Luke Plunkett

Track: Three Lions 98 | Artist: Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

What Aliens, Blade Runner, Jurassic Park & Terminator Would Look Like As Anime

Dmitry Grozov, aka Ahriman, is a freelance artist from Russia who has an uncanny ability for taking things that aren’t anime and making them look like they came straight off a bootleg 1980s VHS. Aside from the properties in the headline he’s also done Predator, Ghostbusters, Fifth Element, Judge Dredd, Beetlejuice, Die Hard, even Robocop…

A Very Cute Lil’ Persona 5 Figure

Good Smile will be releasing this Nendoroid version of Persona 5’s Futaba in December. Set to cost around $40, she includes a “standard expression, a downcast expression as well as a grinning expression.” She also comes with Morgana, a keyboard, phone and cup of noodles.

I’ve Been Driving A Video Game Bus, And It’s Wonderful

No explosions, no crimes, just the pleasures of helping people get to where they need to go

Gucci Is Here For The 1990s Console War Veterans

Gucci’s new Rhyton sneakers have been designed to do two things: cost a lot of money and inflict visual trauma on survivors of the first great console wars. The company’s subtle branding (I don’t know if you’ve noticed it) on the side of the shoe is written in Sega’s trademark font, while bearing the colours…

Bang

Victor Harmatiuk is an artist from Brazil who has worked in video games, animation and board games. You can see more of Victor’s work at his ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business…

Some 2K Players Are Getting Sent Custom Nikes

High scores and achievements are there to make you appreciate your feats, but some 2K players are getting a more material reward for their efforts this month. The Road To 99 is a part of NBA 2K18 that encouraged folks to take their lowly-ranked custom player and work them all the way up from a…

Sid Meier’s Colonization Is The Best 4th Of July Video Game

Don't like how the United States of America turned out? Go on, build your own then

Track: Vindaloo | Artist: Fat Les | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Fallout cosplay by cosplay_scp048, photo by booker_stx

Bumbling Canadian Robbery Video Is Even Better With Metal Gear Solid Sounds

That botched Canadian convenience store robbery was funny enough on its own, but set to Metal Gear music and sound effects—thank you, Omar Villegas—it’s a work of art.

Cool Robots

Kejun Wang is a concept artist at Respawn, developers of the Titanfall series. You can see more of Wang’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business and…

Madden’s 99-Rated Players Got Some Sweet Cleats

There will be seven players rated 99 overall in this year’s Madden. Good for them, but especially for the three that were sent these fancy cleats by Nike to commemorate the occasion. Antonio Brown, Rob Gronkowski and Luke Kuechly were all given these gold & white cleats, each emblazoned with a silhouette of the player…

Guillermo del Toro Gets His Own Action Figure

Oscar-winning filmmaker and best friend of Hideo Kojima Guillermo del Toro has had a lot of action figures made for characters in his movies, but he’s now getting one of his very own. Via Toy Ark, NECA is releasing this figure as a San Diego Comic Con special, standing at around 8″ tall and featuring…

Japan’s Getting Some Cool New 2DS XL Designs

Nintendo is bringing three new 2DS XL designs to Japan over the next month, with Mario Kart, Animal Crossing and Minecraft handhelds due to be released. First up, Animal Crossing, which is out on July 19 (this one is also headed to Europe and Australia): Also out on July 19 is this Mario Kart design,…

The Last Jedi, You Look Different

A group of large adult babies wants to remake The Last Jedi, because waaaah waaaah. To help get their unofficial project started, maybe give them some ideas, artist Fernando Reza has made (and made fun of them with) this poster. You can buy it here. It is perfection.

Eyes To The Skies

Mikhail Buleyko is a CG artist based in Russia. You can see more of Mikhail’s work at his Behance and ArtStationpages. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business and have some concept, environment, promotional or…

Just In Case You Ever Wanted A Game Made Out Of Marble

This is A Maze, a piece by artist Marco Iannicelli. It’s a game made of solid marble, so for once you can’t complain about the build quality. Via Design Milk, he calls it “the world’s first both analogue and electric gaming console in marble”, the technicality being that while you’re controlling a typically analogue experience…

A Video Game Company Actually Shared Some Funny Stories From Behind The Scenes

Paradox’s Fredrik Wester is stepping down from his CEO role in a few weeks’ time, and to mark the occasion he’s been tweeting some downright fascinating stories from the company’s early days. While now known as the home of grand strategy on the PC, Paradox hasn’t always been a development and publishing power. It used…

Track: Melancholia | Artist: Converge | Album: Beautiful Ruin Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.