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Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen is a Pizza Savior

Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones is known by many names — The Mother of Pepperoni, Lady Regent of The Seven Toppings, Breaker of Munchies, The Unburnt Crust, First of Her Parmesan. Warning: The video below may contain Pizza-related spoilers. Long may she bake. (For context, the original scene came from Season 4, Episode 4…

Track: Anxiety Reducer | Album: Gigantoid | Artist: Fu Manchu Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

VOLUS COSPLAY

YES. THIS. YES. Volus is Jerry LaRussa, while his Salarian buddy is Rebel Among The Stars. Pics are by Thomas Spanos, taken at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo.

Kings Landing: Nice Place To Visit, Wouldn’t Want To Live There

Charles Lee is an artist who has worked with companies like Nike, EA, Sony, Obsidian and Motorola. Some games he’s worked on include Lost Planet 3, Firefall and the cancelled Aliens RPG. You can see more of Charles’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory…

Watch The New World Record For Beating Halo on Legendary

As of a few days ago, the fastest anyone has beat the original Halo: Combat Evolved is in one hour and thirty eight minutes—it’s a new world record held by Andrew “goatrope” Halabourda, and you can watch him nail it here. To be exact, the run takes 1:38:57. The previous world record for this run…

Someone Has To Design All Those Video Game Menus And Computers

Eric Bellefeuille works at BioWare as a UX (user experience) artist. That means he works on stuff that you actually interact with, from heads-up displays to computer menus. It also means designing the stuff that characters use inside the game, so we’re not just talking a main menu, we’re talking the computers people like Commander…

Star Wars Invades American Airbase

Some scenes from Return of the Jedi were filmed around El Centro, California. So it’s only fitting that, for May 4, the 501st Legion descended on the local airbase to take a bunch of awesome photos.

Umbrella soldier cosplay by TonySpawn. Photo by Lumal

Meet The Guy Who Says He Buried The E.T. Cartridges

Last month, thousands of copies of ET (along with other Atari games) were found buried beneath the New Mexico desert. James Heller was the man responsible for that. In an interview with KBOI2, the former Atari employee says that the rumours about the dumping being some secretive, midnight affair are untrue. With 750,000 unwanted game…

The Week In Games: Stories Of The Shinsengumi

It’s the perfect week to curl up in an air conditioned room with a pair of remastered visual novels for your PlayStation 3. It’s a week filled with remasters and re-releases. We’ve got Borderlands 2 for the PlayStation Vita, but only if you buy a system bundle — otherwise you’ll have to wait a week.…

A Hack That Gets You The Most Taco Bell Food For Your Money

It’s late at night, you’ve got a pocketful of crumpled bills and coins, and your hunger exceeds your self-esteem. Thanks to a clever hack, now all you have to do is send your budget to a special email address to generate a maximum calorie Taco Bell menu. The Taco Bell Disrupt, created during the hackathon…

Sunday Comics: An Amazing Honor

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

This Week In The Business: Not For All The Xbox Ones In China

QUOTE | “[You] can’t sell sand at the beach.” – American McGee, head of Spicy Horse, talking about Microsoft’s plan to sell Xbox Ones in China, which he believes will fail for multiple reasons Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “VR is an incredible experience, the technology is…

The Internet Reacts To The New Call of Duty

Surprise! There is a new Call of Duty this year. Usually, Call of Duty reveals are met with a lot of cynicism and snark about how stagnant the franchise had supposedly become. But this year? This year things are a little different. It’s future warfare, for one. FUTURE. Also, the game stars Kevin Spacey and…

Track: She’s My Baby | Album: Change Of Heart | Artist: Kingswood Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Yeah, That Cancelled Star Wars Game Looked Pretty Cool

Brazilian artist Bruno Werneck works at Filmpaint studio, where he’s been able to contribute to some of the world’s biggest video game and movie projects. I’m not kidding around when I say biggest, either. In games, he’s worked on Titanfall and the Mass Effect series, while in Hollywood his stuff has been used in Star…

Wow, Guys, Check Out That Floating City

West Studio is a company that provides concept art services for all kinds of clients, from EA to Activision, Ubisoft to Warner Bros., and even advertisers and Hollywood film studios. Founded by Tyler West, they’ve recently worked on series like BioShock, Command & Conquer and Dead Space, while also helping out on commercials for companies…

Where Does He Get All This Wonderful Batman Cosplay?

Smile-X Villain Co., based in Los Angeles, is a crew of cosplayers dedicated to bringing Batman (and his villains) to life. There’s around a dozen members, cosplaying as everyone from the Dark Knight himself to Two Face, The Riddler, Robin and even Black Mask. There’s so much fantastic work going on here I don’t even…

Classic Manga Looks More Modern In The Flesh

It’s not every day you get to see cosplay from classic manga series Magic Knight Rayearth. So let’s enjoy today for being the special snowflake that it is. Reader Devon and her friends Shannon & Audra went to Sakuracon as Umi, Hikaru and Fu from the 90s series. Photos by Indiglue

Super Mario Bros. 3, Beaten In Under Three Minutes

If you immediately thought “must use a glitch,” you’d be right: this run of Super Mario Bros. 3 posted by TASVideosChannel makes use of a bizarre pipe glitch which allows Mario to tunnel down to princess Peach in world 7-1. The run was performed by Lord Tom and Tompa, and they describe how they did…