Luke Plunkett

Monster Hunters, You Are The Real Monsters

Francisco Badilla is a concept artist and illustrator from Chile who works in the video game business. You can see more of Francisco’s work at his DeviantArtand ArtStationpages. 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…

Man Wins French Scrabble Champs, Doesn’t Speak French

Nigel Richards, a God amongst mortals on the Scrabble tournament scene, has outdone himself this time: he’s won the French version of the Scrabble world champs without speaking a word of French. Richards, who dominates Scrabble tournaments in the US and UK, won the French tournament the same way he’s able to exert his dominance…

Surprising nobody, the Wii U version of Project CARS has been cancelled.

Ico Actually Has More Hidden Plot

PS2 classic Ico is a stark, minimal affair. You hold a girl’s hand, you run around a bit. But it wasn’t always that way! Some recent file examination and translation work has uncovered that there was supposed to be a lot more story and exposition in the game. Courtesy of translator GlitterBerri and some file…

Tips For Playing Rocket League

Rocket League. Oh, Rocket League. Football, with cars. It’s a game people can’t stop playing, but it’s also a game a lot of people suck at. So here are some beginner’s tips which might help you suck a little less. They key to getting better at Rocket League (at least until you get real good,…

Star Wars VR Pitch Looks Like The Perfect Star Wars Game

Director Rob McLellan, who is turning his robot serial killer short ABE into a feature film with MGM, has also been working on something else: a Star Wars VR game. Along with his VFX guy Craig Stiff, and with a little help from games studio HammerheadVR, they’ve put together this demo of what they’re toying…

Bravely Second Cosplay!

Note to world: more Bravely Default/Bravely Second cosplay, please. I mean, in this instance it’s the sequel Bravely Second, but either is fine. Specifically, Ringabel. And not that this collection isn’t amazing, because it is, but the world needs more grown humans dressed as Ringabel Cosplayers: Magnolia: Stella Chu Edea: Vivid Vision Agnes:Jenny Lau Photographers:…

Sweet Art From The New Deus Ex Game

Frédéric Bennett works as a concept artist at Eidos Montreal. Get ready for sweet art from the new Deus Ex game, Mankind Divided. Bennett has also worked on games like Wet, Age of Conan and Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. You can see more of Bennett’s work at his ArtStationand DeviantArtpages. To see the larger…

After a little confusion over who’s publishing the game, it’s been announced that Devil’s Third—the next game from Tomonobu Itagaki—will be coming to America in Q4 2015. Valhalla will be publishing the PC version of the game themselves (which will be free-to-play), while Nintendo will be bringing it to the Wii U.

The Last Of Us Is Lookin’ Real Good On These Records

The Last of Us has an incredible soundtrack. Gustavo Santaolalla’s score really gets to the heart of the game: it’s not about zombies and scares, it’s about horses and the road, and the music reflects that. It’s a must-have already, then, but in this package it’s just ungh. Artists Olly Moss and Jay Shaw teamed…

Track: ‘89 Dope Spot | Artist: Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death | Album: Stoned & Dethroned Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Sega’s Transformers Arcade Game Is A Spinning Vortex Of Death

Transformers: Human Alliance was an OK arcade shooter that came out a couple of years ago. It was a pretty standard lightgun affair. This new special edition of the game, only available in Japanese arcades, is anything but standard. As Arcade Heroes reports, it looks to be mostly the same software experience, but the cabinet…

Women Make The Cover Of EA’s Biggest Sports Game

Not only is this the first year you’ll be able to play as women’s teams in FIFA 16, it’s also the first year they’ve made the cover of one of the biggest video games on the planet. Nicely done, EA. At least three markets—the US, Australia and Canada—will have women on the game’s box, all…

EVO 2015 Winner Triumphs Despite Broken Stick

Momochi is your 2015 Street Fighter IV champ at EVO, and he took out the title in some of the weirdest circumstances ever seen at the tournament. Taking on crowd-favourite Gamerbee (who had been on a hell of a run during the day) in the Grand Final, everything was going fine until Momochi’s stick broke.…

A Difficult Castle To Crash

Florent Lebrun is a matte painter and 3D artist who is based in Canada. You can see more of Florent’s work athis 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 corner. Fine…

Brand New Street Fighter Character Shown Off At EVO

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a Capcom artist’s two favourite things were Khal Drogo and Asura’s Wrath? This is what would happen. EVO 2015 isn’t just for fighting, it’s also for promo work, and Capcom took the opportunity tonight to show off a brand new Street Fighter character who’ll be appearing in…

Even Cosplayers Are Sad About Half-Life 3

Fanime 2015 went down in May, and photographer Viktor Vatici has been kind enough to send in the fantastic pics he took at the show. All cosplayers with credits are listed below. If you know any of those not listed, let me know! Chell by Meagan Marie Gordon Freeman by Kyle Taylor, aka The Real…

New Y-Wing Model Looks Good Enough To Have Died On Film

Bandai’s new 1/72 scale Y-Wing model is a thing of beauty. The detail on it is incredible, but I’m digging the accessories especially. The laser blasts are cool, the Death Star surface tile is a neat touch, and I love how it includes multiple pilot designs, depending on whether you want to rock a New…

Rust Might Make You A Woman, Whether You Want It or Not

First Rust messed with your skin. Then your dicks. Now you might not have a dick at all, even if you wanted one. The indie survival game, which has recently been toying with the idea of randomly-assigned character appearance (the player’s raceand penis size are chosen for them by the game), is soon going to…