Luke Plunkett

PaciFire Is A Game Were You Shoot Babies But Are Also A Baby

In almost every other respect, PaciFire sounds like just another first-person shooter. It has teams, and funny hats, and grenades. Only, instead of controlling a gruff military dude, you’re playing as a baby. And the maps are, like, cribs, and playgrounds. It’s fresh, yes, but also kinda creepy; the baby animations are weirdly competent, like…

Replica Force Awakens Lightsaber Looks Hot

Now that the jokes about Kylo Ren’s lightsaber have gone away, folks are getting down to the business of seriously recreating the thing. But this one, from Saberforge, is the best I’ve seen. It’s not some plastic replica; the thing is made out machined metal and comes with its own blade and lighting. Being hand-made,…

YouTube’s Gaming App Is Really, Really Good

Meet YouTube Gaming’s app. Do you use Twitch on your phone? This is better. For a while now, Google has been getting ready to take on Twitch, which is currently top dog in the world of online video game…videos. While Twitch has a big audience and was recently bought by Amazon, Google is hoping that…

Hearts Of Iron IV Yyyeeeesssss

The Hearts of Iron series has long sat neatly between the worlds of “strategy video games” and “hellish grognard icon wasteland”. The fourth game is looking, if nothing else, prettier.

There There, It’s OK

Jarold Sng is a concept artist at Lemon Sky Games, who has worked on games like the Splatterhouse remake and the Sonic & All-Stars Racing series. You can see more of Jarold’s art at his personal site andArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

From Russia, With Cosplay Love

Natasha Firsakova, aka Narga, is a cosplayer from Russia. She’s one of the best. Narga actually does a lot of cosplay with her boyfriend Aoki, and they go by the name Lifestream when they’re working together. I’ve posted some of Narga’s best shots and costume builds below (some of which you may have seen over…

This is Tower 57, a “90’s inspired cyberpunk-art deco twin-stick shooter”. It’s currently up on Kickstarter.

Reminder: Hard West is a turn-based tactics game, only with cowboys. XCOWBOYS, if you will.

Video Game Argument Ends With Man Shot In Butt

An argument over an unnamed video game turned violent in Columbus, Ohio earlier this week when one of two men involved took out a gun and started shooting. The pair had been playing a game together in the same room, but at around 10pm on Wednesday night things got heated, with 10TV reporting that 26…

Cities Skylines is awesome. But it’s also weird, in that it only ever takes place during the day. An upcoming expansion will fix that (and hopefully add a lot more than just lights; that Vice City-esque font is promising).

Paradox Explores, Expands Into Space Games

Paradox Interactive, the studio behind one of the best strategy games of modern times, are for one of their next titles moving past the ages of sword and horse, into the age of starships and aliens with a game called Stellaris. I couldn’t be more psyched. I know, I know, new game announcements should always…

Track: Low Desert Punk | Album: Jalamanta | Artist: Brant Bjork Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Oh hi, AER. We first wrote about the game a couple of years back. It’s come a long way since. It’ll be out next year on PC, PS4, Xbox One and Mac. Developers Forgotten Key describe it as “a game in which you play as a girl with the ability to transform into a bird,…

Ice Flow, Nowhere To Go

Ian Galvin is an artist based in Chicago who has done all kinds of work, from video games to illustration to industrial design. We actually featured his Jet Moto remake concepts a few years ago You can see more of Ian’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory…

Pixel Art Game Will Teach You Pixel Art

Retronator Pixel Art Academy is a game that’s going to teach you about art, while being art at the same time. Ah, video games. Currently up on Kickstarter, the idea is that you play a student at an art academy who is studying pixel art, and by taking in-game classes, you’ll learn not just how…

Where Big Medieval Battles Meet RPGs

Mount & Blade, a game that can be both RPG and multiplayer combat simulator, is fun as hell (as are its expansions). Thing is, it’s also a bit…janky. And that’s being polite. The game’s full-blown sequel is looking much slicker. OK, so it’s not Star Wars Battlefront or The Witcher 3, but considering the scale…

A History Of Bad Nintendo Phone Ideas

What is it with Nintendo and phones? There are a ton companies out there making really nice phones, but no matter the number (and how many of them, *cough*, can already play Nintendo games), folks are always dreaming up ideas for Nintendo to go and make a phone of their own. I have no idea…

This PES 2016 trailer has me weirdly excited for the game. First because it’s confident enough to show actual gameplay, clipping and all, but secondly—and more importantly—because of that new commentary from Peter Drury. New commentary! In PES! Unbelievable.

The Fancier Art Of Batman: Arkham Knight

Tomasz Namielski is an artist at Rocksteady who does a lot of the studio’s promo art. So whenever you see Batman on a poster or magazine cover, chances are he worked on it. Prior to joining Rocksteady in time for Arkham Knight, Namielski was at CI games, where he worked on games like Lords of…

The Fury: Wacky Inflatable Waving Arms Cosplay

You’re doing it right, whoever you are in there (full version below). (via imgur)