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Mean Girls Would Make For An Action-Packed Visual Novel

When the fine folks at 8-bit Cinema remade a movie as an 8 or 16-bit game, they never really left side scroller or adventure game territory—until now. Here’s Mean Girls, the now ten-year-old Lindsay Lohan movie which keeps reminding us of how old we are, as a Japanese visual novel. I’ve never thought I’d see…

How to Make a Mech – The Science Behind World War Machine

Early in development, Tuque Games brought in Thwacke to consult on their upcoming Mechwarrior-meets-Diablo action RPG, World War Machine. We assembled a team of experts consisting of nanotechology researcher Kevin Neibert and Aerospace Defense analyst Greg Linton to create a unique and authentic sci-fi experience. We worked extensively with the developers at Tuque Games to…

Candy Crush Saga-Themed Fashion Shoot

Vice featured a Candy Crush Saga-themed fashion shoot: You can see the rest of the photo shoot at Vice You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Disney Princesses, Dressed as Their Dude Companions

Here’s South African artist Ogo and her gallery of Disney princesses and their clothes, swapped with their male counterparts. This makes some of them really badass. Take a look. There’s more in Ogo’s DeviantART gallery: Ogo [DeviantART, via Dorkly] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Capcom has issued an official statement that the next Street Fighter will not be pay-to-win. They did this in response to an article by Japanese newspaper Sponichi Annex, in which a Capcom executive apparently mentioned plans of implementing a pay-for-advantage system in the next Street Fighter. [via EventHubs]

Official Buster Gun Will Satisfy Mega Man Fans

Those crazy kids at ThinkGeek will soon have an officially licensed Mega Man Buster Gun replica for sale. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK That’s right, you can have your very own gun-arm like the little blue Mega one for a small initial outlay of $79.99. What do you get for your money? A…

Conan Plays Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Says “America Just Lost”

A vast array of characters. Small platforms. Fighting. Yep, it’s Smash Bros. Conan is back with another Clueless Gamer, asking this: “Why would we fight when we’re in the middle of a Willy Wonka nightmare?” Nintendo, do think about adding a bacon stage. A delicious bacon stage. Clueless Gamer: Conan Reviews “Super Smash Bros.” [Team…

Mario Can’t Run From Comic Books

Nintendo’s had a big week. If you need a palette cleanser from all that news, though, you could do worse than this Mario comic It’s the work of fans Danny8bit, JamesmanTheRegenold and Earth Gwee, and looks like something I could have picked up off a shelf in 1992 and kept forever in a plastic bag…

Stab It, Cloud, Stab It Right In Its Stupid Face

As we’ve seen, Adeeb Md makes better statues with his own two hands than many professional companies (with factories and everything) can come up with. Don’t believe me? Check out his latest piece, Final Fantasy’s Cloud. It was done on commission. If you’re thinking of saving up and asking for a Ben from Full Throttle,…

Ubisoft In Trouble Over Comments About Female Characters

Shortly after Ubisoft upset many Assassin’s Creed fans by saying that it had abandoned its plan to have female characters in its new game’s co-op multiplayer mode, the company returned with another controversial explanation about the absence of women in its games—this one focused on Far Cry 4 Speaking in an interview with Polygon, Alex…

Here Is The Full Reveal Of The New Titanfall Titan Figure

After a lot of teasing, Threezero posted over a dozen photographs of the new Titanfall Atlas Titan with Pilot: The 20.5″ Titan comes with a 6″ pilot and a working hatch with swappable red and blue lights. You can preorder it for $430 tomorrow. Via Facebook You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog…

The Luigi Death Stare Meme Is Over

I’m calling it (and judging by comments/Twitter/Facebook most of you are too). It’s done, guys. It was a fun ride, but it shone too brightly and burned out too quickly. THAT SAID, it deserves a more fitting end than Luigi’s own year, which just kinda…fizzed out. It deserves a viking funeral I think this video,…

How to figure out if you’re at E3: check the available local WiFi networks and see if the list looks anything like this.

The E3 2014 Smash Bros. Roundtable, For Your Viewing Pleasure

Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakuraihad a lot more to say during last night’s E3 roundtable than just “Here’s Pac-Man.” Here’s the entire presentation, packed with juicy tidbits the upcoming fighter.

Nintendo’s Big New 3DS Game Is Code Name: STEAM [Update]

Announced today during a 3DS developer event at E3, it looks like Nintendo is releasing a brand new game on the 3DS. It’s called Code Name: STEAM and it launches in 2015. It sounds kind of bonkers. The game partially takes place in London, and it features airships. Think Steampunk (Jason, who is attending the…

Oculus Rift Will Sell “At The Lowest Cost Possible”

There are reasons for concern following Facebook’s purchase of Oculus Rift, but one massive benefit – at least for users – will be the way the social network giant is able to influence the headset’s price. As in, it’s going to be cheaper. Had Oculus tried to bring the VR headset to market themselves (though…

Shadow of the Diablo: looks like Diablo III owners on PS3 and PS4 will also get some sweet Shadow of the Colossus gear, in addition to having The Last of Us enemies appear in the game too. You can read more about both here.

The Last Of Us: PS3 vs PS4

GameSpot has posted a video showing the differences between the PS3 and PS4 versions of The Last Of Us. Yeah, the PS4 version looks better. Duh. But damn, the PS3 version still looks amazing. Graphics Comparison: The Last Of Us Remastered PS3 Vs. PS4 [GameSpot]

Report: Xbox Making Show About A “Bastion Of Bro-Fueled Debauchery”

Or, how not to smash a console stereotype. Deadline is reporting that Xbox Studios, the group responsible for bringing original programming to Microsoft’s consoles, is working on “scripted comedy East Of Exurbia”. It is based on…a story that was written on…Brobible. If you’re unfamiliar with the site, it is exactly what it sounds like. That…

Why Can’t You Be Out Now, Project Diva F 2nd?

I can’t imagine a better way to wind down after a long day of remotely covering E3 than to sprawl out on the couch and play some Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd, a game that isn’t out in North America until the fall. Damn E3 trailers. There should be a rule that a publisher…