Luke Plunkett

Samus Dreams Of Amazing Cosplay

Bit of a quiet week in cosplay last week, so there’s not much new stuff to share. Thankfully, there’s some new shots of favourite old costumes to get us through the dry spell. I’ll never get tired of seeing cel-shaded Borderlands cosplay. Never. Such a simple but effective touch. I will also post any and…

It’s Like Elder Scrolls, Only Made By Two Guys

This is Frontiers, a game designed and being developed by two men. Something that blows your mind when you see footage of the game in action. Developers AAD Productions describe it like this: FRONTIERS blends the feel of first-person RPG classics like Daggerfall with the relaxing tempo & simplicity of a point-and-click adventure. Discover ancient…

There Is A Kickstarter For “Flying Assault Butts”

There are genuinely attractive Kickstarters, there are joke Kickstarters, and then there are Kickstarters like this, which somehow manages to be both at once. Flying Assault Butts is a campaign to add a…very special new miniature to your tabletop game of choice. Of a butt. Warhammer, Warmachine, an RPG, whatever. It can now have an…

Cards Against Humanity was once a Kickstarter asking for $4000. It’s since made over $12 million in revenue. Here’s a great writeup on how the game, and its creators, got there.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII: The PS1 Masterpiece

Final Fantasy Versus XIII sometimes feels like it’s been in development forever. So let’s pretend that it has. And that “forever” is really “since 1997”. Artist Saku Hatakka has done the above image, which takes the look of the oft-delayed Square game and takes it back in time to the Final Fantasy VII engine. “It…

How To Turn Your Android Phone Into A Gaming Powerhouse

Your Android phone isn’t just for widgets, talking, Google Now and photos. It can also be one of the world’s best gaming platforms, if you’re willing to spend a little time on it. Once the domain of tinkerers and super-nerds, Android devices have exploded in popularity over the last couple of years, spurred on by…

Wow, This Counter-Strike Trailer Is Fantastic

Unless you’re actually a player, you probably think Counter-Strike is a bit old-fashioned. A little stale compared to other modern shooters. And hey, I think you’re right. I also think that doesn’t matter here, because this is a Korean commercial commissioned in 2012 for an Asia-onlyCounter-Strike game most of you will never have played anyway…

Playing The Games That Nobody Else Has Played

The site Zero Feedback has a noble mission statement: to track down and play independent, freeware games that for whatever reason have gone completely unnoticed. The criteria for inclusion is that a game must have been submitted to a forum or site and received zero feedback (hence the name) within a 3-6 month period. If…

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Gran Turismo, reader Ilya made this tribute clip that rivals anything developers Polyphony Digital have made for the series over that time. It took him three months to make, was shot entirely in Gran Turismo 5 and features 50 cars racing on over 30 tracks. So pretty. 15th Anniversary…

There’s An E3 Presser For People Sick Of E3 Pressers

Last year’s E3 was in many ways a lowpoint for the annual industry showcase, tepid press conferences dominated as much by…ill-advised crowd reaction as they were by an endless parade of games all seeming to promote the same ol’ mindless violence. That’s led this year to the establishment of HORIZON, an alternative E3 press conference…

Tobias Fünke: The Video Game

As part of the promo campaign for the upcoming Arrested Development comeback, there’s now a Tobias Fünke sizzle reel on YouTube. You know, because he’s an actor It’s fantastic stuff, especially the part where he gets all multimedia, and manages to star in a shitty old video game.

These Giant Robots Look Like They’re Made Of Steel, But They’re Not

They’re made of paper. Amazing stuff. Reader VJIII, aka shieldcore, sent these in. I’m in awe. I mean, the papercraft itself is impressive enough, but sticking lights in there is just too much. Some of these are small papercraft models. Others are papercraft outfits for figures. Some are human-sized papercraft cosplay! shieldcore [DeviantArt]

This Badass Buzz Lightyear Could Definitely Save The Galaxy

Dan LuVisi – who we only just featured on our daily concept art showcase – is to thank for this “realistic” portrayal of Buzz Lightyear, which puts Star Command in the hands of the US government and turns the cartoon hero into someone you could easily imagine kicking ass in a 2013 video game. To…

Adventure Time’s Jake Is Giving Me Nightmares

Thomas Lishman is a British-based freelance artist who specializes in digital sculpting. You’ll find a selection of his work below. The Adventure time pieces are a definite highlight. “Real” Jake will be serving as nightmare fuel for many a day to come. You can see more of Thomas’ work at his personal site and DeviantArt…

Just How More Detailed Are PS4 Characters Over PS3 Characters?

Earlier this week, Guerilla Games released a report onthe studio’s PlayStation 4 reveal demonstration, which had people playing a real-time demo of the new Killzone game. It’s mostly super-technical, but there’s still enough interesting stuff in there for regular folk to get something out of. Stuff like: While the demo ran at “only” 30fps, it…

Meet The Real, Ass-Kicking Chun Li

There’s been a gif doing the rounds this week of a French cosplayer performing an impressive rendition of Chun Li’s lightning kick. It’s based on this 2011 clip, and it’s pretty good! I’m not sure who the cosplayer/performer in question is, but seeing it reminded me of a similar clip in which we do know…

The Kids Of Today Seem To Be Struggling With Super Metroid

SNES classic Super Metroid went on sale for under a buck earlier this week, the combination of price and the game’s status obviously resulting in a massive influx of new players. Players that, thanks to the wonders of the Miiverse, appear to be…struggling with 1990s game design. There’s always the chance these guys are trolling/joking,…

Whilethe initial announcement said nothing of a PS4 version, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi has told GameSpot that “We have a PS4 version in mind for the future”.

Google Game Lets You Play Across iPhone, Android, iPad

Yesterday, Google showed off Racer, a simple game which could be played across multiple, competing devices like an iPad, Android phone and iPhone. Like, literally played across them; you can line up the screens and the track reaches across them all. Sounds like a pipe dream, but it works, and it’s out right now for…

League of Legends Doesn’t Need Much Story, So Fans Get To Create Their Own

There are few games that require a “lore” so little as League of Legends. Pick your guy/gal/thing, ,get ’em in a lane, click a lot, give/receive abuse, game over. It’s a series as dependent on narrative as a game of poker. Yet the fantasy setting, and the game’s rabid following, nevertheless inspires attempts to give…