Luke Plunkett

Nintendo Is Offloading The Seattle Mariners [Update]

In 1992, Nintendo’s then-president Hiroshi Yamauchi went out and bought a majority stake in the Seattle Mariners baseball team. It was one of the most 90s things Nintendo ever did, but today, that era comes to an end. The Mariners announced today that Nintendo are looking to sell most of their 55% stake in the…

The Division: Destroying Faces Since 2016

Miguel Iglesias is a senior concept artist at Ubisoft’s Massive studio. He worked on The Division, but has also helped out on stuff like the Far Cry series and World in Conflict You can see more of Miguel’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re…

Uncharted 4 Copies Stolen ‘While In Transit’, Sony Working With Police

According toSony’s Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida, a “number of copies of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End” have been stolen “while in transit” ahead of the game’s release in the United Kingdom. Sounds a lot like a truck hijacking, which is something of a British speciality when it comes to video games He adds: “While…

Track: Mucilage | Artist: Wrong | Album: Wrong Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Aren’t You A Little Badass For A Stormtrooper?

When you put Maschinen Krieger and Star Wars together, only good things can happen. Given both series have their visual roots in “kitbashing” (cannibalising model kits to create a plastic Frankenstein’s Monster), it’s a natural fit, but while you’d expect a model maker to recreate Star Wars’ vehicles in Ma.K’s more rugged style, Kunho Noh’s…

Sunset Riders

Dominik Mayer is an artist from Germany at Pipedream Media, a studio that has worked with everything from games studios to Adidas to the Bundeswehr You can see more of Dominik’s work at his ArtStation page, while Pipedream’s site is here To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough,…

The World Needs More Afro Samurai Cosplay

This is Michael “Knightmage” Wilson as Afro Samurai. The outfit is great, but it’s that cel-shaded make-up that really ties it all together. And, you know, the wig. Photos by Gwendolyn Graham and Black Apple Studios

A Truly Honest Video Game Commercial

This is “E3 stage presentation” meets “those neat sunglasses from They Live.” Nice job, Cracked

Can’t They All Be President?

Normally, cosplay involves dressing up as fictional characters, not real people. But this year’s Presidential primaries have been so absurd that I think this now counts. Amazing how a wardrobe change suddenly makes Trump look like a dude you’d wanna party with. As for the other two, your feelings are yours and yours alone. The…

The Beautiful Art Of The Banner Saga 2

The Banner Saga 2 is an excellent strategy game, but the one thing fans (or even casual observers) tend to associate most with the series its its absolutely gorgeous 2D art. From epic backgrounds to hand-drawn animation, it’s one of the most beautiful video game series on the planet, so it’s an absolute pleasure today…

The Ballad Of The Flak Tower

Vitali Timkin is an artist who works at Wargaming, the studio behind World of Tanks You can see more of Vitali’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left…

Star Wars: Armada: The Kotaku Review

If there’s one thing you do more than anything else while playing Star Wars: Armada, it’s shout INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER The last of Fantasy Flight’s major Star Wars board games thatI haven’t got aroundto reviewing yet on this site (it was released in 2015), Armada is a game primarily concerned with capital ship combat. So…

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She Cosplays Both The Darkness And The Light

Annie Ragnarek, from Belarus, is a cosplayer with a speciality: dressing up as Jedi/Sith from the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games (and beyond).

Prince Lorian, I Presume?

Ömer Tunç is a freelance artist from Turkey. You can see more of Ömer’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of…

Peter Parker This Ain’t

Cosplayer Pierre Demery is looking good here as Miles Morales, aka the new Spider-Man

YIIK was one of our “most anticipated titles of 2015“. It’s actually coming out this year, so make that 2016 instead. YIIK is coming to PC, PS4, Vita, Wii U and maybe the Xbox One as well.

Bring Me The Heads Of Street Fighter II’s Defeated Characters

Not the most obvious choice for some collectible statues, these, but then sometimes the best ideas are the ones that take 25 years to come about. These little toys come random-packed, so you don’t know who you’re getting, but when they look this good who cares which one you get. You can pick them up…

Watch The Official Star Fox Anime

It’s short, coming in at around 13 minutes, but remember: this is a team effort between Production I.G. (Ghost in the Shell), WIT Studios (Attack on Titan) and Shigeru Miyamoto. And it’s pretty damn cool.