Luke Plunkett

Superb Metroid Cosplay Makes Me Roll Into A Ball

Cosplayer d-slim cares not for your spandex and swords. He cares for fake armour, and mech suits, and they’re awesome I’ve headlined with his Samus armour, but only because I tossed a coin. His other stuff is just as good, from huge Gundam suits to—wait for it—Advance Wars cosplay. Advance Wars cosplay! Someone, buy this…

Doom Cosplay Is Ready To Rip And Tear

When you’re cosplaying from a low-fi game, low-fi cosplay is required. Awesome Doom Guy suit from David Raven, photo by Davide Ederle This pic, meanwhile, is by Massimo Pelagagge

Track: Vietnow | Album: Evil Empire | Artist: Rage Against The Machine Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Everyone Needs Dinosaur BFFs

Alex Konstad is an artist who has worked for companies like Games Workshop, Fantasy Flight, Sony Online Entertainment and Riot Games. You can see more of Alex’s work at his personal site and ArtStationpage. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper),…

RONIN Is Real-Time On The Streets, Turn-Based In The Sheets

We’ll get this out of the way now: yes, RONIN owes a lot to Gunpoint, from its core design to its presentation. Now that we’re done with that, let’s move on and just talk about RONIN itself. Evan got the chance to checkit out at PAX, but we couldn’t actually play it ourselves; now we…

Robotech Movie Might Actually Be Happening

Sorry, Tobey Maguire. Despite having been attached to the project (at Warner Bros.) for what feels like forever, Variety reports today that Sony have now picked up the rights to the classic animated series, and are getting serious about making not just one Robotech movie, but lots of them. They’ve already got Gianni Nunnari and…

A Very Strange Way To Stop People Getting Sick Using VR

If you haven’t used one of the newer virtual reality headsets before, and you’re tired of reading everyone’s glowing reports on them, here’s something else to consider: they also make some folks sick. Whether it’s the field of view or just the act that VR is simulating, certain people (obviously not everyone) find riding on…

The Division Looks…Cold

Ryan Hawkins is an artist who has worked on games like The Division, Hawken and Aliens: Colonial Marines. He’s also the guy behind the VERTEX books we posted about last year, which are a great resource for artists looking to up their game. You can see more of Ryan’s work at his ArtStation site To…

Designing New, Badass Female Fighting Game Characters

FIGHT! Round 1is a zine that’s getting some of the internet’s best artists together for a single purpose: “create their own original female fighting game character.” The images submitted so far are outstanding, and there’s a cool tough to the zine’s design, too; each character had to be drawn facing either left or right, so…

One Man Spent Four Years Making A Homage To The Video Game Tie Fighter

By now, you’ll have surely seen that sweet Tie Fighter clipdone in an anime style. What I don’t think is getting enough attention, though, is just how much the short owes to Lucasarts’ 1994 video game Tie Fighter. The entire project is a homage to the game. From the name (the short is also called…

Shadow Of Mordor: Just As Funny In The Real World

Shadow of Mordor is already a pretty funny video game. Still, I’m glad that hasn’t stopped Mega64 from taking it into the real world and trying for a few more laughs. Really hoping the next game has oblivious, bystander NPCs now…

The Joystick Is Back. Long Live The Joystick.

It’s a word that’s synonymous with video games, but let’s be real: outside of some niche genres the joystick has been dead and buried as a viable control method for well over a decade now. Note that this post is talking about the traditional definition of a joystick: a single stick that you grab, with…

Where The Past And Future Meet

Finnian Macmanus is a concept artist and illustrator who’s recently worked on some upcoming video games due on both Xbox One and PC. You can see more of Finnian’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),…

Building Link’s Hylian Shield, In Real Life

Look, nobody said Man At Arms had to make weaponsall the time. If a shield can be as iconic as the sword swinging next to it, then it deserves its real-life dues too. I’m more impressed with this than I have been for most of their swords! The whole thing just looks so damn big,…

I don’t watch many trailers for upcoming games these days, especially when it’s for a game I’ll likely end up playing regardless, but if Batman’s going to keep getting delayed then I’ll have to get my fix somehow

42-Player Civilization Game Fixed, Resumes Destruction Of Planet Earth

My pessimism was for naught. The giant 42-player, AI-only Civilization V game that had seemed doomed has in fact been saved, and the surviving Civs are free to resume soaking the dirt with the blood of their enemies. When the game broke down last week, bogged down by mods, an AI hiccup and the sheer…

Damn, Ori And The Blind Forest Is So Beautiful

Ori and the Blind Forest is a pretty good video game! But we’re not here today to talk about the game. We’re here today to look at the gorgeous art that went into making it. We’re showcasing the work of several artists here, so I’ll link to each one’s site when we get to their…

Um, There Are Zombies In Buck Hunter Now

Look, there’s only so many years you can keep shooting innocent defenceless animals before the formula gets a little stale. Which might explain why the next Buck Hunter arcade game—Big Buck HD Wild—is full of zombies. Sure, there’s a regular game mode where you shoot animals, but there’s also a mode called “In Case of…

Brutal Half-Life Mod Soaks Gordon Freeman In Blood

If you’ve never heard of it, Brutal Doom is a mod that turns an already-violent shooter into something hilariously bloody and full of gibs. Well, Brutal Half-Life is that, only for Half-Life A first playable mod was made available for the project last week, and you can see a trailer for it below. To focus…

The Littlest Dovahkiin

AreYouJustKiddingMe’swife made this outfit for their daughter. It’s enough to melt the heart of even the coldest Draugr. (via Fashionably Geek)