Luke Plunkett

Look At This Yoshi Figure

Just look at it. That is the cheeriest strut I have ever seen in an action figure. And that’s not even the best part. No, the best part is that this is a Figuarts toy, the same line that released those amazingMario and Luigi figures earlier in the year, so both the brothers aren’t just…

Uncorking A Champagne Bottle With A Huge Sniper Rifle

Hold [shift] to steady breathing. This video shows Richard Ryan lining up some bottles of champagne and trying to shoot the corks off. Using an enormous .50 cal sniper rifle. It’s not the fact that he nails it that’s most interesting; its the slow-mo footage of what happens to the bullet and cork once they…

Wii U Art Dump Takes Care Of Your Desktop Wallpaper Needs

I’ve often enjoyed them as a nice little pre-game touch, so it’s awesome to see NeoGAF user Oni Link 666 rip out some Wii U game loading screens and dump them for use as wallpapers. There are 48 screens in all (some from cutscenes, most from loading screens), each at 1920×1080, and while some were…

Nikita Is A Cosplay Star

Laura Salviani, aka Nikita Cosplay, is one of the best cosplayers on the planet (she featuredin our 2014 roundup). We’ve never showcased her entire range of work here on Cosplay, though, so let’s fix that. Her costume work is amazing, but it’s also great when cosplayers cover a whole range of subject matter; rather than…

Track: Cuando Calienta El Sol | Artist: Talya Ferro | Album: Look At Me Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Art Of…The Login Screen

Tonny Jiménez is an artist who specialises in interactive 3D and motion graphics. You’ve most likely seen his work if you’ve ever logged into a game of League of Legends. Aside from that, he’s also worked on series like Street Fighter and Devil May Cry. Below is Tonny’s demo reel (which includes his LoL login…

Hobbit Sword Glows When It Detects Wi-Fi

WarSting is a replica of Bilbo Baggins’ famous sword Sting, with a twist: instead of glowing blue when it detects Orcs, it glows blue when it picks up an open wi-fi network. You can’t buy WarSting, but you can make it. Make: have a guide up showing how all you need is a particular brand…

Santa Is Trying To Deliver Presents To Everyone In Skyrim

Just because not everyone celebrates Christmas doesn’t mean Christmas can’t come to everybody. Even the NPCs in Skyrim. PC Gamer decided to create a new character in the game, dress them up as Santa and try and deliver presents to every NPC in the game in a single night. Those presents include: Next, I mull…

Pics Of A Couple’s Awesome Sailor Moon Wedding

Michelle Nguyen’s wedding was probably cooler than yours. She tied the knot with her husband recently, and while he dressed in a suit, Michelle and her bridesmaids came decked out in Sailor Moon garb, complete with wands. The guests and ringbearers were also encouraged to get into the theme, with Mamoru trinkets handed out, and…

Alien: Isolation’s Character Art Is Just The Best

It featured in my roundup of the best art of the year, so it’s only fair that Callum Alexander Watt’s work on Alien Isolation gets its own spotlight here on Fine Art. Watt is one of my favourite artists on the planet, with a comic-book style that gives his character art real punch. You can…

Borderlands Jacket Lets You Cosplay In Secret

One of my favourite designers on the planet, Machine56, has another piece of Borderlands-inspired gear up for sale on his store. It’s pretty great. Like I said last time, I don’t even like Borderlands that much, but would still wear this any day of the week. Well, provided I lived somewhere cooler. While it looks…

Kotaku’s Favorite Albums Of 2014

You’ve seen (and heard) what we thought was the best video game music of 2014. Now be subjected to what we thought was the best music music of 2014. Regular contributors to our regular Kotaku Soundtrack feature have got together and nominated their favourite albums for the year, which are listed below. As are the…

Nathan Drake Thinks He’s On An Album Cover

In which, for a fleeting moment, Nathan Drake is convinced he’s the other Drake. The above image, and everything below, are the work of Frank Tzeng, an artist at Naughty Dog who we’ve actually featured beforefor his uncanny Walter White portraits. But you know, since he works at Naughty Dog, Frank also gets to work…

Pinball Game Made Out Of All The Internet Memes

Liberty Games, a British pinball company, has made Internet Meme Pinball (a real machine, mind you, not an online game). It is everything you are probably imagining. They took an old existing game and modified it, replacing most of the casing and art with meme fodder like “not sure if”, grumpy cat and “winter is…

The Evolution Of Nintendo’s Control Pads, Illustrated

While changes to the Xbox and PlayStation pads have been relatively minorover the years (though that doesn’t mean changes haven’t been interesting), Nintendo’s controllers have been to hell and back over the last 30 years. As this hypnotic gif illustrates. While the gif above is at a fixed speed, you can adjust things to suit…

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The Best Cosplay Of 2014

As cosplay continues to explode in popularity, I feel like rounding up the “best” cosplay in the world for the year is a task that’s almost impossible. But whatever, that’s not going to stop me from trying 2014 was a big year for cosplay, at least in terms of this site. We opened up our…

The Folks Who Made Mad Men’s Intro Also Make Game Trailers

Imaginary Forces is a creative design studio that works on all kinds of stuff, from trailers to game logos. You might have seen their God of War clip, but you’ve definitely seen their Marvel work, as it’s the “flipbook” animation that plays before every one of the company’s superhero movies. Oh, and they also did…

Luke’s Top Ten Games Of 2014

2014 was indeed a disappointingyear for video games, punctuated by some big-budget misfires. But hey, it’s not like every game released in 2014 sucked. Some were OK! And some were even better than OK. With everything from Watch Dogs to Destiny to Assassin’s Creed Unity disappointing in its own special way, my list this year…

Minecraft’s Creator Buys The Most Expensive House In Beverly Hills

In case you needed a material transaction to illustrate just how much money Markus Persson, aka Notch, has having soldMojang (and Minecraft) to Microsoft, take a look at this: the dude just paid $70 million (and maybebeat out Beyonce & Jay-Z) to buy the most expensive house in Beverly Hills The John Aaroe Group just…