Luke Plunkett

Company Of Heroes Was The Perfect RTS

It’s rare that we see a single game stand so tall amongst its peers so long after it was first released

Oh No, You Made The Goon Angry

Liam Grice is a character artist at Supermassive, the studio behind games like the Until Dawn series. You can see more of Liam’s art 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…

New Street Fighter Figures Are Cool

S.H. Figuarts has a new line of Street Fighter figures out, and I like ‘em. There are four so far. Ryu and Chun-Li are already available, while Cammy and Rashid are on the way. As we can see in these pics from Toyark, the joints are…not great, especially on characters like Cammy who are showing…

We Finally Got A Good Battlestar Galactica Game

It’s been over eight years since BattleStar Galactica ended in almost the worst way imaginable, and in that time we haven’t got a single good (official) game based on the series. We now have one. Kinda. Kinda not because the latest, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, is not a good video game. It is! It’s kinda because…

Yes Yes This Castle Seems To Be In Good Order

Stefan Kopinski is an artist who mostly works in the board game business, but who has also helped out on video games like Dead Rising 2 You can see more of Stefan’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the…

Oh No

Here is how Sony describes this official “Limited Edition” Destiny 2 controller, which is being released in Europe in September: The Dualshock 4 will feature a touch pad customised with the game’s logo, plus the iconic character class insignia, all in striking gold – making it the perfect companion for your next raid! Here’s how…

Track: Ghomrassen | Artist: Bonobo | Album: Star Wars Headspace Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Final Fantasy XV Cosplay Gets Back To Nature

Since camping is such an important part of Final Fantasy XV, it’s cool that this team of cosplayers decided the best way to recreate the game was to get out into the wilds or Arizona and shoot on one of only two nights of the year that the Milky Way is visible to the naked…

Bury Me With This Persona 5 Figure

Here’s the first good look at a Persona 5 figure that won’t be out until next year, but will have already changed your heart: Figma’s Joker, who also includes Morgana whether you want him or not, because of course he would Joker includes three faces (one with a mask and two without), a gun, a…

Corey Gaspur, a Bioware veteran who worked on everything from Sonic Chronicles to the Mass Effect trilogy, has died. He had most recently been working as the lead designer on Anthem. Our thoughts are with his friends and family.

Antihero, A Strategy Game Where You Run The Jewels

Antihero, released on PC earlier this month, is a game about managing a grimy, Victorian thieves guild. Which involves all the expected daily chores, like murdering street thugs, bribing church officials and sending little homeless kids off to occupy banks. Creator Tim Conkling calls Antihero a “digital board game”, and it’s good to get that…

Nice Place You Got Here. Be A Shame If Nathan Drake Ever Found It.

Robin Lhebrard is a freelance artist from France. You can see more of Robin’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 their professional…

Track: Scars | Artist: DJ Shadow feat. Nils Frahm | Album: Ghost in the Shell (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Look At This PS4 Controller

Reader Devin Smith, no stranger to amazing custom controller designs, returns with this God of War piece that has everything you’d expect, down to the paint and leather. Notice how the runes on the back light up to take the place of the DualShock 4’s regular illumination, which is nice. As is that leather flap,…

Some Of The Best Cosplay From The 2017 San Diego Comic-Con

Comic Con is, of course, the biggest nerd show on the planet, which means there was a lot of A+ cosplay on show. Too much to capture in one set of videos and photos, but hey, that’s not going to stop us from trying. The first video below is courtesy of Sneaky Zebra, while the…

Man Stabbed Seven Times During Magic: The Gathering Game

31-year-old Elijia Dale Creech has been arrested by police in Minnesota following a fight over a game of Magic: The Gathering, in which his 20 year-0ld opponent was stabbed seven times in the face and neck.  As the local Fox outlet reports, a disagreement that began during the late-night game last Friday quickly escalated “and…

If Counter-Strike Was An RPG

That’s the question Clicky Crisp ask in this video. Then answer, in a way that makes me wish this was actually the way you played this video game.

It isn’t quite the mountain bike gameI’ve long been asking for, but Descenders might be a start. The stages are procedurally generated, which is neat. It’s coming for the PC.

The Mother Of Dragons

Alex Negrea is an artist who has done work for companies like Crytek and Volta. We’ve actually featured Alex’s art previously: the Mercy piece here was commissioned by Blizzard,and ran in a best-of we made around the game’s launch You can see more of Alex’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in…

Civilization VI Just Made Some Pretty Big Changes

Alongside the release of Nubia, Civilization VI has a “Summer Update” out today that makes a number of surprisingly major changes to the game. There’s a lot to sift through, including tweaks to many individual Civ’s traits, but the most important ones fall into two categories: early-game expansion and the game’s user interface. Firaxis have…