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The Wolf Among Us, PSN and LIVE Updates, Bluetooth Earbuds [Deals]
The Wolf Among Us Episode 3 is fresh out of the gate, and you can pick up the whole series for just $15 today. [Amazon] The Last of Us Remastered | pre-orders are live, pre-order price guarantee You know you want one of these. Or, if you already have a GoPro, the original model is…
By Shane Roberts Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Three Ways to Brag About Your Gaming Prowess (Without Being a Jerk)
You know those moments when you’ve accomplished some insane gaming feat and end up hopping around in your living room doing the crazy dance as your cat quietly judges? Everybody has them from time to time, but what do you do when there’s no one else around to bask in your gaming glory with? One…
By Nathan Meunier for OneDrive Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Yes, The Last of Us Is Coming to PS4 This Summer
Update, 04/09/14, 02:11 p.m.: Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann tweeted that the studio is targeting a 60 fps framerate for The Last of Us Remastered. Update, 04/09/14, 12:45 p.m.: And here’s a post on the official PlayStation blog with more info on The Last of Us Remastered, which is given a Summer 2014 release window Update,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedMetal Gear Rising’s Soundtrack On A Kazoo Is Still Badass
The soundtrack to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a lot like the game — totally insane, sometimes stupid but always appropriately fun. And not even the power of the kazoo can temper how badass it is. Youtube TheRealHonkmaster has taken the most iconic songs from the game and covered them on kazoo and guitar. The…
By Chris Person Published April 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedPeople Sure Do Hate When You Narrate Their Life
I suppose the guys at Mega64 couldn’t get enough of The Stanley Parable, because they decided to go out and narrate a bunch of people’s lives to their faces. The results weren’t too friendly. Mega64[YouTube]
By Steve Marinconz Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Huge Collection Of Classic Games Needs A New Home
Facing mounting financial pressure, the Danish museum Spilmuseet (“The Games Museum”) is about to jettison a massive collection of classic video games and related hardware. And with nobody opening their doors yet, all these refugees of console wars past are still in need of a new home. The collection consists of roughly “10,000 console and…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Screenburn Is Your Destination For Pretty Things
Fewer words, more art. If that sounds good to you, bookmark this new site. Screenburn is all about showcasing the best visuals connected to gaming (and, occasionally, a little bit outside that realm, too). If there’s an interesting GIF or fabulous fan art or an impressive figurine, I’ll be looking to post that on this…
By John Struan Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
These GIFs Are Ready To Be Turned Into Hit Mobile Games
This is Gustavo Torres’s most recently-posted animated GIF. His animated GIFs would make great mobile games: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Titanfall Climbing Wall In Hong Kong
The Titanfall launch event in Hong Kong featured a Titanfall-decorated climbing wall and Titanfall pilot cosplayer. See the pilot scaling the Titan and more photographs below: Via Facebook Previously: Titanfall pilot custom action figure You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Glory Days Of Platform Adventure Reclaimed By One Brave Hamster
2010’s The Flying Hamster is an adorable bite-sized shooter mainly aimed at mobile and portable platforms. Flying Hamster II: Knight of the Golden Seed is a gorplatforming adventure that aims to resurrect the spirit of the classic Wonder Boy/Monster World franchise. Normally, when a mobile-centric shooter gets a sequel, the developer stays in or around…
By Mike Fahey Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Get A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Kotaku
The full force of Kotaku NYC (some of whom are too busy playing Threes on their respective devices in this picture here) will be headed to Boston this weekend for PAX East for fun game things, reporting things, and hanging out things. But we’ll also be hosting a panel on Friday morning. It’s called Kotaku’s…
By Tina Amini Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Koda’s Winter 2014 Anime Season Awards • Bioshock and perpetuating the Damsel trope (to a degree) • Love to Lose TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedLots Of Horrible Things Are Out To Get You In The Evil Within
With PAX East just days away, Bethesda has given us all a fresh dose of things to be terrified of with a new gameplay trailer for The Evil Within, the upcoming survival horror game being made by one of the great minds behind Resident Evil. The game launches August 26 in North America and August…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 9, 2014 -
CultureDiablo III‘s Endgame, Cleared Insanely Fast
Reaper of Souls introduced huge, randomized dungeons called Nephalem Rifts to Diablo 3. One run usually takes more than 10 minutes, depending on the difficulty level. Well, here’s one Korean gamer who completes a relatively huge dungeon in under 4 minutes on Torment difficulty. This will make you cry if you’re doing these runs, hoping…
By Gergo Vas Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Someone Made Gorgeous HD Screenshots of Nintendo DS Games
Ever wondered how those classic Nintendo DS games that were not entirely 2D would look in HD, upscaled to 720p? One talented Japanese fan experimented with the games and the system, managing to render them in a higher resolution than their native setting. You can check some of his results below. They’re a huge source…
By Gergo Vas Published April 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Next Big Borderlands Game Will Let You Play As Claptrap
If you’ve ever just looked up at the sky while playing a Borderlands game you might’ve noticed the big H-shaped, Hyperion-owned moonbase suspended ominously in space above the planet Pandora. Well, in the next big Borderlands game, coming out this fall, you’ll be going to that moon. I spent part of my Friday last week…
By Tina Amini Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
How To Eject Properly In Titanfall
By using your own custom-built Titanfall Eject Button. It’s not just one of those big red buttons you can buy everywhere, but one that was created and programmed for one purpose only: To help you leave your Titan in the coolest way possible. ‘Hideous’, the creator of this unique peripheral, even shared a detailed guide,…
By Gergo Vas Published April 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Korean Dev Allegedly Ripped Off One of the Wii’s Best-Looking Games
Muramasa: The Demon Blade was truly a lovely game. While it was originally released in 2009, there are now allegations that it’s been copied by a Korean game developer. There are claims that the knock-off even stole Muramasa’s original code. As noted on My Game News Flash (via tipster Sang), upcoming Android title Soul Hearts…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 9, 2014