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Sunday Comics: An Amazing Honor
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 May 2. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Classy Famicom Case For A Fictional Game
Famicom case design by Natalie Hanke for this year’s My Famicase Exhibition. See the NSFW flyer for the exhibition below. Natalie describes the game: WITHIN is a text adventure about artist depression, limited to one hour of gameplay. You find yourself waking up in your room, after a night of restless sleep, darkness surrounding you.…
By John Struan - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Excavated Extra-Terrestrials: The Winners!
Last week’s discovery of the for-some-reason-fabled E.T. landfill was so exciting I completely forgot it happened. Imagine my surprise as I prepare to post the winners of last week’s ‘Shop Contest and discover 20 million entries based on the subject. Luckily for my sanity, there can be only a couple dozen. This week’s overall winner…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Star Wars Costume That’s Recycled From A Doctor Who Episode
One the right is the bounty hunter Bossk from The Empire Strikes Back. One the left, a character from the 60’s Doctor Who serial The Tenth Planet. In fact, Doctor Who didn’t create the uniform either… The suit is a High-Altitude Windak Pressure Suit used by the RAF in the 60’s: And Bossk wasn’t the…
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UncategorizedRemember, It’s Free Comic Book Day 2014
Every year, on the first Saturday in May, comic book creators and publishers collaborate with comic book stores around the world to give out free books to once and future fans. It’s not too late to participate. Well, not to late for anyone not scheduled to work until after his local comic book store is…
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UncategorizedThe Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers Theme Makes For One Sexy Slow Jam
First DuckTales, now Rescue Rangers. At the rate Scott Bradlee and company are transforming classic cartoon themes into R&B slow jams, there’ll soon be nothing left of the original Disney Afternoon but an incredibly soulful crater. Who knew the Rescue Rangers theme could be any sexier than it already was? Granted, 16-year-old me had a…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Report: Neversoft Merging With Call Of Duty Developer Infinity Ward
The studio that created Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater will soon be no more. According to an internal memo from Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg obtained by Giant Bomb, the 20-year-old studio is merging with Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward, and the Neversoft name is being retired. Neversoft was formed in July 1994 by Joel…
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UncategorizedEverything We Love About Skyrim In One Honest Game Trailer
“From the developers of The Elder Scrolls, Elder Scrolls HD and Elder Scrolls with Guns comes a game so immersive you forget to eat, sleep and make friends because you’re too busy eating, sleeping and making friends.” Sounds about right. Sometimes Smoosh Games‘ “Honest Game Trailers” make me question why I bothered playing a game,…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
What We Can Learn From The First COD: Advanced Warfare Screens
In the year 2054, a private military corporation (PMC) emerges with the power to rescue humanity from a war devastated by a global attack on its infrastructure. We’ve seen the Spacey trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfighter Warfare. Now let’s see what the first three screens can tell us. Right off the bat, I’ve…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Saturday Morning Stream: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [All Done]
With its movie inspiration webbing up box office money this weekend and our official review forthcoming, I figured it was a good morning to play around with Spider-Man and his amazing friends. If only there was a Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends game. Iceman and Firestar would be a welcome break from this game’s constantly-quipping…
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UncategorizedJabberwocky, A Canceled Project By Disney And Blur
A game called Jabberwocky, involving Blur and Disney? Old to the internet, but new to me, enjoy this 90-second cinematic for the canceled fantasy adventure: The game was being developed by Avalanche Studios. The cinematic was by Blur and Disney. Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best…
By John Struan - Uncategorized
The Best of Kotaku, The Week of April 28
Good morning! It’s finally (maybe?) starting to get warmer here in NY. But instead of enjoying the weather why not stay inside and catch up on some of our best stuff this week? Yeah that sounds like a better idea. Oh, and, Wash Dogs, 2014 most anticipated. Thanks, The Meme Center To contact the author…
By Tina Amini - Uncategorized
Enjoy This Week’s Sixteen New Gaming Wallpapers
Batman: Arkham Origins by Auto Reply is one of this week’s selection of 16 gaming wallpapers, including Child of Light, Dark Souls, and Skyrim featuring the Crysis Nanosuit Mod. Skyrim by The Vampire Child of Light by Grimlock Child of Light by Thorgal Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes by Shin-Ra The Amazing Spider-Man 2…
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UncategorizedSix Wallpaper-Ready Images From The New Star Wars Rebels Trailer
Enjoy these high-res stills of Hera, Sabine, and more I pulled from the new Star Wars Rebels footage: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan - Uncategorized
Lego Movie Rhino From The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The new movie version of The Rhino made as a Lego commission by Legohaulic. He also recently posted this Lego Link from The Legend of Zelda: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan