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UncategorizedStar Citizen Is Now Letting Spaceships Shoot At Other Spaceships
Having had little to do for months but walk around their hangars, backers of Star Citizen are finally getting their hands on some dogfighting with the rollout of the game’s Arena Commander simulation mode.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Being a Next-Gen Video Game Hero Means Having Glowing Blue Eyes
Batman’s armored look and glowing blue eyes in Arkham Knight seems fresh…until you realize that seemingly every next-gen sci-fi hero is sporting the same look: Arkham Knight, Shadow of Mordor, Mortal Kombat, and Halo V are all pushing heroes with glowing blue eyes Via Mike McWhertor and Adam Saltsman. You are now looking at Screenburn,…
By John Struan Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Creepypasta Wiki Issues Statement Saying Slender Man Isn’t Real
The tragic events in Waukesha, in which two young girls are accused of stabbing a friend, have brought internet myth Slender Man into the mainstream spotlight. So much so that the Creepypasta wiki, unofficial home to stories involving the character (and others like him), has had to issue a statement confirming that he is not…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Study The New Batmobile At The Arkham Knight Official Site
The Batman: Arkham Knight official site now has a new mini-site allowing you to study the Batmobile from all angles: You’ll need a forum login to access the mini-site You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
One Of Gaming’s Greatest Questions Has Finally Been Answered
Some Twitter jokes are elaborately patient affairs. Others are a little more accidental. The account belongs to FIFA Youtuber Duaineml0, who I guess set up a Twitter account in 2009, forgot all about it then joined for real a year later with a new account that he actually uses. Only to later remember that he’d…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2014 -
EsportsBooth Falls On Pro Gamer’s Head, But He Still Wins
Pro StarCraft II player Koh “GuMiho” Byung Jae was playing in Korea the other day when he suffered a pretty drastic technical mishap: the booth he was sitting behind collapsed, hitting him in the head and sending his monitor flying into his face. It looks like it him him pretty hard, so his stunned look…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2014 -
CultureCosplayGodzilla Cosplay Crushes Cities With Its Brilliance
Sean Sumagaysay’s Godzilla outfit is one of the most technically impressive pieces of cosplay I’ve ever seen. Not only does he look like the giant monster, but thanks to the design of the suit he can move like it too. While images make him look like an expensive statue brought in to market the release…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2014 - Culture
The Best Video Game Art Of 2014 Is A Treat For The Eyeballs
Every year, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) get together to select the very best in professional video game art. Here are their picks for 2014. They’ll form part of the Into The Pixel exhibition, which is held every year during E3. Just like it will this…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
How To Record Videos On A PS4
There’s nothing quite like seeing a once-in-a-lifetime moment in a video game and realizing it’s too late to go back and get a video of it. It’s over and gone, lost forever. Womp, womp. Both the PS4 and the Xbox One promised to help gamers avoid that scenario by including hardware that’s constantly recording a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedSee How Much Faster Your Wii U Gets You Into A Game
The latest update to the Wii U adds a Quick Start menu, which lets you select a recently used game or app to load before the console even boots up. Take a look at how it works with Kotaku Editor-in-Chief Stephen Totilo. Note that the feature doesn’t actually make games load faster, it just saves…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Forest, As Told By Steam Reviews
While The Forest hasn’t been in early access for very long, players already have lots to say about the hot new survival horror game that’s tearing up the Steam charts. Turns out, despite the mystery and occasional gruesomeness, there’s also a lot of hilarity to be found in The Forest. While Steam reviews might not…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Game That Saved Me From Driving Drunk
It had been the worst day in a string of very, very bad days. I was desperate and angry and sad and getting drunker by the second. I hugged a bottle of vodka like a safety blanket, but it gave me nothing in return. No sympathy, no warmth. “Maybe I’ll just go for a drive,”…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 3, 2014
