Luke Plunkett

The Queen Of Blades Made Flesh

Sarah Kerrigan, aka Starcraft’s Queen of Blades, is not a real person. Well, not a real thing. That being the case, this is as close as you’ll probably ever get to her. Those who have been to, say, Blizzcon (or Blizzard’s HQ), may have seen this life-size statue before (it’s around two years old), but…

Scott Pilgrim’s Debut Looks Even Worse With Context

The first weekend box office earnings for game-infused movie Scott Pilgrim looked bad in isolation. Place them next to other gaming movies’ debuts and they look even worse. This chart shows the opening weekend take for video game movies in the United States. As you’d expect, Tomb Raider, Mortal Kombat and Prince of Persia are…

Italians Upset That The Mafia Are Italian

UNICO National, a group that represents Italian Americans, has lodged a protest with publishers Take-Two over the portrayal of the Mafia in upcoming game Mafia II. Because, you know. The mafia are portrayed as Italian Americans. Andre’ DiMino, president of the group, says the game is “racist nonsense”. “Why would Take Two foist a game…

Dead Space 2: It’s Like The End Of Point Break, Only, In Space

This short sequence from Dead Space 2 was shown at the end of the game’s time during EA’s GamesCom press conference. That small, blurry footage, however, didn’t do the insanity justice Here it is in a proper clip, where you can truly appreciate what’s happening. You are being shot through space, through destroyed buildings, so…

Twenty-Four Years Of Metroid History, Narrated By Samus Aran

Team Ninja’s upcoming Metroid: Other M is heavy on story. But what if you haven’t paid attention in past Metroid games? How the hell will you know what’s going on? Allow Metroid’s heroine Samus Aran to explain.

Hey, It’s Another Classy Games Magazine

Cory Schmitz, the man behind the classy EXP. magazine, has been kind enough to send us over some shots of his latest mag effort: The Controller Like EXP., there’s a great emphasis on style, capitalising on the fact people will always be interested in buying and reading magazines if they look good That’s not to…

Red Dead Redemption Song Gets A Little Fancy

“Deadman’s Gun” is played during one of Red Dead Redemption’s more touching sequences, a lonely moment made lonelier by the gravelly vocals and sparse guitar. It’s a little different, though, when played live with a string section and piano. Ashtar Command have posted this clip of a special live performance of their song, which not…

When You’re Away, They Come Out To Play

Adorable. By jnkboy, for the 50th issue of Sweden’s classy Level magazine.

Diablo III GamesCom Screens Stab Some Skeletons Right In The Face

Pardon us as we go a little Diablo III mad here this morning at GamesCom, with these screenshots rounding out Blizzard’s contribution to today’s events.

Three Men Killed Over Xbox 360 Theft

Marcus Donté Reed believed that three brothers had stolen his Xbox 360. So he’s accused of going to their house with an “assault weapon” and shooting them all dead. Donté Reed, aged 33, drove to the Caddo, Louisiana home of the three Adams brothers on Monday night and hid in the woods near their home.…

See Diablo III’s Artisan In Action

So, Diablo III has a new crafting feature, the Artisan. This video shows how he works, brining some much-needed apron to the Monk’s sandy robes. I’d tell you more, but as a Diablo novice, I think the voice-over from Blizzard’s Jay Wilson in the clip below does a better job than I could ever manage.

No Console Version Of Diablo III Planned

Right now, there’s a PC version of Diablo III planned. A Mac version, too. But consoles? According to Blizzard, as of August 2010, there are no plans for a console version of the game. At a Q&A session earlier today, Blizzard’s Jay Wilson took to the podium to answer a bunch of questions, and that…

It’s Game Over, Man, Game Over

Kotaku readers Francis and Nerissa recently tied the knot, and this sombre diorama topped their cake. I’d laugh, but as a recently-married man myself, I feel his pain.

Gamescom 2010: Day One Round-Up

Day two of Germany’s Gamescom show is about to begin, so could there be a better time to recap what happened on day one? Nope. Don’t think there could be. The big events were an Electronic Arts press conference, a Sony press conference and – slightly ahead of time – a bunch of announcements from…

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Two More Join The Cast Of Marvel vs Capcom 3

Capcom today revealed two more characters due for inclusion in upcoming brawler Marvel vs Capcom 3. One is a Capcom stalwart, the other, a Marvel villain that’s not exactly a household name. Marvel baddie first, and it’s Dormammu, the flaming-head tyrant. I’ll be honest. I’d seen the guy like twice in my entire life, and…

Xbox 360 Commercial Busted For Using PS3 Footage

A commercial for Final Fantasy XIII has been reprimanded by Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority for using PlayStation 3 footage in an advertisement for the Xbox 360 version of the game. All it took was one viewer to complain to the advertising watchdog that the 360 ad was using PS3 footage for the ASA to sit…

360 Avatars Being Redesigned

Microsoft’s 360 avatars are looking a little on the portly side, because come the release of Kinect in November, they’re in for a little redesign. Why? It’s because of Kinect. Rare, the developers behind the avatars, say the motion-sensing camera has been causing problems for users when playing a game where their actions were replicated…

Steam Performance On Macs Improved By 15-120%

It’s great news that Steam is now available on Mac, but some users have been upset that performance isn’t quite as smooth as it is on PC. Maybe this latest update will help! Since the service launched on Mac earlier this year, Valve has been working with Apple to “close the performance gap” between games…

Retro City Rampage Is The GTA The 80s Never Had

If Grand Theft Auto had been released in 1988, it would have looked a lot like, well, this. Designed as an 8-bit parody of not just GTA’s open-world gameplay, but of 80s culture itself, Retro City Rampage looks great. Fast, and something that’ll give me a headache, but great. It’ll be playable at PAX10 in…