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‘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…

Behold, The Power of Pokémon Evolution

An entire evolution line, captured in a single animation. Awesome. And yes, there’s more than just this Charizard GIF. Made by Tumblr user Brakken, these GIFs capture the intensity of Pokémon evolution: Eevee Ghastly Dratini Machop You can check out more of Brakken’s work here. You are currently visiting Pocket Monster, a Kotaku blog dedicated…

I Wish Every Oculus Rift Demo Looked This Cool

I’ve seen lots of Oculus Rift-enabled games that offer players a glimpse (or more) inside immersive-looking spaceships and monster-infested hallways. The ideas that truly excite me, however, come from more experimental kinds of games that invite players to experience their own bodies from a new vantage point. Daniel Ernst’s The Shoebox Diorama does this in…

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Nine Things You Should Know About The Next Final Fantasy VII Spinoff

In June, Square Enix quietly announced a new mobile game called Final Fantasy VII G-Bike, based on the mini-game from their iconic RPG. The general reaction was a resounding “uh, what?” But the trailer was cool, as is the concept, though we haven’t heard much more about what we’ll get to do in G-Bike, or…

Experience The Guardians Of The Galaxy Premier In Virtual Reality

Variety enlisted Jaunt to record the Guardians of the Galaxy red carpet event with its virtual reality camera setup. The rig used 14 cameras to capture 360 degree coverage. Supposedly, highlights will be available within the week for viewing on the Oculus Rift. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the…

The Uncharted Movie Snatches Spider-Man 3‘s Release Date

With the third Spidey movie pushed back to 2018 to squeeze in The Sinister Six movie, Nathan Drake’s turn on the big screen is slated to fill Spider-Man 3‘s June 10, 2016 spot. I smell a conspiracy. Here’s how things are going down, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Spider-Man 3 and 4 were originally scheduled…

A Pokémon-Style Game For Those of You Without A Nintendo System

It’s easy to blame nostalgia for the special place in our hearts that the original Pokémon games occupy, but Red and Blue genuinely have a lot of great elements that the modern games in the franchise don’t really offer anymore. Enter Collectems, a new game that blends what made Pokémon Red and Blue so great,…

Big Sunglasses And Pink Ninjas

Advertisement for 1990 game Crime Wave, where you have to save the U.S. President’s beautiful daughter: Via 80’s-90’s Stuff You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Show Us Your Favorite Batman Story

According to DC Comics, it’s Batman Day today. So let’s talk about your favorite stories featuring the Dark Knight. For me, like loads of other fans, it’s really hard to pin it down from just one Batman story. I’m already on the record as a big fan of Venom, the 1991 story from the Legends…

The classic puzzle game The Room is finally making its way from the iPad to the PC next week. Developer Fireproof Games also said that the new version will be done in “fully enhanced HD.” So you know you’ll have something pretty to look at when you’re pulling your hair out in frustration!

Deals: PSN Play 2014, Humble Square-Enix Bundle, PC Parts Gold Box

This summer’s PSN Play promo begins next week with four big titles making (mostly) debuts across Sony’s three consoles in an ultra combo of Playstation Plus pre-order discounts, 3-way cross-buy, and a PSN credit reward for buying two games or more. Rogue Legacy and The Swapper are basically insta-buys if you don’t already have them,…

This Robot Is Probably Better Than You At Hearthstone

Last season in Hearthstone, Blizzard’s digital card drug, I hit rank 14 or 15—an impressive feat, I thought, considering I hadn’t bought any card packs since I started playing back in April. Here is video footage of a robot that just got to rank 4. 🙁 [via Reddit]

Canabalt T-Shirts

To accompany the new substantial update to Canabalt, Finji is selling two different Canabalt t-shirts You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Robocop Vs. The Terminator Toy Line

NECA just announced its new toy line based on the 1993 video game Robocop vs. The Terminator: Series 1 includes two versions of The Terminator with paint deco that re-creates the video game shading. The T-800 includes a Plasma Rifle accessory, and the Endoskeleton comes with a standing Heavy Machine Gun accessory. Both figures are…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Could the Wii U GamePad Go the Way of the Kinect? • Stumbling around in the dark: Metro 2033 with the English turned off • Stalker: Call of Pripyat Misery Mod. A Noob’s Tale TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Modern Assassins Creed Style

Assassin’s Creed concept art from the official Twitter feed You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The isometric Guantlet-style Tomb Raider game Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is coming out in December, a Crystal Dynamics developer said in a recent interview with IGN. Square Enix first announced it was working on a sequel to the cult hit Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light at E3 last month, saying…

One Day We’ll Have The Whole Earth Remade In Minecraft

Until then here’s a blocky version of Mount Everest made by the talented imbilio. He used a terrain generator program called World Machine to replicate the mountain range and, well, the result is damn realistic. Minecraft‘s height limit is 256 blocks, so it’s around 15-16 times smaller than the real thing, since the the surrounding…

Of Course Guardians Of The Galaxy Gets Its Own Disney Infinity Playset

You can stop now, Disney Infinity 2.0. We get it. You really want us to buy you, and you aren’t afraid to recruit a team of intergalactic outlaws to make it happen. You really didn’t have to go to all the trouble of creating an entire playable world based on the Guardians of the Galaxy…