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Destiny Arcadia-Class Jumpship In Lego
Destiny’s Arcadia-class jumpship made out of Lego by Gareth Martin: Can you guess which games these Lego dioramas are based on? Previously: 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
Minecraft On Xbox One, Out This Friday, Has A Cool $5 Upgrade Program
First announcedlast year, Minecraft is making its way to the Xbox One this Friday. And because you’ve probably played it on at least one system before, Microsoft and Mojang have an interesting proposition. It’ll be $20 as a fresh download, but as a special offer anyone who already owns the Xbox 360 version of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2014 - Culture
League Of Legends: Metal Bands And Pool Parties
Chengwei Pan is an artist who has done some work for Riot on League of Legends. You’ve probably seen it if you play the game, as he’s done art for stuff like the Pool Party and the banner image for LoL’s metal band Pentakill. You can see more of Pan’s work at his personal site…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Swordfighting, As You See It In The Movies, Is A Lie
The kind of swordfighting you see in movies and TV shows, where everything is graceful and balletic and entertaining, is fiction. Nobody ever fought like that. The real thing was messy Back to the Source is a documentary that’s going to look into the revival of traditional European martial arts, specifically the art of clanging…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Piracy Killed The Dreamcast, Piracy Saved The Dreamcast
Marketing, timing and the PS2 all played a big part, but one of the other reasons cited in the untimely demise of the Dreamcast was the ease with which games could be pirated. That may be, but as Michael Gapper reminds us, it was also one of the best things about the system. And I…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Goodbye, PS3, It Was A Fun Seven Years
Last year was a sad year. Sure, I got some new consoles and handhelds, which is always fun, but I also said goodbye to my Wii, my Xbox 360 and my Nintendo DS, all replaced by newer, more expensive machines. Lots of good memories there, lots of good times to say goodbye to. My PS3,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2014 -
CultureCosplayWorld Of Warcraft Wedding Was A Cosplay Extravaganza
Inspired by reader Craig’s festivities last year, Taiwanese couple EK and KiKi tied the knot recently in one of the most over-the-top celebrations of World of Warcraft you’ll ever see. While vows were exchanged in traditional suits and dresses, once it came time to party the couple changed into WoW outfits, the groom turning into…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedTwo Video Villains Team Up Against The Amazing Spider-Man 2
In the spirit of the Sinister Six or possibly that Marvel event where all the villains swapped heroes,Screen Junkies and Cinema Sins have teamed up to deliver a one-two Everything Wrong With/Honest Trailer punch to The Amazing Spider-Man 2, with a twist! This time around Screen Junkies handles the Everything Wrong With video, while the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedEnemies In Super Smash Bros. Sure Love Killing Themselves
When people think Smash Bros., they think multiplayer—people huddled around a TV, furiously pressing Gamecube controller buttons as characters like Fox and Marth dart across the screen. But playing against the computer can be plenty entertaining, too. You may know Omega Tyrant as the person behind the video where Luigi wins Smash matches by doing…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedMy First Few Hours With The Sims 4
The Sims 4 came out today. We here at Kotaku haven’t had enough time with the game to give it a proper review, but I still wanted to pull myself away from obsessively tinkering with my new virtual ant farm to put some thoughts in writing. What follows is a list of some of my…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Let’s Talk About Triggers and Grips For Your Controllers and Consoles
A few pieces of plastic can vastly improve the ergonomics and battery life of your controllers and portables. Eons ago during the Playstation 3 era, affixing frequently sub-$3 plastic caps to your DualShock 3’s marshmallow-y L2 and R2 buttons was basically enough to fix the most nagging complaint with that particular controller. When I got…
By Shane Roberts Published September 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
I’m Falling In Love With Long Video Games Again
I used to be really into the perfect “five-hour” game. These weren’t necessarily games that took five hours to complete, but it was always somewhere around that length of time that made it feel like the right amount of enjoyment without overstaying its welcome. I’m talking about games like the original Portal or even experiences…
By Tina Amini Published September 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
I Wish Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright Was Better
If Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright were a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, it’d be one of those sandwiches where the peanut butter is all shoved to one side and the jelly congeals on the other, so when you take a bite you can taste either peanut butter or jelly. Those occasional bites where the…
By Jason Schreier Published September 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedHell Is Like a Disney Musical In Saints Row IV‘s Expansion
Last time out, the Saints Row series went crotch-first into superhero sci-fi territory. Now, its newest expansion Gat Out of Hell is going the occult horror route. But the game’s creative director Steve Jaros says you don’t to worry about them “shitting out variants” to the open-world franchise. I spoke with Jaros last week after…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedHere’s where that scream sample comes from
I found it by reading YouTube comments 🙁
By Steve Marinconz Published September 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedOh Good, The Sims 4 Has Demon Babies
The Sims 4 might not have toddlers, but judging from the first crop of glitches people are finding, maybe that’s not such a bad thing. You see, when you have a baby in The Sims 4, sometimes the little tykes don’t always look…human. Some people are experiencing a weird glitch where babies come out deformed,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 2, 2014
