Imagining Bioshock As A PS1 Game

NeoGAF has an entire thread dedicated to imagining more recent games as titles for the original Playstation. The highlight is these animated gifs for Bioshock: Via Wario64 You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Sneaky Zebra was at the London Film & Comic-Con, and shot this great video of some of the best cosplayers. In case you’re hesitant to click play, know there is Beverly Hills cosplay within.

I once wrote about an indie adventure game called Nelly Cootalot. It was so long ago however that the post isn’t even on our servers anymore. Which means it’s time to refresh the topic with a trailer for its sequel, which is coming seven years later

Multi-Screen Gaming On A Laptop? Crazy, But Sure, Let’s Roll With It

Matt Relf has found a smart way to turn a small laptop into the kind of multi-screen setup you normally only see on a verge large desk with a very important desktop computer. He’s running a Kickstarter called Packed Pixels, which uses a mount to attach either one or two iPad-sized displays to the side…

The Origins Of A Classic Lucasarts Adventure

In a lot of ways, Maniac Mansion is where it all began for Lucasarts (or Lucasfilm Games, as it was know back then). The company’s first big adventure game hit, it set the tone for a decade of classic titles that would define PC gaming for an entire generation. Released before the era of developer…

DEATH MTN makes shirts like these. As you can see, fans of Dark Souls are being well catered-for. Though there is also Zelda and Dragon Quest. DISCLAIMER: DEATH MTN is run by some guy who used to work at Kotaku

There Appears To Be A Female Assassin In The Newest AC: Unity Video [Update: Alt Theory: She’s A Templar?]

We can’t tell who she is, and it’s unlikely that she’s playable. But it nevertheless looks like Assassin’s Creed: Unity, like earlier games in the series, will have female assassins. No comment from Ubisoft. The lady appears briefly at around the 7:24 mark of a new making-of video posted today by gaming site IGN Unity,…

Highlight Reel: Dota 2‘s Biggest Winners

Today’s gaming highlights: The biggest prize in esports history, an amazing escape in Dota 2, and a very good reason to always watch your back in a warzone. Dota 2 The International, this year’s Dota 2 tournament, just finished today with the winning team getting over $5 million. You can check out the final moments…

Up Close With Valve’s First, Unfinished Game

The inner workings of Valve are shrouded in mystery, particularly when it comes to game development. Consider the unfinished game that Valve was working on at the same time as the original Half-Life: Prospero ValveTime.net took the time to unpack everything we know about the long lost game. They get into the nitty gritty about…

Adam Jensen is not a tidy man

Eleven Years Later, Modders Are Still Making The Original Halo Better

Halo: Combat Evolved released in fall 2003 for PC. Bungie has moved on—but the community keeps the game alive through mods. Take SPV3, for example. SPV3 is an ongoing mod that not only enhances the graphics of the original Halo, it also adds new weapons, new enemies, new vehicles, revised and extended levels/environments, and even…

Hearthstone‘s New Expansion Has Some Insane Cards

Blizzard’s addictive digital card game will grow ever more life-consuming tomorrow, as Curse of Naxxramas, the game’s first single-player expansion, starts opening up to players all over the globe. As something of a teaser, Blizzard has released screenshots of all of the new cards you’ll be able to collect as the expansion goes live. You…