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Nuclear Throne‘s New Levels Are Insane
Nuclear Throne has replaced Spelunky as my go-to “just one more try” game. I decided to check out some videos of what lies beyond the third world, and the answer is… SO MANY BULLETS. Vlambeer recently added a 7th world, the Palace, and it looks like instant death. I haven’t even gotten close to it,…
By Steve Marinconz Published May 6, 2014 -
Four of the Strangest Sports Games Ever Made Come Out Today
Remember when sports games used to be weird? Sportsfriends does. There was a time before the Madden-ocracy ushered in a hegemony of simulation-centric sports titles. In games like Ring King, Epyx Summer Games, and Track & Field, you’d be doing weird shit that vaguely resembled a sporting activity but with an energy and fanaticism that…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 6, 2014 -
In Case Anyone Forgot How Bad 2005’s King Kong Was
If you ask me, CinemaSins wasted a whole lot of time and effort putting together a 10+ minute video detailing the problems with 2005’s King Kong. All they really needed was this single still. I’ve never finished watching King Kong, though I still have the copy that came free with my Xbox 360 HD-DVD player.…
By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2014 -
Valve Pulls Controversial Game From Steam For False Marketing
Well, that didn’t take long. After drawing overwhelming criticism from disenchanted players for its shoddy quality and misleading marketing, Earth: 2066 has been dealt a final blow by Valve. The company is pulling the game from its early access program and offering customers who paid $19.99 for the poorly received game a full refund. Earth:…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 6, 2014 -
Destiny Might Be the Most Expensive Game Ever Made
CEO Bobby Kotick has revealed that Activision is spending $500 million to try and make Destiny a hit. That’s half a billion dollars, which is very likely more money than has ever been spent on a video game before. Dang. Kotick’s remarks—which came in an interview with Reuters—are a big deal, given how tight-lipped big…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 6, 2014 -
24 Recap: Jack Bauer Is Back, And He’s Mad As Hell
It takes 41 minutes for Jack Bauer to talk in the newest episode of 24—and for each of those 41 minutes, you can’t help but wonder if he’s still got it. Is this still Jack Bauer? Are we still watching the living incarnation of video-game god-mode? Can this guy really save the world in under…
By Jason Schreier Published May 6, 2014 -
Conan O’Brien Finds Other Horrible Games Buried With E.T.
We know E.T. wasn’t the only game excavators found in the Atari landfill dig last weekend. But according to Conan O’Brien, there were even more movie-based flops buried in the New Mexico desert. A Rocky III version of Pong? John Malkovich in Pac-Man? The 80s would have been much better with these. Buried “E.T.” Atari…
By Gergo Vas Published May 6, 2014 -
How To Build A Warplot In WildStar
A couple weeks ago I wrote an article about Warplots, the build-a-base endgame player-versus-player mode in the upcoming science fiction MMO WildStar. Shortly after that, the fine folks from Carbine and NCsoft came knocking at my door, peering through the keyhole and asking “Do you want to build a Warplot?” Sure, let’s do it! I…
By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2014 -
Concept Art For An Assassin’s Creed Set In Victorian London
Part of a series of illustrations imagining Assassin’s Creed set in Victorian London: These are by David Paget Via GA Previously: Assassin’s Creed Allegiance Hoodie You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 6, 2014 -
Pokémon Would Make A Safari Trip Much Cooler
Leopards and lions would no longer be the kings of the savanna if Pokémon were around. Here’s DeviantART artist Sebas, and his Pokésafari series, with a Nidoking above, and other tough ones below. Getting out of the car on a safari trip like this would be a bad idea: Pokesafari by Sebas [DeviantART] To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published May 6, 2014 -
Zelda’s Temple of Time, Rebuilt in Unreal Engine 4
The Wii U might not get as many Unreal Engine 4 games as we’d like, and so animator Michael Eurek thought it would be a great idea to recreate the Temple of Time from the Legend of Zelda games, just to show how good an HD Zelda game would look like in 2014. It took…
By Gergo Vas Published May 6, 2014 -
Fan Film Trailers Show A War-Torn Half-Life Earth
The pair of trailers are for a Half-Life short called “The Fall Down Of Evolution.” Created by Turkish director and VFX artist Tiber Ergür, it will tell the tale of a young soldier as he tries to survive the Combine invasion of Earth during the Seven Hour War—but for now, all we have is two…
By András Neltz Published May 6, 2014 -
Sci-Fi Indie Platformer Wants To Be The Next Flashback
This one’s also inspired by Heart of Darkness and Another World—with the latter serving as inspiration for Flashback itself. You could say it’s a game inspired by a game inspired by Another World. But that would sound silly. The Way (no relation to the similarly-named classic RPG Maker Game) tells the story of a space…
By András Neltz Published May 6, 2014 -
Player Housing + Hoverboards = An Awesome MMORPG Skatepark
Wildstar, the upcoming sci-fi MMORPG, doesn’t really take itself seriously. So even if you look at it as part the lore and setting, this skatepark just… belongs. Cerqua used Wildstar’s player housing system to build this spectacular skatepark, called the Galaxy Hoverpark, during the game’s last beta weekend. As you can see in the video…
By András Neltz Published May 6, 2014 -
The Last Of Us Custom Action Figures
Joel and Ellie from The Last of Us as custom action figures: These figures are by christinaxxx, who has also made several Lara Croft custom action figures. Previously: Titanfall Pilot Custom Action Figure You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 6, 2014 -
Dr. Manhattan And Joker-Themed Cars For Forza
Redditor dapper 32 created this Dr. Manhattan-themed car for Forza, as well as the Joker mobile below: He’s taking requests You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 5, 2014