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UncategorizedStar Trek Homage Figures It’s “Better Late Than Never”
Ah, Star Command. It was a pretty good mobile game, but the mobile game we got isn’t what we were promised when the project was successfully backed on Kickstarter. That promised game is still coming, though, even if it’s almost two years late. Having promised to keep working on things following the mobile release, Star…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
New Minecraft LEGO Will Fit Your Minifigs
There’s been Minecraft LEGO for a whilenow, but it’s been on a tiny scale, with tiny little figures. These new sets are “normal” scale, meaning your Star Wars v Minecraft fan-fic role-playing just got a lot easier. The two sets, “The Cave” and “The Farm”, aren’t huge, but they are big enough to accommodate 3-4…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedSystem Shock 2 Custom PC Case
Impressive custom PC case featuring SHODAN from System Shock 2: This video shows the customization process: Via TTLG andR/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedShenmue HD Is Being Made By A Fan, Because Sega
Your petitions, they will do nothing. As far as Sega is concerned, cult adventure series Shenmue is dead in the water. But as far as fans are concerned, well, that’s another story. Korean fan NoconKid has got to work remastering the original Shenmue in HD, and he is doing a damn fine job. Leather jackets,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Photos Of The Upcoming Lego Minecraft Sets
This is The Cave, one of two upcoming Lego Minecraft sets: Venture into The Cave on a dangerous quest for vital resources! Wield the iron pickaxe to dig and battle against hostile zombie and spider mobs. Blast out valuable ores and minerals with the TNT and combine the flowing water and lava to create precious…
By John Struan Published August 17, 2014 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2014
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The Week In Games: Real Ultimate Evil
Who’d have thought I’d still be announcing the impending release of Diablo III more than two years after the initial release of Diablo III? With this week’s release of the Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition for PlayStations and Xboxen, everyone except Nintendo purists should be able to enojy Blizzard’s third installment of the game where…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Was Excited By This Puzzle RPG, Until I Had To Pay
Matching gems to cast elemental spells, buying more powerful weapons and armor, equipping runes that unlock powerful skills and spells — Backflip Studios’ Spellfall is everything I’ve ever wanted in a puzzle RPG, plus agressive microtransactions. Since my whirlwind love affair with the original Puzzle Quest, any game that combines role-playing mechanics with match-3 puzzles…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
The saddest little video game convention. Taking place in the same Walter E. Washington Convention Center as the free-to-attend Pokémon World Championships, the $40-per-day Video Gamers United show crowds are just a wee bit smaller. Don’t feel bad, the show’s Twitter feedshows more people. Via Reddit.
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2014 - Reviews
MSI GS60 Ghost Ultra-Thin Gaming Notebook: The Kotaku Review
I’ve been having a torrid love affair with skinny gaming notebooks for several years now. Recently, each one I’ve tried has had one thing in common — Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 765M graphics. MSI’s GS60 Ghost is the first super slim gaming notebook to utilize Nvidia’s 800m mobile graphics line, and it’s made a massive difference.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
No Photoshop contest this week. Due to the current restrctions on uploading images in comments, we’re holding off on the weekly ‘shop contest until that issue is resolved. I spent the morning trying to figure out how to make ASCII art work. It did not, so here we are.
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Adorable BioShock Proposal Asks “Would You Kindly Marry Me?”
Three and a half years ago, Stevie Kopas bought an uneccesary second copy of BioShock from GameStop as an excuse to talk to the guy behind the counter. This weekend that guy gave her a third copy, but what was inside was much better than a video game. “Did you see the new game?” asked…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2014 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Snake Hill
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 August 15. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published August 11. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch The 2014 Pokémon World Championship Finals Right Here
This is it, the final day of the Pokémon World Championships, where the top trading card and video game competitors are gonna show the world they were born to be winners — born to be champions. How can you not watch? The day kicks off with the Trading Card Game Masters top 4, followed by…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Articulated Lego Batman Figure
Polywen made this articulated Batman figure out of Lego, and made the cape out of part of a Lego t-shirt: You can see more of Polywen’s creations at Flickr You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Now Board Gaming: The Winners!
Last week I asked our ridiculously creative readers to create the video game themed board gamesof their dreams. Or possibly nightmares. We’ve wound up with a bit of both, really. First of all, I’d like to thank our brave entrants for suffering through last week’s image upload problems, and for not creating board games using…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2014 -
Uncategorized‘The World’s Worst Grand Theft Auto V Stunt Montage’
Their words, not ours. Yeah, yep, those were… pretty bad. But then, in a world where pretty much every possible amazing GTA V stunt has already been done, I suppose this is all that’s left. It’s a solid gag, even if it goes on approximately a hundred years too long. Watch and chuckle. Or perhaps…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fans Want A Robin Williams Tribute In The Next Zelda, Nintendo Responds
The late Robin Williams was so smitten with The Legend of Zelda he famously named his daughter after the title character. Shades ofWorld of Warcraft, fans have banded together viaChange.orgpetition to ask Nintendo to honor the actor and comedian in the next game in the series, and Nintendo has responded. The petition, now with more…
By Mike Fahey Published August 16, 2014