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​Wait. There’s A Female Assassin In Sunset Overdrive?

The makers of Sunset Overdive are proud that you’ll be able to make playable characters of different genders and ethnicities. So, of course, they decided to have some fun at the expense of Assassin’s Creed Now, you won’t hear the word Assassin or any mention of Ubisoft’s hit period-piece action series in the latest promo…

Shigeru Miyamoto Has A Question For All Of You

The man who made Mario and Zelda needs you to tell him something, Kotaku As I was concluding my interview with him at E3 last week, I asked if he had anything else he’d like Kotaku readers to know. Oh, he did. But he also wanted to know something that only you can answer. Here’s…

Try Titanfall For Free On PC

Are you one of the PC gamers who prefers Origin to Steam? Ok, ok! Sorry I asked. But hey, at least we can all agree that Titanfall is pretty awesome. And as Kotaku’s Kirk Hamilton has said many times now, EA’s hit multiplayer shooter plays like a dream on the PC. So if you’re one…

​Ok, Let’s Try and Figure Out What This Fourth Person Game Is

You might’ve seen a look at Pavilion—the PlayStation exclusive calling itself a fourth-person game—a few times before. It’s tough to parse exactly what’s going on in the indie puzzle creation, even with a new trailer. The best new clue comes from a really weird, really obscure Pac-Man game, where the iconic character goes a little…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Sinner’s Sandwich: The TAY Review • Daisy Deserves Better • State of Video Games 2014 • Back in the TAY Review: Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers • What Game Can You Always Depend On? • No Man’s Sky Just Broke My Heart TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s…

Video Game Layoff Stories

Confiscated e-mails. Sinking ships. The looming feeling that layoffs are coming, and there’s nothing you can do to save yourself. Two weeks ago, we took an extensive look at why there are so many layoffs in the world of video game development. Since then, hundreds of developers have reached out to sympathize, and to share…

If Hollywood Remade Nickelodeon Cartoons

The talented folks at Dorkly played with the idea of turning classic Nicktoons, such as Hey, Arnold! or Rugrats into modern day Hollywood movies, and damn they would look depressing as hell. Rocko’s (who totally looks like Courage the Cowardly Dog in this pic) Modern Life, turned into an indie drama. Tommy Pickles from Rugrats…

Batman Sand Sculpture

Impressive Batman sand sculpture by Jeroen Advocaat: Via photographer J.L. Van Der Wal You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Two giants, Sims and Minecraft combined? Oh the possibilities… The creator of this fan-art, LockRikard, really found the balance in his crossover. SimCraft by LockRikard [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got…

New Kratos Figure Has One Hell Of A Scowl

And he’s wielding the Blades of Chaos, to boot. You wouldn’t want to mess with this one. Gaming Heads’ rendition of the God of War series protagonist comes in two flavors: regular, costing $330 and limited to 1250 pieces, and exclusive, limited to 500 pieces and priced at $350. The difference? For an extra $20,…

New Official Propaganda Posters For The Hunger Games: Mockingjay

The seven new propaganda posters promoting The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 are all terrific, but the one-legged tattooed lumberjack is probably the most memorable: The posters are by Ignition Creative. Via IMP Rewards You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

A Gallery Of Concept Art From Doublefine’s Broken Age

Nathan Stapley posted a gallery of concept art from Doublefine’s Broken Age to celebrate the game’s iOS release: Previously: Broken Age wallpapers. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Jay Shaw is currently having a poster sale, including this one inspired by Pitfall. (His Journey print already sold out.) You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

A new Alien: Isolation wallpaper was added to the official site’s collection of five You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Three New Mortal Kombat Fighters

This is D’Vorah, one of the three newly revealed Mortal Kombat X “kombatants.” Check out Kotal Kahn, and the Ferra/Torr team below: These were posted at Facebook without any further information You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Andrew Ryan sculpture by Angela Bermudez You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Lego Bowser

Too bad Lego doesn’t have the Nintendo license, because this fanmade Lego Bowser is terrific: Boswer is by Jordan Schwartz You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

FTL: Faster Than Light Modded To Run A Marriage Proposal

While his/her loved one was in the shower, a Redditor patched her computer’s version of FTL: Faster Than Light to turn it into a marriage proposal with multiple dialog options: Via R/Best of You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

$900 Blade Runner Gun Looks Totally Worth It

Yes, you read that right. This costs $900, not $90. But whatever. If it means I can walk around muttering “enhance” and shooting at robots, I’ll pay it. Limited to just 50 pieces worldwide, it’s as faithful a reproduction of Harrison Ford’s sidearm as we’re ever going to get, with each component exactly the same…

Ubisoft Explains Why Watch Dogs On PC Had Hidden Graphics Files

Earlier this week, Watch Dogs made headlines after modders discovered hidden graphical files that transformed the game to something that more closely resembered the dazzling E3 demo presented in 2012. Today, Ubisoft took the time to explain why these files weren’t used—and responded directly to accusations that they “downgraded” the game. From the official Watch…