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Titanfall Looks Quite Pretty Without Giant Robots Or People

This remix of the Titanfall menu music does a good job working with some music that’s already pretty great (it takes a lot longer to get annoying than most other background tracks), but it’s the accompanying video that’s got my attention. It’s just slow, arcing shots of the stuff you’re never paying attention to while…

Game Of Thrones‘ Sweetest Character (Probably) Won’t Be Back

In a show full of treachery and bloodshed (not to mention incest and rape), one surviving character stood as a paragon of virtue. And he stood on all fours. Ser Pounce, Tommen’s super-fluffy cat and star of season 4’s slow episode (hey, each season needs one), will apparently not be returning for any of this…

These Video Games Are Art

Photographer Danny Passarella has travelled the world collecting old arcade machines, bringing them home to the UK where he can take these stunning images of them. They’re like badass old arcade posters, if the world hadn’t stopped making badass old arcade posters. Each image depicts a game sitting somewhere in Danny’s hometown of Whitley Bay.…

Never Underestimate What Can Be Cosplayed

Think a game needs to have humanoid shapes or faces to generate fun cosplay? Look at this awesome Threes couple and think again. According to Threes co-creator Asher Vollmer, this looks like the first instance of cosplay inspired by his hit numerical puzzle game. If cosplay’s anything like real life, these two folks will be…

Threes Cosplay Inspired These New Official T-Shirts

The makers of Threes spotted this Threes-cosplaying couple and instantly went to work turning the t-shirts into genuine merchandise: You can order the red and blue tees at Formspring. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Everything Wrong With Spider-Man 3 Is Why The Franchise Got A Reboot

When the final movie in the first Spider-Man trilogy changed Peter Parker’s motivational motto from “With great power comes great responsibility” to “shit happens” was the perfect moment to call for a do-over. Let’s see what other Cinema Sins Spider-Man 3 committed. Judging from the positive reviews of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the notion that…

Now You Can Play As X-Force Nightcrawler In Marvel Heroes

There are two brand new costumes available for MMO Marvel Heroes—X-Force Nightcrawler, and Siege Loki. You can see a brief video of Nightcrawler below. And here is Loki’s new look: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Xbox One Dashboard, Beautified

Wouldn’t it be cool if we could customize the Xbox One with this much ease? Unfortunately, this video mock-up byPrimeGhost Gaming isn’t real—it’s just a concept. But if the Xbox One does ever implement something like themes, I hope it takes some cues from this. Being able to dictate the color of the widgets on…

Look At The Artwork From This Weekend’s Hellboy Anniversary Show

Custom Hellboy figure by NECA artist Geoff Trapp. for this weekned’s upcoming Hellboy tribute show at Hero Complex in Los Angeles. See more sculptures, nesting dolls, and illustrations from the show below. Blain Hefner Brad Hill Mitch Ansara Jeanne D’Angelo CF Payne Thomas Lynch III Brianne Drouhard Nick Runge Louie Joyce Daniel Nyari Hoang Tran…

Mod Makes The Original Deus Ex Look A Lot Nicer

Deus Ex: Revision is an ambitious mod that’s looking to completely change the way we look at the 2000 classic. Rather than mess with the game’s design, or weapons, or anything else like you’d expect from something like this, Revision’s only goal is to update the game’s existing visuals (with new lighting, etc) and give…

The PS4 gets a big update tomorrow, and Sony’s shared a list of all of the new features it’ll add. The new HDCP-free option and improved video sharing get top billing, but I’m just as psyched that we’ll finally be able to dim the controller’s light bar.

Watch An Hour Of State of Decay‘s Upcoming Expansion

Today Microsoft streamed an hour of State of Decay‘s military-themed Lifeline expansion running on Xbox 360. I love State of Decay and think the expansion sounds cool, so I’ll be playing this on PC as soon as it comes out. (Which happens in June.)

If BioShock Were Remade Today

Thought the revamp of Rapture in BioShock Infinite‘s Burial at Sea DLC looked great? Well, the iconic underwater city looks even better in the latest version of Unreal Engine. YouTuber/indie game developer noodlespagoodle took assets from BioShock 1 and dropped them into Unreal Engine 4. It’s quick work but the results are still impressive. The…

The Hero Of Skies Of Arcadia Gets The Statue He Deserves

One of the best reasons to own a Sega Dreamcast, the excellent role-playing game Skies of Arcadia hasn’t gotten nearly enough love. This 17-inch tall stature of main character Vyse from First 4 Figures is a step in the right direction. Sure, the game got a GameCube update and Vyse made an appearance in Sonic…

Final Fantasy XIV‘s Coolest Feature Fits In Your Hands

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is a lovely game, but few would call it “innovative.” I’ve been playing the game on both PS4 and PC for the past several weeks and have been having a blast. But even a relative MMO lightweight like me can tell that the game isn’t breaking much new ground.…

Video Game About Masturbating Is A Lot Less Fun Than It Sounds

Video games have a lot in common with porn. That’s not meant as a criticism—some of the best minds in the business have compared the two as a way to advocate on behalf of the creative merits of both. But here’s the thing: once you accept that video games are often structurally similar to porn,…

10 Things You Might Not Know About Pokémon

You might know that Pokémon is based on insect collecting, and that the games are based on different regions in Japan. That Pokemon trivia is easy. But I bet there are some factoids you don’t know about, even if you’re a hardcore fan. Buzzfeed put together a video that’s full of fun Pokemon facts, including:…

The Elder Scrolls Online‘s Backstory, Explained In One Minute

I haven’t played The Elder Scrolls Online, but as an avid enjoyer of Elder Scrolls games, I’ve been curious where in the series’ timeline it takes place. Now, thanks to the fast-talking folks at Lore, I know.

Patrick Stewart Predicts Humanity’s Future

Patrick Stewart’s been busy. Starring in movies like X-Men? Check. Broadway? Sure, why not. Palling around the planet with perennial BFF Ian McKellen? Absolutely. But once upon a time he was Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Captain Jean-Luc Picard, a role that’s become all the more relevant with lines beginning to blur between science fiction…

Some People Think The Atari Landfill Dig Is Fake

The excavation of Atari’s game graveyard—which unearthed many copies of the infamous failed E.T. game—definitely happened. There are pictures. There are trustworthy witness reports. But somehow, some folks are still skeptical about it. Not everyone actually believes the entire thing happened, amusingly enough. In an excellent write-up of the dig, Wired’s Chris Kohler reports on…