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A Tiny Beautiful Computer That Runs A Secure Minecraft Server
The Mineblock is a tiny work of art housing a Rasberry Pi computer designed to run a private Minecraft server. It’s the brainchild of Haig Garmen, who told KSD: “I didn’t want it to look like a computer,” he says. You simply plug it in and Mineblock creates its own wi-fi network. Parents simple connect…
By John Struan Published August 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedOne Thing That’ll Be Different In Dead Island 2? Freeze Rays.
You know how they say that there’s more than one way to skin a cat? Well, there’s more than one way to kill a zombie, too. In case you thought you’d run out of new ways to lay the living dead to rest, Dead Island 2 is here with a new gameplay trailer to try…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd will arrive in North America on November 18, with the rest of the world joining the party November 21. Preordering from GameStop will score players an Americana Module for Miku, as well as an extra character pack featuring Akita Neru, Yowane Haku, and Kasane Teto. Owners of the first…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Game Developer’s Press Clippings Focus On The Negative
Campo Santo, maker of the upcoming game Firewatch (and employer of everyone’s favorite poster artist, Olly Moss), features negative comments in the press section of its blog. Nothing from Kotaku commenters, though You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedPlaying Grand Theft Auto As Survival Horror
Revitalize Grand Theft Auto 3 by turning it into something like The Purge: 1. open up a save where all areas were unlocked. 2. start at the house you start at the beginning of the game. 3. put on these cheats BAGOWPG = Have a bounty on your head FOOOXFT = Everyone is armed BGLUAWML…
By John Struan Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
True Detective As A Lucasarts Point-And-Click Adventure
True Detective imagined as a Lucasarts-style point-and-click adventure by Arthur Doyle You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Square Enix’s New Game Is Something Completely Different
Well, this sounds interesting. Square Enix just announced that it’s making a new “episodic adventure game” called Life is Strange with Dontnod Entertainment, the studio that made last year’s stylish beat-em-up Remember Me. I’m curious and tentatively excited. The game was announced in post on Square Enix’s blog this morning which included a brief description…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Lego Dinosaur Fossil Museum
This Lego dinosaur fossil museum is currently up for vote to be turned into an official set: You can vote for it at Lego Ideas Via Andrew Reiner You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Gaming Before My Time: Atari 2600 • Clipping Through: One Mad Week in Video Games: The TAY Review • Okay Pokémon, 15 Years Later and You’ve Got Me TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Thirteen-Year-Old MMO Gets Its First Expansion Pack
Since its launch way back in 2001, browser-based massively-multiplayer online role-playing game RuneScape has received a steady stream of updates, but never anything as ambitious as its first expansion pack, Lost City of the Elves. So expansive it’s being released in three parts, the Lost City of the Elves expansion begins today with the epic…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
This Is A Painted Hobbit Miniature
A Hobbit wandering through Mirkwood, menaced by a giant spider: The scene is by Bailey03 Here’s another terrific scene from the Hobbit I found this morning, Bilbo and Smaug by Iguazzu: Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Director James Gunn Now Wields The Power Of An Infinity Gem
Rule one of possessing one of the six Infinity Gems: don’t post a picture of it on Instagram, even if Marvel gifts it to you for directing its latest box-office smash. James Gunn, the writer of Tromeo and Juliet as well as both live-action Scooby-Doo films, received one of the most powerful weapons in the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Destiny‘s Beta Characters Aren’t Transferring to the Final Version
Millions of players might have been hoping—assuming, even—that all the work they’d put in leveling up and customizing characters during the Destiny beta would continue on in the final version of the game. Nope. The characters built in this summer’s pre-launch test are being wiped and all players will be starting fresh. News of this…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
So how about some awesome Minecraft wallpapers? Here’s a few great-looking screenshots from Darastlix’s Minecraft landscape portfolio, shared recently over at r/minecraft. You can check them all out in the embedded album below. My Minecraft landscaping portfolio [Imgur, via r/minecraft] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest…
By András Neltz Published August 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Giant World of Warcraft Bird Wins Cosplay Competition
During this year’s China Digital Entertainment Expo, or China Joy, Blizzard held their annual Blizzard themed cosplay contest. And while China Joy’s known for some rather revealing cosplay, the winner of Blizzard’s event was covered head to toe. Not even her face was showing. The winner of the Blizzard China Joy cosplay competition won the…
By Eric Jou Published August 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Porn Star Vacation? There’s a Catch.
In Japan, a talent agency is holding a raffle to see who can win a chance to go on a porn star vacation. But there’s a catch. Actually, there are several. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. As pointed out by 2ch, Japan’s largest internet forum, an adult actress talent agency…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Look Back At Chinese Net Cafes Through The Years
Since time immemorial, Chinese internet cafes have been the hub, the nexus of all gaming in China. That’s soon to change now with access to mobile devices, home computer setups and the advent of video game consoles in the Chinese living room. Chinese news site NetEase has dedicated a slideshow to the “passing” of the…
By Eric Jou Published August 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chinese Government Pledges To Support Game Developers
In an almost “weird that it didn’t happen sooner” kind of way, Chinese state media reports that two Chinese ministries will join together to help develop and support burgeoning animators and game developers. Economic Daily, a state-funded paper in China, reports that the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Finance have set up a…
By Eric Jou Published August 11, 2014
