Luke Plunkett

Sadly, We Never Got This Minecraft Comic

In 2013, work began on a Minecraft comic, with a theme that was basically “Dragon Ball meets Adventure Time”. It never got close to the finish line, for a variety of reasons, but we can still take a quick look at it thanks to writer Brandon Sheffield, who has shared some of the art and…

Good Evening, Dragon Ball Fans

Igor Wolski is a Polish artist who has worked across video games, comics, movies, board games and commercials. You can see more of Igor’s workat his personal site 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…

What’s this? A proper transport sim with 2016-ish visuals? And it spans 150 years? Exciting

50% Of Rust Characters Are Now Women, Whether Players Want It Or Not

First announced last year, indie survival game Rust has finally starting introducing female player models to the game. And, in true Rust style, is doing so randomly. Just like it did with raceand…dick size, players are being assigned their gender based on their SteamID, which means there’s no way around it. Some of you will…

What It’s Like To Cosplay For Money

For most people involved, cosplay is a hobby, but for some it can be more

Gears Of War 4: The First Trailer

It’s time for Gears of War: Son Of Marcus Fenix Sorry Mike, no more statues of Marcus in this debut trailer for the game. But we do get a continuation of the series’ penchant for covers (complete with bad timing), so there’s…that. To refresh, some gameplay was shown off at E3 last year Gears of…

There’s Witcher Work Needs Doing

Bartlomiej Gawel is principal concept artist at CD Projekt Red, the developers of The Witcher series. You’ve seen some of his stuff here before,in our big Witcher 3 feature, but this is both a showcase of his wider portfolio, as well a chance to see some of his best Witcher 3 stuff without a giant…

Track: Welcome to my Room | Artist: DJ Cutman | Album: Miitomo Grooves Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Remember, Gal Gadot isn’t the only Wonder Woman around. This is cosplay superstar Meagan Marie, and while the outfit isn’t new (it’s a spotlight feature in *PLUG* our cosplay book*END PLUG*), this is still a great new image from Kayhettin

A 3D-Printed Xbox One Controller, Made Of Wood

I did not know you could 3D print with wood. Now I do, and given my fetish for the stuff when it comes to video games, I am very interested in mods like this. Adam Griesermade the controller by taking some replacement Xbox One controller shell models from Thingiverse and running wood through a 3D…

Force Awakens Han & Leia Cosplay Is The Best

Some esteemed guests at this year's Emerald City Comic Con

The World’s Greatest Scientists Kick Each Other’s Ass In This 2D Fighting Game

Oh man. Remember that idea to make a 2D fighter out of some of the world’s greatest scientists? Well, your dreams came true, it’s now a functional and playable video game. Built in Unity, and hosted on the same site that ran the original gifs (Brazil’s Superinteressante magazine), there are a range of fighters available,…

Track: Chicken ‘n’ Dump | Artist: Mike & The Melvins | Album: Three Men And A Baby Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

If Link Was An Overwatch Character…

Jeremy Vitry is an artist from France who has worked for companies like Ubisoft and Tokkun. The Link stuff you see here was done for a recent Character Design Challenge, where he re-imagined Nintendo’s hero to “look a bit like an Overwatch character, since I’ve been playing the game a lot lately and the designs…

Let The Final Fantasy XV Cosplay Begin

While I’m sure cosplayers the world over are busy looking for some friends, black suits and a fancy car for a main cast shoot, Byndo Gehk has gone the solo route and made this cool Cidney outfit.

Lost Beavis and Butt-Head Arcade Game Found, Restored And Now Playable

In 1996, Atari started work on a Beavis & Butt-Head arcade game. It tested poorly, was never completed and few of the 12 prototype machines were believed to be alive and obtainable. Until Galloping Ghost Arcade got their hands on one and got it working again. Built using 3DO-based hardware and incomplete at the time…

Nintendo’s New Amiibo Stands Are Terrific

Nintendo Japan are selling these things for people who want to display their Amiibo with a little pizazz. The Kirby one is cute, but the Smash stage one is amazing Going on sale later this month, they’ll run for ¥864 (which is around USD$8). Best part? That’s nice.

Star Wars: Rogue One: The First Trailer

Oh hey, that’s right, there’s a new Star Wars movie coming out this year. No Finn or Rey, but there are Rebels and Imperials, so that’ll still do quite nicely. Here’s our first proper look at it.

Forever A Classic Wonder Woman Look

Chabe Escalante is a freelance artist from Mexico. You can see more of Chabe’s work at her Instagramand ArtStation pages 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…

Blizzard Shuts Down Fans Running Old Vanilla WoW Server

Blizzard’s lawyers in both the US and France have shut down a group of fans running a server for classic, “vanilla” World of WarCraft, a version of the game that regular players hadn’t seen in a decade. Nostalrius, a group started up last year by a band of around 30 fans, had over 800,000 registered…