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Legendary Game Creator Attacked on Twitter over Fukushima Peaches

Earthbound designer Shigesato Itoi sent out a fairly simple tweet: “If you go to Fukushima, you can buy peaches like this.” The remarks were accompanied by the above photo. Online, some people got pissed. Besides Earthbound, Itoi also voiced the father in My Neighbor Totoro. He’s primarily a copywriter and an author, but has appeared…

Forever Alone

For all its grandeur and humour, Civilization V can also be strangely tragic at times.

Destiny Lego Minifigs

Custom Destiny Lego minifigs by Exxtrooper: Decals designed, printed and applied by me. Weapons are modified Brickarms weapons. Tan pauldrons, as well as both small and long vambraces by Brick forge. Titan helmet modified and painted by me. Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos…

A Cat That Will Live Forever Inside A Video Game

Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen’s cat Guppy recently passed away. He’s understandably heartbroken. An item in Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, however, will ensure that Guppy’s small furry legacy lives on. McMillen wrote candidly about his dearly departed pet, and I’ll just quote that here. I’d only butcher his wonderful words otherwise: “Guppy was our…

“There’s no mention of benefits or wages; nothing about crunch time, that specter haunting the industry; nothing about the sort of material, tangible things that make a difference in how one is employed”. This Paste story on a Blizzard recruitment video says a lot about the games industry in general.

Steam Update Saves Precious Mouse-Clicks During Installation

Because so few people ever read all of the notes in a Steam changelog, here’s a neat new feature a lot of people missed in a recent update: you can now opt to install multiple games at once. So next time you binge during a sale, or just want to reinstall a bunch of old…

Forget Everything You Know About Turn-Based Games

Turn-based games are supposed to be about time. Patience. Giving the player the luxury – and comfort – of taking as long as they want to make sure they get their moves just right. Invisible Inc is a turn-based game, but it takes that decades-old assumption and just throws it out the window. Made by…

Call Of Duty Vs Minecraft Sure Is… Something

Live-action Call of Duty vs Minecraft? In Korean? Yeah, OK. Sure. Why the hell not? Let’s do this. It’s not, like, the greatest thing I’ve ever seen, but this video is pretty slickly put together—verging more into low-budget film-making territory than hobbyist schlock cinema. The choreography is stylish, the effects are refreshingly un-horrible, and the…

The World’s Most Expensive Comic Sold For Over $3 Million

A copy of the first issue of Action Comics, released in June 1938, sold this week at auction for $3,207,852.00. Not bad considering it sold for $0.10 when first released. If you’ve never seen or heard of this comic before, and are wondering what the fuss would be, it’s the one where Superman makes his…

Like music in video games? Check out Beep, an in-production documentary about the history of video game sound. The filmmakers are currently raising money on Kickstarter, and the project sounds pretty cool. More info here

Microsoft Digs Up The Corpse Of Age Of Empires

And the grave wasn’t even cold yet! I figured last month that it was “tough seeing where Microsoft will find the will (or developers) to try making another game using the [Age of Empires] brand any time soon”. Silly me, limiting my considerations to actual Age of Empires games. I totally overlooked the potential for…

Please, Blizzard, Make Another Warcraft RTS

Blizzard gave Warcraft fans one hell of a nostalgia trip earlier this month when it debuted the cinematic trailer for Warlords of Draenor. But much like the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion that Blizzard was teasing, the video only took gamers so far down memory lane: At a certain point, a reality check was inevitable.…

Naughty Dog animator Tal Peleg has written an interesting behind-the-scenes piece about how he made that great Dante’s Inferno short film. You can check it out here

Disabled Gamer Talks About How Twitch Saved His Life

Ken Worrall plays Diablo, World of Warcraft and Starcraft on Twitch under the name NoHandsKen. It means a whole lot to him, because as a result of an accident 20 years ago, Ken has Tetraplegia. Ken’s is a very inspirational story, and one that reminds us that at its best, gaming can give people a…

Why Amazon Bought Twitch

You Can Pull Off Han Solo Stunts In Elite: Dangerous

Kirk “two weeks as a space commander” Hamilton has nothing on this person. The stuff they come up with thanks to all of Elite: Dangerous‘ cool details is totally nuts. Seriously, this is like something out of a great sci-fi movie. The video’s a bit long, so here’s a quick summary of the nougaty, completely…

Infinite Crisis T-Shirt

Infinite Crisis tee available at DragonCon: Plus, those who attend the panel will land one of these great DragonCon Infinite Crisis t-shirts, featuring a weathered version of Arcane Green Lantern’s medieval jade dragon wrapped around the Infinite Crisis logo. Use it to intimidate your friends, earn bragging rights, or just look plain cool. The Infinite…

New Adorable Toy Series Featuring Dredd, Tron, Spock, And More

Funko seemingly announces a new batch of toys every day. This time it’s the blind-boxed Science Fiction Mystery Minis, featuring characters from Robocop, Predator, and more: Via Twitter You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

​A Heartfelt Ode To Studio Ghibli

There’s been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the fate of anime production house Studio Ghibli (which, as far as we know, is not dead yet). While its future has yet to be decided, all the fuss has given everyone a great opportunity to reflect on all the movies they made and why…

Super Smash Bros. Match Reaches Dragon Ball Z-Level Insanity

Sudden death is always tense in Super Smash Bros. Everybody starts out with 300% damage. Anything can happen. The slightest touch can send someone spinning into outer space. Or, a battle can drag on against the most insane odds to become a nail-biter to end all nail-biters. YouTuber KeiTakumi just uploaded a video showing Fox…