Luke Plunkett

We Ain’t Found Shi-Oh Here It Is

Peter Boehme is an artist based in Germany who has worked on games like Quake Wars, Brink, Rage, Doom 4, Uncharted 3 and Crysis 3. One of his more recent jobs was working on indie top-down shooter AIPD You can see more of Peter’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the…

Halo Menu And Chill

Here are the two things I like about this website. One, it’s called halome.nu. Two, all it does is loop the epic/chanty menu screen music from the Bungie and 343’s Halo games. The site says “Have you ever left a Halo title running on your TV, just to listen to and watch the main menu?”…

Track: Mist & Shadow | Album: High Country | Artist: The Sword Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Florida Man Accused Of Stuffing PS4 Down Pants

Christopher Caldwell, 36, has been arrested after security staff at a Walmart in Florida told police they found him stuffing a PS4 inside his pants. And then some. Local crime blog Off The Beat (via @ZhugeEX & pixeldynamo) say Caldwell was found in the bike section of the Port St. Lucie Walmart “sticking the PlayStation…

5+ Minutes Of Video Game Racing So Good I Can’t Even

It just…the madness begins immediately, and for five minutes, it does not stop. What’s cool here isn’t necessarily the driving—though some of those drifts and flips are incredibly precise—but the design of the track itself, which has been meticulously arranged to allow for a car to be flung through it at top-speed with only millimetres…

this video game, guys.

Street Fighter V “Stress Tests” Starting Today

Street Fighter V tried to have a beta test.It didn’t work, though hey, that’s what beta tests are for. To ensure that they run one that does work, Capcom is taking it a little easier this time, and starting today they’ll be rolling out “a series of region specific stress tests” The first is in…

Wow, Twitch vs Dark Souls Just Beat The Asylum Demon

And here we were laughing at everyone failing get out of a menu After a week that Patrickcalled a “beautiful disaster”, the maniacs playing Dark Souls via Twitch chat just did something many would never have thought possible: they beat the Asylum Demon. (pic via imgur) Sure, for regular players he’s just a tutorial obstacle.…

Sir Fluffington, This Displeases Me

Markus Lenz is an artist based in Germany who has worked for companies like SIXMOREVODKA and Deep Silver (Sacred 3). You can see more of Markus’ stuff 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),…

Smash Bros. Can Be A Gateway Drug For eSports

Can’t get into eSports? Maybe you’re looking in the wrong place. Many of the scene’s bigger draws are laden with technical jargon that can be off-putting to newcomers, so you might be better off starting with something like Smash Bros. That’s what Ian Danskin did, and he makes a pretty compelling argument for it in…

Everquest II Is Building A “Prison Server” For Shitty Players

Daybreak Games is trying something cool with Everquest II: players caught breaking the rules (or just generally being terrible people) aren’t going to be suspended or banned. They’re going to be banished to a “prison server” known as Drunder. The move, explained by Holly Longdale in this forum post (via Gamasutra), sounds a lot more…

It’s a little technical, but this post by the Dolphin team outlining a big improvement to the emulator’s audio is fascinating, giving you a real insight into just how much work and problem-solving goes into the whole thing.

This is neat: to coincide with Netflix’s official launch in Japan on September 2, STUDIO4℃’s movies—including the excellent MIND GAME—will be available to stream for subscribers internationally

Play As A Seagull, Poop On The Humans

Is this your latest trend, 2015. Birds pooping on people? In video games? Sploot is the second game this month we’ve seen in this vein, after Nathan took a look at Wonky Pigeon. And it’s a very similar type of game. You fly around as a seagull, you shit on things. Like people, yes, but…

Oh, They’re Just Defusing A Bomb Through The Floor

This isn’t a new trick (it’s almost a decade old!), but it’s still a good, clean look at a tactic that, while often outlawed competitively, is still awesome considering the teamwork and timing required. (Below is a gfycat, so if you’re on mobile and it’s not auto-playing, just tap on the thumb and it’ll take…

Track: Stand Still | Album: Down to Earth | Artist: Flight Facilities Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems

Igor Burlakov is a concept artist and illustrator who works across video games, books, music and board games. You can see more of Igor’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…

Big-Ass Zelda Castle Is The LEGO We Deserve, But Will Never Get

LEGO have never, and maybe will never, make Zelda sets. Whatever. Their loss. Joseph Zawada is stepping in and doing amazing work in their stead. He was at BrickFair Virginia last week showing off this massive Hyrule Castle build—which took him 2.5 years—but at home has also put together an impressive Twilight Princess display as…

We’ve Been Soldiers And Athletes. Time For A Structural Analyst.

INFRA is a game about a town that’s gone to the dogs. Its big employers have gone bust, and everything is breaking down. Enter you, a guy who will walk around and “survey some routine structural damage”. Sounds boring! But bear with me. I kinda like that premise: video games ask us to do a…

Mad Max Recreated With Go-Karts And Paintball

His world is fire, and blood, and tiny little cars. If you’re wondering why a “fan” video like this looks so slick, it’s because it was bankrolled by WB, the publishers of the upcoming Mad Max game. Which doesn’t look anywhere near as much fun as making this video did (via Super Punch)