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Fans Enraged Over Misleading Steam Racing Game

Colin McRae Rally is a classic (some would even say “legendary”) racing game. So when gamers saw a game claiming to be a “remastered for HD” version of it pop up on Steam, they were ecstatic. Then they got an unpleasant surprise. As players quickly discovered, Colin McRae Rally on Steam is not a graphically…

A Preview Of The Guardians Of The Galaxy Heroclix Miniatures

I posted a look at the movie Guardians of the Galaxy Heroclix back in April. Here’s a preview of more of the upcoming miniatures, including Ronan (in his classic comic book-style look), Annihilus, and the ludicrously-dated 80’s super-villain The Beyonder: Via Facebook You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best…

People are really putting the photo mode in The Last of Us: Remastered to good use. Who knew Joel’s teeth had such a high level of detail? I bet he flosses. (Via BurnYourLifeDown)

The Basketball World Cup Mascots Look Like Psychedelic Gloves

Meet Ole and Hop, the mascots for the 2014 FIBA World Basketball World Cup. They’re supposed to look like hands—the slogan for the championship is “In Your Hands” (En Tus Manos). Via FIBA You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

I love this battle music from Divinity: Original Sin. It doesn’t fit with the overall vibe of the game at all. It sounds more like…spy music? You know, from a spy game. But all the same, I love it. Every time it starts playing, I laugh.

Now This Is How You Demand A New Game Feature

Video game developer won’t listen to your pleas for a big, game-changing feature? Then there’s only one solution: make a song about it. A hilarious, shockingly well-done song. A gamer going by the handle of “godgryphon” put the video together. In it he asks for split-screen multiplayer in the PC version of Xbox Live Indie…

10 Years Ago Today, One of Video Games’ Most Amazing Feats Happened

Evo Moment 37 happened a decade ago. That means we’re all older and, hopefully, wiser. The Daigo Parry hasn’t aged at all, though. It’s still one of the most incredible showcases of skill ever seen in video games. When Daigo Umehara’s Ken deflected more than a dozen rapid-fire attacks from Justin Wong’s Chun Li in…

This is what’s always bugged me about the bat

This Is BronyCon

Ponies are largely the focus here at BronyCon 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland, but they’re also an accessory, a colorful ticket for fans of other elements of geek culture to join the party. They really do go with anything. For instance, can you spot the pony in this TF2 cosplay group above? Hint: It’s not the…

Damn You, Counter-Strike Chicken

You gotta love Counter-Strike chickens. Even when they get in the way, the result is hilarity. …and also tragedy. At least that’s the case Mr.JeanJeans, who gets killed by an enemy player because of a Counter-Strike chicken. A typical chicken matchmaking [Mr.JeanJeans]

Flappy Bird Is Back…On Amazon Fire

Just like he promised, Dong Nguyen brought his mobile sensation Flappy Bird back. But there’s a twist: it’s only available on the Amazon Fire Android gaming and video streaming device. The bad news is that this means the legions of Flappy Bird fans who first got hooked on the excruciatingly difficult endless runner when it…

Let’s Talk About SaGa Frontier

Welcome to the Summer of Old JRPGs, where we’re playing classic role-playing games and talking about them every week. Check out the full schedule here I have a confession to make: I didn’t play SaGa Frontier this week. I know, I know. I’m terrible. But over the past couple of weeks I’ve been playing through…

The First Big Video Game Made By Native Alaskans

A few years ago, an Alaskan indigenous community found themselves with money to invest. Like any investment, the money would ideally multiply itself many times over. The Cook Inlet Tribal Council thought about funding funeral homes and getting into real estate. Instead, they decided to pour their money into a video game. Money’s not the…

New Shooter Wants To Be The Anti-Call of Duty

It’s strange to live in a time where people can make a feature list out of things their game doesn’t have, but here we are. Exceedingly Unreal-Tournament-esque shooter Toxikk touts no leveling, no regenerating health, no perks, no cover systems, no classes, no configurable weapons, and no iron sight aiming. And yet, it actually looks…

Much Debate At Kotaku Today…

…about whether videos like these are 1) played out or 2) sometimes hoaxes/pranks. Some staffers were impressed. Others, not so much.

Why You Probably Shouldn’t Idle In Destiny

Sometimes, you just gotta put the controller down and deal with real life, regardless of whether or not the game actually lets you pause. I get it. But if you idle in Destiny, well, there’s no telling what players might do to you in response. Check out this clip by rarbox5, which shows how players…

Philadelphia GameStops Start Fingerprinting People Who Trade In Games

Some GameStop stores in the city of Philadelphia have begun to require customers to provide fingerprint scans if they wish to trade-in their used games. The new requirement is intended to serve as a anti-theft measure that can help local authorities track criminals who use GameStop stores as pawn shops. An employee at one GameStop…

Deals: Crabs Adjust Humidity, Crysis Trilogy, 5 Free Games, Transistor

At this price, I’m picking up the Crysis Trilogy just to see how it runs on my new PC, and that’s just one of several great PC game deals today. FREE SpaceChem, Dino D-Day, Really Big Sky, Gun Monkeys, GTR Evolution | PCGamer & Bundle Stars Crysis Trilogy ($18) | Gamestop | Use code SUMMERPC…

Number of Videos Available to Watch in PewDiePie’s Official App PewDiePie, the world’s most popular YouTube personality has produced nearly 2,000 videos over 51 months, attracting 29.2 million subscribers. His YouTube career has been so successful that his multichannel partner, Maker Studios, has published an iOS app for fans to access his content on their…

An entire Star Wars movie summed up in a single GIF

This is so good: The image comes from this Speedrun video for A New Hope: