Luke Plunkett

Guy Swatted In Front Of 60,000 Viewers While Playing Runescape

Joshua Peters, a US Air Force vet who hangs out on Twitch playing video games, was the victim of a swatting hoax last week, during which his home was stormed and the police reportedly pointed guns at his brothers. Streaming as Koopatroopa787, Peters had around 60,000 people watching him play Runescape when the raid took…

So Long, RadioShack, And Thanks For All The Sweet/Shitty Box Art

RadioShack is gone, but it is not forgotten. Amidst all the weekend obituaries for a company that had already been dead for years, though, people seem to have forgotten one thing: the company’s legacy of making its own supremely dorky box art. I mean, get a load of the fonts! The placement! Some of them…

Transformers Commercials So Old They Weren’t Even Called Transformers

Hardcore fans already know this, but Transformers weren’t always Transformers. The biggest animated series of the 80s was actually cobbled together following a 1983 partnership between Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara, who had already released some transforming toys — many of who you might recognise — called Diaclones and Microman. The deal meant Hasbro…

Crazy Russian Jumps 98 Feet Off Building. While On Fire.

So, you know how in Assassin’s Creed, the hero can jump off massive buildings, do a little flip in the air and somehow land alive? Turns out you can do that in real life, too. Even if you’re on fire. Of course, there are a few conditions you need to satisfy in order to pull…

Website Will Track Amiibo Stock So You Don’t Have To

Reader Chris Ryan, keenly aware how damn hardit’s proving to get your hands on certain Amiibo, has gone and built a website called Amiibo Trackr that can tell you at a glance which online retailers currently have which figures in stock. Here’s how it works, according to Chris: As soon as you click on one…

Back To The Future Redesign Scraps The DeLorean For Something…Faster

Artist Khyzyl Saleem has an idea on what he’d like Back to the Future to look like. I’ve got to say, as emotionally attached as a lot of people are to the DeLorean DMC-12 from the movies, this looks pretty damn good. If you’re wondering what car that actually is, it’s a DeTomaso Pantera. Which…

Kill Zombies In A Fabulous Dress

We get a lot of people pitching their indie games to us here at Kotaku. Some of these pitches are dreadful, others tolerable, but sometimes you get one that just nails it. Here’s the opening to an email I got about a game made by a small team of students from Cairns, Australia. RegentZ is…

Awesome Skyrim Cosplay Even Includes Horse Armor

This. This is dedication to the source material. Ewenaehasn’t just built a damn fine set of Skyrim armour for herself, but her horse is suitably protected as well. Shame she’s not riding vertically up a cliff while the horse’s legs go all weird, but then, there’s a limit as to how accurately you can recreate…

Now That’s How You Do Fantasy Cosplay

We live in an age where people are cosplaying characters from games that aren’t even out yet. Sometimes this is advertising, sometimes it’s just excitement, but when it looks this good, I don’t know if many people are going to care. This is cosplayer Lady Lemon dressed up as Senua, from Hellblade, the next game…

Every Country That Has Ever Been In The Civilization Games

England is obvious. So too Japan, and China, and Egypt. But there have been a lot of Civilization games featuring a lot of Civilizations, so let’s take a look at a map (made by sirprizes) showing every nation that has made it into the series and those who, sadly, have not. You want to pay…

Game of Thrones Star Breaks A (Mythical) 1000 Year-Old Strength Record

There’s a legend in Iceland that 1000 years ago a guy called Orms fláttr Stórólfssonar (or Orm Storolfsson) put a 1400lbs/640kg mast on his back and took three steps with it. It endures as a heroic test of strength in the region, but this week a real man took up the challenge and kicked Orms’…

Persona Dance Trailer Is 0% Gameplay, 100% Good Times

Well, this is new. A game trailer that doesn’t have gameplay or live-action nonsense or cinematic puff. It’s just…well, it’s the perfect trailer for a Persona game that’s about dancing your ass off.

The Best League Of Legends Cosplay

It’s the biggest game on the planet, with (probably) the biggest following to boot. So yeah, there are people all over the world dressing up as League of Legends characters, and they are doing a damn fine job of it. This gallery collects some of the best examples of League of Legends cosplay from across…

Equip Swag

Stepan Alekseev, aka chosac, is an artist who has worked on games like The Legend of the Cryptids. You can see more of Stepan’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), click on the “expand” button…

Very 90s Commercial Has Guitars And…Stuff

The acting, the wardrobe, the guitars, the first half of this fake commercial is about as 90s as it gets. Only… Look, just don’t watch this at work.

Track: Unicorns Were Horses | Album: Paradise Don’t Come Cheap | Artist: New Kingdom Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Assassin’s Creed Cosplayer May As Well Be An Actual Assassin

I’ve seen some qualityAssassin’s Creed cosplay in my time, but the work of Jamie Oakley is a sight to behold. It’s not just the volume of Assassin’s Creed gear that he’s produced that impresses, but the detail across all of it. As fantastic as many cosplay outfits look from a distance and in good lighting,…

Please, Make A New Power Rangers Movie Like This

Yeah, a big part of the appeal of Power Rangers (and Super Sentai) is how damn corny everything is, but let’s imagine for a second that someone wanted to make a modern Power Rangers movie. And wanted to ditch corny for more of a Godzilla vibe. It’d look like this, and this looks badass. It’s…

Making A Destiny Helmet Seems Like A Grind

Prop maker Gary Sterley has put this video together showing the amount of work that goes into just one aspect of making a quality Destiny helmet. So, yeah, if you’ve ever wondered why it’s so expensive to buy one of these custom pieces, now you know. Labour costs The timelapse shots are handy! If only…