Luke Plunkett, Kotaku Australia

Luke Plunkett

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Past articles by Luke:

Let’s Rank The Mario Kart Games, Worst To Best

For almost thirty years we’ve been driving like maniacs, questioning the meaning of fairness and ending friendships in Nintendo’s Mario... → Read More

I Love ‘The Worst’ Video Game Ranking List Of All Time

Earlier today, The Times published what it hoped would be an esteemed list, an evergreen piece setting in stone what... → Read More

Assassin's Creed Bug From 2020 Is Finally Getting Fixed

I know this isn’t the most pressing issue facing the video game community, but I just think it’s funny: someone... → Read More

Elden Ring Sells 20 Million Copies, Makes Excellent Point

It was announced earlier today that Elden Ring, FromSoftware’s 2022 Game Of The Year For Loads Of People (including most... → Read More

Two More Online Shooters Are Winding Up, But In The Best Ways Possible

So many online games have shut down so far in 2023 that we’ve already had to do a roundup, and... → Read More

Sony Accuses Microsoft Of 'Harassment' In Court Battle

The struggles to get Microsoft’s proposed $US69 ($96) billion purchase of Activision Blizzard over the line aren’t just playing out... → Read More

Bobby Kotick Says UK Will Become ‘Death Valley’ If Microsoft Purchase Isn’t Approved

There are serious concerns being raised around the world over Microsoft’s planned $US69 ($96) billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, with... → Read More

Yet Another Online Game Is Shutting Down, Devs Promise 'Private Server' PC Version

What a week. It was only Tuesday that we wrote about Rumbleverse, a battle royale game that was shutting down... → Read More

The Story Of Nintendo’s Favourite Football Team

If you’re a fan of both football and video games you’ll no doubt have all kinds of fond memories of... → Read More

Blizzard's 'Workplace Ranking' For Employees Sounds Like Hell

A story ran on Bloomberg earlier today with the headline “Blizzard Manager Departs In Protest of Employee Ranking System”. It... → Read More

Nobody Wants To Buy The Ugly Crypto House

Good evening, savvy property investors and interested home-buyers. Have you ever dreamed of a move to Hollywood, but were put... → Read More

You Can Finally Pet Your Horse In The Witcher 3

When The Witcher 3 was first released back in 2015, it became quickly apparent it was one of the greatest... → Read More

If You’re Playing Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Please Disable The 2K Launcher

I was only just saying this! How every publisher cramming their own launcher in front of PC games is a... → Read More

Microsoft Announces Bizarre Pledge To Bring Call of Duty To Nintendo Consoles

Call of Duty might be one of the most popular series on the planet, but it’s not exactly the kind... → Read More

World Cup Player Gets Gaming Setup Shipped To Qatar So He Can Play Fortnite

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has made a few handy saves so far at this World Cup, but between waiting around... → Read More

Loot Boxes Would Be For Adults Only If Australian Bill Passes

Following the example set by governments in places like Belgium and the Netherlands, an Australian politician has put forward a... → Read More

NFTs, Crypto Banned From GTA Online Servers

An update to publisher Take-Two’s “legal enforcement policy” for Grand Theft Auto Online was made late last week, which sought... → Read More

Justin Bieber's '$AU1.92 Million' NFT Is Now 'Worth' $103K

At the height of the ‘Bored Ape’ craze earlier this year — I am embarrassed for the species that my... → Read More

British Ministry Launches Discord Channel, Are Promptly Called ‘C**ts’

The current British government, now onto its third Prime Minister since 2019 and rocked by a combination of scandals and... → Read More

A 2D Dark Souls Game Was Pitched In 2016, And It Looked Badass

Earlier today, artist Thomas Feichtmeir dropped an interesting piece of news on his Twitter feed: back in 2016 he was... → Read More