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Sony Online President’s Flight Diverted After Hacker Bomb Threat

American Airlines has diverted a flight carrying the president of Sony Online Entertainment following what may have been a bomb threat by a group of alleged hackers—the same group that has claimed responsibility for a series of outages across the PlayStation Network and other gaming services this weekend. The FBI is currently investigating the incident,…

A 16-Bit RPG That Promises A Modern Twist

Standing out in a crowded sea of retro-style indie games is no easy task, but 16-bit RPG Elysian Shadows caught my attention recently for what it’s promising to do differently. Fashioning itself as a “next-gen 2D RPG,” Elysian Shadows isn’t shy about wearing its inspiration on its sleeve. Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana both…

Dr. Who As A Japanese Dating Sim Is As Silly As It Sounds

Or, to give it its full title: Romantic Time Traveller Boyfriend XD Plus. Move over Hatoful Boyfriend, you’ve got some competition in the ‘what the hell did I just see’ dating sim market. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK. Thanks to Youtuber #mashed for the video. Shame it’s not a real game. I’d actually…

Sega announced this morning in Japan that Yakuza Zero is the next title the Yakuza series, and it’s in development for PlayStation 3 and 4. There’s not much more info outside of a teaser website, but Sony promises to reveal more details at the Tokyo Game Show in September.

How To Make Your PS4 Load Times Just 10 Seconds Faster

If you’re upgrading your PlayStation 4 with a new hard drive, you’re likely deciding between a larger regular drive and a faster but smaller SSD. Digital Foundry has a side-by-side comparison of the load time performances between several different hard drive models, and the speed difference is substantial. The 240GB SSD regularly handled loading times…

Poster For Heat Signature

I posted a gameplay video for Tom Francis’s upcoming space pirate game Heat Signature a few weeks ago. Natalie Hanke made this poster for the game. Click through to see more of her video game poster series: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…

3D-Printed Miniature Buildings Let You Play Sim City Offline

Ittyblox has created over a dozen buildings that can be be 3d-printed to create your own miniature skylines based on New York (above), Chicago, and Miami: You can order the miniatures here Via Joseph Flaherty You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Best Card Game I Ever Played ‘Died’ 13 Years Ago

In 2001, gaming company Decipher Inc. got dealt a hand that should have been a fatal blow to their popular Star Wars: Customizable Card Game – they lost the Star Wars license. Unable to come to terms on a new deal with Lucasfilm, Decipher watched as the Star Wars license passed to Wizards of the…

Lara Croft by Jomar Pereyra, who has also drawn a great Cyclops and Casshern: Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

When Google’s Augmented Reality Game Intrudes Into Your Real Life

Laura Michet started playing Google’s augmented reality mobile game Ingress and soon found it was filling her real life with enemies and allies….and helping her exercise: I’m not a huge fan of this game’s tutorial. I tried doing a few of the missions while wandering around the town hall and its adjoining park, but none…

Far Cry 4 Villain

“Meet Yuma: Deadly tactician, general of the Royal Army, and Pagan Min’s right-hand woman.” Via Twitter and Destructoid You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Jason Momoa as Aquaman by Rahzzah You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Philadelphia Made Out Of 20,000 Lego

Doctor Octoroc completed his Lego model of Philadelphia. See closeups of the art museum and other architectural highlights below: Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

80’s Sysadmin Warning Posters Look Like Dystopian Parodies

Evandena posted this gallery of computer security warning posters from the 80’s: Via PK You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Homemade Ghost From Destiny

Elwanya made a Ghost from Destiny: sadly i didn’t record the process. But it is made with eva foam. built 2 3-sided pyramids. one was cut so the corners could be glued to the other. the eye is a glas-cover for a halogen-lamp and inside is a led + batteries from a advertising-gift. everything was…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Thomas Mikkelsen Via T/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

There Must Be Treasure Behind This Wall

The latest in an ongoing series You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

I Scored 391 On Ken Jennings’ News Quiz This Week

Can you do better than me on this week’s edition of The Slate Quiz with Quizmaster Ken Jennings? You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Half Life 2 On Oculus Rift Looks Like The Future Of Shooters

HL2: episode 1 on the Oculus Rift with Razer’s Hydra motion controllers so you can see your hands move? Hell yes. Check out this Half-Life VR mod video from Kiwi YouTube gamer Goldfish highlighting some of the amazing dev work. Seriously, consider how he’s reloading that revolver. “You unlatch the barrel, [physically] flick it over,…

Lego Transforming Mecha Bunny

This heavily armed Lego mecha bunny by polywen transforms into “hopping mode” and also features a detachable face/ship: You can see more of polywen’s creations at Flickr You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.