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The Next Best Thing To Crimson Skies Lego Kits
Jon Hall has posted a selection of Lego propeller-drive dogfighters with custom decals. This black plane is the E-35 Shadowhawk: Here’s a closeup of the decals for the pilot and plane: And here’s a look of some of his other planes: One of his planes is currently up for vote at Lego Ideas—vote for it…
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New Official Prints Based On The Game Mountain
David OReilly is selling a selection of prints based on his game Mountain: The prints are by Sophie Diao, Jasmin Lai, Jennifer Strickland, and Elle Michalka, and can be purchased here. (I’m waiting for some enterprising Etsy seller to produce a Mountain snowglobe, complete with random items stuck in the mountain) You are now looking…
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UncategorizedMove Over Paintball, Here’s Archery Tag
Live out your own Hunger Games fantasy by playing competitive Archery Tag: Archery Tag is best described as dodge-ball with bows and arrows! Our patented “non-lethal” foam-tipped arrows look like big marshmallows! This exciting, action-packed game offers the ultimate safe, family-friendly experience that engages the whole family. Don’t miss out on Tag…the game you never…
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The Week In Games: Go Outside And Play
Is the summer really almost over? No? We’re right in the middle of it? I knew I should have paid more attention to things outside my apartment. This would be a good week to catch up on that. Your apartment, mind you. Or your home. Whatever. Just not mine, because that would be all awkward.…
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UncategorizedWhat about the Guardians of the Galaxy HeroClix figures? They aren’t toys, they’re game pieces so they don’t count. I love HeroClix promotional materials, like the video for the Guardians of the Galaxy sets seen below, because they always look 100 times better than the figures you get in the package. This is because the…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Mario At McDonald’s: The Winners!
Last week Nintendo released a series of publicity photos of Mario and Luigi celebrating Mario Kart 8 toys at McDonald’s just in time for our weekly ‘shop contest. The results are in, and I’m lovin’ them. There were so many strong contenders this week, from Mario at Blimpies (kind of) to the Last Supper to…
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UncategorizedKids Are Neutral In The War Between Old And New Ninja Turtles
While children of the ’80s fight futile online battles against the corruption of their beloved franchise, the children of the ’00s think both old and new versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are pretty silly. I just don’t know who to root for in the latest “Kids React” video from the TheFineBros. One moment…
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Someone’s Making Diablo In Divinity: Original Sin
We’ve talked about how much fun it is to play Larian’s Divinity: Original Sin, but have we mentioned how easy it is to build with it? In four days, Redditor docalypse has built the doomed city of Tristam from the original Diablo, with plans to reimagine the entire game as Diablo: Original Sin. The screenshot’s…
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Watch Day Three Of The Year’s Biggest DOTA 2 Tournament Right Here
Which team will Newbee have to beat in tomorrow’s grand finals? Watch and see, as the multi-million dollar DOTA 2 International tournament continues! “But Fahey, you’re speaking as if team Newbee has already won the tournament, and there’s nothing Cloud9, Team DK, ViCi, LGD or Evil Geniuses can do about it!” Yeah, a little. That…
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UncategorizedHow The Elder Scrolls Online Plans To Dole Out Justice To Its Players
During the “Future of Elder Scrolls Online” panel at Quakecon this weekend, Zenimax Online Studios explained how it plans on bringing wholesome thievery, mass murder and retribution to its massively multiplayer online world. The lack of a justice system has been a point of contention among ESO players since the game launched, with some arguing…
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Sunday Comics: A Sundering We Will Go
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published July 19. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 14. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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One Day Our Superhero Gamers Will Earn Some Respect
As teams of professional gamers battle for a $5 million prize in Seattle, our first look at Adam Sandler, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage suited up for the action comedy Pixels is soaking in ’80s gamer dork stereotype. From an animated short that celebrated gaming to a full-length motion picture that — well, I guess…
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ReviewsLay’s 2014 ‘Do Us A Flavor’ Potato Chips: The Snacktaku Review
Earlier this week Frito-Lay announced the four finalists in its annual ‘Do Us A Flavor’ fan-made potato chip flavor contest — Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger, Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese, Wavy Mango Salsa and Cappuccino. Which one wins my mouth? It’s year two of the ‘Do Us A Flavor’ competition, in which consumers around the…
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UncategorizedAdding EA Sports’ FIFA Graphics To Video Of Real People Playing
Imagining EA Sports’ FIFA in the future, this video uses video of real people playing soccer and adds graphics and commentary from the video game: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
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The Only Guardians Of The Galaxy Action Figures I Need
Here it is. It doesn’t matter how good or bad Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy does at the box office early next month. As long as I get my Hot Toys 1/6th scale figures of Rocket Raccoon and Groot, it’s a win in my book. Guardians of the Galaxy toys have started showing up at…
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DOTA 2’s Biggest Tournament of the Year Continues. Watch It Here.
Now that we’ve gotten that upper bracket nonsense out of the way, it’s time to get low with day two of The International, Valve’s massive DOTA 2 tournament, where more than $10 million in prize money is at stake. No pressure. Today kicks off with matches between Cloud9 and Na’Vi and iG versus LGD. We’re…
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UncategorizedEA Showed NFL Rookies Their Lousy Rating In Madden Football
Fabulous—EA asked top NFL draft picks like Jadeveon Clowney and Johnny Manziel to guess their ratings in Madden 15, and then told them what their ratings actually were: Via Polygon You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
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