Luke Plunkett

“Kickstarter Is Not a Store”. The headline of this piece, banning “product simulations” on the site, says it all.

Some Valve Art From Portal & DOTA 2

Realm Lovejoy is an artist currently working at Half-Life and Team Fortress developers Valve Software. Having helped create student title Narbacular Drop, which later evolved into what we now know as Portal, she’s also interned at Nintendo. So, yeah, dream career path right there. Among her current projects is Valve’s DOTA 2, for which she’s…

Company of Heroes, Homeworld Studio Making More Free-to-Play Games

PC strategy gods Relic Entertainment look to be moving deeper into the world of free-to-play games, if a number of job descriptions on the company’s site are anything to go by. (They usually are). They’re looking for a Creative Director, Executive Producer and Senior Designer, all of which are specifically tagged as “Free-to-Play” roles. It’s…

The Greatest Star Wars Battle You Never Saw

Did you ever, as a kid, re-enact pivotal moments from the Star Wars trilogy? I know I did. Hell, I’d have done it as a teenager playing X-Wing if I’d had an orange jumpsuit lying around. You probably never did something this cool though: a complete re-enactment of the Battle of Hoth, complete with AT-AT…

Every Death From Season Two Of Game of Thrones, In One Big Video

Be warned, there are spoilers ahead. Not that people die in the second series of HBO’s adaptation. That’s, uh, kind of the point. But some of the deaths are kinda important. And I’m not just talking about ***** or that time when ****** gets ****** by that ******. Oh, how we laughed. And then cried.…

Ninja Theory isn’t handling the PC edition of DMC. Polish studio QLOC is, and it’ll be out after the console versions

Sony Wants Your PlayStation to Automatically Know Who You Are

In May this year, Sony Computer Entertainment filed an application for a patent concerning biometric security. Not an entirely new idea, since there are consumer devices like phones (and the Kinect) that already have things like facial recognition, but it’s the scale of Sony’s thoughts on the matter that are important here. The patent, called…

Black Mesa: The Kotaku Review

Fan-made Black Mesa is a remake of Valve’s classic 1998 shooter Half-Life. It’s been in development for around eight years, which is poignant, since it’s been around that long since I’ve played the original. A lot has changed since then. For starters, the project’s original goal slowly became almost untenable as time went by. First…

E…A…Sports…These Guys Made the Parts That Say “It’s in the Game”

Even if you’ve never played a sports game in your life, EA’s intro catchphrase has become one of the most ubiquitous in all of gaming. So for Fine Art tody, we’re going to take a break from castles and giant robots to look at the people who are now in charge of the slogan (or…

Rez’s Creator Has Left Games Development “For Now”

Sad news for fans of games like Rez, Lumines and Space Channel: Q Entertainment’s Tetsuya Mizuguchi (pictured) has stepped away from active game development. Seems since the release of Child of Eden in 2011, he’s been pursuing studies, and while he’s still employed at the studio he helped found, Q Entertainment’s director Nobuhiko Shimizu says,…

Mega Man Fans, You Might Not Want to Watch This

Mega Man fans, if this doesn’t show you how little Capcom now thinks of its once-great franchise, you aren’t just living in Denial, you’re the town mayor. This is the first trailer for Rockman X Over, the iOS game the publisher is using to “celebrate” the character’s 25th birthday. The only way this is a…

Metal Gear Phone Games Sure Have Come a Long Way

The last big Metal Gear for a phone was 2009’s Metal Gear Solid Touch. It was…look, I’ll be kind and say it was serviceable. Only three years later we’ve come quite some way. Thanks, advancing mobile phone technology! I don’t know how this is going to play, but I imagine Metal Gear fans will be…

It’s Like Game of Thrones, Only With Animals. I Think.

For a game developed by a tiny studio making what’s essentially a digital board game, Armello has one hell of a debut trailer. There’s no gameplay in it, none at all, but Melbourne animation house 12 Field are to thank for the clip above. Armello is about four houses vying to seize the throne from…

Which of These 21 Handhelds Has The Longest Battery Life?

On this table are 21 handhelds, including the Vita, PSP and just about every flavour of Game Boy, DS and 3DS there is/was. The test, conducted by Andy Robertson at Family Gamer TV, is simple. Start them running, and see which one runs the longest. It’s not entirely scientific, as it’s slightly unfair to compare…

Enormous LEGO Hobbiton Model Goes Ever On And On…

While it’s not quite as nice as that Rivendell diorama from last month, this giant, custom-built LEGO Hobbiton set is still worth downing a few frothy pints over. Depicting the setting up before Bilbo’s big birthday bash, the real highlight is Bag End, whose roof can come off to reveal a meticulously detailed interior, full…

There’s a New Halo 4 Trailer Today, Too

For those who like their gaming media and news a little less Japanese in origins today, here. A new trailer for Halo 4, showing off all the guns and weaponry that the Covenant – who you’re still fighting, in some small way – are packing in the game.

First Look at the Circle Pad Pro for the Nintendo 3DS XL

We knew the peripheral was coming to Nintendo’s new handheld, but until today we hadn’t seen what it looked like. Now we have. Yup. Still hideous. Pricing and release date are TBA. Accessories [Nintendo, via Go Nintendo]

Nintendo Will be Making Games Using the Unity Engine

Unity CEO David Helgason has revealed that his company, whose light-weight engine is becoming increasingly popular in both the mobile and PC gaming worlds, has been licensed by Nintendo for use with the upcoming Wii U. The engine is being optimised for Nintendo’s latest console, and while it’s become surprisingly powerful in recent times (see…

Gameplay Footage of Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney

Fresh from the TGS showroom floor, here’s some gameplay footage of upcoming 3DS title Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney Apologies for the noise, but, you know, this place gets busy

This Incredible “Real” Minecraft Game Only Uses Two Blocks

On display at the XOXO Indie Arcade event in Portland, this Minecraft project has only two blocks. But they’re real, you can touch them, and if you use the included hammers, you can smash them and they react in much the same way they do in the actual game. If you’re wondering how creator Ben…