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When Science Looks Seriously At A…Star Wars Planet
Actual science writers don’t always have to write about real planets. Sometimes, when the fancy takes them, they can write about fake ones. Like, say, Tatooine, from the Star Wars universe. SciLogs got a bunch together and asked them to pick something from Tatooine and write about it, as though they were approaching it like…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2014 -
Sony Agrees To Give Away Games, Money After 2011 PSN Hack [UPDATE]
UPDATE (7/24): Sony’s sent over a statement: A proposed settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuits arising from the April 2011 criminal cyber-attacks on the PlayStation Network, Qriocity, and Sony Online Entertainment services. Information regarding the proposed settlement, which is subject to final approval by the Court, is available in the settlement agreement…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2014 -
Back To The Future Action Figure Is A Perfect, Tiny Michael J. Fox
I’ve been trying for an hour now to stuff money inside my monitor, but the damn thing won’t take it. The impending San Diego Comic-Con will see a lot of new and exclusive toys shown off, but they’re going to have to work very hard to top this effort by Hot Toys, which is a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2014 -
Fargo was darn good, dontcha know. I just finished the first season of Noah Hawley’s FX adaptation of Fargo, and I really liked it. Much, much better than I’d thought it was going to be based on the first episode or two. Did any of you watch? If so, what’d you think?
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 23, 2014 -
Burglar Caught Thanks To Xbox Live
Xbox, stop robbery! Wait, what do you mean that’s not an actual Kinect command? Eurogamer reports that a pair of robbers had their burglary plans foiled thanks to Call of Duty and Xbox Live, of all things. Here’s what happened: in April, two armed men broke into a home. When they found the house was…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 23, 2014 -
Reminder: Kickstarter Still Has Cool Stuff
If you’ve been shying away from backing Kickstarters for the past few weeks, I don’t blame you. Between the half-a-million-dollar Yogventures fiasco and Areal‘s increasingly confusing saga, I’ve been hesitant to commit coins to my daily coffee without concrete proof I’ll get a finished product. That said, Kickstarter still regularly hosts great stuff. Case in…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 23, 2014 -
Disney Infinity Baymax From Big Hero 6
Coming Soon posted 120 photos from SDCC, including this oversized Disney Infinity Baymax figure and this giant Lego Groot and Rocket Raccoon: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 23, 2014 -
Why am I excited about Real Puck Physics? I think it’s because I love the fact that game developers have to figure out things like how to make a puck move around realistically and that they can always do it better. But it’s just a hype video for an EA Sports video game that I’ll…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2014 -
League of Legends With Only Voices Sounds Weird
Okay, maybe this is a bit immature, but around the ten second mark in this video, League of Legends almost sounds like porn or something. The clip comes from Taost, who encountered a strange glitch that made all sounds disappear in League of Legends—save for those belonging to the champions. The results are kind of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 23, 2014 -
“hip-hop has spread its wings”
Time just published an interview with Questlove (thanks, Rich!) in which he gives a thoroughly Questlove response to a question about being pro or anti Iggy Azalea: Here’s the thing: the song is effective and catchy as hell, and it works. Just the over-enunciation of “hold you down”? [Laughs] It makes me chuckle because all…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 23, 2014 -
Honest Game Trailers’ Names For The Original Pokemon Are Much Better
Why is Smosh Games’ honest trailer for Pokemon Red & Blue nearly six minutes long? Because those insane bastards decided to rename each and every one of the original 151 (or 152, depending) pocket monsters, from ‘The One No One Ever Picked’ to ‘Space Fetus.’ You might as well just skip the surrounding bits of…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2014 -
People Are Using Destiny To Play Duck, Duck, Goose
I found it hard not to smile when I heard just how excited these players are to recreate a grade-school classic inside this year’s next big shooter. This charming clip comes to us via Mikey Yates, who found some strangers inside of Destiny to play Duck, Duck, Goose with him and his roomates. Aww. Destiny…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 23, 2014 -
Suspended Kickstarter Says They’re In An ‘Information War’ With Russia
With barely two days left in its controversial Kickstarter campaign to bring “a definitive spiritual successor to the cult hit S.T.A.L.K.E.R.” into the world, Areal developer West Games had the rug pulled out from underneath it yesterday when its project was suddenly suspended. But that hasn’t stopped the Ukrainian developer from trying to bring its…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 23, 2014 -
A Shooter Where You Have To Cheat To Win
“Hey, stop looking at my screen!” is a pretty common refrain when people are playing competitive multiplayer games in the same room. In Screencheat, it’s the only way to win. The competitive multiplayer shooter may, at first glance, look like any other (albeit 17 million times more colorful), but there’s a twist: everybody is invisible.…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 23, 2014 -
LEGO Green Lantern Gets His Own Set, (Almost) Escapes Batman’s Shadow
I love LEGO’s DC Super Heroes line, but up until now it’s pretty much been the Batman and Superman show. Coming in January 2015, Green Lantern vs. Sinestro (76025) is Hal Jordan’s time to shine. Space Batman is just there to supervise. After a couple years of buying Batman-themed sets to get the Flash and…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2014 -
‘Quake Is Good For You’
Nowadays many video game ads are loud, in-your-face, and teeth-grittingly serious. Back in the day, though, developer id Software made the original Quake—an unabashedly gore-spattered first-person shooter—look like the perfect Christmas present for grandma and the whole (weirdly creepy) family. Courtesy of imgur user Paperkut, these Quake magazine ads from the ’90s are shotgun blasts…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 23, 2014
