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Watch The Next Disney Infinity Reveal Live, Right Here

Teasers went out a few weeks ago and now it’s time to see what the next evolution of Disney’s hit collectible toy game will look like. Time to shout Excelsior? The House of Mouse will be hosting a Google Hangout at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET today that’s widely expected to introduce Marvel Comics characters…

Upcoming 3DS Game Pokemon Art Academy Teaches How To Draw Pokemon

Pokemon Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone will be released July 19 in Japan, and includes tutorials for drawing around 40 Pokemon. See how it works in the video below: Via Polygon and Gematsu You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Pokémon Characters, All Grown Up

As part of his series ‘All Grown Up’, DeviantART artist Isaiah Stephens imagined what the main characters of the Pokémon anime would look like as grownups I’m not sure I’d hang out with that creepy, Jigsaw-esque Pikachu, but he’s not the only who changed a lot. Ash’s sidekick Brock has finally opened his eyes! All…

Nearly Three Minutes Of Mario Kart 8’s Antics

Nintendo’s latest trailer for their upcoming kart racer gives us a glimpse at the various pretty new tracks we’ll race on, the items we’ll annoy opponents with, and… damn, that boomerang looks super irritating. The trailer landed alongside Nintendo’s big 36-minute Mario Kart 8 Direct, which you can seehere. It’s significantly heavier on the information,…

Everyone has tanooki ears and tails in the pic shared by Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai. The Super Leaf will also let you float in the air, and they’re still figuring out whether you can attack with the tail or not. Anyway, I can’t wait to see Kirby or the Villager with these. Pic of…

Watch All Of Nintendo’s Mario Kart 8 News, Right Here

Nintendo has just dropped a new, over thirty minute long Nintendo Direct talking exclusively about the much-awaited Mario Kart 8. Segments are dedicated to new items and tracks, in addition to details about the game’s online multiplayer modes. Two brand new characters are also revealed: heavyweight driver Pink Gold Peach, and lightweight driver Baby Rosalina.…

Pikachu Versus The Hydreigon

Pokemon fan art by Dave Melvin. Click through for his takes on Pacific Rim, Alien, Alice in Wonderland and more. Visit his gallery for many more illustrations, including his takes on Metroid, Star Wars, and Gears of War. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and…

Nintendo Says Americans Like Kirby When He’s Angry

“You won’t like me when I’m angry” might make sense as a tagline for an angsty green monster like the incredible hulk. A pudgy little pink one? Not so much. Nintendo’s longtime Kirby developer HAL Laboratories has finally opened up about a perplexing facet of the character: why an otherwise cheerful small pink ball looks…

Watch Nintendo’s Ridiculous E3 Video

Nintendo partnered up with the hilarious folks at Mega64 for this E3 prep video, which is silly and amazing. If you don’t have time to watch it all, here’s the Cliffnotes version: A Smash Bros. tournament in Los Angeles during E3. Other Smash Bros. tournaments at Best Buys throughout the country. Live-streaming by the Nintendo…

​String Quartet Makes Smash Bros. Match Super-Classy

You expect to hear shouting, gasps and trash talk during a fighting game competition. But violins, viola and cello? Not so much. Kinda makes it feel like someone should be serving tea and crumpets… The guys pulling bows in tandem are the Triforce Quartet, a foursome that specializes in performing video game music re-arranged for…

A Game Boy That Looks Like It Could Survive Ten Thousand Years

The original Game Boy is sometimes affectionately known as a “brick”. So what better way to celebrate the handheld’s 25th birthday than by getting literal with one. Vadu Amka’s “Brick” work turns an old Game Boy into a brick wall from the Zelda series. Just so you know it’s a brick wall from the Zelda…

The Next McDonald’s Happy Meals Have Pokémon Inside

McDonald’s has been kicking child-sized value meal ass as of late. Fresh off of a double team of Skylanders and My Little Pony and now in the midst of an Amazing Spider-Man 2 adventure, the fast food chain’s next choice is Pokémon X and Y. Not only are we getting a nice little selection of…

An Entire Nintendo Console Generation In One Image

Redditor OhioStateBuck has collected every Nintendo 64 cartridge released in North America. Doesn’t seem like much, does it? Blame it on those cartridges. Nintendo’s choice of game delivery device wasn’t the only reason the Nintendo 64 wound up with such a comparatively small library, but those expensive cartridges sure didn’t help. While competitor Sony’s original…

Samus, Catwoman, And The Tick Skins For Guacamelee

I posted the other day that there’s a Bayonetta skin available for Guacamelee. Turns out, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Modders have also created a variety of other skins, including Catwoman, The Tick, and Samus. Samus Catwoman The Tick You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming…

I’m Having a Ridiculously Good Time With Tomodachi Life

People have called Tomodachi Life a cross between The Sims and Animal Crossing, but there’s a third strong influence in there that determines the tone of the whole experience: Wario Ware. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK It’s made by the same team that produced those fizzlingly creative, rapid-fire deconstructions of video games, and…

How I Wooed a Virtual Girl in Just 74 Days

Last week I asked your help in deciding which of the three possible romantic foils in Japanese dating sim New Love Plus+ I should try dating. The winner by a landside was fighting gamer Rinko Kobayakawa. But before I could get to the dating part of the game, I had to first successfully woo her.…

Nobody Is #1 In The New Smash Bros. Games, And That’s A Good Thing

One of the features of the new Smash Bros. games that was revealed in creator Masahiro Sakurai’s Nintendo Direct was the Global Smash Power system. While most people may have overlooked it as a vague ranking system, it offers much more potential than you would think at first glance. In his semi-weekly column in Weekly…

New Ace Attorney Game Announced, Series Goes Back In Time

When Nintendo said the next Ace Attorney game would be “totally different”, they weren’t kidding. The Great Ace Attorney is the newest entry in the legal drama series, and in a change of place it goes back in time to Japan’s Meiji period, putting you in the shoes of one of Phoenix Wright’s ancestors. It’s…

Guy Plays The Mario Theme By Snapping His Fingers

The Super Mario Bros. theme is the gold standard for gaming music covers. From jazz to classical to rock, it has appeared in almost every form under the sun. But finger snapping? That’s next level. In the video above, Swedish finger snapper Emil Axelsson covers the iconic theme using the power of his fingers. And…

Picross e4 is out for 3DS on May 1! 20×15 puzzles! Totally snagging this one.