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The Incredible Video Game Art of Marek Okon

The Last of Us. Crysis 2. Star Wars: Old Republic. Uncharted 3. Some of the biggest games of the year, and beyond, and this man has done amazing art for the lot of them. Marek Okon is a Polish artist who primarily paints. The work you’ll know him for is of an incredibly polished state,…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2011

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The First Art From The Last Of Us

Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us, an upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive, only made its public debut over the weekend, and already we’ve got a look at its first concept art. Most of these pieces are by Maciej Kuciara, an artist who we’ve featured before here on Kotaku and who previously spent some time at Crytek,…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011

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Video Game Art Doesn’t Get Much Slicker Than This

Aaron Richmond, part of the team at Cinco Design in Portland, doesn’t create concept art. He’s not a 3D modeller, and doesn’t come up with environments either. No, his work is more popular than that. He’s a marketing man. Richmond’s art appears on the promotional material for games. Mostly that means compositing other artist’s work—so…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2011

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A Video Game Made Me Come Clean About Infidelity

Catherine by Atlus is a surprisingly introspective game with fantastical elements

Patricia Hernandez, Nightmare Mode Published December 13, 2011

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The Jarls, Jesters and Thieves of Skyrim

The last time we saw some concept art from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, it was from Ray Lederer, and featured loads of colour and action shots. We’ve got some more art from the game today, and this time, it’s all about the design. The clothes, the weapons, the fine details. These pieces were drawn…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2011

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Street Fighter V? Contra 6? These Games Exist (In Russia).

Remember how last month we looked at some of the better examples of the unlicensed NES/Famicom clones that walked the earth during the 1980s and 1990s? One towered above all others like a colossus in terms of how successful it was, and that was Russia’s Dendy console. It’s my personal favourite of the bunch. Not…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2011

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DLC Provides the TLC

Downloadable content for Battlefield, Assassin’s Creed, and Gears of War highlights an otherwise slow week for new releases. Don’t forget the Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue series coming to the PS3 and in Pinball FX2 on the 360. Tuesday • Assassin’s Creed: Revelations—Ancestors Character Pack (PS3, 360) • Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand (PC, 360)…

By Owen Good Published December 11, 2011

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Sunday Comics: Oddman Out

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Dec. 5.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Dec. 9.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by…

By Owen Good Published December 11, 2011

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This Week in the Business: ‘Nintendo has been Left for Dead’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Nintendo has been left for dead.”—Asif Khan, CEO of Panoptic Management Consultants talks about investors’ stance on Nintendo and whether Miyamoto leaving Nintendo would affect the stock. QUOTE | “Our games industry is shockingly immature.”—Epic Games president Mike Capps, referring to…

Steve Peterson Published December 9, 2011

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The Dusty Concept Art of Red Dead Redemption

Hethe Srodawa is a concept artist who works at Trion Worlds on the developer’s long-coming collaboration with the SyFy channel. Which is cool! But it’s not why we’re here today. We’re here because Srodawa used to work for Rockstar, and contributed art to games like Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne 3, LA Noire, Agent and…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2011

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This Assassin’s Creed Art is a Revelation

Gilles Beloeil is a concept artist and digital matte painter at Ubisoft’s flagship Montreal studio. Know what that means? Yup. More awesome Assassin’s Creed art. While right now he’s working on an “unannonced (sic) AAA game”, he’s been involved in the Assassin’s Creed series, most recently on Revelations We looked at some art from this…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2011

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Thank You, Shigeru Miyamoto, For These Awesome Games

Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto may not be leaving Nintendo or the games industry entirely, but the news that he’s soon to step down to a less prominent role on smaller games and with young developers has still sent a bit of a shock through the industry. UPDATE – Phew! Nintendo has denied he’s doing any…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2011

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Who are you to Resist This God of War Art?

With over a decade’s experience in video game concept art, Carlo Arellano has worked on some of the industry’s biggest franchises, including World of Warcraft, Resistance and God of War More recently, he’s been involved in designing characters for Insomniac’s Overstrike, that sci-fi game from E3 that was announced and then promptly slid into the…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2011

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The Fanciest Video Game Art You’ve Ever Seen

Today’s Fine Art is something different. Rather than look at one game, or one studio, we’re looking at a loose collaboration of artists from all over the industry brought together by one thing: a very fancy art dealership. Cook & Becker, based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, has opened a gallery for “unique and limited edition…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 6, 2011

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The Only Video Game Journalists to Get Action Figures

Today, GamePro magazine ceases to be. Which for lovers of print is a bit of a sad moment, given the fact it’s been around since 1988 In that time it’s previewed, reviewed and wrote about a lot of games, but for me it’ll always be remembered as the only video game magazine to ever get…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 5, 2011

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Kart-e Diem

Mario Kart 7 hit shelves for the 3DS today. Other names of note include an adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin, and Just Dance 3 for the PS3. Downloadable action includes content for Battlefield 3, Forza Motorsport 4, and Final Fantasy VI on the PlayStation Network. Today • Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Monday • Fortune…

By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011

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Sunday Comics: You Must Be This Tall to Raid

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich published Nov. 28.—Read more of Awkward Zombie Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira published Dec. 3.—Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by…

By Owen Good Published December 4, 2011

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This Week in the Business: ‘Game Consoles are Fundamentally Doomed’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Game consoles are fundamentally doomed.”—Richard Garriott, designer of the Ultima series discussing the state of the game industry. QUOTE | “Xbox 360’s a must have holiday item.”—EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich says that people pepper spraying other customers over Xbox 360 shows…

Steve Peterson Published December 2, 2011

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The Best Part of Fighting Games? The Stupid Quotes.

There’s a charm to fighting games that’s irresistible. I mean, aside from all the face-punching, the character rosters are usually insane, and there’s a tongue-in-cheek vibe that runs deep through most titles in the genre. Nowhere is this more evident than in the stupid little quotes you get after a match in most games. To…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2011

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The Glory of Atari’s Original Logo

The original logo for the original Atari (as in, not the watered-down ghost we know today) is, for the history-conscious, about as close to a religious symbol as old-school arcade and console gamers are going to get. While the company didn’t invent the video game, it did do more than anyone else in the 1970s…

By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2011