10 Things I Learned Acting Out XCOM In Real Life

The new XCOM board game sounds phenomenal, but last month I played a different kind of XCOM board game. Watch the Skies was a day-long game run by the UK Society of Megagame Makers. “Megagame” is a name that doesn’t disappoint—each one features dozens of players controlling small parts of a massive story. My friends…

Pokémon Arcade Fighting Game Announced in Japan

The Pokémon Company just announced its new project: Pokkén Tournament. It’s a fighting game in which Pocket Monsters square off. Tsunekazu Ishihara, the head of the Pokémon Company, said on a NicoNico broadcast he wanted to offer an experience that players haven’t had until now. This, it seems, is the result. The game was first…

This is what the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge could look like in the Minecraft world. As you can see on the behind the scenes shot below, the animation is actually the result of a complex command block configuration which handles everything from the movement of the arms to the creation of the ice blocks. Fascinating.…

The History of Zelda as Told by Commercials

Everybody remember the Zelda rap? Well then, get ready for a drive down nostalgia lane where we are going to look at the history of the Zelda main series as told by its TV commercials. And while this is not all the Zelda commercials by any means, these peeks into the past, showing how the…

Ten Awesome Anime Openings and Endings from Summer 2014

New anime music is one of the things I look most forward to each season. And as we have 44 new anime for the summer season, we also have 44 new openings and endings—not to mention the new second-half themes from last season’s anime that are still on the air. So below are some of…

Of Course, Japan Has a Mayonnaise Museum

If you’ve ever been to Japan, you know one thing: mayonnaise is very, very popular. Japanese people like putting mayo on all sorts of food. So, it shouldn’t be surprising that there is actually a mayonnaise museum in Tokyo. Dubbed MayoTerrace, the recently opened learning center was established by Kewpie, which was visited by a…

RoboCop Brought to Life in This Custom Sculpture

Hogap Lee is a brilliant sculptor. Kotaku has profiled his work before (remember this Dead Space piece?). Lee’s latest work is a RoboCop statue, fittingly called “Murphy.” It is fantastic. This is to give you an idea of scale. It’s much bigger than I thought it would be. Here, you can see a video of…

Forever Alone

For all its grandeur and humour, Civilization V can also be strangely tragic at times.

Destiny Lego Minifigs

Custom Destiny Lego minifigs by Exxtrooper: Decals designed, printed and applied by me. Weapons are modified Brickarms weapons. Tan pauldrons, as well as both small and long vambraces by Brick forge. Titan helmet modified and painted by me. Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos…

Future Cigarettes Are Immune To Rain, Killer Robots

Freelance artist Daniel Joustra has worked for companies like Guerilla, developers of the Killzone series. You can see more of Daniel’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…