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The Jarl Will See You Now
Dave Seguin is a freelance concept artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in Canada. In addition to his original works, you’ll also see some fan art below. I normally don’t throw in fan art in these kind of posts, but these were so damn good I just had to. You can see more of Dave’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2014 -
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Destiny Cosplayer Looks Like An Actual Robot
This Destiny outfit really nails the look (and movements) of the game’s Exos. Not only does it capture all their mechanical detail, but the mouth moves, as do the eyes (in addition to lighting up!). Cosplayer redner, aka Erik Barclay made it for this year’s New York Comic-Con. You can see more pics of it…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2014 -
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The Colorful Characters Of Overwatch
Arnold Tsang is a concept artist at Blizzard. We’vefeatured his work before, but now that Overwatch is out in the open, we can showcase his work onthe much-hyped shooter Tsang did all the character pieces you see here, giving us one of the first looks at the game’s bright, colourful and very comic booky cast.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2014 -
CultureCall Of Duty‘s Mech Technology Isn’t Quite Perfected Yet
Kevin Spacey’s future tech may be “20 years ahead” of the fictional future military’s, but that doesn’t mean it works perfectly all the time 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. Goliath…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 10, 2014 -
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Because We All Love Killer Robots
Minovo Wang is an artist from China. I hope you’re here for the robots, because if you’re not, you need to pay closer attention to an internet story’s headline and top image. NOTE: gallery may also include images of things that are not robots, including mechs and tanks. You can see more of Minovo’s work…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2014 -
CultureCosplay
That’s some pretty literal baby Groot cosplay. [reddit]
By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2014 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Assassinate Everything
Oh, it’s this week, isn’t it? Time for two more Assassin’s Creed games to come out. Along with LEGO Batman 3 and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for the 3DS, that’s more running across rooftops in one week than most of perform in our entire lives. Okay, any one of those games would…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2014 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Want To See A Live Body?
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 8. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 3. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2014 -
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This Week In The Business: Making Money Making Games
QUOTE | “I feel people just don’t want to associate making games with making money. It sort of breaks the taboo of making art for art’s sake, which I think is kind of stupid.” – Game Theory president Marguerite Dibble, talking about how many indie developers seem to “romanticize poverty.” Elsewhere in the business of…
By Steve Peterson Published November 8, 2014 -
CultureTarget Destroyed — By Mom
We all know that feeling of being engrossed in a game and being interrupted by a loving mother. Well, when you’re livestreaming, the show must go on, so just let her play Dark Souls 2 in front of hundreds of viewers! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments,…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 7, 2014 -
Culture
The Games You Never Stop Playing
Like everything else in life, video games come and go. Or, at least, some do. Others stay with you for years at a time. The truly special ones never leave. What are the games you never stop playing? I started thinking about this question earlier this week when I was riding on the subway. I…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 7, 2014 -
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Rockstar’s Great Game About High School, Beaten Ridiculously Fast
Hey, look, an excuse to think about and watch Bully again. Every so often some high-powered shot-caller at Rockstar will say that they really want to make a Bully sequel. But it’s been all talk so far. So, fans of Jimmy Hopkins’ adventures at Bullworth Academy will have to content themselves with this new world…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 7, 2014 -
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Please Don’t Be Real, Doritos Flavored Mountain Dew
Nobody asked for this. Nobody. As noted by Redditor joes_nipples, Mountain Dew was apparently doing a taste test at Kent State University in Ohio for, I guess, possible drinks. Among the flavors, that included Lemon Ginger and Mango Habanero, it seems, was “Mountain Dew Dewitos.” According to joes_nipples, the liquid Doritos drink tasted “like if…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2014 -
Culture
Shibuya, Sunrise And A Cool Lil’ Dog
Jakub Rebelka is a Polish artist who does comics, concept art and other illustrative work. This is some of the coolest stuff we’ve posted here in a while. There’s a hint of Mignola to his style, but it’s fused with a little 90s manga and Geof Darrow in there as well. You can see more…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2014
