Luke Plunkett, Author at Kotaku

The Banner Saga Is Just Fine On Console

It’s been two years since The Banner Saga was released on PC and mobile. This week, it’s out on PS4 and Xbox One, and if you haven’t played it yet, there aren’t many surprises in store: this is a good game that’s…still good. I wrote about the PC version at launch, praising the game’s visuals…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2016

Fine Art fans: ever want to pursue a career in video game concept art? ArtStation just published this great advice roundtable featuring some of the best in the business, including Anthony Jones, Maciej Kuciara and Shaddy Safadi

By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2016

Two Guys One Controller

A lot of cool stuff went down at Awesome Games Done Quick last week (and over the weekend), but one of the best was a “2P1C” world record on Super Metroid. Where 2P1C stands for “two players one controller”. I wanted to share this last week but Twitch’s archiving and sharing is so terrible that…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2016

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One Punch Man vs Marvel vs DC

Lee Woo-chul is a freelance concept artist from South Korea. You can see more of Lee’s work at his personal site and 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…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2016

Man Arrested For Pissing All Over Video Games In Target Store

Last week, Anel Mujkanovic walked into a Target store in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He then “took a handicap electric cart and drove around the store coming to a stop in the electronics aisle. After removing one set of urine soaked pants he exposed himself and began to urinate on video games and accessories.” OK. CCTV footage…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2016

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Time For Arts & Crafts, Kids

Zeen Chin is an artist from Malaysia who has recently worked on games like Legend Of The Cryptids, Galaxy Saga and Kingdom Death You can see more of Zeen’s workat 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…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2016

Four Years Later, Crusader Kings II Keeps Getting More Stuff

Crusader Kings II was released in 2012, and promptly became my Game Of The Year. And that was in its paltry vanilla state! In the years since, it’s gotten so much new content and so many big expansions that it’s practically become its own sequel. The latest is called Conclave, and unlike the expansions which…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2016

Look At This Legend Of Zelda Action Figure

For over three years, Figma’s Skyward Sword effort has been the best Zelda figure you could buy. In 2016, there’s a new challenger approaching. This new Figma figure for classic Link (specifically, his Link Between Worlds version) looks incredible. For the hair and the outift and the boots, yes, but also those accessories. He even…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2016

Fallout 4’s Graphics Cranked So Hard It Becomes A Cartoon

There are already a number of mods out there which alter the appearance of Fallout 4, but they don’t go quite as far as this tweak, which makes the game look like it came from Telltale (or Gearbox) instead of Bethesda. It’s not a standalone mod; as Reddit_is_wrong (who made the screenshots) explains, they’re the…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2016

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Is A Beautiful Video Game

A lot of very nice words have (surprisingly, given Unity’s qualities) been written about the latest Assassin’s Creed game, but there’s one thing a lot of them overlook: just how pretty this video game is. Yes, technically speaking, the “graphics” are nice. When it’s not giving off a weird shimmering effect or an AI routine…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2016

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A Movie From A Nightmare Alternate Dimension

Ronan Le Fur, aka _ DOFRESH _, is a freelance artist from France who has worked for companies like Polymorph and Ubisoft. You can see more of Ronan’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2016

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The King And Queen Of The Warcraft Prom

Narga (who we’ve showcased here before) and her partner Aoki cosplay together under the banner Lifestream. And what better couple to cosplay as than Warcraft’s Alexstrasza and Krasus. There’s a little too much work being done after the fact here on some of the shots, but that doesn’t take anything away from the quality of…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2016

A Flashier Version Of Kojima Productions’ New Logo

When Hideo Kojima announced his new studio the other day, he did so by showing off a very fancy new 2D logo. Which artist Jarold Sng has decided to unofficially flesh out a little. Here’s the actual logo: And here’s Jarold’s take: Neat! We featured Jarold’s art on Kotaku last year, if you want to…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2016

Pirates Worried That PC Games Are Becoming Too Hard To Crack

Some of the world’s most notorious video game pirates, denizens of Chinese hacking forum 3DM, are worried that over the next couple of years video games anti-copy protection will have gotten so good that they’ll be out of a job. As TorrentFreakreport, the forum—normally at the forefront of cracking open PC games for illegal download—has…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2016

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