Luke Plunkett

Watch Somebody Play A Ton Of The New Shadowrun Game

Shadowrun Returns is out later this month, but Loserific here has his hands on the game’s alpha, and has recorded half an hours’ worth of footage for your enjoyment. You can get your hands on it yourself on July 25, because…well, that’s when the game is out. Shadowrun Returns LP- Life on a Limb –…

The Beautiful Promise Of An RPG World At Your Feet

Joe Gloria is a freelance concept artist who most recently worked on Assassin’s Creed IV. You won’t find any art from that game here – most of it is still under lock and key since it’s not out yet – but you will find some awesome fighter jets, future cities and fantasy landscapes. My favourite?…

The Entire Film Top Gun, Squashed Into A Single Painting

Canberra, Australia is a city of few highlights, but one genuinely cool thing it does have going for it is the Australian War Memorial. A place that now houses in its collection surely one of this century’s greatest works of art. The image up top is a painting by Aussie artist Baden Pailthorpe, called Colour…

Every Time Ellie Says F**k, S**t (And Motherf**ker) In The Last Of Us

In the post-apocalyptic future, overrun with plant-face zombies and an abundance of gangs of violent middle-aged men, teenage girls have learned to survive by adopting potty mouths. The Last of Us – Ellie Swearing Montage [BenBuja]

DayZ Is So 2012. This Year, It’s All About Zombie Rabbits.

Recorded inside the ArmA 3 beta, this video gives us an insight into what would happen if Bohemia Interactive lost their minds. In a good way. RabbitZ | ARMA 3 ZOMBIE RABBIT APOCALYPSE [YouTube]

Disney Already Scraping The Bottom Of The Star Wars Barrel

If you were wondering how long it would take Disney to really grab the Star Wars franchise by the neck and start squeezing, the answer is: not long! This (admittedly slick) clip is a tease for a Star Wars “takeover” of Club Penguin, Disney’s kid-centric online game. Yup.

Retailer Promotes SNES Emulator In Ouya Advertisement

Just in case you’d forgotten that the Ouya console can play emulated games, a major retailer’s advertisement in the UK is only too happy to remind you. GAME’s main Ouya page has a large image showing “a selection of free games” you can try on the Android-powered machine, and one of them is for Super…

Freedom Is A Snazzy Orange Glider

In a previous instalment of Fine Art, we highlighted the work of Ninja Theory’s Alessandro Taini. So it’s cool today to get the chance to show off another of the studio’s talented artists, Dan Baker. Having previously worked for studios like Free Radical and Blitz Games, Baker has been at Ninja Theory since 2009. You…

The “Father” Of The Computer Mouse Has Passed Away At Age 88

Douglas Engelbart, one of the great pioneers of computer science, has passed away at his home in Atherton, Calif. He was 88 years old. While he’s credited with helping bring about several fundamental computing innovations, from graphical user interfaces to hyperlinks, his most lasting achievement was the work that led to the invention of the…

Nintendo’s Region-Locking Excuses Are Pretty Weak

In an interview with IGN, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was asked about the company’s insistence on region-locking its current hardware. His responses would be funny if they weren’t so tragic. “From some people’s perspective, it might seem like a kind of restriction. However, we hope people can appreciate the fact that we’re selling our products…

Japan Getting Sweet Pokémon X & Y 3DS Handheld

On October 12, Japan will be getting this very sharp custom Pokémon 3DS XL, bearing illustrations of the two new legendary creatures – Xerneas and Yveltal – making their debut in Pokémon X & Y.

Zynga Mistake Puts Random Stranger In Customer Support Role

In select circumstances, until earlier today, the Zynga game Coasterville told users to email a certain address @themepark.com if something went wrong. The problem is, that email address didn’t belong to a Zynga employee. Instead, it belonged to Eric Mueller, who owns the domain themepark.com, which he uses for his web design firm. Now, Eric…

Sony Cancels Bargain Beyond Two Souls Preorders

A few weeks back, Sony’s own online store was offering insanely cheap preorders for upcoming PS3 exlcusive Beyond Two Souls. It seemed like a deal too good to be true! It was. Sony has today begun cancelling those preorders, offering $5 coupons as a means of apologising for the mix-up. Which is a little disappointing;…

Your Secret Home For High-Res Box Art Images

There are plenty of times you need nice high-res box art images. Maybe you need to print a replacement. Maybe you want to do some photoshop work. Maybe you just want some new desktop wallpaper. Whatever your reasons, an enterprising soul over on NeoGAF has found a sneaky solution that lets you pull big, clean…

All The Street Fighters, Fighting, All At Once

Magnus Rex is an art crew that specialises in content development. Meaning, they’re contracted by companies to help create worlds, whether that be building all-new IP, concept art and/or character design. I showed youtheir Kickstarter book project yesterday, but today we’re looking at their day job stuff, which has seen them work for game series…

Man Finds 1983 Homebrew Star Wars Game, Is Awesome

We’ve all had stories of finding lost games before – my copy of Rogue Galaxy had been missing since 2009 before I found it hiding in a drawer – but you don’t hear many like this, where stuff has been missing for over 30 years Weird Paul here made a bunch of primitive stuff for…

Oh Man, Outcast Is Coming Back

In 1999, a game called Outcast was released. It was a God-damn revolution, one of the most ambitious games ever released, though one that’s sadly been almost forgotten in the years since. So it’s about time for a comeback! The founders of the original game’s development studio, Yann Robert, Franck Sauer and Yves Grolet, have…

There’s an interesting piece on former Xbox boss Don Mattrick over on Fast Company. He has around a dozen Ferraris, and “Oftentimes, he’ll take his jet to work”.

Skyrim Is For Kids. This Is Real-Life Role-Playing.

Avegost is a live-action role-playing (LARP) event held in Georgia. If you think you know LARP, and think it’s just people using foam swords and screaming “LIGHTNING BOLT“, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Beginning as a humble tabletop gathering, it’s grown into what’s described as a “full-immersion” LARP, which means the entire event is done…

Out Of Nowhere, Nintendo Announces New Chibi-Robo Game

Chibi-Robo! was one of the most underrated games on Nintendo’s GameCube, so it’s nice to see the robot of the same name find a new lease of life in a 3DS title, freshly-announced by Nintendo Japan. It’s an augmented reality photography game, where you’re given shapes that you have to find in the real world.…