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Can You Spot the Differences in These Metal Gear Images?
Calling all Metal Gear Fans! Or people who like looking at things and spotting things that don’t look alike. Recently on 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board, a “spot the difference” thread popped up, complete with Metal Gear images that looked the same—but aren’t. For example, in the above image, there are slight discrepancies. Can you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chill Out with Japanese Snow Cone Art
The temperature is starting to warm up. It will be summer before you know it. And in Japan, summer means kakigori (かき氷) or the country’s version of snow cones. One restaurant has that down to an artform. Located in Okinawa, Kome Hachi Soba specializes in soba (buckwheat noodles), but in recent years, the establishment has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
CGHub Rising From The Ashes
Last month, the digital art community was shocked when CGHub, long the biggest and best online community/resource for aspiring (and established) artists, disappeared off the face of the internet. Despite being managed by a capable and passionate team, the domain was owned by an external party, who with almost no warning had decided to pull…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Russia’s Government Wants To Hide The Kids From Gay Sims
The Sims series is general fare in most places, as popular with teenagers as it is with older folks. Oh, except in Russia, where fear of the gays and their gay propoganda has the game restricted. Russia being Russia, there’s a law – which has made international headlines over the last year – that considers…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2014 - Culture
The Good, The Bad & The Killer Robot
Luc de Haan is a Dutch concept artist who works at Killzone developer Guerilla Games. The art you’re about to see, however, is as far from the grimy grey darkness of that series as you can get. You can see more of Luc’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
We’re About To Lose Support For Some Of The Best PC Games Ever Made
As of June 30, a number of games – some of them among the best of all time – will have their online components cease to be supported. Among the casualties will be Battlefield 1942 (PC), C&C Generals (PC), Crysis (PC), Master of Orion III (PC), Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC), the original Neverwinter…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2014 - CultureCosplay
When Football And Cosplay Come Together
Indulge me for a second, but yesterday saw a rare coming together of two of my favourite things in life: cosplay and Aston Villa Football Club. For the final game of the season, away at Spurs, Villa fans dropped the usual match-day attire and went dressed as plumbers, superheroes, cereal mascots and…crayons. It looks like…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Meet The Star Wars Actors Behind The Masks (And Under The Helmets)
Who were the stars of Star Wars? The obvious answers are Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, but they got to spend three movies with their faces visible. What about the people who played Stormtrooper #17, background Imperial Officer or Greedo? Practically nobody knows who they are, which is where Elstree 1976 comes in.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedI’m Completely Smitten By This Simple Little Physics Puzzler
I’d never heard of the game Kiwanuka prior to my regular Thursday afternoon App Store shopping spree this past week. Now I can’t stop talking about it. That I even dropped the $1.99 asking price on CMA Megacorp’s physics puzzler is strange — normally I pick up the games I’ve heard of, download anything new…
By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: Platform Jumping
Between tomorrow’s launch of the absolutely charming The Last Tinker: City of Colors and several eagerly-awaited re-ish releases for the Vita and PC, it’s definitely a platform jumping sort of week. While The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 3 keeps the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gamers busy, PC and Vita owners play with past…
By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Elizabeth In Paris
Bioshock Infinite’s Elizabeth by Anthony Tan. Check out his take on Bloody Mary from The Wolf Among Us below: 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 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Games My Mother Played
(Originally published May 11, 2008) May 1st 1980 I came home from school to find my mother waiting there for me, a giddy smile on her lips. She always loved birthdays. Back then we were living in an apartment, my younger sister and I sharing one room, my older brother and sister sometimes sharing another,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Far Cry 3 Cat Cosplay Is The Definition Of Insanity
Russian photographer and artist Nikol Lisova (via Reddit) discovered the one way to make Far Cry 3’s insane antagonist Vaas even more sinister. Just look at that poor stuffed animal, buried up to its neck in crystal cat litter. You can almost see cat model Masya soaking up its terror. I’d daresay it’s a Vaas…
By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Sunday Deals: Dragon Ball Z, MST3K, 2DS, Soul Suspect, Bound By Flame
Grab these deals and call your Mom. Updates throughout the day. pre-order Homeworld Remastered Collector’s Edition 2DS | $99 Titanfall with Season Pass Bundle | $70 Bioshock Infinite [PC, Digital] | $10 pre-orde Murdered: Soul Suspect | $36 with code FUSWJT-B1DU64-JBV8UY Bound By Flame with $10 Best Buy Gift Card [PS4, PS3, 360] Humble Spring…
By Shane Roberts Published May 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
You’ll Wish These Famicom Cases Were For Real Games
One of the Famicom cartridges designed for this year’s My Famicase art show: You can see the rest of the 100 or so cases here You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Under The Sea
After a month spent exploring some of the world’s most wondrous places, Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo returns to work tomorrow. I can think of no greater homecoming present than to have his memories forever preserved in slightly bastardized form by our army of Photoshop savvy readers. Since I’ve taken up the mantle of weekend editor,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
NES All-Star Pixel Art
NEStalgia by João Victor G. Costa. See his pixel art takes on Breaking Bad, Sherlock, and more below. Via PixelArtus You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 11, 2014
