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What Dune Should Look Like
Mikhail Borulko is a freelance artist based in Russia. This Dune image has stopped me dead in my tracks. I can’t stop looking at it. And wishing it was the poster for a 70s psych rock concept album. You can see more of Mikhail’s work at his DeviantArtand ArtStationpages. To see the larger pics in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2014 -
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Photo Series Focuses On The Evolution Of Video Game Controllers
Javier Laispur’s “Controllers” photo series looks at the evolution of video game console controllers and handheld devices from 1983 though 2013: You can see many more photos in the series here. Via MMM and TIH You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 5, 2014 -
CultureHighlight Reel: Giant Weaponized Shark
We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today: summoning a shark to kill your enemies in Battlefield 4, a great clutch from a 3-year-old game, and more! Be sure to check out, like and subscribe the…
By Steve Marinconz Published August 5, 2014 -
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Got A Light?
Chinese artist San San works at Activision Blizzard as an illustrator and concept artist. He’s got an impressive resume of big, recent games, having worked on titles like League of Legends, Saints Row 4, The Elder Scrolls Online and the NBA2K series. He’s also done some movie work, like on the latest adaptation of The…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2014 -
CultureCosplayWe Don’t Stand A Chance Against Cosplaying Kids
Comic-Con 2014 had a lot of great cosplay,but what really stole the show for me was all the adorable kid attendees in their cosplay outfits. It’s almost too much. Patrick (H) Willems has a clip featuring interviews with many of these cosplayers, and it’s a joy to hear them tell us about their costumes. The…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 4, 2014 -
CultureCosplayCosplayers Asked On National TV If They’ve Had Sex In Their Costumes
Well, this is kinda weird. Jimmy Kimmel’s team went to Comic-Con last week, and asked a bunch of cosplayers if they’d ever had sex in their costumes. A funny enough question, I guess, but Kimmel’s tone and the “game show” element seems a bit off. Like, this could have been a cool feature on cosplay,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2014 -
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Sunday Comics: Can’t Winning Find
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 July 31. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published August 3, 2014 -
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Potato Salad Kickstarter Finally Concludes at $55k
The infamous Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of a bowl of potato salad wrapped up this morning with $55,492 raised from 6,911 backers for that purpose. And with that money, campaign architect Zach Danger Brown plans to hold a music festival. Brown said in a campaign update this weekthat “PotatoStock 2014” will be held…
By Phil Owen Published August 2, 2014 -
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This Week In The Business: Virtual Reality Can Be Bad
QUOTE | “There are a lot of ways you can mess up VR really easily.” – nDreams’ Patrick O’Luanaigh, talking about his studio’s switch to virtual reality and how difficult it is to design good VR games Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Japan is still stuck in…
By Steve Peterson Published August 2, 2014 -
CultureThe Fastest Ocarina of Time Playthrough So Far, Explained
Cosmo Wright has the current world record for beating Ocarina of Time quickly, with a playthrough that clocks in at eighteen minutes and ten seconds. Even if you’ve watched the incredible near-perfect run before when we initially posted it, it’s worth watching through again just to hear his excellent commentary. Wright explains the history behind…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 1, 2014 -
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How’s PlayStation Now Working For You?
PlayStation Now went into an open beta earlier this week in the U.S. and Canada. So now that the PlayStation 4-owning public has had a chance to try out Sony’s new game-streaming service, we want to hear about it from all you wonderful netizens. Tell us about your experience with PlayStation Now to date. And…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 1, 2014 -
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What Are You Playing This Month?
August: It’s not just the name of a month, it’s a word that means “respected and impressive.” This August, we hold our gaming devices like the august men and women we are, ready to play some video games while sitting next to the air conditioner. It’s the last deep breath before the fall rush begins,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 1, 2014 -
CultureHighlight Reel: Perfectly-Timed Dishonored Kills
We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past two days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. This week: An unnecessarily complicated way to kill guards in Dishonored, what to do with a level 20 monster in Destiny, and more! Battlefield 4: bamboo, first blood —…
By Steve Marinconz Published August 1, 2014 -
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Nice Neo-Tokyo You Got Here. Be A Shame If Something Happened To It…
Gia Nguyen Hoang is a concept artist and matte painter from Vietnam who has worked as a freelancer across most forms of entertainment, including video games. The two Akira pics you see are part of the sameproject we showed you the other day. You can see more of Hoang’s art at his personal site To…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2014
