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Accurate Zelda Map Means You’ll Never Get Lost In The Woods Again

Hyrule is one of the most iconic settings in the history of video games. The Legend of Zelda players have been poring over it in one way or another for almost 30 years now. So when a serious fan sets out to make a faithful rendition of its map, you know he means business. Artist…

Track: New God Flow | Artist: Kanye West, Pusha T, Ghostface Killah | Album: Cruel Summer Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Highlight Reel: It’s Raining ATVs

We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past two days in the gaming world and put them all together in one place for you. This week: An inventive new way to clear outposts in Far Cry 3, a very silly Skyrim joke and more! MY BEST OUTPOST LIBERATION (Far Cry 3) –…

Track: Vultures Crown | Album: Beholden To Nothing And No One | Artist: Sunwølf Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

This Cosplay Will Make You A Goddamn Sexual Tyrannosaurus

This Predator group cosplay is just…perfect. All of them. Perfect. If it bleeds, we can kill it.[reddit]

“And You Say It Has Air Con? What About Cruise Control?”

Stephen Zavala is a concept artist at creative and advertising studio Muv You can see more of his work at his ArtStationpage. 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 “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is…

Cheer Up, Levi, Your Cosplay Is Terrific

That’s one hell of a Levi. Especially when you see the work that went into the gear. Cosplay by Reika [thanks Sang!]

For The First Time In Forever, There’ll Be Frozen Cosplay

Kidding, because there is understandably Frozen cosplay everywhere. But there have been few better Annas than Amouranth’s

Someone Beat Halo In Under 97 Minutes for New World Record

And the guy playing only died seven times. Masterful! Speedrunner Andrew Halabourda set a world record for a few months ago when he beat the PC version of the first Halo game on Legendary difficulty in 1:38:57. Last night, he managed to shave off even more time with a run that clocked in at 1:36:40.…

Ice Cream Sandwiches Are Supposed To Melt, Walmart

If you read Snacktaku’s review of ice cream sandwiches last year, then you know I hold the combination of vanilla ice cream and chocolate wafers somewhat sacred. So when I see an ice cream sandwich that can sit outside at 80 degrees for over an hour without melting, I begin to worry. As did KIKN…

Ever wondered how a top-shelf cosplay outfit is made? Or know how and just want some tips from a master? Well, Henchmen Props and Dara Defreitas are teaming up to run a weekly Q&A so that “friends and fellow cosplayers can join, hangout, ask questions and bounce ideas!” More info here

F.I.N.E. A.R.T. Power

Alan Bay is an artist who has worked for companies like Ubisoft and Koei. That means he’s worked on the Assassin’s Creed series, but in more colourful news, also means he’s worked on a Ninja Turtles game (2009’s Reshelled) You can see more of Alan’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics…

Deadpool Tried To Ruin Comic-Con

Of course D Piddy was at Comic-Con. Be sure to stick around for all the video game gags. Metal Gear Solid V’s ashes joke is good, but Ono’s appearance is even better.

Watch These People Speedrun Pretty Much Every Game You Can Think Of

Do you like speedruns? Of course you do. They’re incredible, mesmerizing feats of human determination. Do you like them enough to watch 135 of them for a week straight, though? Well, if you’d like to speedrun the very concept of speedrunning, now you can, with games ranging from Final Fantasy VII to, um, Rock Band.…

Pulp Fiction Cosplay Is Terrifyingly Close To The Real Thing

A cosplayer should never have to physically resemble the character they’re dressed as. But man, if they do, it sure helps. One of the most amazing cosplays at SDCC 2014 [Reddit]

Highlight Reel: Two Nukes Are Better Than One

We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past two days in the gaming world and put them all together in one place for you. This week: Beautiful timing in Mario Kart 8, absent-minded terrorists, and more! 1v5 Ninja (No smoke No Kit) in front of 13k people — GREAT_SALAD Mario Kart 8…

Majora’s Cake, based on Majora’s Mask from… well, Zelda: Majora’s Mask, shared by redditor Njohns39 over at r/zelda. “The inside is a very dense and moist chocolate cake that could only be described as deliciously similar to a brownie. The filling is cream cheese frosting and the outside is mostly vanilla fondant.” Majora’s Cake [r/zelda]…

The Old Gods Are Dead

Christopher Balaskas is a freelance concept artist working in film and tabletop games. You can see more of Christopher’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 “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine…

A new Borderlands game means new Borderlands cosplay. Cosplay by Lili Din& Ico Art, photo by Wenbin.

HE IS THE LAW

Judge Dredd cosplay by Horakso