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Kotaku EastSwimsuit Models Show the Importance of Airplane Safety
This video is from Air New Zealand, and it shows airline safety… on the beach at the Cook Islands. If you’ve ever wanted to know how to fasten your beach chair set, or how to use an oxygen mask on a hammock, then, this is the video for you. While the clip is supposed to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Report: Drone Hacked, Crashes, Injures Athlete
Drones don’t just exist for pretty videos and convenient delivery. They also exist to be a hazard to athletes, with a crash in an Australian triathlon injuring one competitor and leading to accusations of hacking. According to a report on the ABC, at around 9am on Sunday a camera drone that was filming the Endure…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2014 - Culture
It’s Either An ICBM Or Some Damn Impressive Fireworks
Tucker Cullinan is an artist whose current work is sadly under an NDA. But that’s OK. His other work is great. You can see more of Tucker’s work at his personal site, blog and CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Homemade Totem From Monument Valley
Andreas Ekberg made a totem friend from Monument Valley: He has various custom skateboards on sale here Previously: Buy these posters by the designer of Monument Valley You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
If The Black Death Turned Everyone Into Zombies
“It was important to us that the game feels as grounded in reality as much as possible”, says Dead Crusade’s creative director Scott Petty, moments before a trailer shows you hacking the arms off a crowd of medieval zombies. They key to that sentence is “as much as possible”. As in, yeah, the walking undead…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 -
CultureCosplayLeague Of Legends Cosplay: The Wilderness Party
There are 14 League of Legends cosplayers in this image, which has taken over a year to put together. Not an entire year doing nothing but this, but that timeframe gives you an idea of how much work BGZ Photography’s Darrell Ardita put into it, compositing 14 separate shots (taken at last year’s Fanime in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Stephen Colbert Cosplay, Or Nightmare Fuel?
Trick question. It’s both. The mask in question looks like it’s one of Landon Meier’s pieces, which are some of the most terrifying/amazing works of headwear you can get on planet Earth. Among other celebrities he’s immortalised in mask form are Charlie Sheen and Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston. You can check out a shot of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedMario Jumps Out Of TV, Destroys A Dude’s House
Filmmaker John Huffnagle has made this clip that shows what happens when you leave Mario running and leave the house. It’s kinda of like Toy Story, if Woody was an even bigger jerk and just wrecked all your stuff. Mario is Destroying my house! [YouTube, via Laughing Squid]
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedTiny Dead Space Bench Is…Cute?
Well, I mean, it is! The tiny scale, the little blinking screen (which actually goes through a boot sequence) and that popping “hello!” as it opens up, it’s about as cute as Dead Space is ever going to get. It was made by PsychoBoB, a very talented man whose work we’ve featured here before. This…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch The Simpsons‘ Minecraft Intro Here
Tonight’s episode of The Simpsons—Luca$, featuring Zach Galifianakis—aired with this silly Minecraft-themed intro. It’s cute, if not exactly the best thing they’ve ever done. At least Moe makes for a good Creeper. Watch the whole thing here: You can watch the full episode over on Fox’s website when it goes live.
By Jason Schreier Published April 6, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Buy, And Build, Your Own Dishonored Mask
Corvo’s mask from Dishonored is a pretty iconic wardrobe choice, but being so complex, it’s out of reach for most fans (or even pro cosplayers). Effects studio Technically Magic, based in West Falls, New York, wants to change that. Having made an incredible replica of the mask back in 2012, which we featured here on…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Game Of Thrones “LEGO” Is As Awesome As It Is Expensive
These figures are called the “Dragon Sword Fighter Force”, but that’s just to get around the copyright police. These are Game of Thrones LEGO minifigs in everything but name, and yes, you can buy them. There are four three-packs available, each with a themed collection of figures. These really do look like official products, from…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Marriage Proposal For A Woman Who Loves Playing As A TF2 Sniper
Part of a multi-step Team Fortress 2-themed marriage proposal: The proposal was by Redditor MrHackworth. And yes, his fiancee loves playing as a sniper. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Community G.I. Joe Action Figures In Packaging
This week’s episode of Community featured a the cast as G.I. Joe characters, including a faux commercial for their action figures. Castle Geek-Skull created authentic looking packaging for the figures: Previously: Lost Planet action figures revealed You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Tetris Being Played On The Side Of A 29-Story Building
Drexel University professor Frank Lee took over the side of the 29-story Cira Centre in Philadelphia last year to play a gigantic game of Pong, setting the Guinness World Record for the “Largest Architectural Video Game Display.” Last night he doubled the record with a massive game of Tetris. Controlled by joysticks conneted to the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedOur First Look At Titanfall Xbox 360 In Action [Update]
Don’t worry about the fuzzy screenshot there. It’s just a still from a live Twitch stream of Titanfall on the Xbox 360 being played right now. Now with HD video. EliteXbox360Gaming promises HD video footage will be going up on their channel soon. Until then, they’re streaming live. Update — Their stream is over. Commenter…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: Let’s Do The Titanfall Again
This week’s biggest release is a game we don’t have a single screenshot or snippet of gameplay for. That’s not something you don’t see every day. Retailers are selling copies of Titanfall for the Xbox 360 early, but since the servers aren’t live there is no way for early owners to capture gameplay footage. There…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2014
