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Some PS4 Owners Can’t Play This Week’s Great New Indie Game
Hohokum came out for the various PlayStation platforms yesterday. The beautiful, weird exploration game isn’t quite like anything else on the video game landscape lately. So it’s really messed up that some folks who bought the game for the PS4 are saying that they can’t play it. Over on Sony’s message boards and Twitter, many…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 13, 2014 -
Metal Gear Solid V Is Coming To PC
Who needs next-gen consoles? The Metal Gear Solid series is hitting PC once again with entry #5—both Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain will come to Steam, publisher Konami accidentally leaked today just before a big MGS livestream. Looks like someone on Konami’s web team jumped the gun. This is the first time in a very…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2014 -
“We will clearly spend money on marketing the game, there’s no doubt about that. And we do [that] on games where we have very little to do with development, and with games that we fully develop. And we will definitely be spending money on developing the game – I want to make sure that it’s…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2014 -
Deals: Advanced Warfare Xbox Controller, Corsair Gaming Mice
In addition to all the new Xbox One bundles we rattled off yesterday, the limited edition Advanced Warfare Xbox One Controller will also be sold separately. Like the Titanfall controller before it, it won’t be around forever. Update: The Advanced Warfare Controller is $55 on Newegg, price shows in the final step of checkout. The…
By Shane Roberts Published August 13, 2014 -
Shady Minecraft Convention Disappears, Ticket Money Missing
Over half a million dollars could be MIA as the organizers of a failed Minecraft convention refuse to explain what they did with all the ticket money—or why they’ve deleted their website and Twitter account. Mineorama, which was marketed as an unofficial gathering for Minecraft fans in New York City last month, never actually happened.…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2014 -
What Our Company Is Doing About The Attacks On Our Comments
Our parent company, Gawker Media, is taking several actions to deal with the troll attacks on our comments sections. Please read through this post, which is from our sister site Jezebel and explains what’s happened and what happens next. Notably, we will be bringing back the concept of “pending” comments, primarily for new readers. We…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2014 -
Payday 2’s Creators Are Making A Walking Dead Game
Payday 2 creator Overkill Software is making a new game based on the popular zombie franchise The Walking Dead, the company just announced. Robert Kirkman, the creator of the original comics, said in a post on Steam that it’s “the co-op game that all of the Walking Dead fans have been waiting for.” Overkill has…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 13, 2014 -
DOTA Heroes In Hearthstone Would Be Game-Breaking
Rollow, a fan of both DOTA and Hearthstone, created a huge deck featuring all Dota 2 heroes as if they were in Blizzard’s card game. With the appropriate powers and stats. There are 144 cards in this fan-made gallery, and some of them are ridiculously owerpowered, but still it’s a fun concept. There are some…
By Gergo Vas Published August 13, 2014 -
Patrol The Tate Gallery In London With A Remote Controlled Robot
For the next five days, four robots will patrol the Tate Gallery in London. You can view the feed at the official site, and even request to control the robot remotely: This video shows the robots being made and patrolling the gallery: Via Chris Hadfield You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated…
By John Struan Published August 13, 2014 -
Elementary School Concert Features Super Mario
From Spring 2013, Jamieson Elementary performs Beware the Forst Mushrooms, complete with Mario taking on various enemies and gathering coins: Via Polygon You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 13, 2014 -
Rise of the Tomb Raider Isn’t Really An ‘Xbox Exclusive’
Yesterday, Microsoft dropped the first bomb of Gamescom 2014: that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be an Xbox exclusive. Except, wait. It’s not. Turns out this was yet another a case of shady corporate double-speak, and this is actually a timed exclusive. “Yes, the deal has a duration,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer told Eurogamer.…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Steamlog 01: 7 Days to Die • Rockmandash Reviews+: Rewrite [Visual Novel] • What Makes the Perfect Horror Game? • Gravity Falls’ “The Golf War”! Season 2, Episode 3 Recap and Discussion TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published August 13, 2014 -
The Witcher 3 Sure Is Pretty
It’s hard to discern much about how The Witcher 3 plays, or whether it will feel as grand as it looks, or whether the combat is any good. But there’s one thing we can tell from this new gameplay footage: The Witcher 3—out in February for PS4/Xbox One/PC—sure is pretty. I mean, look at that…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2014 -
The Armored Troops From Quantum Break
I love the look of the armored soldiers in the new Quantum Break trailer. (Not a fan of the hero’s normcore style, though): You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 13, 2014 -
The Tiniest Skylanders Of Them All Are Now Playable Characters
Along with the normal and large-sized Skylanders toys, over the past year or so Activision and Toys For Bob have been releasing these ridiculously cute little promo figures that acted as cosmetic pets in games like last year’s Swap Force. In this year’s Trap Team, they’re fully playable and fully freaking adorable. During my Skylanders:…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2014 -
NBA 2K15 will be hitting the PC in the exact same form as its PS4/Xbox One console brethren, with enhanced graphics options available for that platform. The screenshot above is from the PC version. That’ll be good news to fans who felt that last year’s release was an under-realized port.
By Evan Narcisse Published August 13, 2014 -
Latest Alien: Isolation Trailer Emphasizes The High Tops
Amanda Ripley shows off her kicks as she flees the Alien and assembles a familiar tool in this CGI trailer for Alien: Isolation: Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 13, 2014 -
Pokémon, As Giant Beasts From Monster Hunter
Flower armor and explosive tails. That’s a very creative way to redesign Pokémon as giant monsters from the Monster Hunter series. Arvalis on DeviantART likes to make badass-looking Pokémon and this series he recently started looks very cool. Here’s a redesigned Charizard, and the Venusaur in its full glory below: Check out arvalis’ DeviantART page,…
By Gergo Vas Published August 13, 2014 -
Diagram Of The Fearsome New Assasssin’s Creed Rogue Ship
This video shows the ship using its front-locked cannons, launching broadsides, baiting enemies into fiery oil slicks, and utilizing its wicked battering ram. After the successful naval battle, the rogue lands and proceeds to hunt to down an assassin for an extended boss battle: This second video shows a series of ship battles in the…
By John Struan Published August 13, 2014
