept artist with over ten years experience in the entertainment industry, during which time he’s worked for clients like EA and Lucasfilm. Most recently, Jim helped out on Visceral’s Dead Space 3, some art room which you’ll see in this gallery. You can see more of his work at…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 4, 2013

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Gender-Bending Mega Man, Street Fighting Ladies And A Batman In Serious Trouble

Artist DCWJ works at Imaginary Friends, a concept studio in Singapore which specialises in design and illustration in creative fields like video games and animation. The studio has worked on properties like Batman, Halo, Superman, D&D, Soul Calibur, Call of Duty, Street Fighter, Spider-Man, World of Warcraft, Everquest, League of Legends and Star Wars. You…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2013

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Um, Hi There Giant Dragon, Can I Help You?

Australian artist Alex Drummond has worked with many of the biggest names in not just video games, but entertainment and business. Clients and employers like Marvel, THQ, Universal, Mazda, Fantasy Flight, Games Workshop and Rare. You can see more of his work at Alex’s personal site ——— Fine Art is a celebration of the work…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2013

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Thief 4 Concept Art Is, Yes, Very Dark

Back in 2011, Idid an illustrative feature on Nicolas Ferrand, a concept artist at Eidos Montreal. At the time, I said he was working on Thief 4, but wasn’t allowed to show any of his stuff for that project. Now, two years later, he can. While it’s only three images, they’re more than enough to…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2013

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Sunday Comics: The Day the Music Died

Welcome to the all new, Kinja-fied version of Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics. The features will enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner of each image. Another Videogame Webcomic by Phil Chan and Joe Dunn. Published March 29. Read more of Another Videogame Webcomic Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

By Owen Good Published March 31, 2013

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This Week in the Business ‘There is Strong Purchase Intent for the PS4’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week, brought to you by Steve Peterson of GamesIndustry International QUOTE | “[There is] strong purchase intent for the PS4.”—Tony Bartel, president of GameStop, talking about the interest that GameStop’s already seeing for PS4 at this early stage, as well as “disappointing” Wii U sales.…

By Owen Good Published March 30, 2013

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Building Pretty, Tough And Terrifying Things In 3D

We’re looking today at the portfolio of Jon Troy Nickel, an Australian artist who has worked on titles like Section 8, the cancelled Wet 2 and the Rift games. He’s also provided designs for Kingdom Death, a “boutique horror” tabletop game. Having worked for Australian and American game studios, Nickel is now a freelance character…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2013

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A Dusty Old Football Game Shouldn’t Look This Pretty

And really, the item itself – Mattel Electronic Soccer – isn’t. But as is their thing, the team at Bleeping Relics have made a quick session with the relic about as informative and good-looking as possible. As you may quickly notice, the Bleeping Relics guys are Belgian, but there are English subtitles available in the…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2013