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Oh Boy, A New Nausicaa Game (Well, It’s Close Enough)

The developers of Aegis Defenders describe it as a “16-bit tactical platformer”. It’s also a game that owes a lot of its gorgeous art style to the films of Studio Ghibli, Nausicaa in particular. Aegis Defenders is a class-based game, one that’ll feature singleplayer co-op, sort of like Trine, only here once you abandon one…

Classic Video Games Reimagined As R.L. Stine Goosebumps Books

If It Were Stine is a Tumblr by cover designer Theodore Holmstead-Scott and blurb writer Jude Deluca that reimagines horror movies as book covers from the popular “Goosebumps” series by R.L. Stine. There’s quite a few video game-inspired book covers, including Bioshock, Tomb Raider, and Silent Hill: You can see many more covers in the…

Crypt Of The Necrodancer Promotional Poster Art

Crypt of the Necrodancer promotional art by Jeff Agala. You can support the game and download the high res version at the game’s official site. I posted some Masters of the Universe illustrations by Jeff below: Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…

Um, That’s Not Dark Link, Racist Old Zelda Dude

What starts (and continues) with a predictable race joke actually gets pretty good near the end. I’d never thought of Ganon that way. Poor kid. *sniff* [via Gamefreaks]

A New Tactical Shooter Sharing DNA With The Last Of Us

Concept art for upcoming squad-based real time strategy game Breach and Clear: Deadline. “A deadly new breed of human monster is on the rise in the sprawling metropolis and it’s up to you to stop it before the infection spreads.” The game is being developed by Mighty Rabbit Studios, Gun Media, and Devolver Digital, and…

Wait, I Thought This iPad Game Was About Graphics, Not Feelings

Looking out of the window of an abandoned farmhouse in rural Missori, it’s easy to imagine young cartoonist Carson Hughs doing the same, wondering why society and his family can’t accept that his best friend is a young black girl. Speedbump Studios’ Dream Revenant was not at all what I expected. Powered by the Unreal…

​Oh Crap, Zombies On Motorcycles

Zombies on motorcycles? Yep, zombies on motorcycles. The short film Horde by BRUTUS Collective is an interesting take on the zombie genre. It’s essentially like a spooky, undead version of the motorbike scene from Akira, but with the look and cast of The Walking Dead. Great stuff! Dammit, now I really want a zombie biker…

Why You Don’t Go For Roshan At The Start of a Dota 2 Match

Most people wait a little before pitting their team against Roshan. Not these guys, though. Even though NoobFromUA‘s team doesn’t manage to kill Roshan at the start of the match, it’s still entertaining to watch them try. They got so close, too! But yeah, a good reminder that one should probably be smarter about tackling…

93 Hours In, I’m Still Not Sure If Dota 2 Is ‘Fun’

I had a conversation with my friend Will the other night. He said something along the lines of Dota 2 not actually being “fun,” that nobody really plays Dota to have fun. Maybe he was joking a little bit, but still, it’s an interesting thought—looking back on my 93 hours with Dota 2, I wouldn’t…

For Nearly $700, One Would Expect He-Man To Show A Little Nipple

Look here, Pop Culture Shock Collectibles — if you’re going to ask me to put down $679 for a life-size He-Man bust, you’re going to have to show some super-heroic nipple. It’s not just me — general consensus about the Kotaku tower chat room when I introduced this striking Masters of the Universe collectible was…

14 Things You Might Not Know About The Legend Of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda series is so steeped in lore at this point that just figuring out which version of Link you’re playing as can be tricky. Heck, I’m still not sure that’s even his real name The trivia-themed YouTube series “Did You Know Gaming?” took another stab at Zelda’s rich history recently, and the…

​How Much It Cost to Put An Indie Game on Xbox One

Making games as a solo developer is a hard lifestyle. You can put a lot of hours into making something that goes nowhere. But figuring out what platforms to publish on and how much things will cost is a whole other stress. Here’s how much it cost to put one indie title onto Xbox One.…

Playstation Plus Crowns the Dragon With a Fez in August

August’s Playstation Plus line-up has been announced and includes heavy hitters like Dragon’s Crown, and indies FEZ and Proteus. It’s also a cross-buy heavy month. Here’s the list: Playstation 4 Road Not Taken FEZ Playstation 3 Crysis 3 Proteus FEZ (cross-buy with PS4) Dragon’s Crown (cross-buy with Vita) Playstation Vita Metrico Dragon’s Crown FEZ (cross-buy…

Sources: Crytek USA’s Leadership Quit Last Week

This afternoon, Crytek announced that they had downsized their Texas-based USA studio and moved development of the free-to-play co-op shooter Hunt: Horrors of the Guilded Age to their main offices in Frankfurt, Germany. What they didn’t say is that Crytek USA’s senior staff, including studio head David Adams, quit over a week ago because they…

Xbox One Pinball Game Delayed For A Damn Good Reason

Originally slated for release on July 31, Zen Studios’ Pinball FX2 for the Xbox One has been pushed back into August in order to implement changes need to allow players to import tables they’ve already purchased on the Xbox 360. Thank goodness. Fans were not at all happy when Zen announced the Xbox One version…

​Reminder: Never Trust Anyone in Dark Souls II

Hi everybody! Here’s your daily reminder that the Souls games are engineered to cause pain and misery, even from people you trust. Never trust anybody! Ahar Ance went out and griefed the living hell out of Blue Sentinels in Dark Souls II, placing items precariously next to cliffs for people who were there to help…

Deals: Xbox One External Storage, PS4/One Discounts, Pacific Rim CE

The HGST Touro is one of the only 7200 RPM external hard drives out there, and the 1TB model is only $60 today, which is as cheap as we’ve ever seen it. If you own an Xbox One, this drive can seriously cut your games’ load times vs. the internal hard drive, but any computer…

Sony Won’t Explain What’s Up With PS1/PS2 Games On PlayStation Now

Way back in February 2013, when Sony first announced the PlayStation 4, they talked a bit about their partnership with the streaming company Gaikai. With the power of the cloud, Sony said, we’d all be able to stream PS1, PS2, and PS3 games But things have changed. Today, those vague plans have coalesced into the…

Deep Silver Buys Homefront From Crytek

In the wake of Crytek’s financial troubles, Deep Silver has just acquired the rights to Homefront: The Revolution and will develop the game under a new Nottingham-based studio, the publisher announced today. Crytek UK, which has been rapidly losing staff over the past few months in the wake of missed paychecks and other financial troubles,…

Remember that leaked Deadpool movie test footage? It’s been released in a hi-res version, reportedly straight from Blur Studios itself. Update: An Escapist article says that the hi-res release isn’t an official one.