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With Two Days To Go, Beloved Game Is Still Struggling On Kickstarter

Maybe it’s skepticism. Maybe it’s Kickstarter malaise. Maybe people just don’t care. Whatever the reason, Harmonix’s Kickstarter for Amplitude, an attempt at reviving the niche PlayStation 2 game of the same name, is not doing very well. As of this writing, it’s sitting at around $643,000 of its $775,000 goal, with just about two days…

Pun-Filled Wolfenstein: The New Order Review

JB Hi-Fi reviews Wolfenstein: The New Order. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Consoles Are A Lot Prettier When They’re Made With Wood

The dream of boutique video game consoles has been alive for a while now. But has wood paneling ever looked this good on a PlayStation 4? This Balolo cover certainly puts last year’s attempt to shame. Check out more of Balolo’s work for the PS4 and Xbox One below. If you like what you see,…

ZeniMax Sues Oculus [UPDATE: Oculus Responds]

The folks who publish Doom are suing the new employer of the man who helped create it. Following a number of verbal barbs swapped between both companies over the past few weeks, the game publisher ZeniMax announced today that they’ve filed suit against VR company Oculus for “illegally misappropriating ZeniMax trade secrets relating to virtual…

The studio that helped bring many a Littlebigplanet to life is spreading its wings with an original game of its own. It’s called Hunger, and its concept art looks gorgeous in a gloomy sort of way. Learn more about it on the Tarsier Studios website

An Anti-Bullying Video Game Where Mean Kids Become Demons

If you’ve ever been teased, it can seem like the human beings making your life miserable are monsters. The developers behind an in-development anti-harassment game are getting literal with that feeling, turning the bullies in Sumoboy into actual demons. As the name Sumoboy suggests, lead character Oji isn’t a buff, grizzled space war veteran. He’s…

Steam In-Home Streaming Now Live For Everyone

Steam’s In-Home Streaming feature is now out of beta, allowing any users on Valve’s PC distribution service to stream games between two computers on the same network. This means you can plop a high-end gaming PC in one room and let it handle all the heavy-duty work while you stream games to your laptop. Or,…

RuPaul Really, Really Likes The Matrix

I always love it when famous people come out of the nerd closet. Considering how proudly eccentric RuPaul is, I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to hear that the legendary drag queen finds inspiration from any number of myriad quirky sources. But I found his recent interview with Marc Maron eye-opening all the same.…

$30 Off A PS4, Huge GameStop Digital Sale, PSN Update, Wolfenstein

This might just be the most obvious top deal selection ever. You can grab a brand new PS4on eBay right now for $370, which is the best price we’ve ever seen. No telling how long this will last. [PlayStation 4 Console, $370] GameStop is currently holding a huge sale on a variety of PC and…

Punching Glitch Lets Titanfall Mechs Fly

What’s more terrifying than a titan? An airborne titan that doesn’t follow the rules of gravity, of course. Here’s a glitch uploaded by FrothyOmen, which shows how broken the “big punch” kit can be if a titan equips it and melees in the right areas. There’s first-person footage of this glitch too, of course: The…

There’s A Super Teeny Tiny Chance You Could Be In The New Star Wars

The latest installment of Star Wars is great for many reasons, but now there’s one more: You can donate to charity for a chance to fly to London, meet the cast, and be in the latest film. Director J.J. Abrams explains in the video above, this is the start of a new initiative called “Star…

Chuck E. Cheese Is Becoming Oculus Rift Compatible

Children’s parties are a curious ordeal for parents, other kids, and really anybody other than the birthday boy or girl. And they’re about to get a lot weirder. How much weirder, you ask? Well, consider the phrase “Chuck E. Cheese’s Virtual Ticket Blaster Experience.” That’s right: Chuck E. Cheese is officially becoming an early adopter…

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Clever Gamer Dresses Up As An Enemy In Dark Souls II, Confuses Everyone

Wearing an enemy’s costume in Dark Souls II and scaring the hell out of others when they invade? That’s absolutely doable. YouTuber GuardianHX tried it out and got some incredible results This trickworked as well in the first Dark Souls but is harder to pull it off in the sequel, since characters have unique stances…

Here’s Your First Look at Batman: Arkham Knight Gameplay

Why look, it’s gameplay footage of the next Batman game! Here’s the new-gen-only Batman: Arkham Knight In this impressive new trailer, you’re seeing footage of many of the scenes from the live game demo we got of Arkham Knight this past March. You’ve got Batman swooping through Gotham, calling in the Batmobile, and even using…

June Xbox One Update Adds Real Name Support And Other Handy Options

The next release of what appear to be monthly firmware updates for Microsoft’s Xbox One console will add a handful of useful options, including real name and external drive support, according to a summary of the changes that Microsoft shared with Kotaku in advance of an official announcement The real name and external storage options…

There’s no better way to show how much graphics have changed in the last 22 years than B. J. Blazkowicz, the main character of the Wolfenstein games, dressed as a baby. He’s wearing the same silly costume in Wolfenstein 3D from 1992 and in Wolfenstein: The New Order. It just got 100% more realistic and…

Conan O’Brien Slaughtered With A Fake Samurai Sword

Even though it’s completely fake, this still looks painful and dangerous. Martial artist Steven Ho uses a blood tube and a retractable sword to show how those fancy sword fight scenes are made. Here’s the full clip with Conan and the crew having fun. He looks scared! Conan Takes A Samurai Sword To The Gut…

Ninja Gun

This is the arcade flyer for Ninja Gun, a game in which you shoot ninja. Check out gameplay below: Via TAFA, AM, and Jason Eisner You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Watch Dogs Parkour By Expert Freerunners

Ubisoft enlisted Devin Graham to make this Watch Dogs mini-movie featuring expert freerunners: The video was directed by Devin Graham, edited by Graham and Parker Walbeck, featuring freerunning by Chris Romrell and Robert Bennett, and a costume by Allison Dredgemaking. This is the making of video: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog…