Luke Plunkett

Total War: Warhammer: The Kotaku Review

I was so ready to hate this game. Here, prior to last week, were my thoughts on Total War: Warhammer: I did not have the best time with the last Total War game, Rome II, finding it to be a bloated, soulless affair that undid much of the good work Creative Assembly had done with…

The Witcher (In The Year 2077)

Freelance artist Adam Burn has worked for companies like Fantasy Flight, Lucasarts, and Games Workshop. This image is his take on combining CD Projekt Red’s two big games, The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 You can see more of Adam’s work athis studio’s site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory…

That’s Some Damn Good Fallout Cosplay

Viverra Cosplay’s Vault Survivor outfit here took over a month to make, since all the leather parts (100% pigskin) were made by hand and every weapon and accessory was 3D-printed then finished and painted. Also: the pup, Rex, is a great Dogmeat. Photos by BTSEphoto. Rex courtesy of Intrepid Productions

The Wild Story Of Tie Fighter’s Illegal 1994 Pirate Leak

Software piracy in 2016 is so ubiquitous that we expect games to leak ahead of release. Back in the 20th century, though, it was a lot harder for pirates to get hold of video games before they hit retail shelves. As evidenced by this crazy old story about howthe classic TIE Fighter got out a…

TMNT Figures Based On Konami’s Classic 1989 Arcade Game

Oh man Note that, as good as these look, you’ll likely never be able to get your hands on them. Because of licensing restrictions, manufacturers NECA are only going to be able to sell these at conventions, not online or in stores. If you’re going to Comic Con, good luck! If you’re not, and you’re…

Fallout 4 Mod Takes The Game To Seattle

Fallout Cascadia is a new mod that is promising to create what’s essentially a brand new game—using Fallout 4 as a foundation—set in and around Seattle. The plan is to have the mod kick in as a completely separate adventure to the main game, so you wouldn’t even create a character or see Fallout 4’s…

Some Of The World’s Best Artists Are Already In Love With Overwatch

Yeah, the game itself has only just been released, but thanks to betas and marketing people have been getting to know the cast of Overwatch for months. Among those fans are some of the world’s best artists, many of whom we’ve featuredhere on Fine Art before Below is a collection of work made by artists…

Just in case you ever wanted to hear Nathan Vetterlein, aka the voice of TF2’s Scout, read some of Tracer’s lines from Overwatch.

Xavier Woods Hadoukens Wrestler

WWE wrestler Xavier Woods, noted enthusiast of the video games, unleashed a Street Fighter-style Hadouken on Aiden English in a bout last night. Thankfully, English seems to have survived the attack. (via Fox Sports)

If A Cosplayer Says Her Name, She Will Be Given Her Eyes Back

Ginny Di, already the world’s best Arya Stark cosplayer, has updated her look to match the character’s blind and badass season 6 appearance. Hopefully this is where the recreation ended. It’d be a bit much if the photographer followed her around belting her with a wooden stick every five minutes.

Pharah Won’t Be Needing This Today

Coregeek, whose Mad Max work we’ve featured before on the site, has rung in Overwatch’s launch with this awesome recreation of Pharah’s rocket launcher. Model by Coregeek, paint by Nimbus

When A Sega Magazine Got Blacklisted By Sega

Keith Stuart’s written a great article over on Eurogamer, recalling the time that he was blacklisted by Sega despite being the Editor-in-Chief of DC-UK, a magazine devoted entirely to the Sega Dreamcast. He chats about how exciting it was to be in charge of a magazine devoted entirely to Sega (note: it wasn’t an official…

The last time I played Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s beta, things were looking a little rough. So it’s little surprise to hear that the game has been delayed. Originally due in 2015 before slipping to 2016, it’s now been pushed back to 2017.

The Weird Units Of Battleborn

Matias Tapia is an illustrator and concept artist from Chile who most recently worked on Gearbox’s Battleborn Below you’ll see a ton of his character contributions to the arena shooter, showcasing the wide variety of units (and styles) you in the game. Army guys, dwarves and mushroom people? Sure, why not, video games. You can…

Ten Years Of Gabe Newell Talking About Half-Life 3 Is Depressing To Watch

Whether it’s called Half-Life: Episode 3 or just Half-Life 3, here’s a video put together by CrowbCatwhich collects interviews dating back as far as 2006 in which Valve boss Gabe Newell talks about a game that’s never actually coming out. Gah. I need a drink after that.

GIANT Overwatch Action Figures Are Neat

Blizzard got Hollywood creature and effects legend Steve Wang (Predator, Hellboy) to help out with Overwatch’s launch. His work: three giant action figures, complete with giant boxes. The boxes were dropped in LA, Paris and Korea over the weekend. Any complaints over the fact you can’t actually buy regular-sized versions of these yet, please direct…

Oculus Rift Piracy Crackdown Actually Makes Piracy Easier

A new software update for the Oculus Rift VR headset that was supposed to “curb piracy and protect games and apps that developers have worked so hard to make” has actually had the opposite effect. Whoops. The creator of the Revive hack, which had allowed HTC Vive owners to play Oculus-exclusive programs before Rift’s latest…

It Took 191 Hours To Draw These 131 League Of Legends Champions

Reader Christopher Cayco is responsible for this incredible League of Legends artwork, which manages to cram every single Champion (up to Taliyah) into the one image. Chris did something last year, with his 721-Pokemon-in-one-pic. He recorded himself drawing it, so you can see how it was done here. You can also buy prints of the…

And Now For Some NSFW Witcher 3 Sex Cosplay

This. This is one of the reasons why I love this video game. You get a couple of cosplayers pulling this shit on any other game and people will say “um OK that’s weirdly pervy.” The Witcher 3? “This is authentic.” Russian photographer Victoria Milligan took these shots, first of Yennefer (and it’s a very…

Kid Designs Overwatch Character, Blizzard Artists Finish The Job

Blizzard fan Shane Hickey’s young daughter thought it’d be cool to design her own Overwatch character and send it into the game’s creators. Blizzard thought it’d be cooler to turn her rough design into something a little more professional. Roman Kenney, a Blizzard artist, took the kid’s art (and attack descriptions) and made this: That’s…