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Final Fantasy XV‘s Combat, Broken Down

Final Fantasy XV is actually a video game that is actually happening, and new footage released by Square Enix last night shows that it’s looking damn good, too. The one big question—other than “why is the steering wheel on the right?”—is “just how does that combat work?” We don’t have the answers to that question…

No, THIS Is Almost Every Sci-Fi Starship Ever, In One Giant Chart

Remember last year, when Dirk Loechel showed us a size comparisonchart of pretty much every starship you could think of? Turns out there were some missing, so he’s gone and made what he says is his final update. It’s so impressive it makes the mind boggle. So many ships, so many comparisons, so many pub…

What Would You Like To See In A New PC Gamepad?

Back in 2013, Lifehacker asked its readers what the Best PC Gamepad was, and predictably, console controllers took over 80% of the vote, with the Xbox 360 Controller getting the lion’s share. If we ran the same poll now, the DualShock 4 and Xbox One Controller would take a chunk of the votes, but the…

From Games You Purchased Went To Charity Learn More on Numbers Since its launch in 2010, Humble Bundle has been one of those unambiguous forces for good. The model is a simple, but powerful one: pull a few games together after they’re past the launch rush, allow customers to pay what they want, and donate…

Major Knights Of The Old Republic Character Making Big Return, It Seems

An interesting teaser for fans of Knights of the Old Republic, for sure, presumably whetting appetites for The Old Republic MMO’s next big update. UPDATE: Apologies for any confusion, but Revan’s been in The Old Republic before. He appears in a Flashpoint mission. The “big return” we’re referring to is that the teaser suggests he’ll…

Alien-Themed Items For Team Fortress 2

If you preorder Alien: Isolation for Steam you can get Team Fortress 2 items. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Shadow of Mordor, Final Fantasy IV Hits PC, Razer BlackWidow [Deals]

You do not simply save a bunch of money by preordering all these upcoming high-profile releases… what’s that? You do? Oh OK well you should do that then. Note: We had a typo in the voucher code, reload if you’re having issues. preorder Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor ($37) | Green Man Gaming | Use code…

Final Fantasy XIII Is Coming To PC

Remember back in the day when Square announced that Final Fantasy XIII would be coming to Xbox 360 and everyone freaked out? Hold onto your keyblades: now it’s coming to PC, too. Steam lists the RPG for release on October 9, at $16. Seems like a straight port. Square says they plan to release the…

The Episode VII Millennium Falcon Has The Batmobile On It

Bad Robot’s latest tweet shows off the Episode VII Millennium Falcon, which has a familiar vehicle sculpted on it: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Terrorists Are Using First-Person Shooters To Spread Their Message

“ISIS has refined the mechanics of the sale of violence.” Writing for the New Yorker website, Jay Caspian Kang thoughtfully examines how the terrorist group invokes well-worn motifs from shooters like Call of Duty in its recruitment materials. Much like the organization’s use of modern social media, selling prospective recruits by promising a life “better…

Yes, Microsoft owns Minecraft now. But, don’t worry, the PS4 will be getting a disc version of the hit sandbox game next month. A Blu-Ray release of Minecraft PS4 Edition hits on October 7

The New Borderlands Trailer Is Insane (and Informative)

Sir Hammerlock and Mr. Torgue narrate a nearly ten-minute video about the new stuff coming to the Borderlands series with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Oh boy. It’s a lot to take in. There’s of course the four new characters, Athena, Wilhelm, Nisha and Claptrap, along with their new action skills, which we get to see in…

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The Dukes of Hazzard Meets GTA V

The members the GTA Online clan “The Aging Infidels” have a weird but awesome hobby in-game: remaking the opening scenes of old TV-shows where cars played an important role. So here’s their GTA V version of The Dukes of Hazzard: And here’s a bonus, Magnum P.I.: I guess we can expect similar treatment for Knight…

New-Gen GTA V Release Date May Have Scared Sonic Off

Back in July, Sega announced that the upcoming Sonic Boom games would be hitting the 3DS and Wii U on November 11 and 18, respectively. This morning, the Japanese company updated the release date of the Wii U version. Guess they don’t want their hedgehog getting becoming a Grand Theft Auto casualty? Both Sonic Boom…

Starting today, PS3 owners will get the chance to try out the open beta of PlayStation Now streaming service. God of War: Ascension, inFAMOUS, and the recently released Ultra Street Fighter IV will be joining the 150 or so games currently in the PlayStation now catalog.

Metal Gear’s Skull Face Action Figure

Upcoming Square Enix Play Arts Kai action figures include Skull Face, Burning Man, and Sneaking Suit Snake: Via Hideo Kojima Update: Here’s a shot of the Konami display: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

With this design, Smash Bros. suddenly looks like a scene from Samurai Jack in Toxodentrail‘s excellent fan-art. Here’s the full picture with Link and Charizard included: Be-all and Smash-all by Toxodentrail [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find.…

20 Minutes of New Metal Gear Solid V Gameplay Shows Jungle Environment

Along with the new TGS trailer for Metal Gear Solid V came new gameplay footage. After all those videos with Afghanistan and Mother Base in it we can finally see what the game’s greener, jungle map will look like, and how Snake manages to take down a whole army of enemy units in this new…

You can now play with the skill trees of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: perfect if you’d like to plan out in advance what you’ll do on your first playthrough. Wilhelm’s drones look like a combination of Axton’s turret and Gaige’s Deathtrap, both of which I loved in BL2, so I’ll probably go with him. What about…