Luke Plunkett

The Great Ragdoll War Of 1273

This would have been a much quicker way of resolving battles than all those hours of hacking and maiming and screaming. OK, so maybe this isn’t the most historically accurate representation of melee combat, but it is one of the most enjoyable. It’s by Nicholas King, aka Nickels, a CG artist at creative studio Optix.…

Pokémon Go Boss Gets His Twitter Account Hacked

The people are not pleased. John Hanke, boss of Pokémon Go developers Niantic, had his Twitter account hacked earlier today. It looks like the group Our Mine are responsible, using the hack to post messages about…the game not being out in Brazil yet. It’s the same group responsible for other high profile 2016 hacks, including…

The Right To Bear Arms. So Many Arms.

Adam Baines is a concept artist based in the UK who has worked on games like Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and Dirty Bomb You can see more of Adam’s work at his Tumblrand ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art…

Track: When Good Dogs Do Bad Things | Artist: Dillinger Escape Plan feat. Mike Patton | Album: Irony is a Dead Scene Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

There There, Team Instinct, It’s Going To Be OK

While Pokémon Go cosplay was at first restricted to just the trainers, since we hadn’t got a proper look at the team leader outfits, now that we know Blanche is a runaway Fire Emblem charactercosplayer’s options can expand a little. This is NipahCos as Team Instinct leader Spark. Photo by Shoujo Cosplay

Nice Beard, Man

Stuart Kim is a concept artist working for Amazon’s game studios. You can see more of Stuart’s work at his personal site and 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 New Doom Board Game Looks Hot

There was a Doom board game released in 2004. This isn’t it. This one is brand new. Made by the same company (Fantasy Flight) behind the original, 2016’s Doom is based on the look of the new game, and is modelled a lot more closely on Fantasy Flight’s Imperial Assault (right down to the games…

God Damn This Halo Trailer Was Good

Game trailers tend to be forgettable things. Explosive diversions paving the way for a marketing campaign that hits you, tries to sell you something then fades into nothingness as the next hype train takes its place. ODST’s live-action clip, though, lingers long after the game has disappeared off the charts. I watched this the other…

German Mayor Closes Bridge Just For Pokémon Go Players

While some local government officials are trying to get Pokémon Go out of public spaces, the Mayor of Dusseldorf has taken the opposite approach, blocking off a bridge in the city so that players can catch pocket monsters in safety. The Girardet bridge, a small crossing over the Düssel (a tributary of the Rhine), is…

Track: A.H.B. | Artist: S U R V I V E | Album: RR7349 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

“The Wii U Has No Games”, A Study

Of all the complaints levelled against the Wii U over the years, the most common one is usually “there aren’t any games”. With Nintendo putting out some lifetime release figures overnight, let’s see how that claim actually holds up. Before we begin: in case you need this spelled out, nobody literally means there are no…

Zombie Batman Thirsts For Flesh, Not Justice

Ali Jalali is a freelance 3D artist from Iran, whose Batman here doesn’t really have much need for a Bruce Wayne anymore. It was done as part of Game Artisan’s Comic Con art challenge You can see more of Ali’s work at hispersonal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution,…

Track: Dystopia | Artist: Nightcrawler (feat. Vincenzo Salvia) | Album: Metropolis Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

We see a lot of cosplay videos trying to make music, but here’s a music video that’s doing Zelda cosplay. And a lot of it.

Nintendo Has Tried Detachable Controllers Before (In 1984)

There’s a reportfrom Eurogamer today that the Nintendo NX will be a handheld featuring “detachable” controllers. It’s a neat idea, but it’s also one that Nintendo have a bit of experience with. When I was a little kid, I would always bug my parents for a video game console like a Master System or NES,…

Woman Cosplays To Work To Beat Stupid Dress Code

Cosplayer June Rivas was told by her boss that her work attire was “unprofessional”. Good thing she had a fix for that. Yahoo reportsthat Rivas’ employer told her that “wearing her hair in a ponytail or donning a head scarf was unprofessional” (pictured, top), despite the unnamed company’s dress code simply stating that employee’s clothing…

A Very Good Pokémon Go Story

I have heard some good Pokémon Go stories over the past few weeks, but in terms of truly tapping into the spirit of times we are living through, I like this one the best. It’s by comics writer Kate Leth, and while it reads like a very good joke, it’s a punchline that I 100%…

Kiki’s Express Delivery Service

Riot Games (League of Legends) artist Atey Ghailan has, for the past year, been working on a project where he drew something every day for 365 days. That project is now over, and the results are fantastic. As you’ll see, there wasn’t much rhyme or reason to the sketches. Some were twists on famous characters,…

Pokémon Go Players Robbed, Two Men Shot

A shootout took place in Las Vegas early yesterday morning when a man and a teenage accomplice tried to rob a group of people playing Pokémon Go AP reports that the pair, in a large SUV, drove to Gary Reese Freedom Park, which has become a popular Pokémon Go hotspot in the city. They approached…