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Track: New Beat | Artist: Mariachi El Bronx | Album: Mariachi El Bronx (III) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Asuka Langley, Is That You?

Oliver Milas is a 3D artist working in the games business in Germany. Oliver’s take on Neon Genesis’ Asuka is awesome You can see more of Oliver’s stuff at his personal siteand ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper),…

The Week In Games: Stocking Up For The Winter

There aren’t a lot of games coming out between now and the new year, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any good games left for 2014. One of this week’s releases has Persona in the title. That’s always a good thing, right? I won’t say it’s a really empty week — not yet. I’m saving…

RIP Justin Costello

Justin Costello, a prominent and well-loved figure in the Australian cosplay scene, has sadly passed away over the weekend. In addition to his own amazing personal work, Justin was also a member of Gotham’s Finest, a team that uses cosplay to help with things like fund-raising and visits to children’s hospitals. Justin is survived by…

Where Were You When World Of Warcraft Started Running?

If your answer is something along the lines of “sitting in front of my computer cursing”, you certainly weren’t thinking Blizzard’s MMORPG would make it ten years, yet here we are to the day. When World of Warcraft first launched back on November 23 of 2004, I was busy playing EverQuest 2, which had come…

Sunday Comics: Terror Time

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 November 18. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 17. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: Making Sense Is Boring

QUOTE | “What the other companies are doing makes business sense, but it’s boring” – Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto, talking about Nintendo’s philosophy of creating gaming experiences Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We are concerned that you’ll play our games for a long period of time.…

This Dragon Age Druffalo Must Go, His Planet Needs Him

In today’s Highlight Reel we have some insane first person action from the new versions of GTA V, a few funny moments from Far Cry 4, and some lucky shots that are hard to believe. Also, a flying druffalo from Dragon Age: Inquisition Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in…

Track: Hey You | Artist: MIO | Album: Combat Mecha Xabungle Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A Princess Mononoke Redesign I Could Get Behind

This incredible piece of fan art is the work of Tianhua Xu, a concept artist from Chinese studio ChiYan Workshop. It’s exactly what you’d want from a Mononoke redesign/movie, no? The same outfits and spirit, only more real. Course, we should probably stop talking about this, since we might invoke the demon spirit Hollywood. You…

A History Of Video Game Graphics

Stuart Brown’s fantastic YouTube series A Brief History Of Graphics starts in just about the most perfect way imaginable: “They say graphics aren’t important…but every game I’ve ever played has had them”. Running over five parts, the series takes an in-depth (but also accessible) look at the evolution of video game graphics, from the very…

Cosplay by Braith, photo by SNTP

World of Warcraft Zones, Ranked

93. Silithus 92. Hrothgar’s Landing 91. Molten Front 90. Deadwind Pass 89. Hellfire Peninsula 88. Zul’Drak 87. Scarlet Enclave 86. Bloodmyst Isle 85. Desolace 84. Azuremyst Isle 83. Arathi Highlands 82. Borean Tundra 81. Vashj’ir 80. Blasted Lands 79. Deepholm 78. Crystalsong Forest 77. Badlands 76. Swamp of Sorrows 75. Felwood 74. Searing Gorge 73.…

Dragon Age’s Concept Art Is Fantastic

A number of artists worked on Dragon Age: Inquisition, and I don’t mean to ignore their contributions to what is a very pretty game, but I have a thing for Matt Rhodes’cartoonish style of concept art in particular. Rhodes, lead concept artist on the game, has released a ton of his work on Inquisition, and…

Frozen Meets World Of Warcraft, The Cold Never Bothered Them Anyway

Frozen’s Elsa meets WoW’s Lich King. Well, in this case, Queen. Cosplay by Chubear, photo by Darshelle Stevens. I’m surprised it took someone this long to think of this!

In Battlefield, A Master Helicopter Pilot Can Save Your Butt

Battlefield 4 players know just how clutch a helicopter pilot can be, but there’s a difference between being a solid helicopter pilot and being a master. In today’s Highlight Reel, you’ll see that as well as Far Cry 4 acrobatics, a lucky-as-hell moment in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and a speedrun from the Game Of The…

Snacktaku PSA: Pizza Hut’s Crazy New Menu Launches Today

The spiraling shape will make you go insane, but everyone wants to eat that crazy thing. Today Pizza Hut launches their brave new menu, packed with new ingredients, strange crust variants and maddening spirals of special sauce. I don’t even know where to start. Pizza Hut is normally one of the last delivery joints on…

New Doom 2 Speedrun Record Beats Old One by 22 Seconds

This is a proper, literal, speedrun from Zero Master. He runs, it is speedy. The 23m03s time is also relatively legit – no glitches or tricks past the use of glides. Those involve coaxing the player’s 32×32 unit hitbox through 32 unit gaps as a shortcut, or to skip collecting a few keys. This post…

This Is Not A Holiday Beach

Junior Guerra is a freelance concept artist from the Dominican Republic who works in games, comics, card games and books. You can see more of Junior’s work at his DeviantArt 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…

Rocket Raccoon Cosplay Is Best In Galaxy

This Rocket Raccoon cosplay isn’t to scale. And that’s about the only thing I can find that’s wrong with it. It gets everything else right. The costume, the gear, even the “furry” aspect. It’s the work of Shoko and Jérôme Cosplay, whose Facebook page you should check out, because they’ve done a ton of other…