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Pokémon Google Maps Rewards Players Who Catch ‘Em All
Well, this is a nice surprise. Remember that time Google filled their Maps app with Pokémon for April Fools day? It looks like some of the people that caught every one of them are in for a treat. On April 15th, Google Maps shared the following over Twitter and Google+: According to Android Police, people…
By Chris Person Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Appropriately Dark Screens From The Canceled World Of Darkness MMO
We didn’t get to see much of CCP’s World of Darkness vampire MMO before it was officially canceled earlier this month. Now that early testers are no longer worried about breaking embargo, we’re still not seeing much. Damn these are some dark screenshots. Appearing on a Russian World of Darkness site and posted to Reddit…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Phillip K. Dick Predicted Disney Infinity
Phillip K. Dick wrote a short story called The Days of Perky Pat that anticipated games like Disney Infinity. The plot: In this story, survivors of a global thermonuclear war live in isolated enclaves in California, surviving off what they can scrounge from the wastes and supplies delivered from Mars. The older generation spend their…
By John Struan Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Link Between Snakes: check out this awesome artwork that applies the powers from A Link Between Worlds to Metal Gear Solid—it’s by Asif Siddiky and it’ll be displayed in anaglyphic 3D at the Comics vs Games 3D Gallery in Toronto. (Via Tiny Cartridge)
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedDisney Infinity Marvel Superheroes Coming This Fall
At a special event in Los Angeles this morning, Disney announced the second phase of its toys-meets-games franchise, bringing Marvel characters into the mix with Disney Infinity Marvel Superheroes Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada took the stage at the event (introduced by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Agent Phil Coulson) to talk about the collaboration, following the new…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Mario Kart 8, PSN Update, Razer Blade, NVIDIA
Nintendo has announced that any purchase of Mario Kart 8 will net you a free game if you register by July 31. Free selection includes Wind Waker HD, Pikmin 3, Super Mario Bros. U, and Wii Party U. So yeah, that’s probably the best pre-order deal from Nintendo ever. [Nintendo] Nintendo has also announced a…
By Shane Roberts Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Space-Themed Warhammer 40K Army
Eldar Crimson Hunter by Hope River for a spectacular space-themed Warhammer 40k army. See many more of the soldiers, walkers, and jetbikes in the army below: You can see a step by step tutorial for painting the jetbikes here Previously: Giger-Inspired Warhammer Army You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the…
By John Struan Published April 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedArtwork Made With Kinect Puts You Inside A Magical Forest
I’m not usually one for hyperbole, but this has to be the most stunning artistic use of Microsoft’s Kinect I’ve ever seen. Le Vent Nous Portera (French for The Wind Will Carry Us) puts users (for lack of a better word) inside a magical midnight forest that reminds me of Grave of the Fireflies, only…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch The Next Disney Infinity Reveal Live, Right Here
Teasers went out a few weeks ago and now it’s time to see what the next evolution of Disney’s hit collectible toy game will look like. Time to shout Excelsior? The House of Mouse will be hosting a Google Hangout at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET today that’s widely expected to introduce Marvel Comics characters…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedVideo Commentator TotalBiscuit Gets Personal About Cancer
“If you were hoping to hear about video games…” he says, pausing for a moment. Comically gruesome gameplay footage of a doctor clumsily fiddling with a half-excavated chest cavity continues to run uninterrupted on the YouTube video. “Not today. I think that needed a video of its own, to explain there.” The man talking is…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
There’s Now A Real-Life Monument To EVE Online Players
Earlier this year, CCP Games announced that it would be building a monument to the players of EVE Online, to celebrate ten years since the release of the game. Well, today it’s finally done. The monument was announced earlier this year, and is being revealed today, the day before EVE Fanfest. Redditor Thorshamar has posted…
By Steve Marinconz Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Latest Hitman Game Was Inspired By The Rich Kids Of Instagram
The unique look of Hitman Go was clearly inspired by dioramas, board games, and architectural models. But the game also had a surprising inspiration—The Rich Kids of Instagram Gamasutra interviewed Square Enix Montreal’s Dan Lutz: “It’s kids with a lot of money taking pictures of their everyday lives, and there you see these hugely spaced-out…
By John Struan Published April 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedHellraid Jumps To Current Gen, Looks Even More Like The Elder Scrolls
Originally slated for release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, Techland’s first-person co-op hackand-slash role-playing game Hellraid is riding an upgraded game engine to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One instead. Announced last year, the dark and gritty Hellraid drew many comparisons to Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls series, sharing a similar color palette, perspective…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow to Use the PS4’s Fancy New Video Editor
The PS4’s most ambitious firmware update yet is going to let you make sharp-looking videos from your gameplay. Let’s take a look at how the ShareFactory editing suite is going to work. You could already do some rudimentary trimming of gameplay video clips on the PS4 but the ShareFactory upgrade lets you splice in your…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Diablo III: Reaper of Souls: The TAY Review • The AniTAY Guide to Learning Japanese • Do You Pay Attention To Where Your Games Are Made? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedUpcoming 3DS Game Pokemon Art Academy Teaches How To Draw Pokemon
Pokemon Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone will be released July 19 in Japan, and includes tutorials for drawing around 40 Pokemon. See how it works in the video below: Via Polygon and Gematsu You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Bob Hoskins, Star Of Super Mario Bros. Film, Dead At 71
Known for his roles in films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Brazil and the infamous Super Mario Bros movie, beloved British actor Bob Hoskins passed away yesterday at the age of 71. A familiar face on the big and small screen since the early ’70s, Hoskins’s gruff charm made him a natural fit for…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Characters, All Grown Up
As part of his series ‘All Grown Up’, DeviantART artist Isaiah Stephens imagined what the main characters of the Pokémon anime would look like as grownups I’m not sure I’d hang out with that creepy, Jigsaw-esque Pikachu, but he’s not the only who changed a lot. Ash’s sidekick Brock has finally opened his eyes! All…
By Gergo Vas Published April 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedNearly Three Minutes Of Mario Kart 8’s Antics
Nintendo’s latest trailer for their upcoming kart racer gives us a glimpse at the various pretty new tracks we’ll race on, the items we’ll annoy opponents with, and… damn, that boomerang looks super irritating. The trailer landed alongside Nintendo’s big 36-minute Mario Kart 8 Direct, which you can seehere. It’s significantly heavier on the information,…
By András Neltz Published April 30, 2014
