Spectacular Builds From Minecraft’s “Floating Island” Contest

At the start of July, Planet Minecraft began taking submissions for their ninth project contest, titled “Head into the Clouds.” Since then, players shared dozens upon dozens of quirky, beautiful, and just plain awesome builds. The contest is centered around Planet Minecraft’s own, basic (but still quite good-looking) floating island map. This is what it…

How To Make Your Own Minecraft Candy Pops

In this step by step video, Rosanna Pansino shows how to turn mini-size chocolates, colored melting chocolate, and lollipop sticks, into Minecraft candy pops: Via Destructoid You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

No Man’s Sky graces the cover of this month’s issue of Edge Online. Here’s the cover as an animated gif: Via @lifelower You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

I Really Like the Final Fantasy XIII Series Now

I previously wrote that a 3-part short novella epilogue to the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy was being released. Now that I’ve had a chance to sit down and read them all through, I actually like the game series a whole lot more. The three parts of Final Fantasy XIII Reminiscence – tracer of memories –…

McDonald’s Rolls Out Tofu Nuggets in Japan. Yes, Tofu Nuggets.

McDonald’s is introducing tofu McNuggets. With carrots and edamame. Oh, and fish. These come in the wake of a food scandal that showed chicken nuggets being made with rotten meat. Recently, website Weekly ASCII checked out the nuggets, which are actually called “Tofu Shinjo Nuggets” (豆腐しんじょナゲット), with “shinjo” referring to a type of fish patty…

Japanese Gamers Vote on Their Favorite Developers

Do you have a favorite game developer? One who makes your interest in a game spike the minute you know they’re involved? Turns out a lot of Japanese gamers do too. Some might surprise you, some might not. Japanese site Freshers(フレッシャーズ) conducted a poll last month asking 500 people if they played video games. Those…

Anime Episode Resembles Real-Life Murder, Won’t Be Broadcasted

This week’s episode of popular anime Psycho-Pass New Edit Version won’t be broadcasted in Japan. In light of a recent murder, the show’s creators deemed the episode “inappropriate.” Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. It also contains what some readers might view as spoilers. As reported by our colleagues at Jezebel,…

There’s A Giant Light-Up Godzilla Statue At A Park In Japan

Right now, you can take a selfie with a giant Godzilla statue at the Tokyo Midtown Garden in Roppongi. There’s also light shows every night: Via AmiAmi and Tokyo Midtown You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Epic-looking Battlestar Galactica miniatures board game in progress You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

A Card Game Inspired By Downton Abbey

Lords and Ladies is a card game where the goal is to build a powerful aristocratic family and while crushing rivals with gossip and betrayal. In Lords and Ladies, you control a turn-of-the-20th-century noble family and their servants. The game was created by a brother and sister team, Jason and Jen Corace. Inspired by their…

There’s A Concert On Twitch, And The Comments Are Bonkers

Taking a little break from letting people play video games in front of other people, streaming site Twitch is tonight hosting a concert by Steve Aoki. The comments, as anyone who’s ever used Twitch can probably guess, are hilarious. So…people are basically typing that they’re throwing their hands up/dancing. Even though they’re not, since they’re…