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UncategorizedBatman Patrols The Streets on his RC LEGO Batpod
Despite its size, builder Sariel‘s remote-controlled LEGO Batpod is quite impressive and full of tiny features. As you can see in the video below, it’s the model from the Dark Knight trilogy with a remote-controlled drive, steering and some custom lights on the front cannons. Although it’s a fan-made build, it’d fit just perfectly with…
By Gergo Vas Published September 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedEight Video Game Disguises That Won’t Fool Anyone
Whether it’s the bird suit from Hitman Absolution or Raiden’s Mexican disguise from Metal Gear Rising, there’s one thing in common: They won’t fool anyone in real life. But at least they all look funny. The folks at OutsideXbox gathered the eight most memorable ones in their recent video below: 8 Videogame disguises that aren’t…
By Gergo Vas Published September 4, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Teaser is Full of Hidden Spoilers
Confirmed on September 1st’s Sony pre-TGS press conference was Resident Evil: Revelations 2. From what can be seen in the teaser, it’s about a little girl running through a crowd of green wristband-wearing party-goers into a crowd of red wristband-wearing zombies. But there’s a lot more hidden in plain view. “That video was a ‘concept…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 4, 2014 - Kotaku East
Pokkén Tournament Even Surprised Tekken‘s Producer
The upcoming Pokémon/Tekkenarcade fighting game, Pokkén Tournament caught a lot of us by surprise, but apparently we weren’t the only ones. According to Tekken series lead man Katsuhiro Harada, originally, after the offer to collaborate he approached Pokémon Company head, Tsunekazu Ishihara, with a different idea, but Ishihara already had his mind set from the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 4, 2014 - Kotaku East
University’s PlayStation Classroom has DualShock Desks
This fall, Sangmyung University in Seoul, South Korea will begin teaching a course on PlayStation. Just check out the classroom. According to Inven, Ruliweb, and GameFocus (via tipster Sang), the university teamed up with Sony for the course, which uses PS4 consoles and PS Vita handhelds as part of the curriculum. The weekly, three-credit class…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Game Where You Have to Sacrifice Teammates Sounds Cool in Concept
Lost Dimension is a tactical RPG that initially caught my attention due to one of its biggest gameplay elements – the fact that in order to progress through the game, you have to eliminate one of your teammates. Reading the description of how you have to vote with your teammates on who is to be…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 4, 2014 - Kotaku East
McDonald’s Is Releasing a Purple Potato Shake in Japan
This fall, McDonald’s is rolling out a special sweet potato shake for a limited time. It’s purple! The flavor is “murasaki imo” (紫いも), which means “purple sweet potato” in English. Note that this is not a yam! It is very much a fall food. According to website Entabe, the purple shake will go on sale…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Minecraft PS4 Arrives Today, Vita Version Still In The Works
Following the announcement of Minecraft Xbox One’s release date, here’s Minecraft PS4, cropping up on the PlayStation Network, apparently, one day before the Xbox One version. Similarly to Xbox One, you can upgrade to the new Minecraft for $5 as long as you already own the PS3 version. Otherwise, the game will cost $20—and for…
By András Neltz Published September 4, 2014 - Kotaku East
KFC Made an Amazing Fried Chicken Keyboard
Woah. That’s just…woah. But as the little Colonel Sanders character notes, it seems hard to use. If that wasn’t enough (it isn’t, apparently), there is also also fried chicken mouse. And a fried chicken USB stick. Sadly, these aren’t for sale… yet. They are part of a KFC promotion in Japan, which is asking Twitter…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan’s Xbox One Launch Looks Sad As You’d Expect
Today, the Xbox One finally went on sale in Japan. The launch looked rather depressing. But maybe you saw that coming, right? Granted, these days, it’s really hard to tell how hardware does. People can order stuff online, so there isn’t the same emphasis on launch lines, like as in the past. That being said,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2014 -
Uncategorized“A Psychological Romance Adventure” By The Maker Of Home
In Alone With You, you’re the last survivor of a failed terraforming project. But the project’s AI has a twisted plan that just might get the escape ship repaired… You play the sole remaining member of a doomed terraforming colony. Your planet will crumble and implode in less than a month, and you must use…
By John Struan Published September 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Land’s End Is The New Game From The Makers Of Monument Valley
Us Two Games, makers of Monument Valley, announced their next game is called Land’s End and will be available for Samsung’s Gear VR set. The revealed image makes for a nice desktop wallpaper. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Ultimate Collector’s Series Slave 1 Lego Set
The new Ultimate Collector’s Series Slave 1 has been revealed and will cost $200: Via BandB and Flickr You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedAnime & Video Games Come Together To Create Badass Movie
Having been kept away by large eyes and stupid stories for what feels like forever, I’ve been slowly getting comfortable with the idea of watching anime again. First it was Attack on Titan, then Knights of Sidonia, and now Under the Dog, which I’m pretty keen to check out. Bizarrely, given the talent involved (more…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
D&D Gear For The Fancy Role-Playing Type
Designer Mitch Barchi is has some ideas on how to make tabletop adventuring a very classy affair. He’s crafted this exquisite “Adventurer’s Kit”, which contains everything a role-playing gamer would need to get started on a quest. The box is laser-cut, the notepad is moleskin, it’s got miniatures…in fact it’s got pretty much everything except…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedSpace Strategy, It’s Nice To Have You Back
Yes, there is a lot of developer diary blah blah blah going on in this video, but there is also a lot of raw, direct footage of Ancient Space’sgameplay in action. And it looks pretty cool. One weird thing I noticed is that so much of their footage makes the game look 2D. It’s only…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedNintendo’s Border Control Still Sucks
A newmodel of the 3DS brought renewed hope that Nintendo might reverse its backwards stance of region-locking its hardware, preventing the import of games from other parts of the planet. Turns out that was a fool’s hope. The company has confirmed with GameSpotthat, like the 3DS versions before it, the new models will be region-locked.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedVideo Montage Of Real People Pulling Off NBA Street-Style Dunks
Devin Graham’s latest video features an insane series of dunks pulled off by the Lords of Gravity: The making of video shows run-ins with the police and introduces one of the acrobats, who dedicated himself to basketball as a means of rehabilitating himself after suffering a terrible accident: You are now looking at Screenburn, a…
By John Struan Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat YouTube Commenters Think Of Destiny
Grab a friend, grab some popcorn, because it’s time for some YouTube-branded reactions to Bungie’s soon-to-be-released shared-world shooter, Destiny. And it’s good. You can always tell how much time and thought went into these reactions by their countless spelling errors. But, really, that just makes these impressions of YouTube commenters that much better. Just remember,…
By Tina Amini Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Was Wrong About The Sims
Until this week, I’d never played The Sims. I knew it was a popular series. But for whatever reason, I’d just never played it.. …okay. Maybe not “for whatever reason.” There’s an actual reason, I’m just ashamed to admit it. I avoided The Sims purely because of the stigma I always associated with it. Growing…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 3, 2014