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Racing Car Gets Joke Half-Life 3 Sponsorship

The reader blog over at Jalopnik got a pretty sweet deal last month: for just a few bucks they could get their names on a car that was competing in the famous 24 Hours Nürburgring endurance race in Germany. Thing is, not everyone who contributed went with their real name. One contributor, Savant, saw his…

An Idiot In Azeroth: Part One

On a cold Sydney winter morning I stand at the train station. The sun cuts through the crisp azure sky and I think to myself, “this reminds me of the sky in Elwynn forest as I wandered carefree as a level 3 noob and was coldly cut down by a bandit near the crystal lake.…

Q*Bert Rebooted For Today’s Short Attention Span Gamers

For years our coverage of classic arcade game Q*Bert has been limited to hardcore players attempting to break longevity records. No normal person has time to play a game for 80 hours straight these days. That’s what Q*Bert Rebooted is for. Coming very soon (possibly tomorrow) to Steam and then mobile platforms, the new Q*Bert…

If Someone Made An Art Film About The Flash

The life of a superhero is often an anxiety-riddled mess — so it’s only appropriate that a classic DC hero gets a pretentious, art house adaptation. Filmmaker Patrick Willems has graced us with a peek into a world where Swedish director Ingmar Bergman (the man behind the brooding classics Persona and The Seventh Seal) was…

Inside The World of GTA Online’s Intense Biker Gangs

Of course people playing GTA Online have formed digital gangs—the “crews” feature, which allows everyone to assign special roles and ranks within a group, is practically built for this. But damn, some people take crews in GTA Online really seriously. Take the Reaper Lords, for example. They are a biker gang that only exists inside…

​164 Mouse Clicks Take You Through a Fun Retro Game Adventure

Old enough to have loaded games from cassettes back in the day? Then, this charming interactive cartoon will remind you of old-school graphical journeys from back in the day. It isn’t quite a game, but don’t let that stop you. Super Pixel Quest comes from artist Emmanuel Espinasse, who works in both print and digital…

Aperture Science Perspective Illusion

Aperture Science logo made with 720 yards of tape. The logo isn’t viewable from other angles: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

One Of The Best Final Fantasy Games Turns 14 Today

Happy birthday, Final Fantasy IX! You’re fourteen years old now, and still just as lovely as you were back in 2000, though you could stand to take it easier on the random encounters. FFIX, a story about an interspecies romance and a wizard child who learns how to have feelings, first came out in Japan…

Man Puts TV On Head, Wins Cosplay

This reel of cosplayers from Heroes Con 2014 has some of the staples you’d expect, like multiple versions of Deadpool, Spider-Man and Captain America. But I wasn’t prepared for the magnificence that is Prince Robot IV from Saga. Look at that TV-head. It’s glorious. If you read Saga, then you know that the Prince’s head…

Fans Are Pissed About Alleged Cheating In The Recent Pokémon Tournament

Astute Pokémon fans noticed something interesting during the Pokémon National Championships this past weekend—something that seemed like it should have been impossible without the use of cheating. Attempting to cheat at Pokémon tournaments isn’t new: literally thousands of people have been caught in the act before. Nevermind the huge prevalence of hacked Pokémon online, be…

Pushmo World Is My Favorite Kind Of Puzzle Game

This’ll be easy, I said. How can it not be? The game is too cute to not be easy Little did I know. I was playing Pushmo World. The game is the latest installment in one of Nintendo’s lesser-known series, so I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I booted up…

​How To Beat Shovel Knight In The Late ’80s

The excellent Shovel Knight already feels like it was time-warped in from the late 1980s. Why not give it a period-appropriate tips video? The always-enjoyable My Life in Gaming has dedicated their latest “VHS tips video” to Shovel Knight, complete with tracking fuzz and Overly Articulate Announcer Guy. Happily, for all the kitschy packaging, there…

Disney Infinity Star-Lord and Gamora Figures

Looks like Star-Lord and Gamora from the Guardians of the Galaxy will be available for Disney Infinity this fall. Via CBR and DIF You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Shiny Batman Is The Square Enix Exclusive San Diego Comic-Con Deserves

One fo the best Batman action figures on the market is the Arkham Origins Play Arts Kai Batman from Square Enix, but I’m having a hard time justifying the $99 purchase. Slap on a coat of shiny paint and limit it to 1,000 figures sold during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con and I may reconsider.…

Have You Found The Lich’s Tomb In David OReilly’s Mountain?

The best review of David OReilly’s Mountain yet. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Diversity Question

“How long is your game?” That used to be the tough one. That used to be the question a video game creator could hardly give an answer to without birthing a scandal. I see all these questions about diversity in gaming these days, about women in Assassin’s Creed or gay marriage in a Nintendo game.…

Deals: Destiny Ghost Edition, Xbox One Controllers, Second Son

If you’ve been looking to outfit your Xbox One with some extra controllers, buying them from Best Buy today will net you a $20 gift card, and the promotion applies to both the standalone controller and the Play and Charge Kit Bundle. [Xbox One Controller] If you’re looking forward to Destiny like we are, you…

Attention Borderlands fans: Gearbox just released 14 more minutes of butt-stomping action from the upcoming “Pre-Sequel,” out this October for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Watch the new video above and read our thoughts on a recent preview for the game here

Destiny Collector’s Edition With Talking Ghost Companion

IGN has an unboxing video of the Destiny Collector’s Edition. The light-up Ghost companion with Peter Dinklage sound clips is pretty slick: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Destiny beta starts next week on July 17 for PlayStation console owners and on July 23 for Xbox players. According to the FAQ on the game’s official site, you’ve got to pre-order the game to get access to the beta.