Not many games have customization deep enough to help cosplay as Full Metal Alchemist characters, but Agentloonypants in Final Fantasy XIV pretty much nailed it with Edward and Alphonse. FMA by Agentlooneypants [imgur, via r/ffxiv] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that…

Monster Hunter Helps Bring Couples Together

Dating isn’t easy – just ask Dr. Nerdlove. It’s a lot easier if you’ve got common interests to break the ice with and get the conversation flowing. In Japan, there’s anime. There’s also one of Japan’s most popular games. “Machicon” is a relatively recent phenomenon in Japan. In order to help stimulate awareness and jump-start…

Hello Kitty Has Been Launched into Space. Literally.

One of Japan’s most famous cute characters is now orbiting the Earth. That’s right, Hello Kitty has been shot into space. According to Reuters, a 1.6 inch tall Hello Kitty is on the Hodoyoshi-3 satellite. The Hello Kitty figure is next to a window overlooking our spinning blue planet. Above the window is an electronic…

This is an Overdose of Attack on Titan Manga

I’ve been reading the Attack on Titan manga for a while now, but ever since the anime came out, things have been getting out of hand. From its (relative) humble beginnings as a somewhat bizarre manga story about a world where humanity must live behind walls to protect itself from predatory giants, the success of…

Ladybeard Is One Pretty Pin-Up Model and Wrestler

This is Ladybeard. Cosplayer, pin-up model, wrestler, and a heavy metal singer. Oh, and sometimes, a movie reviewer. The bearded idol has been perfecting this look for years now, telling GirlsWalker that he first wore his sister’s school uniform to a costume party when he was 14 years old, which got a good reaction. Since…

The Silent Hills Playable Trailer Can Be A Little Frustrating

Released as under the abbreviated name “P.T.”, the playable trailer for Silent Hills features a lot of wandering down the same two hallways. This webcomic by Bryce Corbett captures the frustration of trying to figure out the game’s puzzles: Speaking of the demo, have you seen the balcony ghost? And this video shows off the…

Stardoge

Starfox fan art by Devyn Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Who Watches The Watch Dogs? Oh, She Does.

Fabien Troncal is an artist who has worked for a while now at Ubisoft, first at the company’s Paris studio and now in Montreal. A lot of the stuff he does is promotional and production art, meaning he works on the kind of images you see on posters, or website ads, or magazine covers, or…

Ganon, Kratos, You Sure Look…Different

Zelda’s villain and the God of War put on a masterclass in genderbending cosplay at Otakon, held last week in Baltimore. Ganon is Ely Renae, Kratos is Emma Lu. Photo by Mike Kowalek.

Salmon Cannon Shoots Fish At 22mph

We can put a man on the moon, but we can’t fire fish over a dam in an enormous salmon cannon and…oh, wait, we can do that. This is quite literally a cannon for salmon. Just say that name a few times, test it out, see how it sounds like caramel dipping off the end…