Luke Plunkett

The Art Of Dishonored 2: Death Of The Outsider

We’ve seen the art behind (and in) Dishonored 2, now let’s look at some of the work that went into the game’s new expansion, Death of the Outsider This of course isn’t every piece of concept and promotional art for the title, nor does it represent the contribution of every artist involved on the project.…

NBA 2K18 MyCareer: The Kotaku Review

I can’t believe 2K managed to screw this up so badly. Note: As we’ve done the last few years, this is only a review of 2K18’s MyCareer mode, not the entire game. I think its presence as the best-known singleplayer sports RPG, coupled with the focus 2K places on it in terms of creating and…

Valve Thought About Putting Women In Team Fortress 2 (And Making A DOTA 2 Cartoon)

Every playable character in Team Fortress 2 is a dude. But the recent release of an artist’s old work shows that Valve at least toyed with the idea of introducing women into the game’s roster. Drew Wolf, who spent nine years working at Valve as an artist, overhauled his website recently and amongst some other…

Catch The Latest Uncharted’s Story Without Actually Playing It

Want to skip playing a very good video gameand just catch up on that very good video game’s story? Andy Gilleand has you covered with this “movie” that covers Uncharted: The Lost Legacy’s plot in just under, um, four hours. For the record, he’s done this before with the other games in the series, in…

Small Child Cannot Comprehend That The Game Boy Does Not Have A Touch Screen

Reminder: children born post-smartphones/tablets have not been conditioned to use buttons. This very cute thing is what happened when Chris Cohoon handed his daughter an old Game Boy Color the other day. You can laugh/make bad “want to feel OLD” jokes if you want, but these kids are growing up with superior user interfaces. She…

The Journey Down, a point-and-click adventure series blending sci-fi with “Afro-Caribbean vibes” that’s been running since 2010, is wrapping up with the release of its third and final chapter

The Art Of Bungie’s Destiny 2

A look behind the scenes of Bungie's blockbuster sequel

Mods Add GTA, Minecraft & Mario To Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

Now that Zelda: Breath of the Wild is running pretty well on the PC, it’s time for people to start messing it with. Like turning Link into Carl Johnson from GTA: San Andreas, or Steve from Minecraft These skins were made by WilianZilv, who has also whipped up a Mario Odyssey cap for Link to…

Here’s A $900 Batman: Arkham Knight Statue

Batman: Arkham Knight, a video game about driving a secret tank, came out in 2015. The merch is still rolling in though, and while normally that wouldn’t be cause for general concern, this 33-inch statue is some hilariously intricate fanservice. Made by Prime 1, it’ll be out in a few months, and is based on…

Game Of Thrones Has Some Beautiful Paintings In The Background

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. Artist Simone De Salvatore has shared…

The latest issue of Heterotopias, a very cool magazine about video games and architecture, is out on September 22. It’s got pieces on bathrooms and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, among other things.

Working For Nintendo Used To Be Hell, But At Least We Got Cool Music Out Of It

Super Metroid has one of the most famous themes in video games. If you’ve ever wondered where it came from, you’ve got the nightmarish working conditions of 1990s video game development (and some impromptu one-man karaoke) to thank for it. In an interview on Nintendo’s site, Composer Kenji Yamamoto remembers that during the development of…

Just A Giant Conga Line Of Dishonored 2 Bodies

The real joy of the Dishonored games isn’t in sneaking around. It’s in messing with the game’s systems to do dumb shit like spending four hours lining up every body you could find in a level just…because you can. PCChris95 explains that this is 83 bodies, but not all of them are dead, with around…

Here’s The First Trailer For The New Tomb Raider Movie

Goodbye Angelina Jolie, hello Alicia Vikander. Looks like it’s got a lot in common with Eidos and Square’s latest reboots, from the costume design to the “origins tale” intro itself.

Persona 5 Cosplay Won’t Hold Back

Here’s Calssaraas Ann, from Persona 5. Photos by Captured

Virtual Reality Drawing Brings Overwatch Art To Life

Liz Edwards is an artist who, in a previous life, was a 3D character artist at Total War developers Creative Assembly. She is now a 3D artist in a more direct sense. She’s shifted over recently to doing a lot of work in virtual reality, which lets people sketch in 3D, transforming rough linework into…

Angry Birds Now Sponsors A Football Team, And It’s A Laughing Stock

For the first time in competition history, the English Premier League is allowing teams to put sponsors on a jersey’s sleeves. Everton announced theirs the other day, and it’s…Angry Birds Not the company behind the game, Rovio. The game itself. Right there, logo and all, on the arm of a very serious and proper professional…

Look At This Magic: The Gathering Cosplay

That’s not a specific character. It’s a suit of armour made entirely out of Magic cards. Made by TechnicolorTraveler, it consists not only of a full suit (helmet, gauntlets, boots, etc) but a sword and shield as well. Oh, and also a cape! All of them made out of Magic cards. In case you were…

Luke Skywalker, That Is An Unorthodox Approach

Robin Florie is a concept artist based in the Netherlands. The last game he worked on is Walking Dead: March to War, a mobile strategy game based on the comic/TV series. You can see more of Robin’s work at his personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button…

Oh Hey, Battlefield Heroes Is Coming Back

Battlefield Heroes, my favourite Battlefield game, died an inglorious death when it tried to walk a free-to-play tightrope and fell clean off. It was a cool game with incredible visuals, though, so of course a group of fans have salvaged the code and brought it back. Revive, who have already done similar work with Battlefields…