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A Difficult Castle To Crash
Florent Lebrun is a matte painter and 3D artist who is based in Canada. You can see more of Florent’s work athis 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 the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedBrand New Street Fighter Character Shown Off At EVO
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a Capcom artist’s two favourite things were Khal Drogo and Asura’s Wrath? This is what would happen. EVO 2015 isn’t just for fighting, it’s also for promo work, and Capcom took the opportunity tonight to show off a brand new Street Fighter character who’ll be appearing in…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Even Cosplayers Are Sad About Half-Life 3
Fanime 2015 went down in May, and photographer Viktor Vatici has been kind enough to send in the fantastic pics he took at the show. All cosplayers with credits are listed below. If you know any of those not listed, let me know! Chell by Meagan Marie Gordon Freeman by Kyle Taylor, aka The Real…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Y-Wing Model Looks Good Enough To Have Died On Film
Bandai’s new 1/72 scale Y-Wing model is a thing of beauty. The detail on it is incredible, but I’m digging the accessories especially. The laser blasts are cool, the Death Star surface tile is a neat touch, and I love how it includes multiple pilot designs, depending on whether you want to rock a New…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Rust Might Make You A Woman, Whether You Want It or Not
First Rust messed with your skin. Then your dicks. Now you might not have a dick at all, even if you wanted one. The indie survival game, which has recently been toying with the idea of randomly-assigned character appearance (the player’s raceand penis size are chosen for them by the game), is soon going to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter? More Like Strip Fighter
There have been miscountsand celebrity appearances, but let us not overlook another highlight of this weekend’s festivities: Shirtless EVO Guys. You might think Casey “Onisan” Dillon is being an asshole here by not only stripping off on stage during a Street Fighter IV bout, but draping his shirt on Poongko, his opponent. But as you’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedTremor Rocks Mortal Kombat X On July 21
Having appeared in two previous Mortal Kombat games in non or barely playable form, the artist formerly known as The Tan Ninja makes his fully playable debut this week in Mortal Kombat X. There’s a slim chance you remember Tremor from his appearance as an enemy in the Jax-powered action game Mortal Kombat: Special Forces.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Game: Zombie Bikini Madness
Do you like zombies? Bikinis? Fountains of blood? Have you completely no shame? Then have I got the game for you. That’s right, this week sees the release of Onechanbara Z2: Chaos for North American PlayStation 4, finally bringing the game that inspired the most embarrassing gameplay experience of 2014 to the States. If you…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedDon’t Celebrate A Tournament Win Until You’ve Actually Won
After losing the first round during a best-of-three semi-finals match against one of the best Guilty Gear Xrd Sign players in the world, Woshige pulled off a massive comeback to take the second. Then he turned to the crowd to celebrate. Never turn your back on the competition, especially if the competition is Ogawa, often…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Jamie Lee Curtis And Family Went To EVO In Street Fighter Disguises
Attending the annual fighting tournament as part of a graduation trip for son Thomas, actress Jamie Lee Curtis donned the claws and mask of Street Fighter’s Vega to remain incognito in the crowd. While the flesh-colored top isn’t quite good enough to allow 56 year old Curtis to pass as a slim and sexy Spanish…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedEpic Killer Instinct Comeback Is One Of The Best EVO Moments So Far
Kan-Ra is so dead right now. With a sliver of health against Sabrewulf with a full bar of backup, how can he possibly win this match? Watch. Not even Sleep NS, Kan-Ra’s player, can believe he survived the vicious onslaught of UA | My God’s Sabrewulf, but even that miracle should only have delayed the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Shop Contest: A New Ken: Winners!
Capcom gave Ken Masters a makeover for Street Fighter V, so last week I asked our image manipulation savvy readers to see if they could do it better. I believe the results speak for themselves. There were two entries that particularly stood out this week. The first was TulsaMtnBiker’s amazingly subtle application of bacon to…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Watch The Final Day Of EVO 2015 Right Here
It’s the final day of the world’s biggest fighting game tournament. Here’s your source for all things EVO 2015. Here’s the main stage stream, where you’ll be able to catch the finals for Guilty Gear Xrd Sign, Mortal Kombat X, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and Ultra Street Fighter IV today.…
By Jason Schreier Published July 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedCrash Bandicoot Could Have Had These Sweet Animated Cutscenes
Back before Sony gots its grubby little mitts on Crash Bandicoot, Universal Interactive Studio toyed with the idea of opening and closing the game with hand-drawn animation. This hand-drawn animation, to be precise. Uploaded by original game producer David Siller (via NeoGAF), this pair of scenes from Universal Animation would have served as the opening…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2015 - Culture
Sunday Comics: It’s Not Easy
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 July 18. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 13. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published July 19, 2015 -
ReviewsSnacktaku Judges Lay’s 2015 ‘Do Us A Flavor’ Potato Chip Finalists
Gyro. Biscuits and Gravy. Reuben Sandwich. Truffle Fries. The creator of one of these four potato chip flavors will be the million dollar winner of Lay’s annual “Do Us A Flavor” contest. Judging from the past two years, it will not be the one I pick. As a certified (probably) snackologist, the week that Frito-Lay…
By Mike Fahey Published July 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter V Will Be A Constantly-Evolving Fighting Platform
The days of Super/Ultra/Hyper editions may be over. During the Street Fighter V panel at EVO 2015, Capcom detailed its plan to release a single disc with 16 fighters supported by regular digital updates—many of which can be earned simply by playing the game. According to the fine folks at Event Hubs who were present…
By Mike Fahey Published July 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Now Everybody Can Stream Xbox One Games To Windows 10
With only a week and change to go before the July 29 official release of Windows 10, Microsoft has gone ahead and enabled the ability to stream games from the Xbox One to Windows 10 devices. With the feature emerging from preview into the hands of the masses, all one needs to remote play Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published July 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Arkham Knight PC’s Next Big Patch Slated For Sometime Next Month
Amidst chatter that the troubled PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight wouldn’t be fixed until this fall, Warner Bros. has announced that a patch addressing a large portion of its to-do list of fixes is “targeted” for release in August. Yay. The statement, which actually does nothing to disprove that a fall date for the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 18, 2015