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Designing Batgirl To Fit Chris Nolan’s Batman Movies

Serg Souleiman is a freelance concept artist who has worked on games like Wolfenstein: The New Order, Mortal Kombat X, Forza 5, The Elder Scrolls Online and the Fallout series. I like these two pics in particular; they’re personal pieces, but they’re Serg’s shot at redesigning Batgirl and Nightwing to fit the art design used…

The Week In Games: Baseball Season

It’s baseball season, which means I’ll be playing just about every game on this week’s release list but the baseball ones! Touchdown! I’ll probably start off with some Axiom Verge on the PS4, maybe see how Toukiden handle the move to current-gen, and then ride out the week with some peaceful farm life in Story…

Sunday Comics: People Are So Stupid

Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published March 24. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 23. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

From the talented JonasDrawsStuff (whose Rocket Raccoon is my desktop wallpaper) by way of Reddit comes Star Fox in the style of classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Someone go back in time and make this happen.

This Week In The Business: Basically Dead

QUOTE | “Most developers never really made money. They were able to stay in the business. But the way the deals were structured, they were basically dead.” – Oddworld founder Lorne Lanning, talking about why capitalism is killing games Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “At BioWare, we…

What’s Your Most Memorable Video Game Victory?

Your whole team’s dead. The clock is ticking and the pressure is on. It’s up to you to secure the win, and maybe you’re even hobbling along on minimal life. Did you make it? Surely you all have memorable victories or comeback stories. Maybe they were unlikely. Maybe you made it by the skin of…

Bloodborne Monster Can’t Stop Dancing

On today’s Highlight Reel we have the saddest character in Los Santos, boatloads of Bloodborne clips, unfazed NPC and 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. Prototype – Such is life…

Yes, I Would Watch A Gears Of War Cartoon Series

There’s no such thing, of course, but we can dream. Marcus and Dom, side-by-side, hugging it out, cutting things up, fist-bumping over a guitar solo intro… That piece, and all the ones below, are by Drew Hill, an artist working at Epic Games. You can see more of Drew’s work at his personal siteand ArtStation…

Track: Leave Her, Johnny | Artist: La Nef, feat. Seán Dagher Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Your Worst PC Gaming Stories

Yesterday, we asked you to share your worst PC gaming stories. You delivered. I’ve now read through hundreds of tales of busted hardware, online jerks, childhood heartbreak, ruinous DRM, and PCs that actually caught fire. (Thankfully, there were no submissions about dead cockroaches.) I’ve pulled out some of my favorites and collected them below. For…

Superb Metroid Cosplay Makes Me Roll Into A Ball

Cosplayer d-slim cares not for your spandex and swords. He cares for fake armour, and mech suits, and they’re awesome I’ve headlined with his Samus armour, but only because I tossed a coin. His other stuff is just as good, from huge Gundam suits to—wait for it—Advance Wars cosplay. Advance Wars cosplay! Someone, buy this…

Doom Cosplay Is Ready To Rip And Tear

When you’re cosplaying from a low-fi game, low-fi cosplay is required. Awesome Doom Guy suit from David Raven, photo by Davide Ederle This pic, meanwhile, is by Massimo Pelagagge

Track: Vietnow | Album: Evil Empire | Artist: Rage Against The Machine Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Everyone Needs Dinosaur BFFs

Alex Konstad is an artist who has worked for companies like Games Workshop, Fantasy Flight, Sony Online Entertainment and Riot Games. You can see more of Alex’s work at his personal site and ArtStationpage. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper),…

Players Add Flyable Planes To Cities: Skylines

I think I’m gonna name my firstborn son “Cities: Skylines modding community.” I pretty much have to, at this point. Steam user Ulysius has released a mod called “Flight Cimulator,” a riff on Microsoft’s classic Flight Simulator series. It lets you hop in the cockpit and fly planes over your city because what genre even…

Bloodborne Monster Is Sad You Killed Him

On today’s Highlight Reel we have sad Bloodborne monsters, dancing GTA plants, gorgeous Crota kills and 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. Far Cry 4 – Far Cry 4 –…

Watch Me Play Dyscourse, Aka Lost: The Video Game

Dyscourse is one of the most intriguing new games on Steam this week. It’s island survival ala the TV show Lost fused with branching choices out of a Telltale game. Difference is, Dyscourse doesn’t want any two playthroughs to be the same. Ever. Let’s see how it goes. Update: The stream is over, but here’s…

What’s Your Worst PC Gaming Story?

It’s possible to love something so much, even if it sometimes frustrates the crap out of you. Take PC gaming, for example. PC gamers have it good. The PC is easily the best single platform for playing video games; you get the cheapest, best-looking versions of the big-budget blockbusters, a vast collection of classic games,…

A New World Record For Beating Fallout 3 Fast

The average player probably spends an hour in Fallout 3 simply creating a character. Speedrunner Rydou on the other hand manages to blaze through the entirety of the game in an astounding 18 minutes and 53 seconds. God damn. Those of you that saw our previous coverage of Fallout 3 “any percentage” speedruns know that…

The Division Looks…Cold

Ryan Hawkins is an artist who has worked on games like The Division, Hawken and Aliens: Colonial Marines. He’s also the guy behind the VERTEX books we posted about last year, which are a great resource for artists looking to up their game. You can see more of Ryan’s work at his ArtStation site To…