In Real Life

Zombie Playground Turns Art Into A Video Game Starring Kids, Zombies & Rap

Back in 2009, Masive Black artist Jason Chan (who draws wonderful pictures and even Kotaku mascots) gave the world an adorable piece of art that, while not directly inspired by Left 4 Dead, certainly captured people’s attention at the time. Mostly because it looked like a Fisher Price version of Valve’s shooter.


June 29, 2011
In Real Life

Would Bayonetta Have Been Sexier If She Was More "Western"?

As far as video game characters go, Bayonetta was built with one thing in mind. The suit, the heels, the British accent, even the glasses, all there for sex appeal. But would she have been sexier if she was less “Japanese”?


June 28, 2011
In Real Life

The InFamous Video Game Art Of Wesley Burt

Wesley Burt is a professional concept artist who works for Massive Black, one of the world’s biggest and most successful concept art studios.


January 23, 2009
In Real Life

Left 4 Dead — Now For Kids!

If the zombie apocalypse broke out a few decades earlier than it did in Left 4 Dead, it might look a lot like this. (And no, this is not concept art for the Wii version.)


December 27, 2008
Uncategorized

The Art That Launched a Thousand Games, Now a Book

You can argue whether games end as art, but there’s no debating how they start. Behind every shooter, every action title, every role-playing game is an artist’s imagining, bits of art meant to inspire.