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Culture14,000 People Are Watching Meat Cook Right Now
And now so are you. Arby’s never-ending crusade to get people to accept mayonnaise on a smoked brisket sandwich has culminated in this — a 13 hour live stream of a piece of seasoned meat inside of a smoker. While it took a visit to Arby’s test kitchen in Atlanta to convince me of the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Bought This Game Two Weeks Ago, And I Still Can’t Play It
The video game industry is no stranger to fizzled hype. But for all the controversies about delays, unstable launches, or games that are just plain terrible, until recently I’ve never had to stop and wonder whether or not a game actually exists. Then I went in search of a mysterious fighting game named Death Cargo…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Video Game Artwork That’s Just Happy to See You
When is a gun not just a gun? When it lives between a character’s legs and not in a holster, as seen in artwork from more than just a few video games. There’s a growing collection of not-so-subtle imagery over at Phallic Videogamery that shows how some video game artwork over the decades has fashioned…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 28, 2014 -
ReviewsXbox One Review Update: Six Months Later
Last November, Microsoft released the Xbox One. Six months later, the console has gotten a bunch more games and a hefty software upgrade. Microsoft has also decided to sell the Xbox One without the Kinect sensor. Halfway through its first year on planet earth, it’s time to revisit our evaluation of the Xbox One. Last…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
What Today’s Biggest Mobile Games Need Is Ugly ’80s Box Art
Back in the ’80s, hardcore gamers loved the sort of simplistic fare that mobile gamers thrive on today. So why can’t the hardcore embrace popular mobile games? I’m guessing it’s the lack of almost completely unrelated painted cover art. Gaming humor palace Dorkly imagines a world where mobile games get the half-assed fantasy art they…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Can Watch Sony’s E3 Conference In… A Movie Theater
Perhaps hoping to match last year’s crazy E3 drama, Sony is taking their 2014 presser to the silver screen. You’ll be able to watch the PlayStation press conference in movie theaters across the country. Yep, movie theaters. The presser, which will be on Monday, June 9 at 6pm Pacific, will be aired in 40-50 theaters…
By Jason Schreier Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedAtrocitus Vomits His Way Onto DC’s Free Game Infinite Crisis
The rage-filled Atrocitus will become a playable character in Infinite Crisis June 11. Check out a video showing off his moves below: Via IC You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch Dogs, As Told By Steam Reviews
Even though Watch Dogs hasn’t been out for very long, many folks have taken to Steam to give everyone their two cents on the game. Many reviews are, admittedly, rather negative—that’s not too surprising, given the connectivity issues that Watch Dogs has experienced during launch. There’s also the feeling that some people are disappointed after…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Deep Castlevania Discounts, SteelSeries Gaming Gear, Huge PSN Update
Amazon’s Mayhem digital game sale continues, and today’s highlight deal is Castelvania: Lords of Shadow 2 for just $20. Of course, there are still over 1000 other games available, so be sure to browse the catalog for anything else you need to add to your collection. [Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 , $20] 360 and…
By Shep McAllister Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedState of Decay‘s New DLC Is Out This Week
Let’s see if combat boots and camouflage make surviving a zombie apocalypse any easier. Already previewed back in April, State of Decay‘s Lifeline expansion hits on May 30th, bringing with it a new location, character and objectives. It’ll cost $6.99.
By Evan Narcisse Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s the first bit of artwork from the next Hitman game. Sadly that’s all we’re gonna get for a while since developer IO Interactive also said that it won’t be showing the game at E3 next month. For the time being, read more about upcoming Hitman news here.
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow You’re Going To Build Houses In The Sims 4
Another day, another reason to get excited (or terrified) for The Sims 4. This morning, Electronic Arts released a new trailer for the highly anticipated life simulating-video game that spells out how the house-building mechanics work: Basically, it sounds like they work the same way that the character-creation system does. That is to say, it…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
You’ll Be Able To Play Dragon Quest VIII On iOS Soon
My old PlayStation 2 just became a casualty of apartment cleaning, so it’s delightful to see Dragon Quest VIII—one of the PS2’s best role-playing games—on the iTunes Store in New Zealand today. The New Zealand iTunes Store is typically used as a testbed for game releases on iPad and iPhone, and although the eighth DQ…
By Jason Schreier Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedNvidia Launches Its Most Powerful (And Expensive) Video Card Yet
Packed with the power of two GK110 GTX Titan Black graphics processing units and all the all the CUDA cores a CUDA core lover could ever want, Nvidia’s 4K Ultra HD-killing Titan Z is ready to upgrade your computer to the tune of $3,000. It’s been a couple of months since Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedAngry Birds Star Wars II invaded by clones. The iOS version of Rovio’s second Star Wars themed bird-flinger just updated with 40 free new levels, taking us even deeper into the second trilogy than we wanted to go. Other platforms shall update soon. Over at the Angry Birds blogthey’ve posted some awesome macro Telepod toy…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Transistor’s Soundtrack Reminds Me Why I Love Video Game Music • Game Of The Week—Robotic Limbs And Some Dude Named Cloud • Next Generation: Blurring the Lines Between Flash and Substance TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedBethesda’s Newest Game Is Like Team Fortress Without Guns
Today Bethesda announced the first new title to come from their fairly new studio: Battlecry in development by…Battlecry. Battlecry is a free-to-play, third-person, 32-player team action combat game for PC. It plays and reads a lot like Team Fortress, but without the gunpowder. During a presentation in Los Angeles two weeks ago, Bethesda’s Pete Hines…
By Tina Amini Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Ghost In The Shell Movie We Never Had
I’m not sure a live action Ghost in the Shell adaptation would be a good idea, but an homage to the opening of Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 anime with real-life characters can’t hurt. Director Ash Thorpe and his Project 2501 team recreated the title sequence, Motoko Kusanagi’s birth, in a real-life environment, with a bit of…
By Gergo Vas Published May 28, 2014