10-15 More Years, And Games Might Actually Look Like This

Silicon Studio from Japan are, as you might recall, known for working on the Bravely Default series, and for their rather incredible next-gen engine, which they demoed with a short clip back in April. Now, they’re back, with their tech looking better than ever. The premise seems to be the same as in the last…

The Persona 5 Protagonist Has a Very Appropriate Nickname

We don’t know the name of Persona 5‘s protagonist. In Japan, gamers are calling him either one of two things: “P5‘s main character” (P5の主人公) or “Potter” (ポッター). You know, as in Harry Potter. But they’re not the only ones calling him this. As seen on forums and sites like GameFAQs and Giant Bomb, the English-speaking…

Heavy Metal Baby Is Totally Throwin’ Up the Horns

Babies do funny things! Some of them are accidental. Other times, they have to be on purpose. “Where did you memorize that…” tweeted out new father Nao Hazuki, including a photo of his newborn daughter throwing the horns. This is not your typical Japanese papa as Hazuki is the vocalist for an Osaka deathrash metal…

Tiny Madden Player Is The Game’s Cutest Little Glitch

Scouts said he was too small for the NFL. Well, Titans LB Christian Kirksey sure showed them.

“Don’t Forget Your Jacket!”, Mother Robot Shouted

Lukas Fußhöller is a freelance concept artist from Germany. He has some cool ideas on what robots could look like. These “kitbash” designs are one of the few truly fresh takes on bipedal killing machines I’ve seen for a while. What they’re lacking in practicality (cleaning them must be a nightmare), they more than make…

Over 1000 Game Creators Call For An End To “Hateful, Harassing Speech”

Stating that everyone “has the right to play games, criticize games and make games without getting harassed or threatened”, some of the biggest names in gaming have put their names to an open letter addressing the community conflict that’s been so prominentonline over the past few weeks. That number includes developers from companies like EA,…

Homeworld’s Cutscenes Now In HD, Look…OK

Relic’s space strategy game Homeworld, one of the all-time greats, is getting a long-overdue remake so that it runs properly on modern PCs. Which means aside from prettier spaceships and asteroids, we’re also getting prettier cutscenes. Most of this clip below is marketing fluff designed as a PAX panel, but in the opening section you…

Madden Tiny Linebacker Glitch

Multiple users are reporting seeing Tennessee Titans linebacker Christian Kirksey as one foot, two inches tall in Madden 15 Ultimate Team. Tiny, but still capable of making plays: Kirksey endorses the glitch: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Hospital Food: The Snacktaku Review

Last weekend I had the opportunity to stay at one of Atlanta’s premiere medical hot-spots, where I was sliced open to have my innards fiddled with. Afterwards I was presented with this magnificent feast. It was almost as pleasant. I’ve loved institutional food since I was a small boy standing in line for lunch at…

The Coolest Cosplay at PAX Prime, Day 3

This year’s PAX Prime is slowly coming to an end, but that’s no excuse to stop celebrating some of Seattle’s best cosplay. The photos, as you might recall, are from Cosplay Boom, and they were taken by Todd Kenreck and Meagan Sadler. You might even see some of these people in their upcoming documentary. From…

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