Luke Plunkett

There was a Red Dead fan film releaseda couple of years ago that was very influenced by 70’s schlock. This new one is a more traditional take on the game, and it’s all the better for it.

Video Games Are Too Perfect, Which Is Why I’m Playing More Board Games

Outside of work hours (or work assignments), I’m finding myself playing as many board games as I am video games these days. I’d long assumed the reasons for this was the obvious: that sitting around a table, beer in hand, was an infinitely more social experience than sitting on my couch shouting at strangers (if…

Zombie Samus Cosplay Is Coming For Your Brains

The world is not short on quality Samus cosplayers, even with all the work that goes into the armour, but a zombie Samus Aran? That’s awesome. Allison Tatarniuk, aka Kitnip Cosplay, built this impressive outfit that’s not only all busted up and zombie-like, but lights up in just the right way to make it super…

First Look At The New Aquaman

Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder just tweeted a poster that gives us our first look at another of the movie’s stars: Jason Momoa — aka Khal Drogo — as Aquaman It’s just a poster, so there’s no reason to go nuts one way or the other, but the “scales” tattoos are a nice touch.!…

Katsucon, The…Music Video

This is super corny, but somehow it, still works. Nice editing!

Weird Arcade Ad Is All About Bros, And Pecs

In 1992, Atari released an arcade brawler called Guardians of the Hood. Because it was 1992, and because it was Atari circa 1992, the commercial for the game looked like this. (via Arcade Heroes)

Trials Map Somehow Becomes Call of Duty: Zombies

Trials Fusion is a side-on motorbike game. It is not a first-person shooter. In fact it’s about sa far from a first-person shooter as you’re going to get. So it’s magic that you can take the game’s map editor and build a replica of Call of Duty: Zombies with it. It took Pneumatic Bog three…

How Pokémon Are Actually Caught

We’re trying something a little different today on Fine Art. Instead of showcasing the work of someone who makes games, we’re looking at the art of someone who works around games. Stephen Maurice Graham is an illustrator who has worked for publications like Vice, GQ and The Sunday Times. He does a lot of video…

If This Is 2015’s Latest PC Trend, I’m Cool With That

This is the second time in two days I’ve seen a trailer for a game that’s about building a castle by hand then trying to knock someone else’s castle down. It’s a…weirdly niche kind of genre, when you think about it, but if this is the latest thing people are rushing to try their hands…

“You Are Getting Old” reminder: people are now grown up, looking back fondly to their childhoods and cosplaying as Kim Possible (and doing an excellent job!). Cosplay by Danielle Beaulieu, photo by Jaycee Photography (viafashionably geek).

Because This Site Needs More Battleships

I don’t know what it is about battleship paintings, but I love ’em. They make me think of sitting under one in a wood-panelled room, in front of a fireplace, sipping on expensive booze and puffing on a big ol’ pipe. These images are by Dmitry Vishnevsky, a freelance artist who works in the video…

New Medieval Combat Game Looks Like A, Well, Blast

In case this trailer doesn’t show you within five seconds, here it is from the developers themselves: “We were primarily inspired by Rust & Chivalry in the development of this game”. But that’s OK! Because if you’re going to rip two games off and make something new out of the stolen parts, you can do…

Murderous Nintendo Cosplay

Nice to see 2013’s best Smash Bros. jokes finally have the cosplay they deserve. Cosplay by Moderately Okay Cosplay, photo by Mig Photography World

The Best Cosplay From Katsucon 2015

Katsucon, a big anime con held every year in Maryland, went down over the weekend, and as one of the first big shows for the year it’s only right we take a look a good look at it here on Cosplay. Photographer Mike Kowalek was there to take some shots, and he was kind enough…

The NES Was Once So Rare You Could Only Get It In Two Cities

It’s easy to forget now, given its enormous success, that the NES was once seen as a risky proposition. Coming on the heels of the great video game crash of 1983, into a market unsure if games were a fad that had already died out, the system didn’t just magically appear in stores across North…

Civilization Players Are Sending The Entire World To War [Update]

Get some popcorn ready, because the entire planet is about to throw down. UPDATE: The game has begun! There’s a stream here, but service has been patchy at best. The Civilization fanatics at /r/Civ have hatched a wonderful plan: they’re going to setup then run an enormous planetary showdown, which is going to take place…

A Video Game Art Book That Also Helps People

Last year, we toldyou about an art book that was raising funds to help pay for Blizzard artist Kevin Kanai Griffith’s battle against cancer. Sadly, in October 2014 Kevin passed away, but the book hasstillgone ahead, albeit with a different focus. “After he passed we spent a great deal of time deciding how the project…

If StarCraft Was A Kid’s Cartoon

Johannes Helgeson is an artist at Activision’s Beenox studio. His idea for a StarCraft cartoon, with cute/terrifying Kerrigan here, is very cool. You can see more of Johannes’ 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…

Looks Like We’re Getting A Gold Mario Amiibo 

Oh, hey, were you already too stressed out about the availabilityand value of Nintendo’s Amiibos? Maybe don’t look at this image then. It’s reportedly a photo of a banner ad for Walmart, and shows not only a Golden Mario Amiibo itself, but also says that something (it’s unclear whether it’s the Amiibo or just a…

When You Think A Game Is Being Made Just For You

As crude and reductive as it can be, video games love to compare themselves to other video games. It’s the easiest way complex systems and settings can be conveyed to people who haven’t played (or maybe not even seen) something that’s still in development. Sometimes, this can work against a game. If someone tells me…