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Here Is The Gender-Neutral Box Art For Dragon Age: Inquisition
The Dragon Age Twitter account revealed the box art for Dragon Age: Inquisition, and emphasized that the main character was intentionally depicted as gender-neutral. See the entire illustration below: The vague identity of the hero was intentional: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…
By John Struan Published April 21, 2014 - Culture
I’d Get Behind A More Realistic Zelda If It Looked This Good
Nate Hallinan is a concept artist who has worked not just in games (for companies like Microsoft) but also on film and animation projects. You may know him best, however, for his pieces depicting “realistic” Zelda characters. You can see more of Nate’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedOK, We Get It, That Korean MMO Looks Fantastic
After a somewhat quiet reveal last year, Korean MMO Black Desert has been blowing socks off for the last week with its character creation system and ambitious design. This clip, showing the game’s enormous world, isn’t helping people be any calmer about the whole thing. What’s important about this isn’t just the fact it looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Kamen Rider! Cosplay by Sidney Kusanagi, photo by William Phan
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedGuy Makes Adventure Time Sword, Destroys Soda, Candy Machines
The guys at Man At Arms, besieged with requests to make Jake’s sword from Adventure Time, finally caved. They did an awesome job recreating it. Then an even better one testing it out. I love how they make everything so glossy, to really give it that cartoon look. Also, neat touch with the themed destruction…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Tauriel, from The Hobbit. Photos by Cynthia Veekens, cosplay by Linda v. P.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Wants You To Leave The House, Meet Other Real Humans
Blizzard’s latest hit, the card game Hearthstone, can be played online. Just like every other Blizzard game. But for reasons known only to higher powers, the company wants you to leave your home and play Hearthstone with other people. In the flesh. Braving both the elements and direct interaction with another member of your own…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedYep, Infamous: Second Son looks really nice. Last week when Sucker Punch released that super cool Photo Mode for their game, I had a feeling videos like this one would start turning up. And lo and behold, here we are. This video comes to us from Epic Rabbit via Pixelated Cody. When I talked about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedPlease, Space Games, Don’t Become The Next Nazi FPS
Space games never really went away. But they’ve been on something of a comeback trail all the same. What happened to give all us neglected X-Wing fans reason to have faith once again? I’m willing to bet it has something to do with a little thing called the Oculus Rift. I mean, the gadget is…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedWas PAX East’s Diversity Lounge A Success? I Asked People Who Went
Ubiquitous webcomic Penny Arcade‘s taken some rather poor stances on diversity in the past, leading some people (myself included) to avoid PAX altogether for the time being. However, PA is at least attempting to clean up its act, starting with a “Diversity Lounge” that debuted at PAX East. But did it help? Or did it…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedControversial Game Highlights Flaws In Steam’s System
Earth: Year 2066, a game that was greenlit by the public on Steam earlier this year, is receiving a lot of negative attention recentlybecause it charges $19.99 for a shoddy game that plays horribly and seems unlikely shape up down the line, despite developer promises to improve the game. Worse, the developer, “Muxwell,” is being…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2014 - Reviews
The PlayStation Gold Wireless Headset: Not Bad For A Hundred Bucks
The PlayStation Gold Wireless Headset is not actually made of gold, nor does it feature any gold branding or gold paint. There’s no gold anywhere, in fact. The headset, which Sony is selling for $99, is mostly black, with a stylin’ blue streak around the inside of the headband. It works with both the PS3…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedUncharted PS4 Won’t Sound Like It Did Last November
Uncharted 4 won’t sound like it did during the brief glimpse we got last year—the actor who voiced the teaser trailer for the next Uncharted game says he’s no longer involved in the project. Todd Stashwick, who voices the above trailer (released last November during a PS4 launch event), told IGN today he’s no longer…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn’t About Humans
Mushroom 11 is a very different type of post-apocalyptic game. Instead of a human fighting zombies and looking for supplies, you play a green blob. Developer Itay Keren showed me some of the game and talked about the concept of playing a blob. The idea for Mushroom 11 came from a game jam with the…
By Steve Marinconz Published April 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Decorate Your Computer Desktop With This Dream Arcade
Faster Than Light, Ridiculous Fishing, Superhexagon, and many more games are featured in this dream arcade illustration. There’s more than 30 games featured. How many do you recognize? The illustration is by Asif Siddiky from last year’s Comics vs. Games show and you see a guide to all of the games listed here. This year’s…
By John Struan Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedDying Woman Uses Oculus Rift To Go Outside One Last Time
Video games can take us anywhere —and that’s a powerful ability that can mean the world for some, like the Firstenberg family. After attempting cancer treatments last year, Roberta Firstenberg was told she had a few months to live. And since she had trouble getting around and being mobile, one of her dying wishes was…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2014 -
CultureThe World’s Fastest Ocarina of Time Player Set Another New Record
Last month, speedrunner Cosmo Wright beat The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in 18 minutes and 56 seconds. Over the weekend, he hit 18:40. That’s with glitches, but without tools or cheats. He plays on a Chinese version of the game that loads text faster than the others It’s not quite as fun to…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Stoic Studio Is Giving Away A Banner Saga Poster
Stoic Studio: Happy Monday Folks! How about we do a giveaway? Retweet and Follow for a chance to win an awesome poster! You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Stop-Motion Oculus Rift Teardown That Might Teach You Something
Now that he’s broken down a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Jake Roper of YouTube’s Vsauce3 sets his sights on Facebook’s virtual reality headset. I must be the only person at Kotaku who hasn’t tried out the Oculus Rift. That means if we’re ever attacked by the Oculus Rift, I am our last line of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2014
