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The Return Of The Theme Park Simulator

Whether they be of Theme Park or Rollercoaster Tycoon, loads of people have fond memories of old-school theme park management games. It’s a genre that’s been…mistreated of late, so it’s nice to see a (SURPRISE) Kickstarter popping up to cater to fans. It’s called Parkitect. Let’s type that out again. Parkitect. While only a “vertical…

Zelda, Animal Crossing Coming To Mario Kart 8 [UPDATE: Prices]

Didn’t like that stupid Mercedes DLC for Mario Kart 8? Please understand. Nintendo had something cooler coming later. UPDATE: We’ve now got more details from Nintendo. The packs (the first due in November, the second in May 2015, which is an absurdly long time away) will cost $8 each, or you can get them both…

Co-Op Multiplayer Coming to Dragon Age: Inquisition

Bioware’s upcoming fantasy epic isn’t going to just have a huge single-player campaign. Dragon Age: Inquisition is also going to have co-op multiplayer, too. Get ready to battle for loot. IGN has the first details on Inquisition‘s online component, which sounds like it shares some DNA with the multiplayer seen in Mass Effect 3. Designed…

Danganronpa, one of the best games of 2014 so far, is on sale today for $20. I strongly recommend it to anyone who’s into good stories. The sequel comes out next week—look out for our review then.

How To Get The Sharpest Images Possible Out Of Your Old Consoles

If you’ve tried playing a retro console on a modern HDTV, you may not have liked what you saw — smeary, stretched images that are a far cry from the sharp chunky blocks of yesteryear. Luckily, there’s a better way for purists to get a crystal clear image that doesn’t involve buying an old CRT…

A brief note about the continued discussion about Kotaku‘s approach to reporting. We’ve long been wary of the potential undue influence of corporate gaming on games reporting, and we’ve taken many actions to guard against it. The last week has been, if nothing else, a good warning to all of us about the pitfalls of…

Bonkers Mod Puts Diablo‘s Skeleton King In Dark Souls

There have been a handful of mods for the PC version of the first Dark Souls ever since it came out, but they’ve largely been relegated to the realm of graphical fixes and cosmetic changes for items. This one, however, is an entire boss. From Diablo III Yep, that’s unmistakably the fleshless bonemass of good…

Watch Superman And Lois Lane Take The Ice Bucket Challenge

Watch Henry Cavill and Amy Adams participate in the ice bucket challenge: Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Hearthstone Could’ve Looked Pretty Great on the Game Boy

Who needs colors? Sure, Blizzard’s hit strategy game was made for today’s fancy-pants always-online computers and mobile devices. And it’s great on those platforms. But, this image by artist Pixelpowerluke from Game Boy Demakes teases us with an alternate reality where the digital card game came out 25 years ago on Nintendo’s iconic blocky handheld.…

Transistor sculpture by Lila Bevacqua You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

​A Video Game About the Sides of War That We Don’t See

Call of Duty. Battlefield. Medal of Honor. Many of the biggest-selling series in video game history are all about putting players in the midst of wars that could be happening right outside their windows. But the politics and consequences surrounding these international armed conflicts often get sidelined amongst the set-pieces and explosions. One game wants…

Watch Dogs, Razer Peripherals, Futurama, A Dame To Kill For [Deals]

If you haven’t gotten a chance to play Watch Dogs yet, it’s heavily discounted across the board today. PC Watch Dogs ($32) | Amazon PS4 Watch Dogs ($36) | Amazon PS4 Watch Dogs Limited Edition ($85) | Amazon One Watch Dogs ($36) | Amazon One Watch Dogs Limited Edition ($85) | Amazon PS3 Watch Dogs…

Make Your Own Chewbacca Donuts

Do you access to maple bars? You can use a piping bag and frosting to create Chewbacca donuts: The idea is by JustJenn, whose site is full of fun food ideas You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Maybe The N64 Rainbow Road Isn’t As Great As We All Remember

Rainbow Road on the N64 is the stuff of legends, so Nintendo set a high bar for itself when it remade the track for the Wii U. Many fans were dismayed by how much shorter it is compared to the original. But a new video from the brothers who hacked Mario Kart 8 makes a…

10 Things I Learned Acting Out XCOM In Real Life

The new XCOM board game sounds phenomenal, but last month I played a different kind of XCOM board game. Watch the Skies was a day-long game run by the UK Society of Megagame Makers. “Megagame” is a name that doesn’t disappoint—each one features dozens of players controlling small parts of a massive story. My friends…

Lego Batman 3 comes out on November 11 for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Wii U, 3DS, PS Vita and PC, sending minifig Bruce Wayne and a whole lot of other DC superheroes out into space for hi-jinx

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: My Backlit Time Machine (Or: Today I Modded a Backlight Into a GB Pocket) • Rockmandash Reviews: Clannad [Visual Novel & Anime] • TAY Explores Comics: Jitsu Wa Watashi Wa TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

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I sort of like the acronym “CODDEW” now that I think about it…

Pokémon Arcade Fighting Game Announced in Japan

The Pokémon Company just announced its new project: Pokkén Tournament. It’s a fighting game in which Pocket Monsters square off. Tsunekazu Ishihara, the head of the Pokémon Company, said on a NicoNico broadcast he wanted to offer an experience that players haven’t had until now. This, it seems, is the result. The game was first…

This is what the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge could look like in the Minecraft world. As you can see on the behind the scenes shot below, the animation is actually the result of a complex command block configuration which handles everything from the movement of the arms to the creation of the ice blocks. Fascinating.…