Luke Plunkett

Proof That Cammy Cosplay Can Be Fantastic Without Having To Flash One’s Butt

Look, I get it, the character design for Street Fighter’s Cammy traditionally calls for a rather revealing lower section. But accuracy isn’t everything in cosplay. Sometimes what looks good on a screen looks… wrong in the flesh, and while authentic Cammy cosplay has its fans, I’ve always found it to be a bit much This…

For Reasons Unknown, Hollywood Thinks Another Hitman Movie Is A Good Idea

You may remember the Hitman movie. It only came out in 2007. That’s enough time to have passed for Hollywood to have decided it’s time for another one, and this time, according to Deadline, it’s going to be a reboot. Of a so-so movie. Based on a franchise that was popular in 2007, but which…

An Artist’s Impression Of The PlayStation 4

We know, for the most part, what’s inside the PlayStation 4. We even know what the controller is going to be like. But until February 20 rolls around, we’re probably not going to see what Sony’s latest console looks like. To fill in the gaps, then, comes designer Gavin Ringquist, who has mocked up just…

Mass Effect, Dragon Age Actor Passes Away At Age 61

Veteran British actor Robin Sachs, perhaps best-known to the masses for his role as Ethan Rayne in the Buffy TV series, has passed away suddenly at the age of 61. Details on the nature of his death are yet to be made public. Sachs may be better known to you guys, though, as the voice…

Almost Fifteen Minutes Of Footage From The Full DayZ Game

DayZ’s developers are being refreshingly open about the game’s development, and that attitude continues with this 14-minute video presentation from creator Dean Hall and Bohemia Interactive’s Matthew Lightfoot. It’s rough, and it’s early, and that’s exactly the way these videos should be.

Badass 90’s Starfighter Design Lives On With Star Citizen

Kemp Remillard’s been featured here on Fine Art before, for his work on Skyrim. Today, things are a little more technologically advanced. He’s provided art for Star Citizen, the upcoming space shooter from Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts, and that art is making my inner twelve year-old lose his shit. Seriously, there are cutaways. Cutaways…

A Short, But Wonderful Documentary About Why Kids Play Minecraft

At only 1:42, it’s not exactly feature-length, but don’t let the brevity of this clip put you off. It’s about a brother and a sister telling you why they play, and enjoy, Minecraft. And it’s wonderful. The video was made by Britt McTammany, and it shows just why this game is so popular with kids.…

Gamers Teaming Up To Crack The Secrets Of The Wii U’s GPU

Even with the console now out, there’s a lot of mystery surrounding the design and capabilities of the graphics processing unit (GPU) on the new Wii U. Nintendo hasn’t provided any detailed specs on the thing, and to date users haven’t been able to glean much by simply cracking the hardware open and taking a…

The Wii U Controller Now Works On PC Games, Courtesy Of This Handy Software

Reader Chris is doing the world a great service with his work transforming the Wii U’s big pad into something you can use on a PC. The video above shows how you can re-map the pad to almost everything needed for a game’s input, meaning if you can configure it, you can use it for…

15 Of The Most Beautiful Gifs You’ll See On The Internet

Your experience with the animated .gif file probably extends little further than it does for most; a cat jumping here, a retro video game there. Maybe even some pop culture or sporting highlights. All of those things have their place, but let’s not forget you can also use the format to create something new. And…

The Witcher 3 Announced, First Artwork Revealed [Update: More Artwork, Video]

It’s yet to go live on the magazine’s website, [Update: it is now] but the latest issue of Game Informer is now available for download for some digital subscribers. And the game on the cover is the previously unannounced The Witcher 3 The image is legitimate; Zinio’s subscription page confirms The Witcher 3 is this…

Pokémon Goes Noir In This Terrific Comic For Grown Ups

As kids who were/are Pokémon fans grow up, their tastes are growing up alongside them. Just like you can find more “adult” tales based on, say, the Star Wars universe, Pokécenter is a comic by Ray Bruwelheide that isn’t exactly you’ll find coming from Nintendo themselves. Down the bottom, it says “to be continued”. God,…

There are Star Wars-themed tables coming to Zen Pinball throughout 2013, said a now-pulled post on the PlayStation Blog

George Lucas’ Daughter Could Probably Kick Your Ass: The Movie

Amanda Lucas, the daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucas, is an MMA fighter. This trailer is for a documentary about her, called Lucas, due for release later this year. It’s being made by Briton Bobby Razak, a director who makes MMA docs like this (as well as commercials) for a living. You can check…

Turning Skyrim Into A Game That’s Not Even Skyrim Anymore

I mentioned its predecessor, Nehrim, in my big PC mods roundup last week, so it’s only fair today I point out a project a little more contemporary in its aims. Enderal: The Shards of Order is a total conversion for Skyrim, in development by the same team behind Nehrim, that seeks to take the bones…

Of Course Call of Duty’s Name Was Eventually Going To Lead To A Fish-Blasting Parody

Call of Duty. Or, CoD. It’s an abbreviation so ubiquitous it’s kind of weird that nobody thought to do this sooner. Indie dev Ryan Evans has made Cod of Duty, a short, simple game where you… shoot fish. You know. Cod. They’re even (mostly) in a barrel, just to complete the whole Call of Duty…

Morgan Freeman. In Grand Theft Auto IV. Dressed As Gordon Freeman.

The world is bursting at the seams with Grand Theft Auto IV mods. You’d think there wouldn’t be room for any more. But there’s always room for wapeddell’s Morgan Freeman. Oh, sorry. Gordon Freeman. It’s just… it’s just so damn perfect. Especially since it reminds me of my old desktop wallpaper Morgan Freeman [GTA Mods]…

This Isn’t The Monkey King I Remember From Childhood

Maria “Ketka” Trepalina is a freelance Russian concept artist who has recently worked for Blizzard (on the WoW card game), game design house Sibilant Interactive and casual developer G5 What’s great about her work is the life. No barbarian girls with overly-large chests, no dystopian sci-fi futures, no epic medieval battles… just strong characters and…

One Way Into My Heart Is To Call Your Game “Leviathan Warships”

Announced yesterday by publishers Paradox, Leviathan Warships is an upcoming game by Pieces Interactive. It’s about… leviathan warships. Battleships, etc. With a cute art style and a simple, deathmatch-style pitch, what could be most interesting is the fact it supports multiplatform multiplayer, boasting that a PC gamer, Mac gamer, Android gamer and iOS gamer can…

If You Think It’s Cold Where You Live, Spare A Thought For The Cast & Crew Of Game Of Thrones

Like they did in the second season, season three sees one Snow and a bunch of Wildlings return to the icy wastelands beyond the Wall. Those scenes are being filmed in Iceland. It’s cold up there. Not special effects, post-processing cold. Proper cold. Making Game of Thrones: Intensity of Iceland