Nobody Actually Knows How They Solved The Silent Hill Teaser

People beat the cryptic P.T. PlayStation 4 horror demo. They discovered that it was a teaser for Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro’s Silent Hills. End of story, right? Not even close. How does P.T. actually work? What makes its individual parts churn together? Are there Silent-Hill-related secrets throughout, and if so how do you…

New Madden Gets The Weirdest Commercial Ever

EA pulled out the big guns for their Madden 15 commercial, bringing in Kevin Hart, Dave Franco, Colin Kaepernick, and a pool full of dolphins for what might be the weirdest and/or best advertisement in video game history. Just watch it.

Glorious Amored Eowyn Figure

Ready to stare down the Witch King, here’s the new one-sixth scale Eowyn figure by Asmus Toys. The figure comes with removable helmet and alternate broken shield: Via Facebook You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Men Who Hacked Mario Kart 8

“I don’t want to go to bed at night thinking I’ve ruined thousands of people’s fun,” one of the two men who’s cracked open the code for the Wii U’s biggest game told me this week. I was confused. This was Chadderz, a programmer who, with his brother Bean, has hacked Mario Kart 8 to…

Hyper-Realistic Arkham City Batman Figure

Just look at the texture on the new Hot Toys Arkham City one-sixth scale Batman figure. The new figure is highly-articulated and comes with multiple weapons and a second, angrier face if you don’t like his pensive Blue Steel expression: Via Facebook You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best…

Edited Silent Hills Screenshot Could Pass For A Photograph

A Redditor edited the levels of a P.T. screenshot. Absolutely frightening, and presumably soon to be circulated on Facebook as a photograph of a real ghost. Speaking of the demo, this gallery features 26 high-res screenshots, including this one giving a better idea of how the hallway and ghost look during gameplay: Previously: You are…

Episode VII Stormtrooper Helmets Are White And Black

The Clone Wars cartoon often felt like just a weekly commercial for a new slightly-different-colored Clone Trooper that could be turned into an action figure. Good for selling some toys in the short term, bad for making a lasting cultural impact. If these images are accurate, Episode VII’s troops will return to the classic stark…

This is what a Minecraft resource pack can do to your world. These shots come courtesy of udlose, soldier and the builder behind Autumnvale—now known as Ambervale—and they show off the capabilities of the Conquest pack, with vanilla Minecraft on the left and Conquest on the right. Two more below. Ambervale: Vanilla and Conquest [Imgur,…

Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Is a Throwback to Classic JRPGs

Tied together by a beautiful Japanese watercolor art style, Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines mixes RPG dungeon crawling and multi-generational breeding to create a gaming experience that will have classic JRPG fans giddy with joy. Good – A Story You Make Yourself In Oreshika, you play as a family whose members are cursed to live their entire…

Dragonar Academy is Fanservice Schlock …But it Has Dragons, You Guys

Dragonar Academy was not one of the stand-out anime of last season. In fact, it ranges from mediocre to terrible in just about every aspect. Yet from the moment I learned of its existence, I knew I’d have to watch it: It’s an anime about a dragon riding academy, you guys. I’ve talked about guilty-pleasure…

The Delicate Beauty of Japan Sweets Will Amaze and Delight You

“Wagashi” (和菓子) is the name for traditional Japanese sweets. And in Kyoto, those confectionaries are an artform. As noted by website Spoon & Tamago, Kyoto-based photographer Hajime Nakamura has been taking photos of beautiful wagashi—as well as the nature that inspired them. The resulting comparisons are truly inspiring. Eating in Japan is a highly visual…