Luke Plunkett

Stormtroopers vs Aliens

Guillem Pongiluppi is a freelance concept artist and matte painter from Spain. You can see more of Guillem’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 as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left…

Holy Shit This Metal Gear Cosplay

Japanese cosplayer Masazi dressed up as Raiden for this year’s Tokyo Game Show, and it is one of the most impressive cosplay outfits I have ever seen. I mean, the suit itself is enough to get hands clapping, but the work that’s gone into that motorized helmet just boggles the mind. You can see more…

12 Years Later, Forgotten RTS Classic Gets New Expansion

Everyone remembers Age of Empires and Age of Kings, but nobody ever talks about their spin-off sibling Age of Mythology (which I think is a better game!). Ah well. Maybe they will now, since the Steam re-release of the game is getting a brand new expansion. Age of Myth—which was released in 2002—focused on three…

Great Shot GTA V Truck, That Was One In A Million

Blacksmoke Billy, the world’s foremost expert in GTA truck madness, returns with a series of C4+trailer stunts that just boggle the mind. Doing this once, OK, you can call it a fluke and thank console makers for including gameplay capture. But doing it a bunch of times? I shudder to think at the amount of…

You Got A Good Heart, Kid

The Syrian refugee crisis has become a political flashpoint throughout Europe. Some people are being assholes about it. Then you’ve got this kid, spotted at the “Solidarity with Refugees” march in London

Super-Rare Sonic The Hedgehog Game, Once Lost, Now Playable

One of the rarest Sonic games of all time is Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car, an arcade game for kids that was released in 1991. If you weren’t in Japan that year (so…pretty much all of us), you’ve probably never played it, as it has never been released again, ever, in any format. Until now!…

Star Fox Zero Has Been Delayed To 2016

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has just publisheda statement on the company’s Facebook page saying that Star Fox Zero for the Wii U has been delayed. Bummer. The statement reads: I made a big decision last week. We have been developing Star Fox Zero for Wii U with the aim of releasing it this year. Although we…

Interviewer Tricked Into Thinking Soccer Star Was Pro Counter-Strike Player

This is André Schürrle. He’s a very, very good footballer. A lot of people would recognise him as a star for both Wolfsburg and the World Champion German national team. This German web TV host, however, did not. Sofia Kats, from gaming channel Rocket Beans TV, was pranked by her colleagues into doing the interview,…

In The Future, There Will Be Street Meat

Dimitar Marinski is a concept artist at IO Interactive, the team behind the Hitman series. You can see more of Dimitar’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 as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…

Konami’s Latest PC Port Is Garbage

Here’s a weird thing. The PC version of Metal Gear Solid V, a Konami game running on the Fox Engine, looks great! The PC version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2016, also a Konami game running on the Fox Engine, is the worst. On PS4 and Xbox One, the game looks fantastic! I’ve been playing it…

2015: The Year I Loved The Games I Hate

If you’d told me on New Year’s Eve 2014 that my two favourite games of the next year would be a Witcher and Metal Gear title, I’d have laughed, then frowned, then walked off to talk to someone who wasn’t clearly crazy. I mean, the Witcher games were a mess! Clunky controls, confusing UI, an…

Cosplayers, Let’s Hear Your Stories

I’ve covered a lot of cosplay over the years, both on Kotaku and beyond. That’s a big reason this subsite dedicated 100% to the craft exists.Thing is, I’m not a cosplayer, so my stories and accounts have always been those of a fascinated outsider looking in. While it’s fantastic that cosplayers, photographers, videographers, props builders…

Bedlam, a game we first wrote about last year, is out on PC today. Fallout Tactics fans, this one’s for you.

Um, About This Ghost In The Shell Game

This trailer forthe upcoming Ghost in the Shell FPS is giving me a bucket full of sadfaces. Brian was optimistic about the whole thing last year when the game was first announced, but he might have been the only person on earth seeing the glass half-full. This couldn’t be a worse fit for the IP.…

Pick Up That Can

Put it in the trashcan. Something something compliance. *whack*. Cop is TimmCosplay, photo by Yukibun. Nice job finding a trashcan that looks just like the City 17 ones!

“This isn’t an article about the evils of free to play manipulation to get you to spend money. This is about how we can target you, because we (and our partners) know everything about you.” Some brutal reading at TouchArcade

Civilization’s Huge 61-Player War Is Just Nuts

As I type this, a computer is simulating the biggest and most destructive conflict Civilization V has ever seen. Over 60 factions are currently waging war, and the world they’re leaving in their wake is a…weird one. Battle Royale Mk II, as it’s called (the first Battle Royale died an agonising death), recently ticked past…

Comic Book Terraforms Mars

Michal Lisowski is an artist from Poland who has worked for companies like Arkane (Dishonored) and Privateer Press (Warmachine). You can see more of Michal’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 as wallpaper), click…

Huntin’ Mechs

Kobe Sek works at Ubisoft, where he’s helped out on series like Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia and Ghost Recon. You can see more of Kobe’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…

Look At This Fire Emblem Action Figure

Behold Lucina, resplendent and thoroughly badass in action figure form. This Figma, first shown in 2013, then originally due out earlier this year but delayed for months, is finally out. Mine arrived yesterday, and hoo boy, it’s been worth the wait. She comes with two different head options, two face options, a Marth mask, multiple…