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An Exhaustive Look At One Of The 80s’ Coolest Games

OK. Pull up a seat. We’re going to be here a while. Back in 2011, I wrote a retrospectiveon Snatcher, Hideo Kojima’s sci-fi masterpiece. It was OK. This thing, though, is just something else. foreverjung has compiled an enormous “visual analysis” of the Sega CD version of the game, going through it from beginning to…

Tessellation, ​Anti-Aliasing, And Other PC Graphics Terms, Explained

You’ve successfully made a new gaming PC. Congrats! It was the best, and it was also the worst. (But in general, it was the best.) Now, it’s time to play some games. What’s the first thing you do? Well, the first thing you do is probably download a few games. But once you fire one…

Fist Bumps Better Than Handshakes, Says Science

I knew it! I knew it. Looks like Army of Two was onto something after all How do you greet people when you first meet them? Do you reach out a hand and grab on for dear life, as though you’re about to slip off the deck of the Titanic into the icy depths below?…

Hercules Was A Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson-Sized Disappointment

You have to steel yourself before going to see a new movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It’s an intense feat of mental conditioning, on par with the way Mr. Johnson hyped himself up before stepping into the ring during his glory days as a professional wrestler. You must do this because while The Rock…

‘GayStation’ Is Now A Real Thing

If you’ve frequented many gaming message boards, you’ve probably seen the term “GayStation” tossed around as a cheap slur. Seems it’s about time LGBT activists tried to reclaim it. This custom rainbow PS4, dubbed the ‘Gaystation’ by its creators, is being auctioned during Sweden’s pride week to benefit the Swedish LGBT rights group RFSL. Current…

Kim Kardashian: Hollywood Has The Best Rival Since Pokémon’s Gary Oak

Good rivalries—the kind that get you really riled up—are hard to come by. We haven’t very many good rivalries in a video game since Pokémon Red, in my opinion. But as much as people hate Gary Oak, he’s got nothing your rival in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Okay, I know that might sound ridiculous—especially for those…

Nine years old today and still a brilliant game. Import it. Play it on your DS or 3DS. So good.

The New Hobbit Trailer Is One Hell Of A Nostalgia Trip

Here is the trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, complete with a throwback to one of the best moments in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King—Pippin’s song. CHILLS. Leave it to Peter Jackson to end his newest three-part Lord of the Rings epic with a callback to his last…

McDonald’s Happy Meal Customer Gives Bowser A New Paint Job

Modding Mario Kart 8 proper is hard work. Tricking out Mario Kart 8 toys, on the other hand, is an easy way for the seasoned Warhammer fans out there to to turn the fruits of their McDonald’s Happy Meals into a custom set. Reddit user ablarga put a new coat of paint (or several) on…

August’s Games With Gold Selection: Dishonored and More

The next four free games for LIVE subscribers to look forward to are Dishonored, Crimson Dragon, Motocross Madness, and Strike Suit Zero. Here’s the timing: Xbox One starting August 1 Strike Suit Zero Crimson Dragon Xbox 360 August 1-15 Motocross Madness August 16-31 Dishonored You also still have time to download July’s games if you…

I Guess This Means No More WildStar For Me

I’ve not had much time to log into my WildStar account since launch, but someone else certainly has. According to player support, my account is now banned for speedhacking. *sigh* John (WildStar Player Support) Jul 28 19:04 Hello Michael, This message is being sent to notify you that a violation of the WildStar User Agreement…

What I Learned Turning The Israel-Palestine Conflict Into A Video Game

In February 2007, one of Israel’s renowned major generals had been invited to play a new simulation game of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on prime time Israeli TV. It seemed like a good idea at the time, as he was running for prime minister on behalf of the Labor Party. After being confronted with a suicide…

This Live-Action Dragon Ball Z Trailer Is Totally Real. Really.

Sick of boring ol’ 2D animation, Dragon Ball Z studio Funimation decided to hire the funny folks at Mega64 to make a live-action movie based on the popular cartoon by Akira Toriyama. The results are amazing, as expected. And totally real. Really totally real. “Gohan’s my son now.”

Something To Watch While You Wait For Half-Life 3

Ever the beacon of hope, resilience, and the most useful coping mechanism of all—denial—I continue to believe we’ll see legendary shooter sequel Half-Life 3. Someday. Until then, we can always torture ourselves with great videos that make us desperately want to see more of this world. Good idea, no? So the ending is kind of…

Rainbow-Hued Custom PS4 “Gaystation” To Promote LGBT Rights

This custom Playstation 4 is being auctioned off with proceeds going to the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights, which was was founded in 1950. The auction ends August 3. Via VG247 You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

​Should You Get The Last of Us Again On PS4?

The Last of Us came out on the PlayStation 3 last year. It was very, very good. This week, a new and improved version of the game will come out for the PlayStation 4. But can a game that was already so good really be “improved” all that much? Tomorrow, The Last of Us: Remastered…

Bone-Crunching Trailer For The Bayonetta Anime Movie

Lots of bone-crunching and blood-spilling, and a little skin-revealing action in this trailer for the anime movie Bayonetta: Blood Fate Via Polygon You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

One Should Not Question The Black Widow’s Geek Cred

When a woman in a black catsuit saves you from an armed gunman intent on putting a bullet in your head, you say “Thank you.” You do not do this. College Humor calls this skit “Black Widow is not a Fake Nerd Girl.” Technically she’s not a nerd girl at all, just your average deadly…

The Steam Achievement That Nobody Unlocked

Some achievements are too easy, at times only requiring players to do mundane things like pressing start. Some achievements pose an actual challenge to players, requiring people to earn their digital trophies. And some achievements? Some achievements just aren’t possible, no matter what a game might say. Such was the case with Christine Love’s Hate…