Luke Plunkett

Games Shows Are The Worst Place To Play Games

The Game Developers Conference is mostly for talks and parties, but there are still games to play. Yet despite GDC being a smaller, more casual affair than stuff like E3, it’s not exactly the ideal place to experience a creative work. As you’ll see here. Writer/artist Elizabeth Simins will be hanging out at GDC all…

Guy Claims To Be Using GameStop As His Personal Bank

Fed up with real banks, a 4chan user (I know, I know) claims to have shifted his personal finances to somewhere a little closer to home: GameStop. Now, grains of salt firmly between our teeth, his post seems equally crazy and mundane enough that such a scenario could actually be true, if you assume he…

Stop And Admire The Original Super Mario Bros. Box Art

The best examples of box art tend to be those with a timeless design. Those you can look at ten, twenty, even thirty years later and say, yup, that still looks amazing. Super Mario Bros. is one such game. These great pics by Bryan Ochalla remind us that, even with dog-eared corners, that bright yellow…

Man Accused Of Hacking League Of Legends, Selling Data For Big Bucks

21 year-old Australian man Shane Duffy stands accused of hacking into a Riot Games server, accessing player data then selling that information for thousands of dollars. Local police say that his arrest comes at the conclusion of a six-month investigation, which included assistance from the FBI. They allege Duffy used the data to sell player’s…

Dragon Age Used To Be Pretty Terrible At Twitter

For its birthday, Twitter today showed off a neat feature that lets users find their first ever Tweet. Mostly so others can revel in your embarrassment. So it is with a couple of BioWare games, as the Dragon Age team’s first tweet wasn’t exactly one for the ages. Mass Effect’s response, however, was better. If…

Sony Tech Lets You Play Games Using Your Eyes

Sony’s had some VR tech on show at this year’s GDC, but it’s also showing off some eye-tracking gear that’s just as impressive. In this clip, The Verge get some hands-on time with a special test build of the new Infamous game, and…throws some fireballs using their eyes. You’re not controlling the entire game using…

Zelda Tattoo Covers This Woman’s Entire Back

There are Zelda fans, and then there are Zelda fans. Chrisaixa is a Zelda fan Based on a piece of art done by Purrdemonium, she’s had her entire back covered by this epic Majora’s Mask tattoo. If you thought saving Termina was rough, the healing on this must have been worse. The tattoo was done…

Sony is going to start offering original TV content via the PlayStation Network, Variety reports. First up will be an adaptation of the Powers comic series, which was originally intended for the FX Network.

PC Gamer have the first gameplay footage for Clockwork Empires, a Steampunk game where you build settlements. Anyone who felt Banished was a little dry might want to check this out. It’s got a very Bullfrog vibe.

Replicas Of Classic Controllers, Available Now For Your “PC” Gaming

Let’s say you, um, found some way of playing old console games on your PC. You cold use a keyboard, or a 360 pad, but that’s lacking in authenticity. No, if you’re playing a classic console game, you need a classic console controller. Think Geek are thus selling what they’re calling “Classic Console USB Controllers”,…

It may not have the sex appeal of space shooters or Sony’s industrial design, but this Nintendo VR solution is quick, easy and available right now to Wii U owners worldwide. Introducing the Nintendo VRu [Reddit]

Demonic Puppy Needs To Be A Boss In Dark Souls III

Paul Canavan is art director at Scottish indie developer Blazing Griffin Studios, the guys who are probably most notable at the moment for picking up the rights to The Ship. You can see more of Paul’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough,…

Microsoft Wants To Reward Good Behaviour On Xbox Live

Microsoft is currently “brainstorming” ideas on how to reward well-behaved Xbox Live players. In other words, after a decade of policing Xbox Live’s worst offenders, they’re going to see if the carrot works better than the stick. Microsoft’s Frank Savage said at a GDC panel earlier today that the company is going to try and…

EA Server Hacked To Run A Scam (That’s Now Been Shut Down)

According to a report from internet security firm Netcraft, an Electronic Arts server was recently hacked, and until it was shut down was being used to run a phishing scam that targeted Apple customers The server in question was “used by two websites in the ea.com domain”. Netcraft says that the scam was trying to…

The Shortest Video Game Interview You’ll Ever Need To Read

Our GDC cartoonist Elizabeth Simins got to interview Peter Molyneux earlier today. Most Peter Molyneux interviews you will see involve loads of text, or video, or audio. This one involves a comic. It really captures the quirks of interviewing someone professionally; you’re expecting a very business-like procedure to take place, but it’s the little things…

Looks like the Splinter Cell movie might actually be getting made. The Hollywood Reporter says that Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) will be directing, with shooting to start in August and a release planned for 2015.

A boatload of Metal Gear cosplayers, hanging out with series creator Hideo Kojima. As you do.

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

What Happens When Soldiers Get Bored In Afghanistan

Probably best not to jump too much higher. Just in case. See what happens when you get bored in Afghanistan? [Reddit]

This is Bear Simulator. The developers describe it as “Basically it’s a game where you explore while being a bear.” Back it on Kickstarter