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Shadow of the Colossus Movie Is Still A Thing

Honest! They’re really gonna do it this time! Maybe. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony’s big-budget movie adaptation of the gorgeously desolate, utterly soul-wrenching Shadow of the Colossus has resurfaced once again, this time with a new director and producer. Andres Muschietti, director of Spanish horror film Mama, is climbing to the very top of…

Sims 4 Fork Glitch Is Random As Hell

You gotta love Sims 4 glitches—they’re so absurd, it’s hard not to laugh at them. Take this new fork glitch, for example. People like bitter-sweetandsourare finding that, for whatever reason, the game permanently attaches a fork to their sims hands. It results in bizarre situations, such as the one above, where a pregnant sim goes…

World of Warcraft‘s Robin Williams Tribute Is Just Great

Meet Robin, the World of Warcraft tribute to legendary actor Robin Williams, who passed away last month. This re-creation of Williams’ iconic Aladdin genie is just one of the multiple tributes to the beloved actor that the folks at Wowhead have discovered in Blizzard’s popular MMORPG over the past few weeks. There are also references…

Xbox One With A Free Game, Harry Potter and the iTunes Bundle [Deals]

Starting September 7th and running through the 13th you’ll be able to pick up an Xbox One with a free game of your choice at participating retailers including Destiny. That’s not really that notable on it’s own, but combined with the purchase of the Madden 15 Bundle or Forza 5 Bundle it becomes a great…

I Can’t Figure Out Why My Sims Are Refusing To Sleep With Each Other

I’ve been playing The Sims 4 nonstop since Monday. Despite seeing various reports of players encountering glitches and bugs, my first few hours with it went over smoothly. No demon babies, no accidental dates with the grim reaper, nothing. The game ran like a dream. Then, late last night when I booted up the game…

How To Get Better At Fighting Games — Using Your Brain

The plateau. Those are the two worst words for a fighting game player to hear. To plateau means virtual fighting death. It stands for stagnation, a halt in progress, or just plain stuck. The questions then pop up: “Can I be a top player?” “Is this really my potential?” To properly answer these doubts, one…

The Next LittleBigPlanet Is…An Endless Runner

Well…ok. I didn’t see this coming. Turns out, LittleBigPlanet 3 isn’t going to be the next game in Media Molecule’s excellent series of rucksack-themed platformers. Because next month Sony is planning to release a Temple Run-style mobile game called Run Sackboy! Run! The company was careful not to brand this as an “endless runner” in…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: PAX Prime 2014: Games at a Glance • Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair: The TAY Micro Review • Tales of Xillia 2: a Deeper Look TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

If Leonardo da Vinci Designed Iron Man‘s Suit

Just like the early plane and tank concepts of Da Vinci, Iron Man’s suit has tons of cogwheels, detailed parts and sidenotes on artist Axel Medellin‘s drawings. This would be the perfect thing for an endgame armor in any steampunk-themed RPG. Check out the concepts below, those gargoyle-shaped launchers are just awesome. Da Vinci’s Iron…

Batman Patrols The Streets on his RC LEGO Batpod

Despite its size, builder Sariel‘s remote-controlled LEGO Batpod is quite impressive and full of tiny features. As you can see in the video below, it’s the model from the Dark Knight trilogy with a remote-controlled drive, steering and some custom lights on the front cannons. Although it’s a fan-made build, it’d fit just perfectly with…

Eight Video Game Disguises That Won’t Fool Anyone

Whether it’s the bird suit from Hitman Absolution or Raiden’s Mexican disguise from Metal Gear Rising, there’s one thing in common: They won’t fool anyone in real life. But at least they all look funny. The folks at OutsideXbox gathered the eight most memorable ones in their recent video below: 8 Videogame disguises that aren’t…

Minecraft PS4 Arrives Today, Vita Version Still In The Works

Following the announcement of Minecraft Xbox One’s release date, here’s Minecraft PS4, cropping up on the PlayStation Network, apparently, one day before the Xbox One version. Similarly to Xbox One, you can upgrade to the new Minecraft for $5 as long as you already own the PS3 version. Otherwise, the game will cost $20—and for…

“A Psychological Romance Adventure” By The Maker Of Home

In Alone With You, you’re the last survivor of a failed terraforming project. But the project’s AI has a twisted plan that just might get the escape ship repaired… You play the sole remaining member of a doomed terraforming colony. Your planet will crumble and implode in less than a month, and you must use…

Land’s End Is The New Game From The Makers Of Monument Valley

Us Two Games, makers of Monument Valley, announced their next game is called Land’s End and will be available for Samsung’s Gear VR set. The revealed image makes for a nice desktop wallpaper. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Ultimate Collector’s Series Slave 1 Lego Set

The new Ultimate Collector’s Series Slave 1 has been revealed and will cost $200: Via BandB and Flickr You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Anime & Video Games Come Together To Create Badass Movie

Having been kept away by large eyes and stupid stories for what feels like forever, I’ve been slowly getting comfortable with the idea of watching anime again. First it was Attack on Titan, then Knights of Sidonia, and now Under the Dog, which I’m pretty keen to check out. Bizarrely, given the talent involved (more…

D&D Gear For The Fancy Role-Playing Type

Designer Mitch Barchi is has some ideas on how to make tabletop adventuring a very classy affair. He’s crafted this exquisite “Adventurer’s Kit”, which contains everything a role-playing gamer would need to get started on a quest. The box is laser-cut, the notepad is moleskin, it’s got miniatures…in fact it’s got pretty much everything except…

Space Strategy, It’s Nice To Have You Back

Yes, there is a lot of developer diary blah blah blah going on in this video, but there is also a lot of raw, direct footage of Ancient Space’sgameplay in action. And it looks pretty cool. One weird thing I noticed is that so much of their footage makes the game look 2D. It’s only…

Nintendo’s Border Control Still Sucks

A newmodel of the 3DS brought renewed hope that Nintendo might reverse its backwards stance of region-locking its hardware, preventing the import of games from other parts of the planet. Turns out that was a fool’s hope. The company has confirmed with GameSpotthat, like the 3DS versions before it, the new models will be region-locked.…

Video Montage Of Real People Pulling Off NBA Street-Style Dunks

Devin Graham’s latest video features an insane series of dunks pulled off by the Lords of Gravity: The making of video shows run-ins with the police and introduces one of the acrobats, who dedicated himself to basketball as a means of rehabilitating himself after suffering a terrible accident: You are now looking at Screenburn, a…