Luke Plunkett

An Artist’s Work On Uncharted & Star Wars

Polina Hristova is a concept artist who has worked on projects like Uncharted 2, Project Eternity (now known as Pillars of Eternity) and the Clone Wars TV show. You can see more of Polina’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…

People Are Finding New Ways To Get Upset At Total War: Rome II

Total War: Rome II went from being one of 2013’s most promising games to one of its most disappointing. Indeed, it took months of patches and updates to even get it to a presentable state. Not that performance and AI were the last of the game’s troubles. A fresh uproar has kicked off following a…

What If Dishonored Had No Bad Guys In It…

The Old City is an exploration game that’s currently in-development for the PC. And pardon me for making such a crude comparison, but my brain looks at the architecture and processes this as being “Dishonored without all the bad guys”. And that’s pushing my buttons. Set inside “a decaying city from a civilization long past”,…

Developer Making “Singleplayer RPG Adventure”…With His Kid

Nick Pasto, the developer behind the excellent Abobo’s Big Adventure, is making a new game. With his daughter. Who is eight. It’s not for a school project, it’s not some cheap little gimmick game, it’s a real game, one that’s promising to be a fairly epic 2D adventure, with boss fights, levelling-up, fancy gear, the…

This Isn’t Really A BioShock Screenshot, It’s Cosplay

Yup, this is a thing now. Nathan DeLuca and Eve Beauregard are the cosplayers at the heart of this BioShock Infinite tribute, falling through the sky in the name of fancy dress. Sure, the background is from the game’s promotional art, but if you’re expecting cosplayers to be able to construct a floating metropolis they…

Kid Shot Dead By Cops, Witnesses Say He Was Holding Wii Remote

Police say that 17 year-old Christopher Roupe was shot and killed because he answered the door pointing a gun. Everyone except the Police say he opened the door holding a Wii Remote. Roupe was shot and killed last Friday night when Police arrived to serve his father a probation violation warrant. He opened the door…

Here’s The First Proper Guardians Of The Galaxy Trailer

Who cast John C. Reilly in this? Whoever it was, they did good work.

Meet The (Unofficial) Team Fortress LEGO

They’ll never get their own LEGO set – they won’t even get their own Mega Bloks set – but the cartoon destruction of Team Fortress 2 is still perfect for the plastic block treatment. Logan is to thank for this playset, which not only recreates the TF2 map Upward, but includes a cast of characters…

Just When You Thought FTL Couldn’t Get Any Better…

…along comes word of the kind of stuff we can expect from the game’s upcoming – and free – expansion While we knew about some of this – like mind control – each of these additions is now explained in greater detail. With GIFs. But best of all, there was a new announcement: we’re getting…

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes: The Platform Comparison Videos

Screenshots not doing it for you? Here, watch this video that might help you decide which of the four versions of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes looks better. Some will will no doubt crawl over every pixel scouring for proof of console supremacy, coal for the fires of their eternal message board struggle, but…

Lucasarts’ Star Wars Creations Return For X-Wing Tabletop Game

The X-Wing miniatures game is almost the perfect tabletop experience. At least if you like Star Wars and fun things. About the only thing that could make it better would be to start introducing more units based on video game starfighters and oh what’s this? Following on from the game’s homage to Dark Forces, the…

Buy Engagement Ring, Get…Xbox One Console

Ladies, answer me this: would you be cool knowing that one of the most important decisions (and purchases) in your man’s life had been influenced by the promise of a free video game console? Jewellery chain Perrywinkles must think so, because they’ve got a deal where the purchase of engagement ring also gets you an…

The Human-Crushing Art Of Titanfall

Hey, whaddya know. Titanfall, a good-lookin’ game about giant mechs, was born from good-lookin’ art showing giant mechs. The images you’re seeing will be part of a book celebrating the game’s art, due out later this month from Titan. You can grab it here. You can also see a flip through of the book from…

Yup, These Are The Best Star Wars Action Figures On The Planet

The Black Series is the best thing to happen to Star Wars action figures since, well, forever. Even today, over 30 years on from the first toys, Hasbro’s main line of figures sucks. But not these babies. Three new lines have been announced in the series, consisting of eight new figures in all. In 2014…

Track: El Coyote | Album: Flower Of Disease | Artist: Goatsnake Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

A Hardcore Military Flight Sim That’ll Run On A Laptop

Modern flight simulators – not the recreational kind, the actual kind used to train pilots – are enormous, expensive things. They’re impressive, sure, but their cost and size mean they can’t exactly be used every day. Which is why a company has been given money by the US Air Force to develop something a little…

Skyrim Weddings Are The Best Weddings

Reader Sam Balcomb and his wife Kimi celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary this month. Congrats guys! To celebrate, Sam whipped up this awesome Skyrim panorama in honour of their big day. Hope those kids aren’t allergic to dragon meat, because they look hungry.

Nice View. Shame About The Neighbours.

Simon Robert is a freelance concept artist who has recently worked on the Game of Thrones TV series, Killzone (pictured above) and Ryse. You can see more of Simon’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper),…

When A Modder Tries To Make His Own Game

Nick Thomadis, aka Darthmod, used to be one of the most celebrated modders in PC gaming. That was, until he walked away to go and make his own game. From scratch. For some people, modding is just a hobby. A way to tinker with their favourite games. For others, though, it’s a pathway to a…

Valve Denies It’s Going Through Your Browser History

A user on Reddit has posted a decompiled module that claims Valve’s anti-cheat service, VAC, is quietly going through your browser history and sending results back to its servers. Something Valve boss Gabe Newell has made a public statement to deny. It’s technical stuff, but the gist of the original claim is that VAC is…