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This Chinese Public Toilet Looks Like the U.S. Capitol Building
Politics? No, potties! Spotted in eastern China, this public restroom appears modeled after the the United States Capitol. That’s right, as you can see in these photos courtesy of Au123, this is an iconic American Neoclassical building reborn as a toilet. 安徽一公厕外观似美国国会大厦 [Au123] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Look At World Of Warcraft’s New Night Elf Model
The official site posted a look at the updated character model or World of Warcraft’s Night Elf. Scantily clad night elves below below: As with all of the updated character models, our goal is to keep everything the original model accomplished intact, while using the additional fidelity to realize characteristics that we weren’t able to…
By John Struan Published May 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedPreorder Bonus Ultra Street Fighter IV Costumes
Check out the five exclusive costumes available as an Ultra Street Fighter IV preorder bonus: Via SF Facebook 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 - Uncategorized
The Best-Looking Dark Horse Comics You Can Read In August 2014
My favorite kaiju-fighting team, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, lead off these highlights from Dark Horse Comics’ solicitations for August 2014. Read on for an advance at Dragon Age, Conan, Star Wars, and…a Game of Thrones lunchbox. Dark Horse Presents #1 covers by Geoff Darrow. BPRD Hell on Earth #122 cover by…
By John Struan Published May 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedDeathlok Versus The Marvel Universe
Marvel’s latest DVD is Wolverine Weapon X: Tomorrow Dies Today: It’s the debut of an all-new, all-different Deathlok. Killer cyborgs have come from the future to kill the heroes of today, while Wolverine embarks on an international pub crawl with a certain recently reborn Sentinel of Liberty. Beer and bullets galore! Via Marvel You are…
By John Struan Published May 15, 2014 - Culture
Reminder: Daenerys Ate A Heart
David Paget is a freelance artist who has worked for studios like Atomhawk. He also drew this Daenerys image, which is one of the most breathtaking pieces of fan art I have ever seen. That’s not where the cool stuff ends, though. Paget is also a lecturer, and as part of a university project designed…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Bioshock Infinite Caged Snowglobe
Bioshock Infinite-themed caged snowglobe by xSimonBelmontx. See the entire sculpture below, as well as the Fallout board game he created. And here are photos of the Fallout board game he created: 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 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
There Are Too Many New Games On Steam
There have already been more new games released on Steam in 2014 than there were in all of 2013. And it’s only May. By itself, and on principle, this isn’t a problem. The more games available, the better. But – and this ties directly into something I was talking about last week – it’s a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedLeft 4 Dead Coming To Japanese Arcades, Sounds Amazing
This project was announced a little while ago, but this is our first good look at Taito’s licensed take on Left 4 Dead. As an arcade game. In Japan. You won’t notice much different about the gameplay footage. It’s Left 4 Dead as you know it. But that narration. It cuts the series’ tone off…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Lara Croft? More Like Larry Croft.
You’d think that gender-bending Lara Croft cosplay would result in Indiana Jones cosplay, but nope. This is what you get instead. Props to cosplayer Dr_Teng for going all the way with this get-up—it reminds me a little bit of the Hawkeye initiative, which highlighted ridiculous portrayals of women by swapping the gender of female heroes…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Portrait Of One Game’s “Average” Gamer
The developers behind Runescape, in conjunction with photographer Chris Dorley-Brown, have taken survey data and real player’s faces and combined it all to create this composite portrait of the game’s “average” player. It’s a white dude, with a dash of feminine touches. Surprise! The two most pertinent stats contributing to the face’s make-up is that…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedGodzilla’s Rampage Does $3 Billion Worth Of Damage
With the new Godzilla movie coming up, it’s the perfect time to revisit 1998’s classic remake starring Matthew Broderick and see exactly how much damage Godzilla caused to New York City. CinemaSins did a whole bunch of math (and counting footsteps) and tallied up the costs of all the damages Godzilla’s 1998 rampage did to…
By Steve Marinconz Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Minecraft Next-Gen vs. Minecraft Last-Gen
How will Minecraft look on PS4 and Xbox One? Basically, it’ll still be Minecraft, but you’ll be able to see farther. These images were tweeted today by Minecraft console developer 4J Studios, and give a sense of how much farther you’ll be able to see on Xbox One and PS4 compared with their last-gen counterparts.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Does This Look Like A Magic: The Gathering Clone To You?
Disputes over intellectual property walk a fine line between meting out justice and delving headfirst into a ridiculous bramble of legalese. It’s not clear which side Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast’s lawsuit against the creators of Hex: The Shards of Fate will end up on. But trying to compare the two games,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
I’m A Man Who Plays As A Woman In Games, And I’m Definitely Not Alone
I self-identify as a straight male-bodied dude, but recently I’ve taken to playing as a female-bodied character in many games. It’s not something the majority of people do, but it’s also not uncommon. Oddly, however, men play as women far more than women play as men. Let’s break down why people choose the avatars they…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Suddenly Pokémon Red’s Trainer Doesn’t Look So Tough
Red might be one of the best trainers to ever live in the Pokémon universe, but when he’s chibified into a toy like this? It’s kind of hard to take him seriously, amazing champion or not. It’s a nendoroid figure, only available in Japan for about $44. It comes with three facial expressions, four different…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fighting Online Abuse Isn’t About Trolls, It’s About Community
If you’ve spent much time online—playing games, talking on social media, using message boards—chances are you’ve gotten some abuse. Someone’s called you a fag, or a dumb bitch, or suggested they might find out where you live and skullfuck you to death. When that happens, we generally take it as a cost of doing business…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedWithout Players Terrorizing It, Skyrim Seems Pleasant
Ah, Whiterun. You look so nice from a distance like this, with all your citizens buzzing around, miniaturized like ants. Check out this great timelapse of Skyrim by Ozin370, which utilizes a shallow depth of field—giving it a similar effect to tilt shift. You might remember tilt shift as one of the main effects used…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedAstro Duel Turns Asteroids Into A 4-Player Deathmatch
Take Asteroids, throw in a little Combat, and some Mario Kart-style powerups, then shove it all in an iPad for a nice portable experience that you can play with 4 friends wherever you are. I visited Austin recently and developer Rusty Moyher (of Retro Game Crunch) was nice enough to have me over his house…
By Steve Marinconz Published May 15, 2014