Luke Plunkett

Cosplay For Fans Of Old Lara Croft

2016’s take on Tomb Raider has a lot going for it, but there are still folks out there—cosplayers included—who remember the original Lara Croft. Russian cosplayer Anastasya Zelenova is one of them, and while she’s actually cosplayed as the modern Lara (and the Underworld version), it’s her 90s takes that are the best. You can…

Track: Sabotage Rogue One Trailer | Artist: Beastie Boys Star Wars | Album: Ill Communication Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Gotta [No Man’s Sky] Fast

Oh boy.

Geraltina of Rivia

Czech cosplayer Alzbeta Trojanova might have Ciri’s hair, but she’s got Geralt’s steel. We’ve actually featured her Witcher cosplay before, but these new shots were so good I figured they were worth a second look. She had some help this time, with Baty Alquawen playing the part of the Bruxa. Photos by Lifestalking

The Witcher 3’s New Screenshot Tools Are So Good

The Witcher 3 is the latest game to see Nvidia’s fancy new Ansel screenshot technology implemented. Which means users can now not only take very high resolution screens, but panoramic 360-degree shots of their gameplay as well. The necessary upgrades and patches for the tech went live earlier this week. I’ve been testing it out…

Overwatch Heroes Look Sharp In Their Street Clothes

What, you think Widowmaker buys bread and milk in that skinsuit? Korean artist YD has drawn these images of some of Overwatch’s cast looking very cool on their days off, just hanging out, enjoying each other’s company, maybe taking in a movie, maybe doing some shopping.

Konami Releasing New Metal Gear Game

Konami isn’tgoing to let the loss of Hideo Kojima stop them from using the Metal Gear license, announcing today an all-new game in the franchise: Metal Gear Survive It’s coming in 2017 for PC, Xbox One and PS4, and is described as a “co-op survival game”. Apparently it’s set straight after MSG V prologue Ground…

Look At This $480 Wind Waker Statue

Even these guys are like “OK maybe we should have made this smaller”. This upcoming statue from First 4 Figures recreates Wind Waker’s King of Red Lions (with Link sailing him) in a piece that’s 25 inches tall and costs $480. It’ll be out next year. There’s a limited edition model that lights up. Good…

All Hail Team Mystic

By Miguel Mercado

GTA V Mods Just Keep Looking Better

The PC version of Grand Theft Auto V looked good enough as it was. Mods improved things. Mods continue to improve things. This is the newest trailer for GTA 5 Redux, a “graphics and world enhancer” mod package that will bring new weather effects, new visual tweaks, real-world ads and company logos (like Netflix and…

No Man’s Sky Mods Are Here On PC

Got some stuff you want to fix/mess around with in the PC version of No Man’s Sky? Mods for the game are now out, letting you adjust everything from the game’s visuals to your suit’s audio files. Here are some of the best ones released so far on Video Game Mods. Note that there aren’t…

The Best Sid Meier Video Games

Veteran designer Sid Meier has over the years been behind—or at least lent his name to—some of the greatest games of our age. Some of these, like Civilization, you’ll no doubt be very familiar with. Others, whether through their age or obscurity, maybe less so. This piece originally appeared 12/7/15. Meier’s story is a great…

Look At This $200 Game Of Thrones Action Figure

Hong Kong toy company threezero will be releasing this 33cm Sandor Clegane figure later this year. There will be two models: a standard one for $195, and at $210 a “Threezero Store Deluxe Pack”, which will also come with The Hound’s fancy helmet. Salesgo live on August 18, with the figures shipping later in 2016.…

Some Concept Art From Fallout 4

This is a treat. Ilya Nazarov is a senior concept artist at Bethesda, and we’re about to take a look at some art from Fallout 4 (and its expansions). We actually featured some of Ilya’s work back in 2012, but that didn’t have any robots or gas stations in it. This collection does. You can…

Track: Remnants / Shadow Scheme | Artist: Marconi Union | Album: Ghost Stations Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

We’d Like This Aliens Cosplay In Bay 12, Please

I covered this earlier in the year when it was just a make-up test, but ver1sa’s Ripley (from Aliens) cosplay is now done and it’s just the best. She even got a Jones! All photos by kmitenkova You can see more of ver1sa’s work at her DeviantArt page

Ah, No Man’s Sky, such natural beauty. All we need here is some David Attenborough commentary and we’re set.

The Concept Art Behind Game Of Thrones: Season 6

Karakter, a German studio who have worked on games like Black Ops III, the lastKillzone and Ryse, also got to once again help out on Game of Thrones’ sixth season. Their art, like the episodes themselves, was epic. SPOILERS Here you’ll see the visual origins of all the shit that went down. Dragons burning boats,…

Samus Pharan

Come on, Nintendo. Let Blizzard use this. Just for one skin. Amber Harris is a freelance artist who has worked in video games and tabletop games. You can see more of Amber’s stuff at her personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine…

Play GoldenEye’s Multiplayer On PC

For over ten years now, a group of fans have been recreating GoldenEye’s multiplayer on the PC. Last week, the latest version of their efforts was released. It’s GoldenEye: Source v5.0. For reference, v4.0 was released in 2010 The whole thing is built on Valve’s Source engine, and has been recreated from scratch, which means…