Luke Plunkett

Game Of Thrones‘ Sweetest Character (Probably) Won’t Be Back

In a show full of treachery and bloodshed (not to mention incest and rape), one surviving character stood as a paragon of virtue. And he stood on all fours. Ser Pounce, Tommen’s super-fluffy cat and star of season 4’s slow episode (hey, each season needs one), will apparently not be returning for any of this…

These Video Games Are Art

Photographer Danny Passarella has travelled the world collecting old arcade machines, bringing them home to the UK where he can take these stunning images of them. They’re like badass old arcade posters, if the world hadn’t stopped making badass old arcade posters. Each image depicts a game sitting somewhere in Danny’s hometown of Whitley Bay.…

Mod Makes The Original Deus Ex Look A Lot Nicer

Deus Ex: Revision is an ambitious mod that’s looking to completely change the way we look at the 2000 classic. Rather than mess with the game’s design, or weapons, or anything else like you’d expect from something like this, Revision’s only goal is to update the game’s existing visuals (with new lighting, etc) and give…

Mionix Naos 7000: The Kotaku Review

I’ve been using Mionix mice for years now, because being a regular person, and not a pro gamer, I value ergonomics over performance. But what happens when Mionix get around to making a mouse that feels as good as it works? You get, at least in theory, the Mionix Naos 7000. Which is an awesome…

The Old City, an exploration game that looks pretty great, is now up on Kickstarter. Get on it.

Playing Dark Souls II…With A Three Year-Old Kid

This is not the most appropriate game to be playing with such a small child. That said and out of the way, who could resist when the kid is being so cute? Are we gonna make a boy or a girl? A girl. What will her name be? A lady. Lance and Penny Play Dark…

The Worst Movie, The Best Cosplay

Plan 9 From Outer Space cosplay! That’s awesome just for the subject matter, but the execution is even better. Cosplay by John Robert Price and Brandy Mason, photo by Jarod Kearney

Assassin’s Creed’s Aveline, by Sunymao. Photo by Byza

Monster Fights Are The Best Fights

Ben Erdt is an artist at Guerilla Games, the developers of the Killzone games. Though, for once, you won’t be seeing much Killzone here. What you will be seeing as monsters. Wet, spiky, hungry-looking monsters. You can see more of Ben’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in…

STALKER Restored To Its Former Glory

It’s been over a decade since STALKER was first shown off. The incredible open world we were first teased in 2002, however, wasn’t exactly the game we got five years later. It didn’t look as good, and didn’t feature as much content. It was still an amazing game, yeah, but imagine how much better it…

If Sega Won’t Do It, These Guys Will

When a game describes itself as an “open world futuristic freerun / parkour game inspired by great games like Jet Set Radio and Mirror’s Edge”, it has my attention. Hover : Revolt Of Gamers might have a stupid name, but everything else about it looks great, from the eye-smashing art style and future skating (the Jet…

Let It Go, Guys

Photographer William Phan was at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo to snap this battle of the ice masters.

An Internet Comment Thread For The Ages

In 99.99% of cases, someone correcting someone else on the internet results in dick behaviour. In rare instances, though, we get to see magic happen. This post begins life as many other Tumblr/Reddit posts do, with a cute image that may or may not be fake. Rather than simply pass judgement and move on, though,…

A Game Boy That Looks Like It Could Survive Ten Thousand Years

The original Game Boy is sometimes affectionately known as a “brick”. So what better way to celebrate the handheld’s 25th birthday than by getting literal with one. Vadu Amka’s “Brick” work turns an old Game Boy into a brick wall from the Zelda series. Just so you know it’s a brick wall from the Zelda…

She’s The Queen…Of The Night…

Brad Rigney is an artist who has recently worked in both video and card games. Magic: The Gathering fans might want to check this stuff out. You can see more of Brad’s work at his DeviantArt galleryand ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

Before Gears, Before Unreal, There Was ZZT

The following is an excerpt from ZZT, Anna Anthropy’s upcoming book about Epic boss Tim Sweeney’s classic game creation system. Easy Being An Object For all the worlds of ZZT I would ultimately explore, it took me a long time to work up the nerve to press the W key, the one labeled “World: TOWN”…

A Street Fighter Series That Might Not Suck

Aside from a few decent anime movies, Street Fighter’s theatrical history is one to forget. Good thing this isn’t a movie, then. Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is an upcoming webseries that’ll run on Machinima, which is a “coming of age” story about Ryu and Ken. Sure, there’s a certain degree of corny you can’t escape…

One Very Good Reason To Play Co-Op On Your PC

Well, this is a pleasant surprise. Mashed, an arcade racer released on Xbox and PS2 (and in some places PC) a decade ago, just hit Steam. This, along with Broforce, are two very good reasons to start using your PC for local co-op. While there’s a singleplayer experience to be had, the real joy with…

Kung-Fu Garden

Jason Scheier is an artist who has worked at Double Helix Games (Silent Hill) and, more recently, Dreamworks. It’s a shame my three year-old can’t read this. If she knew we were featuring an artist who worked on the Monsters v Aliens short Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space – for some reason, her favourite movie…

For Zis Adventure Game, Zee War Isn’t Over

One of the first video games I ever played was 1986’s The Great Escape. It’s nice to see a more modern return to the idea. Obviously inspired by the same tale/movie, The Breakout is an upcoming adventure game that has you trying to escape from a German POW camp in the Second World War. What…