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Brooding New Elder Scrolls Online Breton Statue

If you loved the Elder Scrolls Online cinematic trailers (and how could you not, they’re terrific), then you’ll love Bethesda’s latest statue: The Breton: From Bethesda: The Bretons of High Rock are one of Tamriel’s many human races, both famed and feared for their mastery of magic and natural adeptness in the martial arts. Once…

Now This Is A Trophy

Awesome warrior trophy given to an Oregon Ducks equipment manager You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Looks Like This Is The Disney Infinity 2.0 Venom Figure

Target is showing off a Disney Infinity 2.0 Venom figure. Via Chris You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Square Enix Teases Kingdom Hearts III Some More

Ostensibly this is a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix, which comes out this December for PS3. It looks great and all, but really, what’s exciting here is the little teaser for the game we’ve all been waiting for: Kingdom Hearts III. The teaser starts at 2:30 or so. Here’s hoping we’re getting a…

Lara Croft And Jason Statham Were Both Models In A 1997 Men’s Mag

Here is something wonderful. The November 1997 issue of FHM (British edition), which I just found lurking (and well-preserved) in a box in my garage. I guess I kept it thanks to a teenage obsession with Tomb Raider model Rhona Mitra (who appears on the cover), but I’m glad I kept it thanks to a…

It’s-A Mario, Just Not As You Know Him

Hey, remember how cool art site/idea Sketch Dailies did a Link showcase the other day? They’re back today with Mario, and it’s just as good. To recap, Sketch Dailies issues a challenge every day for artists around the world. Usually it’s a character, or a type of character. So today’s is Mario, but that doesn’t…

Slender Man Creator “Deeply Saddened” By Stabbing

Eric Knudsen, the creator of fictional horror character Slender Man, has issued a public statement in response to the tragic stabbing in Wisconsin that left a 12 year-old girl fighting for her life. Knudsen’s spokeswoman Sue Procko issued the statement to the Associated Press, which begins “I am deeply saddened by the tragedy in Wisconsin…

Xbox One Games Might Soon Look A Little Better

Ever since launch, many multiplatform games just haven’t looked as good (or run as smoothly) on the Xbox One as they have the PlayStation 4. Going forward that gap might be closed. At least a little. From launch until now, developers had to leave some resources on the console’s GPU free for Kinect integration, which…

The World’s Largest Video Game Collection Is Up For Sale

Michael Thommason, who is certifiedas having the world’s largest collection of video games, is putting them up for sale. Meaning the buyer isn’t just getting a ton of games, they’re getting a title as well. Guinness confirmed Thommason had 10,607 games last year, but he’s since picked up a few hundred more, so the winning…

Killer is Pretty: There are a bunch of new games featured at the screenshot site Dead End Thrills, including last year’s Killer is Dead. Turns out, that game’s stylish art looks incredibly nice in high-res. Many more at Dead End Thrills

Watch Dogs Includes A Kinect That Spies On People

Okay, the Kinect you can find in Watch Dogs isn’t called Kinect. It’s called Kinekt, with a (second) K. But still: this is a pretty funny easter egg. Eurogamer walks us through a little gag you can find in Watch Dogs, which includes a gaming device that Aiden Pearce, the protagonist, can hack into. All…

EA Just Can’t Keep The Next Battlefield Game A Secret [UPDATE]

I’m sure a few months back EA had a nice, clear marketing scheme laid out for its next Battlefield game, Hardline. A scheme that’s now in tatters. [UPDATE – EA has now released the trailer officially] ORIGINAL POST – The game was revealed in the press ahead of time. So EA made a very brief,…

Vanishing Point: The weird horror PC game The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has been mostly been shrouded in mystery, but in today’s trailer we finally get to see a bit of it in action. I remain intrigued by this game.

​Riot Is Changing League of Legends‘ Most Popular Map

When a competitive game is as popular as League of Legends, any small change to the maps can have a major impact. Riot Games is about to push out a new and updated version of Summoner’s Rift, the most popular map in the game, and today they went more into detail about what that means.…

It’s Aiden Pearce on the line: While Watch Dogs imagines a world where we can hack anything from our phones, the reality is more often that the outside world is trying to hack into our phones. This new video feature from Motherboard takes a look at the ways your mobile phone can be hacked.

Here’s How Rare Hearthstone Cards Actually Are

When someone buys $50 (or more) worth of Hearthstone cards, they inevitably do some simple math to figure out each card’s rarity. But those numbers aren’t actually useful for figuring out your chances of getting a legendary or golden card next time. If you aren’t familiar with Hearthstone, it’s a collectible card game similar to…

Watch Sailor Moon’s New Art Style In Action

Check out the Sailor Moon remake’s first trailer, which showcases the new controversial art style. What do you think? Honestly, it still looks a little weird to me, but hey. It’s still good ol’ Sailor Moon. It’s supposed to match the manga, and in that respect, it succeeds, so!

Ubisoft’s Newest Deal Could Be Bad News For Some PC Gamers

Despite lingering tensions between AMD and Nvidia over the latter’s close relationship with major game developers, Ubisoft is extending its partnership with Nvidia to cover its biggest upcoming PC titles. Ubisoft announced the partnership in a press release Thursday, saying that it is working closely with Nvidia’s GameWorks program to develop four of its most…

Why Game Developers Keep Getting Laid Off

On a May morning in Rhode Island two years ago, a reporter for the Providence Journal stood outside the doors of 38 Studios, the video game company formed by baseball player Curt Schilling. As employees walked into work, the reporter asked if they knew why they weren’t getting paid. For a few 38 staffers, this…

GOG Is Launching Their Own Version Of Steam

Good Old Games—the digital store for retro games—just announced a new service called GOG Galaxy. It’s a DRM-free online service designed to offer auto-updating, cross-play, and an optional client for your PC games. Kinda like Steam. Minus the DRM. This could be interesting.