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There Can Be Only One Sub-Zero

The Emerald City Comicon went down over the weekend in Seattle. Expect photos to be turning up here all week, but we’re kicking things off with a couple of shots from William Phan The Mass Effect Blood Dragon armour is being worn by Clay Stooshnoff, while Sub-Zero is Danquish

Track: Wave 1| Album: Wave 1 | Artist: Com Truise Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

$4000 Cosplay Commission Stolen, Here’s How You Can Help

Last week, Jacqueline Goehner’s car was broken into while she was visiting a friend’s house. Among the stuff stolen was a black duffle bag that had two Zelda outfits inside that she’d done for a commission. They were worth $4000 The loss of the outfits isn’t the end of the job, though. Jacqueline has taken…

Track: Soilbleed V.3 | Album: Soilbleed | Artist: Grendel Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Metal Gear Solid V’s Snake Looks Like A Lady

All you really need to know here is that this is cosplay superstar Omi Gibson bringing Metal Gear Solid V’s Snake to life as only she can. She first wore the outfit at last year’s Tokyo Game Show, but these studio shots let Omi get her acting on. I really want that Walkman. スネーク（女体化版）/ MGSV[Omi]

The Week In Games: Enough Elder Scrolls For Everybody

Which is more exciting, the launch of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the world of The Elder Scrolls, or Goat Simulator? Your choice! It’s not a very crowded week for game releases, or maybe it is? Who can tell, when Tuesday falls on April 1. For all we know we’ll wake up…

Sunday Comics: The Fruits Of Evil

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 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 24. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Track: The Invasion From Within | Album: The Invasion From Within | Artist: Tsunami Bomb Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

This Week In The Business: Oculus Thrift

QUOTE | “I think this Oculus VR/Facebook deal will appear cheap five years from now, akin to Google’s purchase of YouTube in 2006.” – Investor Asif Khan, CFO of Virtue LLC, talking along with other analysts about the pros and cons of Facebook’s Oculus acquisition Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week…

One Of The Only Things Mirror’s Edge And World War Z have In Common

Christopher Brändström is a freelance concept artist with one hell of a CV. He’s not only got to work on video game series like Battlefield, Mirror’s Edge and Killzone, but on Hollywood movies like Zero Dark Thirty and World War Z. You can see more of Christopher’s work at his personal site and CGHub page…

There Is A Model Underneath All This Marge Simpson Make-Up

Somewhere, under all that make-up, is Russian model Kate Moukhina. For the purposes of this vdieo, however, she has become Marge Simpson. The clip is a showreel for the talents of make-up artist Veronica Ershova and photographer Alexander Khokhlov. If you’re wondering about the “hair”, it’s actually an enormous tower of chrysanthems, giving it that…

​Ask Dr. Nerdlove: How Do I Become ‘Boyfriend Material’?

What’s up, Kotaku? Welcome to the latest installment of Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that knows how to help you max out your social links with the Major Arcana of your dreams. This week, we’ve got questions of how to make the transition from “friend” to “boyfriend” and handling the fears of…

The Following Images Are Not Based On A True Story

Jason Pickthall is a concept artist who has done work for companies like Activision Blizzard, Nintendo, Microsoft, Rebellion, Konami and the BBC. You can see more of Jason’s art at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click…

The Force Is Strong With These Cosplayers

The Dark Side always did have the best outfits. Photographer Kamil Krawczak got together with Ireland’s Emerald Garrison the other day to take these stunning images. The Asajj Ventress is Annas Black, whose husband Paul helped out on the costume. If Darth Malgus looks familiar, meanwhile, that’s because it’s Julian Checkley There are some good…

Good Night, Everyone

Saskia Gutekunst is a German concept artist who has worked on stuff like the World of Warcraft card game and Sega’s Kingdom Conquest Games. Normally ther stuff we post here, by virtue of this business, is dark and dreary. Fantastic work, to be sure, but not exactly the cheeriest stuff. Saskia’s character style and colour…

Borderlands Salvador genderbending by Its Raining Neon. Photo by Cozpho

The Internet Reacts To Facebook Buying Oculus Rift

Now that Facebook is buying Oculus Rift, people have all sorts of opinions. Unsurprisingly, reactions have been rather negative: Oculus was supposed to be the future of gaming! Now that Facebook is involved, everything is ruined! Or something like that. You don’t have to browse for very long to find reactions like this—one of the…

Crazy-Fast Zelda Player Keeps Breaking Majora’s Mask World Record

Here’s Swedish speedrunner EnNopp112 setting yet another Zelda: Majora’s Mask world record—this time clocking in at just under an hour and a half (without cheats) while completing the N64 game. EnNopp112 has been breaking this record once every few weeks since the beginning of 2014, and it’s always impressive. He’s also got the record for…

Johnny Santos flickin’ like only Gambit can.

Cosplay Makes This The Best Graduation Ceremony in Japan

Kyoto University is one of Japan’s most prestigious universities. And it has a delightful graduation tradition: Cosplay. For years now (save for a brief period when it was banned), students have dressed up in amusing cosplay while they receive their degrees. In Japan, students graduate in the spring, and this month, new grads came out,…