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Not Every Pancake Can Be A Star Wars Pancake
The world’s premiere pancake artist Nathan Shields recreates the iconic creatures of the Star Wars universe in heated batter form. How I hate him. Taking requests from his adorable children, recreating faces and artwork after only a quick glance at a picture — he’s making the rest of us fathers look bad. My children’s two…
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedBrushing Your Teeth With A Gun Is A Terrible Idea
Note: Don’t do this at home. I still can’t decide if it’s the most idiotic or the funniest thing I’ve seen recently. A Japanese kid attaches a toothbrush to the slide of an airsoft gun and when he fires, the brush moves back and forth. Just like an electric toothbrush. Except faster. And he does…
By Gergo Vas Published April 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedPlants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is coming to PC June 24. The PC version of Popcap’s online multiplayer shooter will feature all of the free updates already released for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions. There’s a deluxe edition up for preorder on Origin containing extra in-game coins and bonus sticker packs.
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kaiju Size Comparison Chart
Compare Godzilla to the beasts from Pacific Rim, Cloverfield, and more with this chart by Jaroslav Kosmina. Via Kaijucast You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
These Are the TV Shows That Microsoft Is Creating for Xbox
Oscar-winning documentary filmmakers. Legendary soccer players. The guys who make Robot Chicken. These are the people that Microsoft’s throwing money at to help them make TV shows. Despite the fact that their plans to create all-new filmed entertainment have long been rumored and confirmed, it’s kind of weird to think that the same company that…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Gamer And His Avatar
This is Jason Rowe and his Star Wars Galaxies avatar from Robbie Cooper’s Alter Ego project. Old to the internet, but new to me, NPR has a feature on the collection of photographs. You can listen to the story or read the transcript here. Of Jason Rowe, it says: Mr. JASON ROWE: My condition is…
By John Struan Published April 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Dark Souls II is not just about the constant trial and error and boss mechanics. You can easily go wild with its character creator and do amazing things, just like Beemo did. Mon Dieu, this one’s fancy! Dark Souls II [Steam Community] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the…
By Gergo Vas Published April 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedHere Is The New Mickey Mouse Short Cartoon
It’s Mickey to the rescue in the latest Disney short Mickey Mouse in Fire Escape. Previously: See Minnie Hulk Out in Cable Car Chaos You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Fans Angry After US TV Shows Are Pulled From Chinese Sites [UPDATE]
Once a upon a time, people living in China could legally watch some of the most popular American television shows online for free. That was last week. Over the last half decade or so, Chinese online video sharing websites have been slowly but surely bringing in American, British, and Korean television shows over to China…
By Eric Jou Published April 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Post-Apocalyptic RPG With Hip Hop Artists
Artist Dominick Rabrun gives us a glimpse in his video what a post-apocalyptic JRPG with hip hop artists such as Kanye West or Tyler the Creator would look like. His short clip features one of those ‘calm before the storm’ moments almost every JRPG has, and man, a game like this would have a moody…
By Gergo Vas Published April 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Man Photoshops Himself Into Girlfriend’s Childhood Photos
Sure, I’ve engaged in a little bit of creeper-like behavior with a few of my former girlfriends in the past, as shocking as that may be—but this is something else. Spotted on China’s Twitter-like microblog, Weibo, and plastered all over China’s various media photo slideshows, is a series of photos of a photographer named Wan,…
By Eric Jou Published April 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chinese Man Makes $2,400 A Month Selling Smartphone Screen Protectors
Let’s face it, modern smartphones, with their giant glass screens, are in constant danger! Those glorious screens can be easily scuffed. To protect them, people often put on screen protectors—and in China, applying screen protection might actually be a profitable livelihood. Currently trending on China’s Twitter-like microblog Weibo is the story of a young man…
By Eric Jou Published April 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedComparing a Beautiful Racing Game With… Real Life
I guess when your game looks that good, you’re limited when it comes to comparisons YouTuber ADRIANF1esp, to showcase the graphics of— you guessed it—Project CARS, took camera footage of a BMW doing a lap on the Laguna Seca Raceway, and put it next to an in-game run on the same track, using the same…
By András Neltz Published April 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
An Internet Comment Thread For The Ages
In 99.99% of cases, someone correcting someone else on the internet results in dick behaviour. In rare instances, though, we get to see magic happen. This post begins life as many other Tumblr/Reddit posts do, with a cute image that may or may not be fake. Rather than simply pass judgement and move on, though,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
The $75k Pac-Man Hot Rod (And The Toy Version)
This is a Pac-Man hot rod built in 1982 by Larry Powell for a claimed $75,000. Click through for more photos, including one that’s slightly NSFW: The brief article is from the Kentucky New Era newspaper. The car was a popular companion for pin-up photo shoots: And it inspired this scratch-built model: Via Raiders of…
By John Struan Published April 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Game Boy That Looks Like It Could Survive Ten Thousand Years
The original Game Boy is sometimes affectionately known as a “brick”. So what better way to celebrate the handheld’s 25th birthday than by getting literal with one. Vadu Amka’s “Brick” work turns an old Game Boy into a brick wall from the Zelda series. Just so you know it’s a brick wall from the Zelda…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2014 - Culture
She’s The Queen…Of The Night…
Brad Rigney is an artist who has recently worked in both video and card games. Magic: The Gathering fans might want to check this stuff out. You can see more of Brad’s work at his DeviantArt galleryand ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
The $22k Official Monster Hunter Guitar Looks Genuinely Dangerous
Celebrate Monster Hunter’s tenth anniversary with this official $22,000 guitar, modeled after the game’s Rathalos Flamesword. Click through for more information, as well as guitars based on Doraemon and Ultraman. The guitar is by ESP Guitars and preorders should be available this summer: BODY : Alder NECK : Hard Maple 3P FINGERBOARD :Honduras Rosewood , 24Frets INLAY :Lioleus SCALE :628mm(Medium)…
By John Struan Published April 27, 2014