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Island In New York Looks Like The Last Of Us
One of the refreshing things about The Last Of Us’ vision of the apocalypse was that it didn’t involve destruction. Mankind hadn’t been killed off by bombs, or aliens, but by nature itself, which was only too happy to reclaim our cities. It’s an aesthetic you don’t see very often in this, our real and…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Do You Have Faith In VR?
We stand at the precipice of a new age: The age of the VR headset. Or at least, that’s what the people making VR would love for you to believe. From exciting previews to Facebook acquisitions dramatic lawsuits and heartwarming stories, there’s no denying that virtual reality has become one of the main topics du…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Cheer Yourself Up With These Depressed Video Game Heroes
Depressed Toad and Sonic from a series of illustrations available as prints by Christopher Hemsworth: You can buy these at Society 6 Via IG and Cory Doctorow You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Decorate Your Desktop With These Transistor Images
Enjoy the beautiful world of Transistor with these Steam background images: Via R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Forest: If Minecraft Was Inspired By Italian Cannibal Films
Below is the latest trailer for The Forest, a survival horror game for PC and Oculus Rift where you can explore during the day, but better have a safe base to hide out at night: From the official site: The world Enter a living, breathing forest with changing weather patterns, plants that grow and die.…
By John Struan Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Is Suing Starcraft II Hackers
Blizzard is taking legal action against a group of StarCraft II players who created a set of cheats and hacks for the real-time strategy game. First spotted by TorrentFreak, Blizzard filed papers in a California court on May 19th alleging that an unidentified group of programmers infringed on the publisher’s StarCraft II copyright with a…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedPopular Marijuana-Growing Game Pulled From The App Store
You can find places to buy weed on the app store. You can rate different strains of weed. You can download apps that teach you more about marijuana, or get apps that will give you various cosmetic weed changes to your phone. You can even roll fake joints. You can’t, however, download a game where…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 21, 2014 - Culture
Share Your Wii U Stories
About a year and a half ago, the Wii U was released unto the world. In the months since then, Nintendo’s extra-screened chunk of plastic has sat in our living rooms, letting us play Zelda and watch Netflix. How’s all that going? While most of us on staff at Kotaku have our own Wii Us…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 21, 2014 - Culture
There Is Beauty Inside Every Box Of Lucky Charms
Creating a submission for the hypnotically pleasing Things Organized NeatlyTumblr, General Mills’ Hello, Cereal Lovers put an entire box of Lucky Charms cereal in order. It’s breathtaking. As a certified lover of breakfast cereals, I’ve often considered performing similar projects on General Mills’ 50-year-old sweetened oat and marshmallow masterpiece. The problem is I generally get…
By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here Are The Best-Looking DC Comics You Can Buy In August
Batman vs. Superman leads off this selection of the best looking comics you can buy in August 2014: text THE NEW 52 – FUTURES END #14 Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO, JEFF LEMIRE, DAN JURGENS and KEITH GIFFEN Art by AARON LOPRESTI Cover by RYAN SOOK On sale AUGUST 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US…
By John Struan Published May 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedPS4 Karaoke Puts The Phone in Microphone
Listen, being able to use your smartphone as a microphone for the just-announced PS4 version of SingStar just-announced PS4 version of SingStar is a brilliant idea. But there’s no escaping the fact that it looks a little silly, too. Previous entries in the PlayStation karaoke series had players warbling pop hits into microphone accessories. This…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here Are The Best-Looking IDW Comics You Can Buy In August
The Shredder and his army lead off this selection of the best-looking IDW comics you can buy in August 2014: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #37 Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman (w) • Cory Smith (a) • Smith, Eastman (c) From the start, two villains have dominated the Turtles’ lives: Shredder and Krang. Now, for the first…
By John Struan Published May 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedHere’s A Fully Functional Stargate In Minecraft
We’ve seen many things built in Minecraft, but not all of them are functional. This Stargate actually spins, encodes chevrons, and most importantly, has a big watery explosion after the critical “Chevron 7 locked!” SethBling is an extremely talented Minecraft player and YouTuber who has made some amazing creations before, but as a Stargate fan,…
By Steve Marinconz Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here Are The Best-Looking Marvel Comics You Can Buy In August
The Black Widow leads off this selection of the best-looking comics you’ll be able to buy from Marvel in August 2014: BLACK WIDOW #9 Nathan Edmondson (W) Phil Noto (A/C) “FRIEND FROM FOE.” • In the pursuit of XAOC, Black Widow finds THE PUNISHER! • And they are trapped on an abandoned oil tanker rigged…
By John Struan Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
With Two Days To Go, Beloved Game Is Still Struggling On Kickstarter
Maybe it’s skepticism. Maybe it’s Kickstarter malaise. Maybe people just don’t care. Whatever the reason, Harmonix’s Kickstarter for Amplitude, an attempt at reviving the niche PlayStation 2 game of the same name, is not doing very well. As of this writing, it’s sitting at around $643,000 of its $775,000 goal, with just about two days…
By Jason Schreier Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Consoles Are A Lot Prettier When They’re Made With Wood
The dream of boutique video game consoles has been alive for a while now. But has wood paneling ever looked this good on a PlayStation 4? This Balolo cover certainly puts last year’s attempt to shame. Check out more of Balolo’s work for the PS4 and Xbox One below. If you like what you see,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
ZeniMax Sues Oculus [UPDATE: Oculus Responds]
The folks who publish Doom are suing the new employer of the man who helped create it. Following a number of verbal barbs swapped between both companies over the past few weeks, the game publisher ZeniMax announced today that they’ve filed suit against VR company Oculus for “illegally misappropriating ZeniMax trade secrets relating to virtual…
By Jason Schreier Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
The studio that helped bring many a Littlebigplanet to life is spreading its wings with an original game of its own. It’s called Hunger, and its concept art looks gorgeous in a gloomy sort of way. Learn more about it on the Tarsier Studios website
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
An Anti-Bullying Video Game Where Mean Kids Become Demons
If you’ve ever been teased, it can seem like the human beings making your life miserable are monsters. The developers behind an in-development anti-harassment game are getting literal with that feeling, turning the bullies in Sumoboy into actual demons. As the name Sumoboy suggests, lead character Oji isn’t a buff, grizzled space war veteran. He’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 21, 2014