Luke Plunkett

Help A Man Build A 300-Foot Water Slide In The Middle Of A Road

Artist Luke Jerram wants to build a 300-foot-long slip-and-slide right down the middle of a street in Bristol, England. That is God’s work you are doing, Luke. It might seem absurd, but it actually has a shot of happening: being a slip-and-slide, all they’d need would be some tarps and a hose (OK, maybe a…

Stuff got 12 of the 13 Steam Machines due for release this year together, took them apart and tested them out. Then got them all together for this family photo. Check it out for rundowns (and 360-degree gifs) of every machine except Valve’s own unit.

Trolling This Dating Service Should Be Cruel, But It’s Great

As Bart Simpson has shown, trolling people looking for love is usually a dick move. The trick, then, is to keep it short, keep it simple, and make it funny. Hello Let’s Date is a Tumblr that chronicles the text adventures of a Tindermember who…well, he’s about what you should expect from a dating service…

One Gamer Has More YouTube Subscribers Than Rihanna, Bieber

If anything is going to roll up 2014, the internet and video games together in one single fact, this has got to be it. Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg, one of the most well-known “Let’s Play” gamers on the planet, now has over 25 million subscribers (he’s doubled his tally in just a year). Compare that to…

Indie Shooter Inspired By Badass Battlefield Gifs

You know, as important as it is to have games taking inspiration from classic literature, philosophy and the human spirit, sometimes it’s nice to hear a developer say you know what, screw it, we made this game because we were playing two other games that were awesome. So it is with Jetgetters, a game that’s…

The New Godzilla Movie Will (Sadly) Not Look Like This

Mike K runs eleventhphotograph, a cosplay photography studio. He was most recently snapping pics at Katsucon last month, and those pics were great You can see a selection of them below, with a lot more at Mike’s site Living in Canada, Mike works in TV as a producer and is a freelance photographer in his…

Track: Black Smoke | Album: Immortal Legacy | Artist: Hirax Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Major Kusanagi, Reporting In…

Miss Sinister is one of the best cosplayers around. And you’re about to see why. One of the coolest things about her cosplay is that she isn’t afraid to branch out and try characters that you wouldn’t expect. Cosplaying as Mary Jane Parker and Major Kusanagi, OK, that’s understandable, but Sagat? Vaas? Awesome. You can…

This Is The End…

Metal Gear cosplay that’s as dramatic as it is hilarious. Cosplayers are SquallWolfheart(The End) & Kieran Kerrigan

Mechs Punching In Space? You Have My Attention.

Zombot are calling their first game, Project Galaxy, a “AAA, next-gen” mobile title. The studio is made up of devs who have worked at Rockstar, Bungie, Ubisoft and 2K, and while there’s little else to show other than a trailer and some concept art, both of those are looking great. Alex Chu is Zombot’s creative…

Life-Size Titan Falls In Middle Of Berlin

Passengers at this Berlin train station would be forgiven for cloaking then running for the nearest doorway after seeing this as they emerged from their escalator ride. This life-size Titan replica looks like something that would have previously made an appearance at a trade show – maybe even GamesCom, given this is Germany – but…

Not All Minecraft Clones Are A Waste Of Time

Unsurprising given its success, Minecraft has, let’s say, inspired a whole range of new games. Some, like Terraria, have been pretty good. Others, like the endless sea of shameless clones, have been terribly unimaginative. At first glance Planets³ sounds like the latter. It’s got voxels. It’s open-world. Most things are cubes. It mentions “creativity”. There…

For $25, Your Toilet Can Become A Sarlacc Pit

Thankfully, your toilet does not take 1000 years to digest whatever falls into it. Artist Robbie Rane designed these decals to fit inside your toilet bowl, adding row upon row of teeth, its gross tongue/tentacle things, a falling Boba, a struggling Han & Lando and even Jabba’s skiff. You can preorder the decals here (via…

A Fresh Reminder Why Fanboys Are Stupid

I put this to you, Xbox fanboys (though it’s of course equally applicable across all platforms): if you love console so damn much you indeed qualify as a fanboy, one who adores Microsoft and despises Sony and Nintendo, what does it say about you when one of the execs running Xbox itself owns and enjoys…

Reddit’s Gaming Site Hacked For Half-Life 3 Lulz

One of the biggest subreddits on the site, r/gaming, was hacked earlier today. I mention this because, instead of just bringing it down, the whole thing was replaced with a single notice. That’s it. That’s all people could see see. Users couldn’t access any functions on the subreddit. All they could do was look at…

How To Read, And Use, Kotaku

Coming to Kotaku, reading a story then reading another one is easy, but there’s more to this site than the obvious. You can comment, share and create your own content. You can even filter content according to taste. And more. Here’s how. ** UPDATED MARCH 13 FOR NEW “TIGER” PLATFORM ** We tend to pick…

Meet The First Gamer To Get One Million Achievement Points

Well, he’s done it. After years of work and more video games than you’ve probably played in your entire life, Stallion83 has become the first person in the world to achieve a Gamerscore of 1,000,000. As you can see below, at the end of a marathon session in the home stretch, he stopped the clock…

Dreaming Of Giant Transforming Fighter Planes

Eddie Del Rio is a veteran concept artist who has worked for everyone from Lucasarts to THQ, Activision to Disney. He’s also worked more recently with 2K on the XCOM series, as well as on Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen. You can see more of Eddie’s work at his personal site and CGHub page To see…

The Perfect Game For Anyone Who Hates Their Desk Job

There’s little to love about being stuck in a cubicle, forced to wear a tie and slave under the whims of someone whose job has “manager” somewhere in the title. Sometimes you need to vent. Maybe play a game where you destroy everything in the office Corporate Lifestyle Simulator is not a corporate lifestyle simulator.…

SimCity Was A Disaster, So One Man Is Trying To Make A Better Game

Of all SimCity’s faults, the biggest was that, even when it was working, it was a very poor city simulator. Things essential to your planning – transport, land value, etc – seemed like they were either busted or running in a fantasy land. Where most of us simply made sad faces, though, Anselm Eickhoff rolled…