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A Post-Apocalyptic RPG With Hip Hop Artists
Artist Dominick Rabrun gives us a glimpse in his video what a post-apocalyptic JRPG with hip hop artists such as Kanye West or Tyler the Creator would look like. His short clip features one of those ‘calm before the storm’ moments almost every JRPG has, and man, a game like this would have a moody…
By Gergo Vas Published April 28, 2014 -
Comparing a Beautiful Racing Game With… Real Life
I guess when your game looks that good, you’re limited when it comes to comparisons YouTuber ADRIANF1esp, to showcase the graphics of— you guessed it—Project CARS, took camera footage of a BMW doing a lap on the Laguna Seca Raceway, and put it next to an in-game run on the same track, using the same…
By András Neltz Published April 28, 2014 -
An Internet Comment Thread For The Ages
In 99.99% of cases, someone correcting someone else on the internet results in dick behaviour. In rare instances, though, we get to see magic happen. This post begins life as many other Tumblr/Reddit posts do, with a cute image that may or may not be fake. Rather than simply pass judgement and move on, though,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2014 -
The $75k Pac-Man Hot Rod (And The Toy Version)
This is a Pac-Man hot rod built in 1982 by Larry Powell for a claimed $75,000. Click through for more photos, including one that’s slightly NSFW: The brief article is from the Kentucky New Era newspaper. The car was a popular companion for pin-up photo shoots: And it inspired this scratch-built model: Via Raiders of…
By John Struan Published April 27, 2014 -
A Game Boy That Looks Like It Could Survive Ten Thousand Years
The original Game Boy is sometimes affectionately known as a “brick”. So what better way to celebrate the handheld’s 25th birthday than by getting literal with one. Vadu Amka’s “Brick” work turns an old Game Boy into a brick wall from the Zelda series. Just so you know it’s a brick wall from the Zelda…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 27, 2014 -
The $22k Official Monster Hunter Guitar Looks Genuinely Dangerous
Celebrate Monster Hunter’s tenth anniversary with this official $22,000 guitar, modeled after the game’s Rathalos Flamesword. Click through for more information, as well as guitars based on Doraemon and Ultraman. The guitar is by ESP Guitars and preorders should be available this summer: BODY : Alder NECK : Hard Maple 3P FINGERBOARD :Honduras Rosewood , 24Frets INLAY :Lioleus SCALE :628mm(Medium)…
By John Struan Published April 27, 2014 -
The Origin Of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Starring Bruce Willis
Fresh off developing the Bruce Willis-powered PlayStation game Apocalypse, developer Neversoft used the pre-built Willis model as the first rider in the prototype for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. That’s just one of many fun facts in Did You Know Gaming?‘s look at the king of skateboarding games. While I still maintain the sequel was the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2014 -
The Elder Scrolls Online MMO Log: I Suppose I Should Be Playing
In preparation for our full review of The Elder Scrolls Online, each week I’ll be presenting a journal of what I’ve been doing in the game. Except for the previous two weeks, because those logs would have been boring. There’s a simple explanation for why I hadn’t played enough of The Elder Scrolls Online to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Excavated Extra-Terrestrials
Did you hear? They found tons of unsold copies of E.T. for the Atari 2600 in that New Mexico landfill, as foretold by prophecy. What else did they find? That’s up to our crack team of Photoshop experts. I’m actually a little bit disappointed. Hooray, the “urban legend” we were all pretty sure was true…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2014 -
Microtransactions Coming To Garden Warfare This Week. Thank Goodness.
Were I a much younger man with tons of free time and no family to worry about, the fact that soon players will be able to purchase coins in Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare might annoy me. But alas, I am absolutely thrilled. In an EA blog entry posted on Friday, producer Brian Lindley confirmed…
By Mike Fahey Published April 27, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Easter Bunny Goes To Hell: The Winners!
Last week I asked Kotaku‘s image manipulation community to send an innocent holiday icon to hell. Since then I’ve been having nightmares involving rabbits. So yeah, probably a bad idea. Some of you went with the classic shooter, Doom. Others took the Diablo or Silent Hill route. There was even a Flappy Bird entry in…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2014 -
E.T. Found In New Mexico Landfill
One of the most infamous urban legends in video games has turned out to be true. Digging in Alamogordo, New Mexico today, excavators discovered cartridges for the critically-panned Atari game E.T., buried in a landfill way back in 1983 after Atari couldn’t figure out what else to do with their unsold copies. For decades, legend…
By Jason Schreier Published April 26, 2014 -
A TMNT Homage Film So Cool It Doesn’t Even Need Turtles
The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie upset some fans by choosing to give the titular ninja foursome a more “realistic” look. This wonderfully choreographed short from production company Epic Rivalopts for a more human approach. All we need to do now is paste some comic book turtle heads on these guys, and we’ve got…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2014 -
An Entire Nintendo Console Generation In One Image
Redditor OhioStateBuck has collected every Nintendo 64 cartridge released in North America. Doesn’t seem like much, does it? Blame it on those cartridges. Nintendo’s choice of game delivery device wasn’t the only reason the Nintendo 64 wound up with such a comparatively small library, but those expensive cartridges sure didn’t help. While competitor Sony’s original…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2014 -
Left 4 Dead Featuring Bioshock Infinite Characters
One of a series of illustrations by Yhrite imagining Book, Elizabeth, and the Luteces in the world of Left 4 Dead. Click through for more, including illustrations blurring the line between Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, and the films of Studio Ghibli. Here are a few of his illustrations blurring Columbia and Rapture: And here are a…
By John Struan Published April 26, 2014 -
If Disney Made A Game Of Thrones Cartoon
Jon Snow and Ghost as animated characters by Fernando Mendonca. Click through to see his take on Tyrion and more: Tyrion Avatar Jack Sparrow The Scooby-Doo Crew Previously: The Victory of Game of Thrones’ White Walkers You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 26, 2014 -
The Saturday Morning Stream: The Dark Souls II Newbie Run (All Done)
In preparation for this morning’s stream of Dark Souls II, I played an hour of the first Dark Souls two and a half years ago. Nothing can possibly go wrong with this plan. Have years of mobile gaming focus dulled the skills I didn’t acquire the first time around, or will my innate gamer instincts…
By Mike Fahey Published April 26, 2014 -
The Video Game Conference That Let Me Say Goodbye To A Departed Friend
There it is. The bench. That exact park bench. It’s one of the very first places where I said hello to a friend who would change the course of my entire life. And now I’m saying goodbye. Lost Levels is an annual “un-conference” that takes place outside in a park just up the street from…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 26, 2014 -
Painted Prototype of Threezero’s Titanfall Titan And Pilot
Here is the painted prototype of threezero’s upcoming 1/12 scale Atlas Titan and pilot (which is still unpainted). See another photo below: Via threezero Previously: Lego Titanfall Shotgun You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 26, 2014