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Instead Of Going To School, This Kid Made A Game Called Spacepants
When I was 12 I didn’t like school much — who did? But if someone told me I didn’t have to go to school and could use the spare time to do whatever I wanted? I’d probably just spend it trying to break my speed records on Super Punch Out!! I tell you what I…
Mark Serrels Published July 1, 2014 -
World War II-Themed Titanfall Lego Diorama
Kosmas Santosa built this World War II-themed Titanfall diorama complete with several bombed out buildings: Via TBB You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 1, 2014 -
Link, It’s Dangerous To Go Alone. So Take This Chicken.
Link, steeled for the quest ahead, rides into battle clutching the one thing that’s going to save his ass: a cucco. This was done by Paul Canavan, an artist we’ve actually featured here before. You can see more of his stuff here
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2014 -
Rest In Peace, Age Of Empires
Today, July 1, Age of Empires Online is no more. Few will mourn its passing, but many more will nevertheless look to its demise as a sad event, given the attachment people once had to the words “Age of Empires”. The first Age of Empires, released in 1999, was amazing. As was its medieval sequel.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2014 -
New App From The Designer Of The Video Game Sequence In Her
I spent around ten hours with Mountain, the new app by David OReilly, who directed an episode of Adventure Time and the video game sequence in Her. I thought it would be unique and intriguing. I was not expecting a cross between 2001, Katamari Damacy, and Monopoly. When I heard OReilly had a new game…
By John Struan Published July 1, 2014 -
A Tiny Talking Mountain Is Actually Making My Life Better
The mountain with a horse for a head sighed, “I’ll never forget this snowy day.” And then it got hit by a flying truck, right in the umbrella. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Mountain Any given sentence from a Mountain “play” session can look like a complete load of gibberish, but it’s actually a…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 1, 2014 -
Splinter Cell: The Younger Years Is Something I Could Watch
A dark, moody film about the early days of Sam Fisher sounds like the kind of thing Hollywood would want to dabble in. They’ve been beaten to the punch, though, by this impressive-looking fan project. You have no idea how many of these sorts of things we see every week. No idea. And so many…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2014 -
Riot Sets Fire To League Of Legends’ Awful Public Chat Rooms
League of Legends’ public chat rooms have long been crawling with scammers and all other manner of assholes. So developers Riot have decided to shut them down. It’s a decision that’s all down to moderation. Or lack of it. The way the rooms are currently built means that there’s only an “ignore” button available, when…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2014 -
Real-Life Fruit Ninja Is Very Dangerous With A Knife
He slices. He dices. And it all looks a lot more fun than running your finger across a phone screen. I pressed play on this and thought, whatever man, I can do that one or two times in a row. Then he kept going. And going. And going. And he absolutely will not stop, ever,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2014 -
It’ll Take Him 17 Days To Get To The End Of Minecraft
Thirty thousand kilometers. That’s how far JL2579 has to travel to get to the edge of Minecraft--more than twice the diameter of Earth. You can watch him do it live, right here. Unlike Kurt J. Mac, who is walking to the end of Minecraft via Let’s Play-esque videos, JL2579 is riding a minecart to the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 1, 2014 -
Sailor Moon’s New Transformation Sequence Has Leaked
Though the Sailor Moon reboot doesn’t start broadcasting until July 5th, footage of an advanced screening has leaked—notably, Sailor Moon’s new transformation sequence, as well as the new intro to the show. If you don’t want either of these things spoiled, you shouldn’t watch either of these videos. Fair warning! Here’s the new transformation sequence…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 1, 2014 -
Please Don’t Ever Fix the Physics In Grand Theft Auto V
Nine months after release and Grand Theft Auto V is still pregnant with ridiculously impressive stunt potential. In the latest from Nomad Union, absolute insanity happens. I’ve actually put my Grand Theft Auto V plans on hold, pending the release of the PC version of the game. I see a video like this, imagine what…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2014 -
My Current PS4 Obsession: Resogun‘s New Survival Mode
I did not expect to be playing Resogun in the summer of 2014. I thought I was done with it. I was wrong. The new $5 Resogun Heroes expansion for the PS4 launch game has a great new mode with it, a mode that has taken over my gaming life. Watch the video above for…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 1, 2014 -
Evolve Wins ‘Best of Show’ At E3 2014
As voted on by 28 outlets and Kotaku, here are the official Game Critics Awards winners of various E3 2014 awards, a good chunk of which were stolen by Evolve and No Man’s Sky, unsurprisingly. Best of Show Evolve (Turtle Rock/2K Games for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) Best Original Game No Man’s Sky (Hello…
By Tina Amini Published July 1, 2014 -
We were so intrigued by the World War I adventure game Valiant Hearts that we reviewed it twice. Sort of. Luke reviewed it for us last week. Stephen (that’s me!) just reviewed it for The New York Times. Read the latter review here if you didn’t already pick up the paper.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 1, 2014 -
If Dota 2 Heroes Played Counter-Strike
What would happen if we put Dota heroes in a match of Counter-Strike? Who would get the first kill? Bets on who would win? MaritimeTR ☆ DotA 2 & SFM Animations ☆ brings us this unlikely mash-up of Valve games, and the results are pretty funny. P.S. NyxNyxNyxNyxNyxNyxNyxNyx Dota 2 Nyx Assassin Voice [MaritimeTR ☆…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 1, 2014 -
As Long As JRPGs Like This Keep Coming West, My PS3 Stays Connected
Today Tecmo Koei announced that Gust’s Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star, a prequel to the amazing Ar Tonelico series, is coming to North American PlayStation 3 consoles on September 23. Games like this are the reason my PS3 is the only console hooked up right now. Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2014 -
Deals: The New Samsung 850 Pro SSDs, Everything 4K, PC Pre-Orders
Samsung’s 840 Pro SSDs have long set the high water mark for consumer SSD performance, and now it’s getting a sequel. The 850 Pro promises read speeds of up to 550 MB/s, and write speeds of 520MB/s, and you can preorder yours at a discount right now on Newegg. [Preorder Samsung 850 Pro SSD] If…
By Shane Roberts Published July 1, 2014 -
The Best Games of 2014 So Far
So far, 2014 has felt like a year of surprises. Some of them have been good while others—like the growing crop of games that have been pushed to next year—are bummers. But, there’ve been standouts among the games that have come out. Let’s talk about them, shall we? This has been the year where the…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 1, 2014