Get Your Crotch Set On Fire in China

In Fujian province, you need balls of steel for this massage. Or maybe balls of fire? As noted by reporter Chris Buckley, Photo Sina has a series of picture of a type of fire therapy called “huo liao” (火疗). And it looks utterly terrifying. According to Sina and The Nanfang, here’s how it works: A…

Video Games Can Be This Beautiful

Earlier today I mentioned that the the sky in Destiny is gorgeous. It’s even prettier in motion, as you can see in this new video from Digital Foundry, lifted from footage of the Destiny alpha running on PS4. Man. Those clouds.

New Zelda Wii U Screens Are Just, Ungh, Gorgeous

I know, we’ve already seen the demo in motion, but that didn’t afford us the luxury of gazing at HD stillness like these screens do. If Nintendo is on the level, and this is what the actual game can provide, then I am so far onto the hype train that I’m wearing one of those…

Downloadable Packaging For Bioshock Infinite Vigor Bottles

$350 for an authentic Bioshock Infinite vigor bottle is a difficult-to-justify investment. As a consolation, the official site has made available for download the packaging for some of the bottles. You can download the Devil’s Kiss and Murder of Crows packaging pdfs here You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the…

This Is A Really Good Sexy Sci-Fi Western Text Adventure

Tired of all the news about games (sequels) you might be able to play some day? Here’s a game you can play right now—it’s a science fiction western featuring scheming bandits. And the Horse You Rode in On is a text adventure by Anna Anthropy and Lydia Neon. It’s sort of like a playful, sexy…

The 1990s Console War Is Rolling In Its Grave

The idea that all these characters could be in the same video game would have been inconceivable in the 90s, and yet here we are. Pac-Man, Mega Man, Mario and Sonic are all in the same game. Kind of wild to think about, no? Then again, it’s not like the characters are cooperating with one…

Luigi is the Driver. Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Pac-Man Is A Character In Smash Bros. [Update]

Woah. Looks like the conspiracy theories were true! The news comes out of a Smash Bros. roundtable tonight in E3. Jason—who is attending the event right now—says the game features a new-style Pac-Man that can transform into an old-school Pac-Man for certain attacks. Neat. Pac-man has a fire hydrant move, and can spit out pellets…

Spec Ops Studio Now Making A PC Game With Giant Airplanes

E3 isn’t all about multiplatform AAA console titles. There is space for PC games, and also space for awesome PC game trailers. This is Dreadnought. It’s coming out of Yager, the developers of Spec Ops: The Line (and also Dead Island 2). These guys have a passion for sci-fi flight. Their very first game was…

Hideo Kojima Tweeted this new Solid Snake figure. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Looks Like a Mutant Xbox One To Me

This is not a new model of the Xbox One. (Nor is it a paper-cutter.) It’s Microsoft’s console bedecked with peripherals from Nyko. On the left, a “modular power station” ($29.99, fall) that plugs into a USB port on the console and charges your controller batteries. On top, an intercooler ($24.99, holiday) to keep the…