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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 - Uncategorized
The Legendary Skylanders Return To Toys’R’Us
Hey kids, want the same exact toys in black and gold? The Toys’R’Us legendary Skylanders line continues with next month’s Trap Team, with a pair of special toys guaranteed to be warming shelves a month or two after launch. Two years ago I might have told parents and fans to make a beeline for Toys’R’Us…
By Mike Fahey Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Just Can’t Trust Puzzle Games Anymore
I saw two inventive, perception-centric games at PAX last week that got me thinking about how much we take for granted when playing games in a first-person perspective. In one of them, you’re playing as someone who think he’s a god. In the other, you’re getting yelled at by one. Both of them challenge you…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Destiny Doesn’t Offer Major Feature, So Fans Make It Themselves
No random matchmaking for endgame raids in Bungie’s new “shared world” shooter Destiny? No problem, say these fans. They’ll just make their own. Well, OK, kind of a problem, actually. Despite there being an established precedent for random matchmaking—that is, a game automatically sorting you into a group of other players—and pick-up groups in (some)…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 3, 2014 - Culture
What Are You Playing This September?
Do you remember? Our hearts were ringing in the key that our souls were singing, as we played some fun games in the night… It’s September, which means it’s almost time for the fall video game rush. There’s some big stuff coming out, but there’s already a ton to play today. I thought I’d do…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Calories You’ll Burn by Playing a Video Game for One Hour This probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone, but playing games doesn’t use that much energy. A study in the Journal of Pediatrics found that adults playing sedentary games (the study used Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure) only burn 10% more calories than people…
By Dan Starkey Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Legal Battle Over Aliens: Colonial Marines Just Got Juicy
We’re still seeing fallout from one of the biggest video game flops in recent history, and some recent court documents reveal a number of juicy details that give us a behind-the-scenes look at the marketing of Aliens: Colonial Marines, including internal e-mails and some jargon-filled PR plans that are as insane as they are revealing.…
By Jason Schreier Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedTool Could Make You A Hearthstone Master, But You Can’t Use It
A Google researcher has figured out how to predict each card his opponent will play in mega-popular online card game Hearthstone. Don’t (or do) worry, though: the tool he developed is staying locked away forever. Google anti-fraud and abuse research lead Elie Bursztein developed machine learning/data analysis tech specifically for Hearthstone, which he demonstrated in…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Guy Who Hunts The Rarest Pokémon of Them All
Not all Pokémon are created equal. Some legendary Pokémon, like Groudon and Kyogre, feature more prominently in the games’ stories. Other Pokémon, like Garchomp, have superior stats. And some, like Lucario, are fan favorites. None of those, however, are as coveted as the fabled Shiny Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon are special monsters that come in sparkly…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
You Can Remote Play PS4 Games On Sony’s New Phones And Tablets
Utilizing the same sort of technology that enables the feature on the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s upcoming Xperia Z3 phones and compact tablets will have the ability to stream PlayStation 4 games over Wi-Fi networks. That’s right, Sony is still making phones. I don’t mean to offend anyone out there with a Sony phone. I’m sure…
By Mike Fahey Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
First-Person Temple Run Makes Samsung’s VR Headset Terrifying
Announced on the heels of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4-powered VR Gear headset, Temple Run VR takes the popular endless running game and puts it in a terrifying new perspective. It’s one thing to float above the action as a giant killer ape chases your thief/archaeologist through a never-ending maze of temple corridors, forest trails and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 3, 2014