Luke Plunkett

Behold, The Mother Of All Civilization VI Canals

I’ve written before about how canals are very much a thing in Civilization, but the latest expansion for Civilization VI kicks this up to a whole new level. In Gathering Storm, the traditional idea of a Civ canal—a city that bridges two landmasses—is massively expanded on, with players able to build small canals of their…

Nobody Watched Movies On Steam, So The Video Section Is Going Away

Did you know that Steam wasn’t just for games? For the past few years you’ve also been able to watch short films and documentaries on the service, but since you probably didn’t know that and nobody watched them, Valve is getting rid of the Video section in the store. I share this not for the…

Fortnite Ads Pulled From YouTube Over Child Predator Scandal

YouTube has blown up this week over revelations that child predators have been using a combination of seemingly harmless videos and the site’s comments section to engage in predatory behaviour. In response to this, major advertisers like McDonalds and Nestle have begun pulling commercials off the platform, along with Epic and Fortnite Having learned that…

Pokémon YouTubers Mistakenly Banned For Child Abuse

A trio of popular Pokemon YouTubers were among the accounts wrongly banned by Google over the weekend for being involved in “activity that sexualises minors”. As the BBC report, Mystic7, Trainer Tips and Marksman all found their accounts removed not long after uploading footage of themselves playing Pokemon GO It’s believed the error occurred thanks…

Civilization Has Helped Me Feel Slightly Less Terrible About Climate Change

A large part of my day involves sitting on Twitter watching news break, and so a large part of my day is spent surrounded by people justifiably freaking out over climate change news. It’s depressing as hell, but help has come in the last month from the most unlikely of places: Civilization VI The game’s…

Epic Is Suing That Awful Fortnite Festival

The organisers of Fortnite Live, a dumpster fire of a show that drew almost 3000 people to a showground in England then disappointed them, are being sued by Epic for using the game’s name and imagery without permission. To recap: the show, which cost parents £12-20 (USD$15-25) to attend, offered a few lame diversions and…

For The Motherland

Dmitri Dimas-ch is an artist from Russia. You can see more of Dmitri’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page

This GRIS vinyl figure is going on sale in a couple of months for $45. It’s lovely. Via Super Punch 

It’s Good Playing Metro Exodus In Russian

I’m not normally someone who bothers wading into the subs vs dubs argument when it comes to stuff like anime or JRPGs, but there’s one specific place I’ll always recommend you play the game as it was originally intended: the Metro series. It’s been true since the 2010 original, of course, but with Exodus out…

But That’s None Of My Business

Nishio Nanora is a 2D and character artist from Japan. You can see more of Nanora’s work at their ArtStation page

Overwatch Pros Share Their Cheesiest Pick-Up Lines

At the preview event for the latest season of the Overwatch League, cosplayer Stella Chuu—no stranger to this kind of business—polled players on their selections for Valentine’s Day pick-up lines. Somehow they manage to be both corny and yet slightly endearing at the same time, given the context. So much so you wonder whether every ult…

Fortnite “Festival” Ends In Predictable Shambles [Update]

In the proud tradition of shows like DashCon, Fyre and NathanCon, an under-staffed, under-planned and unlicensed Fortnite party held in the UK over the weekend turned out to be a complete disaster. UPDATE: the show’s organisers are being sued by Epic Fortnite Live, held February 16-17 in the English city of Norwich, billed itself as…

Civilization VI: Gathering Storm: The Kotaku Review

For Civ fans, the future has been set in stone since October 2016: no matter how good Civilization VI was at launch, it wouldn’t be done until it had gotten two expansions. Well, now it’s got them. Building on the contentintroduced in 2018’s Rise & Fall, and adding a whole raft of its own new…

Antique Bricks

Luca Boni is an artist based in South Africa. You can see more of Luca’s work at his ArtStation page

Big Destiny 2 Figures Are Very Furry

Fancy toy company 3A are continuing to bring out some beautiful Destiny figures, with the latest being these very fluffy Titans. Standing at 1/6 scale, just like 3A’s other Destiny efforts, these are probably a ways off (they were only just shown off at Wonder Festival Winter), and if the last figures are anything to…

2000 Fans Are Basically Playing Football Manager With A Real Team

The point of playing Football Manager is that you can pretend to manage a big club, but a bunch of fans of French side Avant Garde Caennaise have taken that one very big step further, and are now helping run their actual team. As the BBC report, fans of the club are able to download…

Gotta Go Fast

Brian Coughlan is an artist based in Scotland. You can see more of Brian’s work at his ArtStation page

NBA Star’s Game Boy Jordans Are Just Lovely

Russell Westbrook wore a pair of custom Super Soaker-inspired sneakers to a game the other day, and it looks like his next retro tribute is going to be a pair of Game Boy-themed Jordans. Specifically, they’re a pair of Why Not Zer0.2s, Westbrook’s signature shoe. The sneaker itself is running with a Game Boy-inspired colour…

Cute Truck, Space Cops

Koko Liem is an art director based in Singapore who has been working in the games business for around three years. You can see more of Koko’s work at his ArtStation page

Some Of Our Favorite Cosplay From PAX South 2019

PAX South was held in San Antonio a few weeks back, and while there was a lot of great stuff going on, we’re here today to highlight some of the cosplay that was on show. Mineralblutook all of the photos you’ll see below, (as well as shooting a 12-minute video) while you’ll find both the…