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UncategorizedBig Sunglasses And Pink Ninjas
Advertisement for 1990 game Crime Wave, where you have to save the U.S. President’s beautiful daughter: Via 80’s-90’s Stuff You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedShow Us Your Favorite Batman Story
According to DC Comics, it’s Batman Day today. So let’s talk about your favorite stories featuring the Dark Knight. For me, like loads of other fans, it’s really hard to pin it down from just one Batman story. I’m already on the record as a big fan of Venom, the 1991 story from the Legends…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe classic puzzle game The Room is finally making its way from the iPad to the PC next week. Developer Fireproof Games also said that the new version will be done in “fully enhanced HD.” So you know you’ll have something pretty to look at when you’re pulling your hair out in frustration!
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedDeals: PSN Play 2014, Humble Square-Enix Bundle, PC Parts Gold Box
This summer’s PSN Play promo begins next week with four big titles making (mostly) debuts across Sony’s three consoles in an ultra combo of Playstation Plus pre-order discounts, 3-way cross-buy, and a PSN credit reward for buying two games or more. Rogue Legacy and The Swapper are basically insta-buys if you don’t already have them,…
By Shane Roberts Published July 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedThis Robot Is Probably Better Than You At Hearthstone
Last season in Hearthstone, Blizzard’s digital card drug, I hit rank 14 or 15—an impressive feat, I thought, considering I hadn’t bought any card packs since I started playing back in April. Here is video footage of a robot that just got to rank 4. 🙁 [via Reddit]
By Jason Schreier Published July 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedRobocop Vs. The Terminator Toy Line
NECA just announced its new toy line based on the 1993 video game Robocop vs. The Terminator: Series 1 includes two versions of The Terminator with paint deco that re-creates the video game shading. The T-800 includes a Plasma Rifle accessory, and the Endoskeleton comes with a standing Heavy Machine Gun accessory. Both figures are…
By John Struan Published July 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Could the Wii U GamePad Go the Way of the Kinect? • Stumbling around in the dark: Metro 2033 with the English turned off • Stalker: Call of Pripyat Misery Mod. A Noob’s Tale TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published July 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
The isometric Guantlet-style Tomb Raider game Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is coming out in December, a Crystal Dynamics developer said in a recent interview with IGN. Square Enix first announced it was working on a sequel to the cult hit Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light at E3 last month, saying…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
One Day We’ll Have The Whole Earth Remade In Minecraft
Until then here’s a blocky version of Mount Everest made by the talented imbilio. He used a terrain generator program called World Machine to replicate the mountain range and, well, the result is damn realistic. Minecraft‘s height limit is 256 blocks, so it’s around 15-16 times smaller than the real thing, since the the surrounding…
By Gergo Vas Published July 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedOf Course Guardians Of The Galaxy Gets Its Own Disney Infinity Playset
You can stop now, Disney Infinity 2.0. We get it. You really want us to buy you, and you aren’t afraid to recruit a team of intergalactic outlaws to make it happen. You really didn’t have to go to all the trouble of creating an entire playable world based on the Guardians of the Galaxy…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
When not busy with Heroes of the Storm, artist Luke Mancini draws wild fan-art, like this cartoony one with Super Mario, Peach, and Yoshi, who transformed into a beast. Or he’s Bowser’s hand, as you can see in the full picture: Maario by Mr—Jack [DeviantART, Gamers for Good] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…
By Gergo Vas Published July 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
The “Largest Minecraft Project” Will Cover An Area Of Over 5,200km²
A group of people are working on Aerna, described as the “largest [multiplayer] server to ever exist in Minecraft.” Calling it merely ambitious would be a pretty big understatement. Apparently, this will be the third iteration of Aerna— a post on the server’s newly-created devblog describes the history of the project, and how it grew…
By András Neltz Published July 23, 2014 -
Kotaku EastIs This Adult Stealing a Baseball from a Kid? A Special Report.
Recently, the above GIF has been appearing on numerous Japanese sites. Commenters have been criticizing the woman based only on this animated image. But what’s going on? Time to delve deeper. The incident happened recently at a game between the Yokohama DeNA Baystars and the Chunichi Dragons. The Baystars are owned by mobile game company…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Students and Principal Battle Over Cosplay
As Kotaku first reported back in February, some Korean high school yearbook photos can get outrageous. This year, students at Uijeongbu High School had a showdown with their principal over graduation photos. A cosplay showdown. As pointed out by tipster Sang, Twitter user IwantAlbis from Uijeongbu High School recounted how the principal declared that graduation…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
“Suspicious” Lady Causes Another Japanese Internet Conspiracy
When the weather is shown on Japanese television, there are often random shots of people walking on hot city streets. To people online in Japan, one person, however, doesn’t look so random. Previously, Kotaku reported how some Japanese people on the internet believe there is a mainstream media conspiracy that results in interviewing phoney people…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Smash Bros. Where You Can Play As Sora, Naruto, Ichigo, or Goku
The first Super Smash Flash was originally submitted to Newgrounds almost 8 years ago, in 2006. You can play its sequel right now, though it is still in development—in fact, it’s getting a huge update very soon. Essentially, the game is (currently) a stripped down version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with different stages and…
By András Neltz Published July 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
An international eSports tournament for disabled gamers will be held this October in South Korea. Over two hundred players from twelve countries, including the U.S., South Africa, Germany, and South Korea will compete in League of Legends, StarCraft II, and FIFA Online 3. It’s great to see such an inclusive tournament like this, especially because,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2014
