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Kotaku EastPlease Don’t Spoil the New Persona Game, Begs Atlus
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, the latest game in Atlus’ popular Persona franchise, comes out on the 3DS in Japan today, and the developers want people to be considerate. It’s in our nature to want to talk about or share the things we like and think are cool. But, just because you’ve seen the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 5, 2014 - Culture
The Art (Well, Some Of The Art) From Watch Dogs
So, the game itself is…OK . But the beauty of this concept art feature is that the quality of a game is irrelevant. We’re here for the 2D imagery, not the 3D interactivity. The images you see below are all taken from the game’s big official art book, which has been available for a couple…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Oh hey. Those awesome action figures from Boss Fight Studios that I wrote about in March? There’s now a Kickstarter to help get them up and running. If you want to support a company that can make badass action figures that can actually pose like real humans, get on it
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Bringing Back The Good Old Days Of PC Game Boxes
The idea behind IndieBox is very simple: Sell indie games in a box. Why? Because getting a game in a box, with a colour manual and a poster, is a really nice touch, that’s why. Sure, it’s easy to get an indie game on Steam, or in a Humble Bundle, or however, but that’s not…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
$5 Mario Game Sounds Worth The Investment
Sometimes, you need to spend millions of dollars on CG trailers, magazine advertisements and TV commercials to sell a game. And sometimes, you need to just tell a story straight from the heart. This craigslist ad for a used Game Boy copy of Super Mario Land sounds worth the $5 asking price just to share…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Terminator 2 Motorbike Chase Recreated In Grand Theft Auto V
Starting with the foot-chase in the mall, this video shows Terminator 2’s motorbike chase recreated in Grand Theft Auto V: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedSci-Fi Guns Are Becoming Real, Thanks To…Google Glass
Any time there’s a new technology that’s sufficiently impressive, chances are someone’s going to use it to make guns work better. That appears to be the case with Google Glass, which tech/firearm company TrackingPoint is using to augment their laser-guided cybergun to allow soldiers to fire around corners and from behind heavy cover. You may…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
New WWII And Mecha-Wonder Woman Costumes For Infinite Crisis
Two very different looks for Wonder Woman were just unveiled for Infinite Crisis: Sky Racer Mecha Wonder Woman (a suit sponsored by Wayne Enterprises) and WWII-era Sgt. Diana. And yes, it’s not just concept art—the in-game costume features a torn cleavage-revealing shirt: Via the official site You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog…
By John Struan Published June 4, 2014 -
CultureCosplayAttack On Titan Cosplay Terrorizes The Streets Of Tokyo
D Piddy, who you may know from his Deadpool videos, has left the Marvel universe behind here for something a little bigger In this clip, he dresses as Attack on Titan’s signature Colossal Titan and…dances around the streets of Tokyo. Where the people react about as you’d expect given a strange man in a skin-tight…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhen The Mountain Dresses As The Hulk, Small Children Cry
Hafþór “Thor” Björnsson, aka The Mountain on Game of Thrones, is monstrously huge. So of course if you’re gonna get someone to dress up as the Hulk, it should be him. Note: turn closed captions on for English subtitles. Watch as the competitive Icelandic strongman (and seemingly all-around cool guy) gets a full body Hulk…
By Chris Person Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedHere Is Game Of Thrones’ Mountain Lifting Almost A Thousand Pounds
I know, I know, this barely counts as information (let alone too much of it), but just… wow. Actor Hafþór “Thor” Björnsson also recently dressed up as The Incredible Hulk, so that’s nice and terrifying.
By Nathan Grayson Published June 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedBeing A Tree Is More Exciting Than You Might Think
One of the magical things about video games is how they can let you experience a life you’ve never known. Like being a sentient animated tree! How To Be A Tree started as an experiment by Jimmy Andrews, to see what would happen if you applied physics to a simple rendering of a branching structure.…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
One Year Later, Did Nintendo Keep Their E3 2013 Promises?
Now last year, Nintendo didn’t have a traditional E3 briefing. No stage, no live show. Just a forty-minute Nintendo Direct video, filled with Iwata, footage of games… and promises. Not as many as we’ve seen up to now, but promises nonetheless. Nintendo’s tightly-packed presentation was basically a long string of upcoming games, for the Wii…
By András Neltz Published June 4, 2014 -
Uncategorized“The game still needs a lot of work.” That’s how one person who finally managed to get their hands on a working version of the mysterious fighting game Death Cargo described it in a note to me this morning. “It’s not too bad…like a buggy version of Mortal Kombat 1,” is how another put it.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Tired of reading separate reviews for Far Cry, Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed? Ubisoft Game: The Review has you covered. Games.On.Net’s Tim Colwill has written the only review of an open-world Ubisoft action adventure game we’ll ever need. Here’s an excerpt: Ubisoft Game is the story of Main Character, a gruff or sassy white man…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Amazon France Is Selling A PS4/Vita Bundle
Why is Amazon France taking pre-orders for a PS4/Vita bundle? Why does that mock-up image look so convincing? Did a retailer just accidentally leak one of Sony’s E3 announcements? We’ve reached out to Sony to ask what’s up with this listing, but they probably won’t comment one way or the other. Expect an answer during…
By Jason Schreier Published June 4, 2014