Not the smoothest way to hit level 8…

…but I’ll take it.

Watch Day Three Of The Year’s Biggest DOTA 2 Tournament Right Here

Which team will Newbee have to beat in tomorrow’s grand finals? Watch and see, as the multi-million dollar DOTA 2 International tournament continues! “But Fahey, you’re speaking as if team Newbee has already won the tournament, and there’s nothing Cloud9, Team DK, ViCi, LGD or Evil Geniuses can do about it!” Yeah, a little. That…

Sunday Comics: A Sundering We Will Go

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 July 19. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 14. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Lay’s 2014 ‘Do Us A Flavor’ Potato Chips: The Snacktaku Review

Earlier this week Frito-Lay announced the four finalists in its annual ‘Do Us A Flavor’ fan-made potato chip flavor contest — Kettle Cooked Wasabi Ginger, Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese, Wavy Mango Salsa and Cappuccino. Which one wins my mouth? It’s year two of the ‘Do Us A Flavor’ competition, in which consumers around the…

Adding EA Sports’ FIFA Graphics To Video Of Real People Playing

Imagining EA Sports’ FIFA in the future, this video uses video of real people playing soccer and adds graphics and commentary from the video game: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Only Guardians Of The Galaxy Action Figures I Need

Here it is. It doesn’t matter how good or bad Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy does at the box office early next month. As long as I get my Hot Toys 1/6th scale figures of Rocket Raccoon and Groot, it’s a win in my book. Guardians of the Galaxy toys have started showing up at…

DOTA 2’s Biggest Tournament of the Year Continues. Watch It Here.

Now that we’ve gotten that upper bracket nonsense out of the way, it’s time to get low with day two of The International, Valve’s massive DOTA 2 tournament, where more than $10 million in prize money is at stake. No pressure. Today kicks off with matches between Cloud9 and Na’Vi and iG versus LGD. We’re…

Imagining Mass Effect On The Super Nintendo

“Super Mass Effect” character selection screenshot. The same Redditor also created some Mass Effect wallpapers: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

EA Showed NFL Rookies Their Lousy Rating In Madden Football

Fabulous—EA asked top NFL draft picks like Jadeveon Clowney and Johnny Manziel to guess their ratings in Madden 15, and then told them what their ratings actually were: Via Polygon You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Saturday Morning Stream Takes On Infinite Crisis [Game Over]

Thanks to Valve’s big-ass DOTA 2 competition, I’ve got multiplayer online battle arena games on the mind this weekend, but I’m no DOTA 2 player. I’m barely an Infinite Crisis player, but at least I’m dying surrounded by DC superheroes. Turbine’s Infinite Crisis was a confounding combination for me. On the one hand, I love…

7/14/2014: You Should Be Ashamed, Pokémon

We’ve already talked about this new Pokémon Shaming thing, but this one was just too cute to exclude. Thanks to chuz0r for this latest one. As always, hit up Kotaku Selects for this week’s best content, and have a happy, hopefully Destiny beta-filled weekend! I know mine will be. To contact the author of this…

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​The Destiny Soundtrack Is So Good It’s Distracting

Sometimes a video game’s music is so good that you stop playing and just sit there, enjoying it. That’s definitely happened to me a few times while playing the Destiny beta. When you’re cruising in your ship, killing time before setting off on another quest, the game’s orchestral score will start to play in the…