- Uncategorized
A Handy List Of Nintendo’s Big E3 Event Moments
47 minutes in length and packed with games, Nintendo’s special E3 direct was intense, to say the least. And then there were all the announcements that came after As we did for the four other big E3 events, let’s take a look, in (a mostly) chronological order, at all the new stuff we’ve seen from…
By András Neltz Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe classic N64 shooter GoldenEye 007 lives again for a few minutes, thanks to a modder, William Kjellgren, who remade one of the most known maps of the game, the Facility, using the Far Cry 3 engine. The original N64 music already gave me chills. FarCry3 – James Bond 64 Goldeneye – Facility [YouTube] To…
By Gergo Vas Published June 11, 2014 -
Kotaku EastRecreating Popular YouTube Clips Seems Difficult
It looks so easy to make a viral YouTube clip, right? Wrong! On television show Itte Q, comedian Souichi Nakaoka recently tried his hand at doing just that. So, here is the famous drill corn video: And here is Nakaoka attempting to recreate it. Here is a man hitting himself in the face 81 times…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Pokemon Butt Meme Finds Its Way into a Supermarket…Again
This is Froakie. In Japan, his name is “Keromatsu” (ケロマツ), with “kero” referring to “ribbit” in Japanese. Yet, a couple of supermarkets have mixed that up with something else: Ass. As you can see in the image uploaded by Twitter user zinrai_bastar, this isn’t Keromatsu bread. Oh no, it’s “Ketsumaro” bread, with “ketsu” (ケツ) meaning…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedSurprisingly, Realistic Mortal Kombat Wouldn’t Be That Brutal
Or at least, some fatalities in Mortal Kombat wouldn’t be brutal, because physics. Sub Zero has to face the harsh reality in the latest clip from Pete Holmes Realistic Mortal Kombat [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedHey, remember that other Kickstarted space sim? Elite: Dangerous? Since its successful campaign at the end of 2012, the game has been through four alpha phases, and is now in beta, looking as good as ever. You can check out its progress for yourself in the new E3 trailer above.
By András Neltz Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedDeveloper Announces DLC For 11-Year-Old Game
Running With Scissors’ Postal 2, the insane first-person shooter where you rampage through the small town of Paradise in Arizona, was released on April 14, 2003. It’s old. You can get it for a few bucks at GOG, it’s that old. And yet, over eleven years after it first came out, Postal 2 is getting…
By András Neltz Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Why Hideki Kamiya Hates the Bayonetta 2 Wii U Box
Okay, let’s be clear. The guy is happy with the character design. And the character’s pose. And the outfit. But there are a couple things that are ticking Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya off. “I hate the logo of WiiU ver.,” tweeted the outspoken game creator in English. “Junk.” In Japanese, Kamiya was slightly more salty,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2014 -
Kotaku EastFret Not, Deep Down Is Still Filled with Monsters, Flames, and Blood
Capcom’s free-to-play role-playing game Deep Down has a new trailer. This is it! It’s been a few months since we last saw the upcoming PS4 game, and now today, we can see it again. Looks slick, if you ask me. deep down Trailer E3 2014 Version [cogmovie@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedVideo 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.
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedBad Parkour Is The Best Parkour
YouTube and video games will show you that the human body is at its most mobile when it’s sliding under stuff and vaulting over other stuff. Which is all well and good, but it’s not like we can all just jump out of our chairs and start running across walls. Some of us just have…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
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…
By John Struan Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
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…
By John Struan Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedYep, This Wii U Exclusive Is Definitely Getting an M Rating
Thongs. Booze. Many, many stabbings. Drum solos. How the hell is this game on the Wii U? When news broke earlier today that over-the-top shooter Devil’s Third would be coming out for the Wii U and only the Wii U, it was accompanied by a chunk of livestreamed gameplay. While that was nice, it didn’t…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedI’m Cool With One Of The Best Cartoons Of The Year Also Being An Ad
This is The Last Game. It’s a 5:28 animated short that is many things. It’s a commercial for Nike. More importantly, it’s a “World Cup” commercial for Nike when it’s not actually allowed to make official World Cup commercials (since that’s Adidas’ job). But I don’t care about any of those things. I just love…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
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…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat “The Cloud” Actually Looks Like
The cloud. Microsoft would have you think it’s the real power behind the Xbox One. Google would have you think it’s a magical place where everything is kept. Pity, then, that it’s not quite as magical as that, even if the truth is interesting in its own way. Filmmaker Timo Arnal has made Internet Machine,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2014
