Most Pics In IKEA Catalogues Aren’t Photos, They’re 3D Renders

Swedish furniture behemoth IKEA has very nice, very large catalogues that I had thought contained hundreds of very staged, very nice photos. Turns out that assumption was only half right. Over the past few years, IKEA has been replacing photos – which can be expensive and laborious to set up – with stunningly lifelike computer…

“Social Justice Warrior” T-Shirt Design By Olly Moss

Olly Moss designed a Social Justice Warrior tee and posted the high-res file so you can print your own. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Transistor Flash Drive

The official site is selling a Transistor flash drive. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

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Where The World’s Best Fighting Game Characters Come From

Thanks to a tradition that goes back as far as Street Fighter II, fighting game stories are usually presented as world tournaments. It’s a convenient narrative device, as it allows the opportunity to display fighting styles from around the world to distinguish characters from one another. But which of these countries produces the best fighters?…

Highlight Reel: Y’all Ready For A Knife Fight?

We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today, a competitive Counter-Strike match turns into a knife fight, and more! Link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and…

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

Happy birthday, Mario Kart! It’s been 22 years since the first Mario Kart released on the SNES in Japan in 1992. How time flies, huh? In celebration of the vey first Super Mario Kart, let’s sit in judgment of it and its siblings and vote for the very worst and very best in Nintendo-style racing.…

New Poster Shows GoT Should End With Dormer Riding All 3 Dragons

So have they announced a Hot Toys Cressida figure yet? Asking for a friend. Check out Natalie Dormer’s Cressida and the rest of the rebels in the the new Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 posters below: Via Wired You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and…

Police Called On Game Creator Over Nuclear War Diagrams

A game called Global Thermonuclear War that uses Google Maps to simulate devastating conflicts between nations? Oh boy. But nobody could ever believe plans for a video game were a roadmap to actual, factual nuclear warfare, right? Yeaaaah, about that. The Guardian brings word that video game developer Henry Smith nearly found himself in hot…

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Funko’s Big Hero 6 Toys Revealed

The latest additions to Funko’s Pop! vinyl toy line are these figures from Big Hero 6: These are scheduled to be released in October, and will presumably be available for preorder any minute now. Via MTN You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Problem With ‘The Casual Cruelty’ Against Women in Video Games

Violence against women is an ugly reality that’s all too common, no matter what walk of life people come from. Yet, video games tend to portray it in only a few cliched ways, to create a sense of environment and tone and cheaply get a reaction out of players. That’s a problem. The latest Tropes…