Luke Plunkett

Where Art Books Meet Strategy Guides

Strategy guide books are a tough sell in 2017, since the internet is free, but I like what Future has tried with their newish Last Guardian thing, which tries to combine tips with other stuff like interviews and concept art all in the one book. I know this isn’t the first book to try that,…

Total War: Rome is already out on iPad, but in early 2018 it’s coming to iPhone as well. It’ll cost $10. Hope you’ve got a long commute.

Lovecraftian Terror, Sculpted For A Video Game

Frogwares are working on a Lovecraftian adventure game calledThe Sinking City, and as part of the monster/character design process artist Marina Orlova sculpted these terrifying little guys out of clay. Actual clay, not a 3D render that simply looks like it. We don’t get to feature tangible, real-world stuff on Fine Art very often, so…

Nintendo’s First Electronic Toy Was Very, Very Cool

We all know Nintendo is a company with a long history. In over 100 years they’ve made everything from playing cards to LEGO sets to video games. But as important as some of those products were (or still are!), few are as important as the Nintendo Companion. Why? Because it marks Nintendo’s first foray into…

Here’s A Good Pokémon Figure

Good Smile is releasing a Figma next year based on Sun & Moon trainer Selene. The figure itself is great, but even better is that she comes with all three of Sun & Moon’s starter Pokémon: Rowlet, Litten and Popplio. Selene is out in April 2018.

Assassin’s Creed Cosplay May As Well Be A Screenshot

Here’s cosplay superstar Leon Chiro as Bayek from Assassin’s Creed Origins, on a shoot that took him to an actual desert in Kuwait. The costume was a collaboration between Chiro himself and Cosplay Annart. There are some more shots—some of them actually taken outside on the sand—below:

The Women Of The Wild West

Lulu Zhang is a concept artist a Creative Assembly, the developers behind games like Total War: Warhammer and Alien Isolation You can see more of Lulu’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…

GameStop Offering Unlimited 6-Month Access To Preowned Games

GameStop is introducing a new thing called PowerPass, which is a program that lets you pay $60 then, for six months, play as many pre-owned games as you want. PowerPass lets you choose a game from GameStop’s preowned library, take it home then swap it for something else when you’re done. There’s no limit on…

Gay Players Are Coming Out In A Major Sports Video Game

This year’s edition of Football Manager, one of the biggest sports game series on the planet, is going to allow its virtual players to come out. If you’re unfamiliar with the series, it’s a management/spreadsheet game that puts the player in control of a football club, letting them run everything from game tactics to merchandise…

To Be, Or Not To…Well Hello There

Sam Hogg is an artist from the UK who has done work for companies like Fantasy Flight, Cryptozoic and Playground Games. You can see more of Sam’s work at her personal site 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 Best World Of Warcraft Cosplay Has Real Owls

Owls are cool. All cosplay needs more owls. But especially Tyrande cosplay, since the character actually has one in the game. This is Narga, a cosplayer from Russia who is straight up one of the absolute best on the planet at this. You might remember her from that Dawn of War shoot we featured last…

EA Asks Fans To Stop Keeping Old Battlefield Games Alive

The Revive team, a group of Battlefield devotees who have worked hard for over three years to let fans keep playing older games in the series (like 2142 and Battlefield 2), have been asked by Electronic Arts to “stop distributing and using their intellectual property”. “We will get right to the point: Electronic Arts Inc.’…

The Struggle To Cram Game Of Thrones Inside A Video Game

The AGOT mod for Crusader Kings II is as vast as the source material

Anime Floppy Disks is a very good Tumblr

That Time We Got To See Mario’s Dick

For the first and probably last time, we saw an officially-licensed portrayal of Mario’s dick and balls

There Should Probably Be An Uncharted Children’s Book

Janice Chu worked at Naughty Dog earlier this year on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Specifically, on the game’s cute-as-a-button closing credits. You can see more of Janice’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…

PUBG’s Bulletproof Frying Pan Was A Happy Accident

The frying pan in Battlegrounds is one of the best weapons in the game thanks to its bulletproof qualities. And like many of the best pieces of game design, that’s only in the game by mistake. “We wanted to eventually make it that you could hit a grenade with the frying pan,” the game’s creator…

I’m Playing The Animal Crossing Phone Game, And It’s Pretty Good

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp isn’t supposed to be out until November, but for some reason Android owners [Update: and iOS users too] in Australia can download and play the game right now. And hey, I’m an Android owner in Australia, so let me show you how this thing actually works. Like Super Mario Run, Pocket…

Track: 14 Years of Rap | Artist: Non Phixion & Arsonists | Album: N/A Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Animal Crossing Coming To Phones As A Camping Game

Animal Crossing is coming to phones, with Nintendo tonight announcing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. [Update: We’ve played it, here are some impressions]. As the name might suggest, instead of taking place in a town, Pocket Camp puts you in a campground, where you run around doing chores for animals so you can build furniture and…