This is Ginny Di and Going Postale with a very convincing Game of Thrones sister act.

Photographer Jason Laboy recently captured this Game of Thrones cosplay jamboree in New York's Central Park, and not only did it feature a whole lot of swords, but a ring as well.

As they have many times before, German studio Karakter were employed by HBO to help out on the latest series of Game of Thrones, to work on not just VFX and general concept stuff, but also to design locations such as Dragonstone as well.

Cersei Lannister. Ilyn Payne. Melisandre. Uh, Robert from London, age 25?

It's a song of ice and mathematics.

While Game of Thrones relies heavily on CG effects, it also uses a ton of real-world locations to bring places such as King's Landing to life.

You see a lot of Daenerys cosplay around, but most of it tends to focus on her earlier appearances in Game of Thrones. So it's nice to see someone focus on something a bit more recent.

Game of Thrones is a cultural wrecking ball, but despite being around for seven years now (or 21 counting the books), it hasn't left much of a mark on video games. There might be a very good reason for that.

Here's Kevin Von Close and Jon Snow Cosplay at Twitchcon over the weekend, looking like they'd just finished up some bullshit adventure to try and catch a zombie.

As someone who has watched Game of Thones (and someone who has watched an ungodly amount of terrible anime) this is so on point it's unbelievable.

Game of Thrones is shot in some pretty exotic locations, and also has some great CG work, but not everything you see on the screen is a mix of real life and computer wizardry. There's still room for good old-fashioned matte painting when it comes to the scenic backdrops.

With all the incredibly talented cosplayers sharing their costumes online, often those who achieve widespread recognition are recognised more for an uncanny facial resemblance to the characters they're cosplaying. While technically the point of cosplay is to resemble the character as much as possible, in practice cosplay is so much more than that. Now cosplayers are speaking out to say "I cosplay characters because I like them."

HBO have spent the last few seasons of Game of Thrones trying to keep as much as possible about the series from leaking out, but the series' ability to keep its cast's lips sealed hasn't stopped us learning a lot about seasons six and seven before they aired. That could change for the final season, at least for the ending of the show.

Game of Thrones, if you'll forgive the pun, changed the game on fan theories. The HBO show has inspired countless Reddit threads, discussion forums, and crazy homemade conspiracy walls decked out with pictures, names, and string in hopes of tying all the pieces together. Some of those theories have actually come true, most notably "R+L=J." However, others seem like they're too dumb to exist -- and yet here we are.

If ever there was an entertainment property ripe to be transformed into a Game of War-style mobile multiplayer strategy game, it's Game of Thrones. It looks like Warner Bros. and Turbine have finally gathered enough clip art to make Game of Thrones: Conquest happen.

So after a frantic couple of months, the penultimate Game of Thrones season has come to a close. Question is: was it any good?

In a new interview, the makers of Fallout: New Vegas have revealed that the studio was given the opportunity to make a game based on Game of Thrones - and they turned in down.

Season seven of Game of Thrones has drawn to a close. Before we brave the long summer between seasons, it's time for one final bonus Kotaku Splitscreen episode.

Well that's it folks: the season finale has been and gone, the endgame is all set up and we're settling in to wait for a long, long time for the conclusion to this epic. To distract you from the horrifying wait ahead, come in and check out the best reactions, memes and commentary from the season finale: The Dragon And The Wolf.