Luke Plunkett

DOTA 2 Tournament Pays Out Over $20 Million In Prizemoney 

The 2016 edition of the The International, DOTA 2’s biggest tournament of the year, was held in Seattle over the weekend. It made a lot of people very, very rich (or, as this list of esport’s top earners shows, richer). With over $20 million in prizemoney on offer, the winning team—Wings, from China—took home just…

Dota 2 Kiss Cam

Get a room, guys. (If you want to see/read more on the tournament itself, try this).

Fall of Gods, an “illustrated novel” put together by some video game concept artists, has been picked up by 20th Century Fox, who want to turn it into an epic fantasy film.

A New Way To Play Pokémon Go

Simone Giertz, Queen of Stupid/Awesome Internet Robots, has an idea on how to make playing Pokémon Go a little easier. A custom helmet. And I like it. Its three pillars: Safety. Convenience. Sex appeal. I….I kinda want one. Just for Netflix, though.

Warhammer 40K Cosplay Is Ready To Die For The Emperor

Decked out in armour and weapons made by Wulfgar Weapons & Props, this group of fans hit Gencon last week with some of the best 40K cosplay I have ever seen. The armour. The weapons. The fur. It’s all perfect The crew won “best in show” at Gencon’s cosplay competition. There were seven of them,…

Why Didn’t They Just Call It Cyberpink

Wadim Kashin is an artist based in Moscow who has worked in both games and movies. You can see more Wadim’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,…

Artist Is Hiding Tiny Pokémon Around Pokéstops

Dallas artist Nichole’s Nerdy Knots has started making cute little knitted pocket monsters and leaving them hidden around town in Pokémon Go Pokéstops. There are no plans to sell these; she’s just leaving them lying around for kids and fans to discover on their own, while encouraging others to download her plans and make their…

The Witcher Makes Surprise Olympics Appearance

This is Vitalina Batsarashkina, a 19 year-old Russian shooter—and big fan of The Witcher, it seems—who won a silver medal at the Olympics earlier this week in the 10m Air Pistol. Pictured above is a close-up of the shooting glasses she wore during the event, featuring a sketch of a Witcher medallion. And just in…

Track: If There’s Time | Artist: Odesza | Album: My Friends Never Die Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Here’s The New Star Wars: Rogue One Trailer 

Ever wondered what Star Wars vs D-Day would look like? Rogue One’s got your answer.

Giving D.Va’s Overwatch Mech An Upgrade

D.Va’s mech is cute, I guess, but she’d do more damage in something out of Gundam Hence this model kit customisation job by runeblade265, which takes a Sazabi from Gundam and decks it out in D.Va’s colour scheme and sponsorship decals. Nerf this, etc etc.

What happens to their stuff when a big arcade collector passes away? This piece on The Arcade Blogger explores the legacy of Pete “Invadar” Davies, a British collector who owned a lot of arcade cabinets, and whose games suddenly needed new homes.

A Very Bad Warhammer 40K Game

You may have missed the release of Eisenhorn: XENOS on PC this week because, despite being an official Warhammer 40K game, it doesn’t say that in its title. You may also have missed it because it is a very bad video game. Eisenhorn: XENOS is actually an iPad game that, for whatever reason, was also…

The Heroes Of The Storm

Luke Mancini is an artist at Blizzard, where he’s worked on stuff like the StarCraft series and Heroes of the Storm You can see more of Luke’s art at his DeviantArt 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…

Sesame Street Fighter Kicks Your As, Bs & Cs

Sesame Street Fighter is a basic little fighting game for browsers that, instead of asking for combos and special moves, is asking you to type stuff really really fast. Characters have different knowledge bases (Cookie Monster is animals, Grover is weather, Oscar is Russian cities, etc), and depending on who you select you’ll face a…

Overwatch Cosplay Never Dies

I’m biased here, since she’s my main, but Mercy has the best in a game full of great character designs. So of course, when someone pulls off quality Mercy cosplay, it’s a sight to behold. And this is a sight to behold. Check out the detail on Shappi’s costume here! The panels on the armour,…

Some Official Concept Art From Stranger Things

Mikhail Rakhmatullin and Joshua Min are two of the artists who worked on Netflix’s Stranger Things. Here’s a collection of some of the stuff they did for the show. SPOILERS BELOW These images show the Demogorgon in all its plantface glory. Which is nice, since you never really get a good look at the thing…

Cosplaying As A Character From A Game That’s Not Even Out Yet

We’ve already seen some Horizon Zero Dawn cosplay, but here’s some more, shot in one of the only places that can match the game’s demo for its “giant trees and snowy mountains” look: Norway. Aloy (the character) is by Ibelinn Cosplay, while the photos are by Katrix Media Site Ibelinn says it took over three…

Here’s a neat look behind the scenes at Google showing how the company’s search page minigames (like the current Olympics ones) are made.

Just Keeping An Eye On Things

Andrey Vozny is an artist from Russia working in the video game business. You can see more of Andrey’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…