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Track: 2 On [NSFW] | Album: Aquarius | Artist: Tinashe Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Human Transforms Into White Walker (With Creepy Timelapse)

No babies were harmed in the making of this White Walker. That’s Elsa Rhae under all the make-up, proving once again that you don’t always need a killer costume or prop to pull off some fantastic cosplay. Here’s a time-lapse of the transformation, which gets creepier the longer you stare at it. You can see…

Share Your PS4 Stories

Six months ago, the PlayStation 4 was released unto the world. For a half a year since then, Sony’s angular new chunk of plastic has sat in our living rooms, letting us play games and watch movies. How’s all that going? While most of us on staff at Kotaku have our own PS4s and plenty…

CynShenzi as Commander Shepard. Photo by Nakana-Focus, weapons by Rock ‘n’ Block

The Battlefield Is A Beautiful Place

Jose Daniel Cabrera Peña is a concept artist at Sony’s Santa Monica studio. When it comes to his work, he’s a master of both historical battlefields and those with a little more carnage to them. You can see more of Jose’s stuff at his personal site and ArtStation page. To see the larger pics in…

Track: Lingus | Album: We Like It Here | Artist: Snarky Puppy Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Transformers Costume Doesn’t Just Transform, It Rolls Out

Imagine being one of those little kids, seeing this and losing your shit This is NOLATron, a street performer from New Orleans who was captured in this video performing in Ann Arbor, MI.

​Share Your Xbox One Stories

Six months ago, the Xbox One was released unto the world. For a half a year since then, Microsoft’s giant new chunk of plastic has sat in our living rooms, asking for our voice commands, showing us movies, and letting us play games. How’s all that going? While most of us on staff at Kotaku…

Yeah, Get Out Of There Dude

Rasmus Berggreen is a Danish artist who, before helping set up his own visual development studio, worked at Hitman developers IO. He co-founded his studio, MOOD, with Jan Ditlev, whose work we’ve featured here previously. You can see more of Rasmus’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in…

Arya Stark, Is That You?

In the Game of Thrones TV series, Arya Stark is played by English actress Maisie Williams. This is not Maisie Williams. It’s cosplayer Ginny Diguiseppi who, thanks to a great costume, make-up work, the perfect expression and photography by WeNeals, gets about as close to matching her on-screen inspiration as I’ve seen It’s a common…

The Week In Games: Beauty And The Reich

On one hand we have the old-school first-person shooting of Wolfenstein: The New Order. On the other, the small studio finesse and beauty of Supergiant Games’ sci-fi action role-playing game, Transistor. Which are you planning to play? It’s a tough call here. With limited time and overwhelming desire branching off in so many directions, I’ll…

Sunday Comics: Mining Rights

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 May 16. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 12. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

This Week In The Business: The Xbox One Unleashed

QUOTE | “This change will be enough to push the Xbox One installed base higher than PS4 in the U.S. and Canada in 2015.” – IDC analyst Lewis Ward, commenting on Microsoft’s decision to release a Kinect-less Xbox One for $399 Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We…

Reminder: Daenerys Ate A Heart

David Paget is a freelance artist who has worked for studios like Atomhawk. He also drew this Daenerys image, which is one of the most breathtaking pieces of fan art I have ever seen. That’s not where the cool stuff ends, though. Paget is also a lecturer, and as part of a university project designed…

Wait, There Weren’t Giant Gorillas In Portal…

Like yesterday’s subject, Pierre Raveneau, today’s Fine Art showcase is looking at the work of an artist at Gameloft’s Madrid studio: Victoria Passariello. A lover of robots, she specialises in hard surface modeling, which explains why all these robots look so metallic You can see more of Victoria’s work at her personal site. To see…

Perfect Day of the Tentacle cosplay, courtesy of Kerraldine. Words escape me.

Motion-Controlled Gaming Is Flailing

I played the Wii for the first time at a trade show in Leipzig, Germany. The consoles were set up in tents, shielded from outside view. Standing in the queue, you’d watch people lift the folds of material in front of the entrance, walk in, then walk out with huge smiles on their faces after…

Japan Getting a Shake That Tastes Like Chewing Gum

Did I say “bubble gum”? No. I did not. Chewing gum. At Lotteria fastfood restaurants in Japan, a minty chewing gum flavored shake will go on sale this July. No, you cannot chew the shake itself. And this isn’t just a peppermint flavored shake. Yahoo! Japan is very clear that it’s Green Gum flavored. Lotteria,…

The Future Of Warfare Has No Eyes

Pierre Raveneau is a concept artist at Gameloft’s Madrid studio. Dude draws “future men with guns” real good. You can see more of Pierre’s work at his personal site and ArtStation 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…

Master cosplay photographer Eric “BigWhiteBazooka” Ng is writing a book about his work and experiences. You can back it here