Luke Plunkett

Nintendo’s Best Ad In Years Is Also One Of Their Cheapest

Forget thecornball romance and creepy action figure fixations and excruciating store clerks. Seems someone, somewhere at Nintendo remembers how to make a good video game trailer. The answer was staring them right in the face, this whole time. Just make it using another Nintendo video game! In this case, Tomodachi Life. Never have I wanted…

There Is No Greater Spacecraft Than The SDF-1

Jason Park is a veteran artist who has worked in both video games (for companies like EA) and animation (on shows like Metalocalypse and Transformers Prime). Despite his range of projects and works, though, I can’t take my eyes off the SDF-1. It’s a great take on my favourite space-faring vessel. Why? Because between the…

Giant Vita Is The World’s Most Pointless Handheld

The PS Vita TV has problems. Cramming it inside an oversized handheld shell to make it “portable” is not going to fix any of them. But hey, bless the DekaVita 7 for trying. It’s a 7″ screen, with controls, that works by plugging a Vita TV into the back of it. Which, in theory, would…

League of Legends’ new take on Summoner’s Rift is now live. If you’re lost as to what exactly has changed, there’s an interactive map that’ll give you a rundown.

Fan-Made Mother 4 Delayed, Still Looks Awesome

Since Nintendo won’t make any more Mother/Earthbound games, it’s up to fans to carry the load. And while Mother 4 islooking every bit the faithful entry in the series, it’s sadly been delayed into 2015. To soften the blow, though, there are new screenshots! And my God, they look wonderful. Here’s the reason given for…

Video Game Art Could Do With A Little More Respect

In case you’re asleep by the time it’s posted, almost every night on KotakuI run a feature called Fine Art. It’s a showcase of the work of artists working in (or dabbling in) the video game business. I do this post for a number of reasons. It’s fun, it’s rad art, there’s a degree of…

Track: Arrival | Artist: Vangelis Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Uncharted Movie Gets Help From Actual Talented Hollywood Person

The Uncharted movie isn’t the trainwreck it once was, but it’s still something to be concerned about, even with the involvementof the guy who made King of Kong. Why? Because it’s a video game movie. Though a recent addition to the creative team might cheer you up a little. The Hollywood Reporter says that Mark…

Track: Sea | Artist: Skalpel | Album: Transit Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Those “Real” Mario Ads Just Got Weirder

Remember that live-action Mario Kart commercialMercedes put together? There are now more of them. Starring Peach and Luigi. They are bonkers.

The Jarl Will See You Now

Dave Seguin is a freelance concept artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in Canada. In addition to his original works, you’ll also see some fan art below. I normally don’t throw in fan art in these kind of posts, but these were so damn good I just had to. You can see more of Dave’s…

Gritty ​Mega Man Short Is A Fan’s Dream Movie

Poor Mega Man. Poor, poor Mega Man. Left to rot by Capcom, he lives on these days under an assumed name, and is relevant only to long-suffering, die-hard fans. If that’s you though, boy is this a treat. Loot Crate, sellers of secret nerd stuff, put this short together because their theme for November is…

Plants vs Zombies vs LEGO

Oh, if only this was an actual LEGO set. Well, actually, it can be if enough people vote for it, thanks to LEGO’s Ideas program. Which I’m guessing people will do, because even as a pitch it looks as good as you’d expect from the finished product. The work of killarkai, the set includes the…

Cops Raided Game Studio Because They Thought It Was A Gambling Den

Staff at the Indonesian branch of mobile gaming giant Gameloft got a bit of a surprise on Monday, when police raided the office believing it to be an “an online gambling den”. Maybe they’d got a bad tip, maybe they were jumping to conclusionsabout mobile gaming in general, but local news site Tribun Jogja (via…

An Underrated Classic Gets A Surprise Remake

In 1991, Codemasters released one of the greatest racing/party games of all time: Micro Machines. Despite a few sequels, it’s all but forgotten these days, Mario Kart casting a very long shadow over that style of game. But hey, good news: Codemasters just released what’s basically a remake! To very little fanfare, a game called…

Destiny Cosplayer Looks Like An Actual Robot

This Destiny outfit really nails the look (and movements) of the game’s Exos. Not only does it capture all their mechanical detail, but the mouth moves, as do the eyes (in addition to lighting up!). Cosplayer redner, aka Erik Barclay made it for this year’s New York Comic-Con. You can see more pics of it…

New Amiibo Figures Include Wind Waker Link, Mega Man & Sonic

Yes, we only just got our hands on the first wave of Amiibo figures. But Nintendo is moving fast, and today showed off next batch of their NFC toys. Your wallets may be in grave danger. There’s Wind Waker Link. Sonic. Bowser. Mega Man. Rosalina. Sheikh. Sheikh!! They’ll be out on January 22 in Japan.…

The Colorful Characters Of Overwatch

Arnold Tsang is a concept artist at Blizzard. We’vefeatured his work before, but now that Overwatch is out in the open, we can showcase his work onthe much-hyped shooter Tsang did all the character pieces you see here, giving us one of the first looks at the game’s bright, colourful and very comic booky cast.…

Some Excellent Changes Are Coming To Destiny

While we know about some tweaks and additions coming to Destiny alongside the game’s expansions, Bungie today spoke a little about some other changes coming to the game. And some of those changes are very, very welcome Mentioned briefly and with little additional information (at least for now), Bungie says players can soon expect: New…

Track: OM | Artist: NehruvianDOOM | Album: NehruvianDOOM Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.