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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Under The Sea: The Winners!
Last week I set Kotaku’s Photoshop-savvy readers loose on editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo’s vacation pics, welcoming him back with countless images of his heavily-modified face. He should be overjoyed with the results. Another ‘shop contest, another amazing batch of entries, and while there was just something about uscg_pa’s Totilo/Mario swap than made me happy, each one…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedHackers Attack Operation Supply Drop Charity Drive
Operation Supply Drop’s third annual 8-Bit Salute 24 hour charity game marathon went live this morning at 9 a.m. Eastern time. By 10 a.m. hackers had disabled the military gaming charity’s website via DDoS attack. Operation Supply Drop, previously featured onKotaku, is a charity organization dedicated to providing American military personnel with video games. The…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Exactly What I Look For In An RPG Collector’s Edition
Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin is a love letter to the early days of computer role-playing games, so it makes sense that the game’s extremely limited edition (under 1,500 copies) is a love letter to the fans of classics RPGs. First off, the Collector’s Edition comes with two copies of the Kickstarter success, each playable…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedHonest Star Fox 64 Trailer Goes Straight For The Furry Jokes
Sometimes an anthropomorphic animal is just an anthropomorphic animal, Honest Game Trailers. Now if Fox McCloud too off his head at the end of Star Fox 64 to reveal a human wearing a suit, then that would be a furry. Even then the gross generalizations are a bit much. Not all furries are sexual deviants.…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedFurther Proof That Every Game Is Better With Monster Collecting
The highly successful Puzzle & Dragons added monster collecting and evolving to match three puzzles and made a fortune. Quiz RPG did it with random trivia questions. Now Sega adds creature collecting to those stupid coin dozer games, and I can’t stop playing. Dammit, Dragon Coins. Had I known what sort of game this was…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best of Kotaku, The Week of May 12
What were the best stories Kotaku ran this week? Maybe these? Yeah, read our highlights at selects.kotaku.com. And let’s hope Tina doesn’t notice that I posted this round-up a few hours late. Shhhh. Top image is from this week’s new batch of screenshots from The Witness, which sure looks nice, huh? Looking at it makes…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Saturday Morning Stream: The Last Tinker: City Of Colors (Done!)
Wandering off the beaten path this week, The Last Tinker: City of Colors is an indie game that channels the good-old-days of platforming, when games like Banjo Kazooie were still something that happened regularly. Developed by Munich-based Mimimi Studios, The Last Tinker: City of Colors is a game that caught my eye with a single…
By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2014 - Culture
This Week In The Business: The Xbox One Unleashed
QUOTE | “This change will be enough to push the Xbox One installed base higher than PS4 in the U.S. and Canada in 2015.” – IDC analyst Lewis Ward, commenting on Microsoft’s decision to release a Kinect-less Xbox One for $399 Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We…
By Steve Peterson Published May 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Graduation Cap For A Gamer
Graduation cap decorated to reflect real life RPG skills. The comments are funny: CharlesIndigo: they nerfed it not too long ago, it doesn’t add credibility anymore. KHDTX13: The mission payouts aren’t even worth it. vertigo1083: And it will all mean shit in the next expansion. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated…
By John Struan Published May 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedNew Guardians Of The Galaxy Footage
Marvel posted a new 25-second Guardians of the Galaxy clip, mostly emphasizing the muscle tone on the leads: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedSega’s Fonz Arcade Game
This is an excerpt from the arcade flyer for Sega’s 1976 racing game Fonz. I couldn’t find video of gameplay, but I did find video of an extended martial arts battle between a young Tom Hanks and The Fonz on Happy Days: Via TAFA and Cinefamily You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog…
By John Struan Published May 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedGamble And Win A Rancor Mount In Star Wars: The Old Republic
The latest Star Wars: The Old Republic update adds the Festival of Splendor event where rival clans show off their wealth by sponsoring casino games with extravagant prizes…including a giant rancor mount. Here is a video of the casino promoters: And here is the Kingpin Rancor Mount: There’s a detailed discussion here on maximizing your…
By John Struan Published May 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Global Warming Could Give Us A Future Straight Out Of A Video Game
Earth has seen much better days, and science says it’s largely humanity’s fault. This week, the antarctic ice sheet’s eventual collapse was declared “unstoppable” by research teams. How might we survive unprecedented rises in sea level? No one’s sure, but games like BioShock and Brink may have the right idea. Scientists are estimating a 10…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedWitchmarsh Is A Lovecraftian Detective Thriller
Just added to Kickstarter, Witchmarsh is a co-op RPG featuring detectives exploring the supernatural in 1920’s Massachusetts: It’s the Roaring Twenties! Join an unlikely team of detectives as they charge headlong into the darkest corners of rural America. Their mission: find and return the missing ‘Witchmarsh Twelve’ who vanished under mysterious circumstances. A handsome reward…
By John Struan Published May 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Shadow of The Colossus Headlines This New Kaiju Art Jam
Ian Wilding’s Shadow of the Colossus print headlines The Big Ass Monster art show. See more highlights below: Ian Wilding Tessa Morrison Lee Nakama Tony Rotwang See more at Streets of Beige You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedLamborghini Covered By A Hologram Vinyl Wrap
This is a Lamborghini covered with a hologram vinyl wrap. Learn more about the car in the video below: Via R/WD You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 16, 2014