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Culture
Killer Art From Uncharted, The Last Of Us & Magic: The Gathering
Eytan Zana is a concept artist who works at Naughty Dog, where he’s worked on both the Uncharted series and the studio’s latest title, The Last Of Us. He’s also done some Magic: The Gathering art. So chances are if you’re reading this site you’ve seen something he’s done in the last five years! We’ve…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 18, 2013 -
CultureTotal Recall
36 Years Of Console Prices, Adjusted For Inflation
If you thought the PS4 and Xbox One’s launch prices were expensive, well, they kinda were! But not as expensive as the NES. Or Neo Geo. Or Saturn, Or PlayStation, or Atari 2600. Reddit user Auir2blazehas run historical console launch prices through an inflation adjustment calculator (which normally use dollar strength and the cost of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2013 -
Culture
The Neverending Story Gets A 21st Century Makeover
As wonderful as it is, as timeless as it threatens to be, The Neverending Story is still very much a product of the 1980s. So let’s take a moment to imagine what it might have looked like if it had been made in 2014, instead of 1984. These aren’t from an official project; just a…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2013 -
Culture
The Last Thing You’ll Ever Eat
Turducken? Turducken is nothing. Behold Cthulken. Or Craturktopus. Perhaps Turkrakon. Whatever you call this dark combination of turkey, crab legs, bacon and Elder God, it is the one true Last Supper. Reddit’s doc_birdman, along with numerous unnamed agents of chaos lurking in the shadows, shared this image with the internet over the weekend. It’s been…
By Mike Fahey Published December 16, 2013 -
Culture
Guns, Snow And A Sword Through The Heart
Mohammed Mukhtar is an artist at British studio Playdemic, but he’s also done work on various mods for games like Half-Life 2 and Unreal Tournament. You can see more of Moh’s work at his personal site and CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2013 -
Culture
The Week in Games: The Walking Dead Begins a New Season
Retail console releases may be done for this year but there still are marquee names waiting for their closeup as we finish off 2013. Chief among them is the next season of The Walking Dead, which arrives Tuesday along with Terraria on the PS Vita. Here’s the week in games. Tuesday, Dec. 17 The Walking…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2013 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: World of Spycraft
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics in video gaming. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published Dec. 11. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Dec. 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2013 -
Culture
This Week in the Business: ‘The Leading System of This Generation’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “The leading system of this generation.”—Research firm DFC Intelligence asserting that Sony’s PS4 will indeed be the number one selling console of the new generation, but the company doesn’t see PS4 surpassing the lifetime numbers of Wii or PS2. QUOTE |…
By Steve Peterson Published December 14, 2013 -
Culture
BioShock’s Characters Were Not Born. They Had To Be Made.
Gavin Goulden is a lead character artist at Irrational Games, where he’s most recently worked on both BioShock Infinite and its first major DLC, Burial At Sea. Priot to that, he’s worked on games such as Dead Rising 2, Dragon Age and FEAR 2. You can see more of his work at his personal site…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2013 -
Culture
If A Batman Game Looked Like This, I Would Never Stop Playing
No offence to the guys making the latest Batman games, which look great in their own muscly way, but Batman is a comic book character. Wouldn’t it look cooler if the games looked more like a comic? Especially one this fantastic? These images are the work of Callum Alexander Watt, a British artist who we’ve…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 11, 2013 -
Culture
Some Artists Behind Game Of Thrones Take On An Xbox One Launch Game
We’ve covered the work of German studio Karakter beforehere on Fine Art, but since the company just finished up some work on Xbox One launch title Ryse – not to mention the third season of HBO’s Game of Thrones – now’s as good a time as any for a fresh look at their stuff. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2013 -
Culture
Spider Man, Shrugs & A Cancelled Video Game
Mikaël Léger is a freelance concept artist who works in both video games and comics. Some recent games he’s worked on include Injustice: Gods Among Us, Faith and a 45. and Xenonauts. You can see more of Mikaël’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2013 -
Culture
The Week in Games: Peggle For Your Thoughts
The year still has a few delights in store for us, beginning tomorrow with Peggle 2 on Xbox One. Doki-Doki Universe lands on Tuesday for all PlayStation platforms that access PlayStation Network. Angry Birds, inevitably, gets its kart racer on Wednesday. Here’s the week in games. Monday, Dec. 9 Peggle 2 (Xbox One) Tuesday, Dec.…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2013 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Airplane Mode
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 Dec. 2. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Dec. 2. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2013
