Luke Plunkett

Twitter Cancels Good Times, Removes Playable Games From Tweets

Last week, something very cool happened: the Internet Archive devised a way for people to play classic DOS games inside an actual tweet. Hope you got your fun in on Friday, though, because Twitter have since pulled the plug. The change took place over the weekend. Visit any of the tweets, like mine here, and…

The Art Of Drawing JRPG Worlds

Becca Bair is an experienced artist and games developer who is currently working on Vidar, and RPG where…everyone dies. She’s also studied architecture and interior design at university and is classically trained in the art of figure drawing. You can see more of Becca’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in…

Famous Game Soundtracks Get The Smooth Saxophone They Deserve

Let’s say you’ve got a tiny kid who won’t sleep. Or you’re a grown human who just enjoys smooth saxophone and video games. Those falling into either camp should check out Prescription for Sleep: Game Music Lullabies They’re a series of covers of famous game themes, from Final Fantasy to Metal Gear, only instead of…

What A New X-Wing, Tie Fighter Could Look Like

X-Wing Alliance, the last proper space sim set in the Star Wars universe, was released in 1999. The 20th century. The chances of us getting another one are approximately 3722 to 1. But that’s OK! We can always dream. And hope that this indie game actually gets made. This is STAR FORCE. It’s a space…

Is There A “Sexy Mechanics Of Steampunk” Calendar?

Tara Phillips is a Canadian concept artist who is currently Art Director at indie developer Snowed in Studios. She has a thing for pin-up art, in case you were wondering. You can see more of Tara’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough,…

Jackass, Recreated In GTA V

Oh Grand Theft Auto V on PC, will your wonders ever cease? Here’s a video by Abstract Mode showing various Jackass stunts begin recreated in the game by Trevor-O. And some stunts that would have been on the show if Jackass had to answer to the laws of video game gravity instead of real world…

Pokémon Cosplay…If Pokémon Were Armored Death Knights

Well, this doesn’t look like canon. Which is a shame. Something like Asura’s Wrath, only starring Pokémon that look like this…that is something I would play, Nintendo. Thanks. If you’re wondering who the black Pokémon is, it’s Umbreon Cosplay by SpiritRising7, photos by B1NH Photography & Miss Ansa

Cities: Skylines, Get To The Chopper

For those tired of towering over their cities like a God, there’s this Cities: Skylines mod that lets you pilot a chopper around, shining a giant spotlight into people’s faces. It’s still in alpha, but youcan grab it here if you want to try it out.

Simon Stålenhag, an artist we featured last year on Fine Art, has launched a Kickstarter for two books based on his “alien robots in 80s Scandinavia” stuff. They look awesome!

Warcraft & Dungeon Keeper, Together In One Game

You’ll probably never get a proper Warcraft game again. Dungeon Keeper’s name is now mud. If you’re a fan of either series (or, both), and want to play those kind of games again, you’re not getting any help from Blizzard or EA. You might want to look to smaller companies—like Realmforge—instead. They’ve just released a…

What Nintendo DS Games Look Like In High-Res

But Kotaku writer, I hear you ponder, the Nintendo DS was incapable of getting anywhere near a resolution you’d call “high”, how could this be? The answer: emulation. Via this /r/games thread, the latest beta version of the Drastic emulator for Android has a feature that lets users test out high-res rendering for 3D objects…

Classic PC Games, Now Playable Inside…Twitter

Note this works for any game listed here (via Wired)

This Won’t End Well

Geoffrey Soudant is a concept artist, illustrator and storyboard artist from France who has worked in both video games and film. You can see more of Geoffrey’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…

You’ll Need to Play This Game Again, And Again, And Again…

Sonder (still) sounds like a really cool game! To recap: it’s a sci-fi game where you don’t play as a single character, you play through the same events as every character. The more you observe and learn each time you play, the better prepared you’ll be for your next go through. Like Life is Strange,…

Track: Elektra | Artist: Refused | Album: Freedom Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, In Gifs

One of the all-time great adaptations was this animated spectacular

Sailor Moon Cosplayers Are Ready To Kick Some Ass

These shots of Battle Armor Sailor Scouts were taken at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo a couple of weeks ago. Cosplay credits: Sailor Moon: Caroline Dawe Art & Cosplay Sailor Chibi Moon: Vivid Vision Sailor Mercury: Gladzy Kei Art & Cosplay Sailor Pluto: Stella Chuu Sailor Uranus: Holly Wolf Sailor Neptune: Yousei Cosplay Sailor…

Some Sweet (Official) Elder Scrolls Sketchwork

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tales of Tamriel is an artbook about a video game’s story, not the video game itself. Yes, it’s technically an accompaniment to the Online game, and yes, it carries its name, but by being full of fictional text and general Elder Scrolls-y artwork, I guess it can appeal to people who…

GTA V Is Beautiful When You Just Sit And Watch

Not everyone who has GTA V on PC and is recording it is trying to be funny. The increased draw distance and improved lighting also makes for some very pretty transitions between night and day, as seen in this timelapse video by Tree Plays.

Cosplayer Reacts Quickly To Terrible New Joker Design

The shitty new Joker was revealed on Friday night. Hours later, on Saturday, this cosplayer was spotted by Casey Ramone at Wizard World Las Vegas. That is some fast cosplay work. If anyone knows who the speedy gentleman is in the make-up, let me know! UPDATE: Joker is Mad Tony, a member of the Guardians…