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The Week in Games: Get Your Motor Running
Summer begins with some noteworthy names releasing on consoles this week—Ride to Hell: Retribution, a title first spoken five years ago, finally arrives. Deadpool shows up to lay waste to the fourth wall, as he usually does, and Hotline Miami at last hits consoles with a PS3 and Vita release. Today • Game & Wario…
By Dealzon Published June 23, 2013 -
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Sunday Comics: A Pocket Full of Whoopass
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics, chosen by our readership. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner. Brawl In The Family by Matthew Taranto. Published June 21. Read more of Brawl In The Family Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Owen Good Published June 23, 2013 -
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This Week in the Business: A Price Cut Already?
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We expect the Xbox One to sell as many units as the PS4. If we are wrong, we think that Microsoft is prepared to lower price next year.”—Analyst Michael Pachter, reacting to Microsoft’s reversal of policies concerning connectivity and used games…
By Steve Peterson Published June 22, 2013 -
CultureCover Your Walls with Post-it Note Pixel Art
Ever have a bare wall that is just begging to be covered? Well then, consider using post-it notes to make your very own bit of pixel art. Lasse Laursen, a resident of Tokyo, has put together a great guide on YouTube showing you how to do just that. By taking a picture of anything at…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 21, 2013 -
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In Destiny’s Bleak Future, Scarves Need Mending
Today we’re looking at the art of Bungie’s Ryan DeMita. So, yeah, time for more Destiny Art. But not just Destiny art! Some Halo: Reach stuff as well, which you’ll see below along with some personal stuff. To see more of Ryan’s art, check out his personal site and CGHub page To see the larger…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2013 -
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Check Out Some Great Arkham City Concept Art
Having previously worked for companies like NCSoft, artist Kan Muftic’s last major piece of gaming work was being one of those helping define Rocksteady’s take on the Batman universe in the two excellent Arkham games. He’s since moved onto a bit of movie work, including the upcoming Godzilla reboot. You can see more of his…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2013 -
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The Week in Games: Ready Player Two
A modest week for new releases trails the end of E3. New Super Luigi U is the only console release, coming to the Wii U eShop on Thursday. Otherwise, there’s the Jak and Daxter Collection for PS Vita on Tuesday. Tuesday • Knights of Pen & Paper: +1 Edition (PC, Mac) • Jak and Daxter…
By Dealzon Published June 16, 2013 -
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Sunday Comics: Smash Brothers
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics, chosen by our readership. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 12. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published June…
By Owen Good Published June 16, 2013 -
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This Week in the Business: ‘One of Microsoft’s Best E3 Conferences’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “One of Microsoft’s best E3 press conferences to date.”—Analyst Jesse Divnich, talking about Microsoft’s press event at E3, which has been widely panned QUOTE | “[Xbox One has] the computational power of more than 10 Xbox 360 consoles.”—Xbox One engineering manager…
By Steve Peterson Published June 15, 2013 -
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Sure, A Giant Floating Whale, Why Not
A skywhale flew near my house once. True story Xavier Etchepare is a senior concept artist at Ubisoft Montréal, where he’s done stuff like character art and storyboards. He’s worked on games like the Just Dance series, but most of the stuff you’ll see today is either personal or from old/abandoned projects. You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2013 -
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Thief Looks About As Cheerful As A Funeral In The Rain
Not that we expected anything else. I mean, this is Thief. It’s hardly going to be about unicorns and puppies. But still, even by Thief’s standards, this artwork is grim. I’m not sure on who the artists responsible for this are, as like most corporate concept piece dumps prior to a game’s release no credit…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2013 -
CultureThe Art Of Strike Vector
You’d be forgiven for looking at this stuff and thinking it was for a major project, something like Halo 5, or Destiny, or Titanfall. Nope. It’s for a game being made by four people. That game is Strike Vector, and holy shit, how have I never seen this before? It’s a multiplayer air combat game,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2013 -
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From THQ To Bigger And Better Things
Gerhard Mozsi is an Australian concept artist who got his start working for THQ’s local studio, before moving onto companies like Acony Games and Koch Media (who recently made headlines for buying Saints Row). The last few years, however, Mozsi has been playing to a slightly bigger audience, shifting gears to work on movies like…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2013 -
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The Week in Games: Last and Leaf of All
Animal Crossing: New Leaf released for 3DS today and The Last of Us arrives on an unusual day in North America, on Friday, bracketing all of the hype you’ll see this week from E3. Zeno Clash II is coming to Xbox Live on Wednesday. Today • Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) Wednesday • The Golden…
By Dealzon Published June 9, 2013 -
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Sunday Comics: The Original Kings of Comics
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics, chosen by our readership. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner. Virtual Shackles by Jeremy Vinar and Mike Fahmie. Published June 5. Read more of Virtual Shackles Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike…
By Owen Good Published June 9, 2013 -
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The Week in Games: At Least Someone’s Still Excited About Xbox
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Xbox is the only thing that has investors excited about Microsoft, so it makes little sense to divest.”—Analyst Asif Khan, talking about other analysts’ comments that Microsoft should sell its Xbox business QUOTE | “We could kill this industry if we…
By Steve Peterson Published June 8, 2013 -
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In Destiny, Mars Is Dead (But Also Alive)
Dorje Bellbrook is a concept artist at Bungie, who has previously worked at FASA and Red Storm Entertainment. His Bungie work means he’s been one of the more public contributors to the art we’ve seen so far for Destiny, the studio’s first game since leaving the Halo franchise behind. Indeed, you might recognise the image…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2013 -
CultureOne Thing’s For Sure About Remember Me: Its Art Is Beautiful
Remember Me is one of those rare – and wonderfully so – games thatdivides opinion. Yeah, it’s got some iffy combat, and the platforming’s not so great. But the world developers Dontnod created for it to exist in…just, wow. The Neo-Paris of 2084 is a remarkable place, taking design cues from the obvious – like…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2013 -
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Earthworm Jim, You’re Looking…Different
Emerson Tung is a concept artist who has worked on properties like League of Legends, Warhammer 40K and Transformers, while having also done some stuff with tabletop giants Fantasy Flight Games. He’s currently an artist at mobile gaming company TinyCo. You can see more of Emerson’s stuff at his personal site To see the larger…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2013
