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​Let’s Examine Grand Theft Auto V‘s New-Gen Trailer

We finally know when the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions ofGTA V will be coming out. Here’s a look at the souped-up open-world game in action. Better visuals are one thing but this upcoming version of GTA V will also be adding new vehicles, weapons and activities to the already-packed virtual city of Los…

Spinning LEGO Rotor Is Brilliant On So Many Levels

Those tiny soccer balls and basketballs are in good hands. Famous for his crazy Lego Technic builds, Akiyuki Kawaguchi‘s latest—Tilted Rotors—probably isn’t the easiest solution for moving objects from Point A to Point B. But that doesn’t mean it’s not brilliant. Here’s the full clip. Check out the inverse-spinning part around the 1 minute mark,…

New-Gen Grand Theft Auto V Will Be Out In November, With More Stuff

The improved version of Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be out on November 18, according to the game’s developer, Rockstar. The PC version will follow on January 27, 2015. The company says the new edition of the massively popular game will contain new weapons, vehicles, activities, wildlife, and other…

Impossible GTA V Flying Has to Be Seen to Be Believed

YouTuber Mario4LYF3 seems to have a different kind of gravity in GTA V to the rest of us as they put their jet through some incredible moves in this video. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The grasp they have of how the game’s gravity works is incredible here as they use stalls and…

Every Monster Dies in this Badass Minecraft Fighting Animation

The mythical Herobrine, a ghost supposedly haunting Minecraft, is usually depicted building creepy structures, standing around menacingly, and being all-around unpleasant. But here, he’s more of a legendary warrior god. The video, called Gods Don’t Die, was done by animator Dillon Gu. He’s quite talented, so if you haven’t seen his stuff yet, make sure…

Interesting Stealth Game Is…Sneaking Up On Us

Have we really not written about Styx yet? Good God, I’m sorry. Styx: Master of Shadows is an upcoming stealth game that looks awesome. Like someone went hey, all those things you like from different stealth games, we’re going to throw them all together in one stealth game and just let you have at it.…

Yondu From Guardians Of The Galaxy Is Coming To Disney Infinity

I sure hope this means we can also look forward to Nebula being a playable character (and getting a figurine)—Yondu is coming to Disney Infinity. You can get a rough idea of how his figure will look below: The Falcon/Sam Wilson will also be a playable character, but no image of his figure has surfaced:…

Why Buy A New 3DS When Your Old One Can Look Like A Cat?

For as long as there have been Nintendo handhelds, there have been humans wanting to put imagesof cute animals on them. These cases for the 3DS continue that trend, but they’re way less creepy. They’ve got little ears! And whiskers! And they’re…well, $20-$30 for a case is pretty steep, but what price cat faces on…

CliffyB’s Romantic Gaming Setup

Cliff Bleszinski tweeted, “Date night with @L337Lauren.” You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

BioShock Figure Is Hilariously Awful

When you look at Booker DeWitt – star of BioShock Infinite – on the cover of the game, you see a rugged man of action who won’t take no guff from nobody. When you look at his face on this new action figure, you see something else I see a man who looks like he…

Players Have Already Found Ways To Cheat In Destiny

When I think mods, I typically also think PC gaming. But people do mod games on consoles, too—and it looks like modders are starting to sink their teeth into Destiny. Right now, it looks like modders haven’t figured out how to do anything particularly game-breaking yet. The main mod I’ve seen floating around is one…

What New Forza Is Doing About Forza 5‘s Disastrous Economy

Forza 5 launched with some nasty microtransactions, made more upsetting by the fact that people already spent $60 to buy it. Players were pissed, and creator Turn 10 spent months re-tuning the otherwise solid racer. What does this mean for open-world spin-off Forza Horizon 2? No microtransactions whatsoever. At first. I spoke with Playground Studios’…

​Man In Pokémon Gear Charges White House Lawn, Gets Shut Down

Now here’s something you don’t see every day. According to multiple reporters who were on the scene, a man wearing a Pikachu hat and carrying a stuffed Pokémon jumped the White House fence today and ran across the lawn before being apprehended by Secret Service agents. The White House was reportedly placed on temporary lockdown,…

Destiny Sure Has Some Weird Glitches

Destiny has been out in the wild for a few days—and while it’s had a mostly smooth launch, some folks have found a few funny glitches. Take the glitch above, for example. That guardian is having some trouble keeping it together, judging from this footage by XeXSolutions that is appropriately titled “A normal day in…

A VR Game About Grabbing Anime Breasts

Virtual reality is an exciting technology that is now finally coming into its own. There are limitless possibilities, (like understanding the prose of James Joyce). But to heck with that — people are just gonna use it to perv out. The video above from NicoNico Douga user Ryuto, is a tech demo for an arduino-controlled…

A Guide To Making Your Destiny Character Extra Pretty

When you started Destiny you picked the blue skin that looks oh so ravishing with the soft pink hair, but what about your gear? Sure, you’re going to go for stats over fashion (most likely), but that doesn’t mean you have to be limited in your aesthetic options. My armor is pretty great, but it…

All four members of The Beatles, created in The Sims 4. D’awwww. The Sim versions of celebrities (Simlebrities?) are gonna be so good this time around aren’t they? via Reddit

The Rise And Fall Of Nintendo… As A Rock Band

Link as a European EDM legend. Wario’s dumb laugh. Mario’s sex tape and drug addiction. Skater Mega Man. Bowser’s tiny puppy. Peach’s pop career. The band going viral. Rolling Shell Magazine. Yoshi gets an island. Yoshi gets an island. This video is perfect. I’m not often prone to straight out gushing, but this video re-imagining…

“…a form of cultural necrophilia.”

I’m hesitant to even bring this up because I find the “are games art?” debate useless at best, but Eric Zimmerman makes a good case for how it’s a more damaging fixation than a purely tiresome and annoying one. “Obsession with the question ‘are games art?’ is a form of cultural necrophilia,” he argues, suggesting…

The Struggle To Save League Of Legends‘ Most Neglected Mode

These people don’t play League of Legends like everyone else. They don’t really want to, truth be told. Dominion is a League of Legends mode that the game’s developer Riot released back in 2011 as an experiment. It focuses on capturing/holding locations and quick, frequent skirmishes between players, providing a fast-paced alternative to the main…