Luke Plunkett

Play Through Half-Life As Duke Nukem

Half-Nuked is a mod that lets you play through the original Half-Life as Duke Nukem. It’s more than just a graphics trick; you get access to Duke’s weapons, as well as his kicking melee move. This…looks fun as hell. You can download the mod here

Sega have said that anybody who managed to start playing the full version of Yakuza 6 six weeks earlywon’t have their accounts banned, and will be able to transfer their “demo” progress to the full game regardless of how far they got.

Uh Guys Let’s Go

Nick Foreman is an artist at Sumo Digital, known for games like the console versions of Sega’s Outrun reboot and the starfighter sequences of the new Battlefront games. You can see more of Nick’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left…

Mods Saved A Game, So They’re Now An Official Product

When flight sim IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover was released in 2011, it was…OK. Over the next few years dedicated modders stepped in to make the game great, however, and in recognition of their work the actual studio behind IL-2 has just re-released their work officially. IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ Edition is the…

Duke Nukem 3D’s Creators Just Released A New Shooter Built On a 1995 Engine

3D Realms—yes, they’re still around—just quietly released a new shooter called Ion Maiden. It’s notable because unlike a load of modern games that are built to look like they’re using old tech, it actually is: it’s built on the Build Engine, which ran everything from Duke Nukem 3D to Shadow Warrior Ion Maiden is still…

Noodle Time, Major

Elena Bespalova is an artist at Riot Games, the studio behind League of Legends You can see more of Elena’s work at her ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing…

Sega Accidentally Released Yakuza 6 For Free

Yakuza 6’s demo, made available on the PlayStation Store earlier today, clocked in at over 30GB. There was a good reason for that: the download actually contains the full game, with only the opening stages made playable. The idea was that if you later decide to buy it, you’d be purchasing an unlock code. That…

There Was A 1908 Board Game About Women Fighting Cops In The Streets

Over 100 years ago, a board game was released called Suffragetto. The game pitted Suffragettes—women seeking the right to vote—against London police, with players basically orchestrating running street battles between the groups. It’s easy to look at the setting as a sensationalised product of the times—oh no, the women are rebelling!—but there’s historical grounds for…

Widowmaker’s Figma Is Very Nice

Out at the end of the year, and running around USD$65, this is Good Smile’s Widowmaker Figma from Overwatch You can order it now. The figure includes her sniper rifle, venom mine, grappling hook and alternate “aiming” squinty face. Widowmaker joins Genji and Tracer as Figma’s third Overwatch figure. Mercy next, please.

Be Gone, Evil Spirits

Borislav Kechashki is a senior character artist at Ubisoft’s Sofia studio, where he’s worked on games like Assassin’s Creed Origins. You can see more of Borislav’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the…

Mod Adds Goku (And All His Powers) To Grand Theft Auto V

GTA mod team JulioNIB have just released this script for Goku that gives you access to all kinds of crazy powers as well, from flight to teleportation. Here’s a demonstration of the havoc you can wreak: Note that this mod covers the important under-the-hood and UI stuff; the actual model itself you have to grab…

A LEGO Version Of Star Wars Episode I: Racer

If nobody is going to muster the will/cash for a new video game version of Star Wars’ pod-racing, then we’re going to have to settle for this movable, interactive LEGO take on it instead. Alexis Dos Santos built this using MINDSTORMS, LEGO’s robotics tech. The surface of the race scrolls past the user on a…

Even Tony Hawk Wants More Tony Hawk Remasters

I’m going to guess that Tony Hawk (the man) gets asked about Tony Hawk (the skateboarding video game series) a lot Because he tweeted this earlier today: So yeah, guys, pro skater and businessman Tony Hawk does not also run servers and handle remasters. That’s video game work. Go take it up with the video…

Cute Couple

Laura Peltomäki is a character artist based in Finland. You can see more of Laura’s work at her ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their…

Building Civilization’s United Nations Inside The Actual United Nations [Update]

From the same fanbase that brought you “building Oxford inside Oxford” and “building Petra outside Petra” comes this, “building Civilization V’s UN inside the UN”. Reddit user asahcool was at the United Nations in New York the other day representing his college at the UNA Global Engagement conference. He was supposed to be learning how…

The Best Of Katsucon, 2018’s First Big Cosplay Show

The North American cosplay calendar kicks off every year with Katsucon, a massive show held every year just outside DC that attracts around 20,000 fans. That’s not how many cosplayers there are, that’s just the overall attendance figure, but it can feel like they’re one and the same when you look at how much quality…

Breath Of The Wild Wins Big At 2018 DICE Awards

The 21st D.I.C.E. Awards—voted on by over 30,000 members of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences—just wrapped up in Vegas, and among the winners are Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn and Cuphead Breath of the Wild won four awards (Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement In Game Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Game…

The Boss Will See You Now

Mike Henry is director of art at German studio Bigpoint. You can see more of Mike’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both…

Witcher Birthday Cake Features Hot Tub, Dick

For @Klutar’s birthday, his partner made him this Witcher 3 cake. It is a wet, naked, hairy work of art. WARNING: NSFW IMAGES BELOW I’ve seen Collector’s Edition statues with less detail than this, so this is really something. And yes, before you ask, yes, it got eaten. Even (especially?) that bit.

Floor Kids, the breakdancing game for the Switch, has some A++++ music by Kid Koala. Who is not only releasing a huge soundtrack for the game, but is taking it on tour as well.