Luke Plunkett

Bless This Sweet Little Star Wars Kickstarter [Update]

Devin Tripp, from Grapevine, Texas, says he is 20 years old. His is not the first name that springs to mind when you’re thinking of development of a new Star Wars “open world RPG”. Nevertheless, Tripp—who is “not a very good programmer” and “an even worse artist”—has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Star Wars Open…

Having been down for most of the day, Sony says that it’s PlayStation Network is now back up and running across both the US and Europe. I just logged in here in Australia and could sign in, access the PlayStation Store and play some Destiny, so yeah, looks good. But if you’re having any problems,…

Mortal Kombat Cosplay Is Ripping Out Hearts

Costume? Check. Make-up? Check. Bloody organ? Check. Kotal Khan cosplay by Yeliz, photos by SLDixon

The Art Of Fable Legends

Normally, we get to see concept art from a game after it’s been released. With Fable Legends, though, the art book is out months before the game. It’s by Titan Books, and if Fable’s bright colours and big boots are your thing, you can order a copy here Below you’ll find a selection of some…

Super Metroid Flipped On Its Side Is Like A Whole New Game

You may well have played Super Metroid. But when you did, you played it the way Nintendo wanted you to play it. This hack, by SMILEuser96, flips the game’s map on its side, but leaves Samus and your enemies properly oriented (so only the level is tilted, not your entire view). Sounds simple, but it…

Steam Sales Data For 2015

Sergey Galyonkin, who runs Steam Spy, is the internet’s top man for getting data on Valve’s marketplace. Which makes his summary of 2015 sales—overall sales, not just the seasonsal Steam sales—some interesting reading. While his data isn’t 100% accurate (it’s gathered using “statistical analysis” rather than actual figures from Valve), Steam Spy is for the…

Nice Wheels

Jan Urschel is an artist who worked on the sadly-cancelled Star Wars: 1313. He’s also worked for companies like Marvel, EA, Sony, Microsoft and Ubisoft across both games and film. We featured Jan’s work back in 2012, but since that was four years ago, I figured it’s time for a showcase of some more recent…

Nice League Cosplay

There’s a lot of good League of Legends cosplay out there, but Kenny Chan’s experience with props and armour (and Matt Eleven’s fantastic photos) really set this Garen outfit apart.

Look At These Force Awakens “Action Figures”

Hot Toys, whose work on comic book movies has been nothing short of inspiring, also have the license to make figures based on the characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They’re so good. There are already a ton of the large, detailed figures announced, from stars like Rey and Finn to Kylo Ren to…

Witcher 3 Brothel Glitch Results In Sexy Weirdness

Much of The Witcher’s lore is built around the Conjunction of the Spheres, a cataclysmic event where two worlds briefly became one. This Witcher 3 glitch is kinda like that, only it’s in a brothel. Playing the game on PS4, Dirk1nator ! interrupted one of Ciri’s flashback sequences to go and visit a brothel, which you’re…

We’ve seen the best cosplay stills of 2015, but how about a change of pace? This video by Mineralblu recounts the twelve cons he attended this year, from Comic-Con to PAX South to Katsucon.

Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard, Reporting For Duty

Lureagets the “box art” Femshep just right. Photos by HM

The Best Video Game Concept Art Of 2015*

I run Kotaku’s daily Fine Art feature, which is about highlighting the work of artists working in the video game business. Which means I’ve showcased thousands of images over the course of 2015, and this time of year—when I’m asked to pick the best of it—is always tough. For two reasons! Firstly because there’s just…

There Has Been A Cosplay Awakening

There’s already a ton of great Kylo Ren cosplay out there, but I haven’t seen one go the extra milelike Alhon has The outfit is great, but it’s the location that makes these shots so fantastic; he went outside in a “Minnesota blizzard”, which not only gets him a nice dusty effect on the black…

Track: Shoot You In The Back | Artist: Motörhead | Album: Ace of Spades Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Luke Plunkett’s Top 10 Games Of 2015

2015 has been a weird year for me and video games. In one way, it’s been defined by the fact there’s been a shortage of games that I’ve found really memorable, to the point where picking out ten for this list was tough work. In another, that might be because I spent almost the entire…

Kylo Ren’s Fake Twitter Account Is The Best

If you haven’t seen Force Awakens yet, SPOILERS AHEAD Seen it? OK, so you know that Kylo Ren is…not your average villain. He’s a villain-in-training, a moody young man with feelings and a lightsaber, which should eventually make for some interesting character development, but for now makes for an excellent parody Twitter account someone has…

Not content with Valve’s own timetable for rolling out special events, a bunch of Team Fortress 2 fans have joined forces to make their own, called Workshop Wonderland. It’s pretty neat, but the highlight for me is this glorious Heavy x Gabe Newell pic.

After Years Of Sadness, I’m Digging A Total War Game Again

There was a good chunk of time there when the Total War series was one of the best things on the PC. Its combination of real-time battles and turn-based planning made it a lot of people’s—mine included—perfect strategy game. Then along came Total War: Rome II It wasn’t a bad game by any means. But…

This Sister Of Battle Is Ready To Kick Some Ass

LiaSivain knows there ain’t no cosplay like Warhgammer 40K cosplay. Photo by Marcin Rychły