Luke Plunkett

Track: Bishops In Arms | Artist: Torche | Album: Restarter Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

My Adventures As A Different Kind Of RPG Wizard

For the past few weeks, I’ve been playing a very different kind of RPG. There aren’t any Paladins, or orcs, or castles, or magic, or even potions. There are just ten sweaty men doing battle in an arena. It’s one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played. The game I’m talking about is NBA2K15, which…

42-Player Civilization Game Is Destroying The Planet

The 42-player, AI-only Civilization game that’s currentlygoing down is already one of the most amazing things the Civilization community — no sloucheswhen it comes to weird and wonderful spins on the game — has come up with. In over 20 years playing the series I have never seen anything like this. Mostly because I’ve never…

Real Humans Become Comic Characters

Lianne Moseley is able to turn regular human beings into comic book superheroes, using only the powers of…a make-up brush. Just look at this! She-Hulk, Green Arrow, X-Men…even Archer, who isn’t really a comic book hero, but whatever, close enough. You can see more of Lianne’s work at her Facebook page (via Fashionably Geek). Contact…

One of the two guys behind the original Toejam & Earl game wants to make a new one, via Kickstarter. The “ultimate Toejam and Earl sequel that the fans have been asking for all these years”. Contact the author at [email protected]

Saphirais absolutely killing it here as Satele Shan from Star Wars: The Old Republic. Photo by So Say We All Contact the author at [email protected]

FiveThirtyEight are in the middle of a fantastic look behind the scenes at EA Sports. One particularly cool bit is a series of sliders that let you assemble your own Madden rating, based on your own terrible athletic skills.

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This is cool: Boomslankmake anime-inspired gear that’s not from any particular anime, so you can express your love of space jets and giant robots without needing to be totally up to speed on every series’ variation of every space jet or giant robot.

The Art Of The Total War Series

Just as I was talkingabout Total War, colour and character, here we go: an art book featuring concept and promo pieces dating all the way back to the very beginning of the series. Published by Titan, it was released last month, and along with dev commentary and behind-the-scenes info it features a ton of great…

Track: Gunshowers | Artist: BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah | Album: Sour Soul Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

A Besiege Machine For Torture Overkill

It’s pretty easy to kill a villager in Besiege. But if everyone stopped at just “easy”, this game wouldn’t be whereit is today. Akssusmade this torturous contraption, which makes the most of the game’s new balloons. And of our desire to see the little men burn. WARNING: The gif below is over 10mb, so if…

The Art Of Elite: Dangerous’ Space Photographers

I’ve been playing Elite: Dangerous lately. It’s a cool, albeit very unfinished game, which at times is notable for how dry and lifeless it is. At other times, though, it might be the most beautiful video game I’ve ever played. Everything to do with human contact in this game bums me out. There’s just no…

Oh Hey, A Total War Game That Isn’t Broken

I am a massive Total War fan, but that fandom comes with the knowledge that the games are far from perfect. And near the top of the list of things wrong with Total War has long been the series’ janky AI. It’s famous for making stupid moves (though this is often improved by mods), but…

There Are Over 125 Million “Active” Steam Accounts

Valve announced today that there are now over 125 million active Steam accounts. It’s a marketing brag, yeah, but it’s also a figure worth looking at. The PC market was, for a very long time, a shadowy, nebulous thing. It was almost impossible to track down just how many people were playing games on the…

Kiki’s Delivery Cosplay

Hey, it’s Tombo, from Kiki’s Delivery Service. The world needs more Kiki’s cosplay. Cosplay by Semashke, photo by Rhainė

To people who like 4x space strategy games: here is Falling Stars: War of Empires, a new 4x space strategy game that’s got some surprisingly nice art for a genre in which you don’t get to say that too often. And also a name that’ll play nice with certain Steam searches, I bet.

Gundam Figure Is Smokin’ Hot

This custom variation of a Gundam 30th anniversary figure sure is something. It lights up, yeah, but the fact its exhaust ports also smoke is pretty neat. It was built by The Great Brush-Painter. The smoking kicks in at the very end:

Wizard Cat, Skilled In The Arts Of Cat Magic

Ari Targownik is an artist at S2Games, where he’s worked in games like Heroes of Newerth and the upcoming MOBA Strife. You can see more of Ari’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…

Your Games Have More Replay Value Than You Think

Just when you think you’re done with a game, along comes something that shows you’re far from done: you just need to step outside your comfort zone. Scenario Generator is a tool that works for multiple games, from strategy titles to Dark Souls, by giving you a specific set of challenges or situations. For example,…