Luke Plunkett

Studio Pirates Its Own Game, Because Why The Hell Not

Vitali Kirpu and Alex Poysky, the developers behind Pixel Piracy, have “pirated” a copy of their own game, offering a free torrent download on their site. Because if you can’t beat ’em, appeal to their sense of decency. “We aren’t idiots, we aren’t high”, they write on the game’s site. “We believe that anyone who…

Hawken Is Still Around, Still Looks Good

People were once so excited about Hawken. It looked awesome, it had a wonderful visual design to it, and then…well, then it went free-to-play, and it didn’t have singleplayer, and that kinda took the wind out of a lot of people’s sails. A shame, but hey, the game still looks great, people are playing it,…

Amazon’s Drone Delivery Notices Will Hopefully Be A Little Cheerier

Amazon’s drone delivery service hasn’t launched yet – and may never launch – but that hasn’t stopped people from imagining what a “missed delivery” notice might look like. It can get a little heavy-handed in places, but the “no appropriate landing site” one is surely going to be an actual problem. That and “the drone…

Over 7 Million People Were Using Steam. At The Same Time.

The Glorious PC Master Race cares not for your console launches. A combination of a holiday weekend in the US, a big sale and the service’s ever-growing popularity means 7 million people were using Steam at the same time on Sunday, a new record. It was just over a year ago that Steam hit six…

A Stun Gun Fight On Black Friday

Just in case you haven’t been made aware of how crazy/shameful some people’s behaviour on Black Friday can be, here is a video of two women fighting. One of them with a stun gun If the thought of this being real footage is getting you down, do like I do and pretend it’s the worst…

The World’s Biggest LAN Party Is A Sci-Fi Party From The Future

Dreamhack Winter, an annual LAN party held in Sweden, is easily the biggest of its kind in the world. People come from all over Europe (and sometimes futher afield) to spend a few days hanging out, seeing bands and watching pro gamers. Oh, and lugging their entire PC then setting it up in a cavernous,…

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My Kingdom For This Retro-Themed PS4

Given my penchant for wood-panelled video game hardware, if this Photoshop mockup were ever to become a real thing, I would sell every other piece of video game hardware I owned to get hold of it. While the wood and orange are the best bits, also of note is the practical improvement, since the power…

Man Shot Dead Over PS4 Sale

The arranged sale yesterday of a PS4 console in San Francisco’s Bayview District has gone terribly wrong, with one of the men involved being shot dead and robbed by the other. The San Jose Mercury reportsthat having met the prospective seller and arranged to meet to buy the console, the suspect instead shot the victim…

One Of The Best Magic Card Artists On The Planet

Peter Mohrbacher is an artist best known for his work on the Magic: The Gathering card game, for which he’s been providing illustrations since 2010. Prior to that he’d worked at the North American branch of CCP, the developers of the EVE Online series. Those who like his work – or MTG in general –…

Here They Come, Just In Time, The (Cosplaying) Powerpuff Girls

Yup. Powerpuff girls cosplay. We can all pack up and go home now. OK, not really, as there’s some other fantastic examples of top-shelf cosplay from the past seven days, including some amazing Tekken fighting, an elaborate Bayonetta and a very seasonal Scrooge. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re…

Reports: 4chan User Sets Himself On Fire, Streams It

There are reports emerging – some of them conflicting – that a 4chan user known as “Stephen” tried to take his own life on Saturday night by setting himself on fire. And broadcasting the whole thing. The Daily Dot has collected a number of posts and images from 4chan, which suggestthat after stating “As an…

Amazon Wants To Deliver Your Stuff Using Drones. Seriously.

It sounds like a late April Fool’s joke, but no. Amazon has really just announced a new service called Amazon Prime Air, where sometime in the next few years select customers can get stuff delivered straight to their doorstep via drone You can’t use it yet – Amazon is awaiting approval from the FAA –…

Fake Trademark Breaks Sega Fans’ Hearts

Some people – who you’d think should know better – got excited last week when they learned that Sega had filed a trademark in Europe for “Shenmue III”. The only problem: it wasn’t actually Sega who filed it. “Sega has confirmed that the recent application for the trademark of Shenmue III is a fake and…

Report: Lindsay Lohan Calls Lawyers Over Grand Theft Auto V

A report on TMZclaims that shining diamond Lindsay Lohan “has called in her lawyers” to take legal action over her supposed portrayal in Grand Theft Auto V. I’ll give you a moment to collect yourselves. She’s apparently going to demand that Rockstar and Take-Two pay her for using her likeness. No word on specific instances,…

Let’s Give Thanks For Awesome Video Game Art

Jong Il Kim is a Korean artist who has worked for big local clients like Entwell and NCSoft. You can see more of his art at his CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…

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PSN Having Problems, Sony Disables Features

Seems some people are having trouble accessing the PlayStation Network right now, being either unable to sign in or finding their ability to stay connected being “disrupted”. So Sony is trying to lighten the network’s load. The company has disabled the “redeem voucher” function on the PSN while they “investigate further“. Given the timing of…

Crazy Hack Stops Anyone Else From Seeing Your PC Screen

We’ve all been there. Whether you’re down the K-Pop rabbit hole on YouTube or playing games at work, someone walks in and sees your screen, sees you doing something you shouldn’t be doing, and the party’s over. Or…is it? Instructables have come up with this incredible mod that skins a LCD monitor and, with the…

New Barbie Game Is The Stuff Of Nightmares

This is gameplay footage of Barbie’s Dreamhouse Party, recorded by Rock, Paper, Shotgun. It terrified me. I showed it to my three year-old daughter. She stared blankly at it for a minute before softly walking away. By all accounts the game is equal parts condescending and horrific, and yet…so much so that I kinda want…