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Was PAX East’s Diversity Lounge A Success? I Asked People Who Went
Ubiquitous webcomic Penny Arcade‘s taken some rather poor stances on diversity in the past, leading some people (myself included) to avoid PAX altogether for the time being. However, PA is at least attempting to clean up its act, starting with a “Diversity Lounge” that debuted at PAX East. But did it help? Or did it…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2014 -
Controversial Game Highlights Flaws In Steam’s System
Earth: Year 2066, a game that was greenlit by the public on Steam earlier this year, is receiving a lot of negative attention recentlybecause it charges $19.99 for a shoddy game that plays horribly and seems unlikely shape up down the line, despite developer promises to improve the game. Worse, the developer, “Muxwell,” is being…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2014 -
Uncharted PS4 Won’t Sound Like It Did Last November
Uncharted 4 won’t sound like it did during the brief glimpse we got last year—the actor who voiced the teaser trailer for the next Uncharted game says he’s no longer involved in the project. Todd Stashwick, who voices the above trailer (released last November during a PS4 launch event), told IGN today he’s no longer…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2014 -
A Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn’t About Humans
Mushroom 11 is a very different type of post-apocalyptic game. Instead of a human fighting zombies and looking for supplies, you play a green blob. Developer Itay Keren showed me some of the game and talked about the concept of playing a blob. The idea for Mushroom 11 came from a game jam with the…
By Steve Marinconz Published April 21, 2014 -
Decorate Your Computer Desktop With This Dream Arcade
Faster Than Light, Ridiculous Fishing, Superhexagon, and many more games are featured in this dream arcade illustration. There’s more than 30 games featured. How many do you recognize? The illustration is by Asif Siddiky from last year’s Comics vs. Games show and you see a guide to all of the games listed here. This year’s…
By John Struan Published April 21, 2014 -
Dying Woman Uses Oculus Rift To Go Outside One Last Time
Video games can take us anywhere —and that’s a powerful ability that can mean the world for some, like the Firstenberg family. After attempting cancer treatments last year, Roberta Firstenberg was told she had a few months to live. And since she had trouble getting around and being mobile, one of her dying wishes was…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2014 -
Stoic Studio Is Giving Away A Banner Saga Poster
Stoic Studio: Happy Monday Folks! How about we do a giveaway? Retweet and Follow for a chance to win an awesome poster! You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 21, 2014 -
A Stop-Motion Oculus Rift Teardown That Might Teach You Something
Now that he’s broken down a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Jake Roper of YouTube’s Vsauce3 sets his sights on Facebook’s virtual reality headset. I must be the only person at Kotaku who hasn’t tried out the Oculus Rift. That means if we’re ever attacked by the Oculus Rift, I am our last line of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2014 -
Here’s What’s Going On Inside Samus’ Morph Ball
Samus cruising along in her morph ball by Psuede. See more fan art by Psuede below, including the Winter Soldier: Speaking of Samus’s morph ball form, this is from a pirate transmission in Metroid Prime: Science Team is attempting to reverse-engineer Samus Aran’s arsenal, based off data acquired from her assaults on our forces. Progress…
By John Struan Published April 21, 2014 -
Miyazaki Films Would Be Just As Pretty With Pixel Art
Last year’s news that Studio Ghibli mastermind and all around amazing person Hayao Miyazaki was retiring hit us all pretty hard here at Kotaku. If you’re like us—i.e., still grieving in between bouts of playing Ni No Kuni—then I suggest you feast your eyes on these charming pixellated recreations of iconic moments from some of…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2014 -
One Carefully Placed Bomb Can Break Titanfall
Evacuation ships that appear at the end of matches are always targets in Titanfall—and usually, destroying these ships simply results in more points for the attacking team. Usually is the key word here. DefendTheHouse is back with a great episode of ‘Titanfall Mythbusters’—and in this video, they meant to test out whether or not one…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2014 -
Avatar, Grave of the Fireflies, Logitech G602, Dark Souls II, 4K
We had a great deal on the Avatar graphic novels recently, and today you can complete your collection with great prices on the show. I finally got around to watching the whole series recently and yeah, it’s really really good. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book One ($12) | Amazon Avatar: The Last Airbender Book Two…
By Shane Roberts Published April 21, 2014 -
OK, I’m Addicted To Hearthstone
Oh, Blizzard. Over the past two decades, no company has consistently gotten me hooked on video games the way you have. Just how do you do it? Yesterday I picked up Hearthstone, the free-to-play card game set in the Warcraft universe, which came out for iPad earlier this month. Blizzard first released Hearthstone for PC,…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2014 -
The Pokémon Theme As An R&B Slow Jam
The Pokémon theme is an iconic part of many people’s childhoods — a perfectly catchy intro to a classic cartoon. But sometimes you gotta slow things down a bit and really jam it out. From Scott Bradlee (the guy who put together the sad clown version of Royals by Lorde) comes a ’90s slow jam…
By Chris Person Published April 21, 2014 -
What’s Your Favorite Game Boy Memory?
The Game Boy officially turns 25 today—it is now a Game Man—and to celebrate, we want to hear your favorite memories of Nintendo’s influential handheld gaming system. What were your favorite Game Boy games? Where did you play them? What kind of Game Boy(s) did you have? Which was your favorite? I will never forget…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2014 -
Star Wars Vehicles In Space Engineers
Space Engineers is available in Steam Early Access. Modders have already created an entire fleet of Star Wars vehicles, including the Ebon Hawk, Tie Defender, and Star Destroyers. From the official site: Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works. Players build space ships and space stations of various…
By John Struan Published April 21, 2014 -
Report: Apple And Google Buy Exclusive Games With Promo Space
As mobile gaming continues to loom ominously over the console wars, Apple and Google are beginning to adopt a tactic from their predecessors: fighting tooth and nail for platform exclusivity. According to a report in today’s Wall Street Journal, the two tech giants are starting to compete with one another to woo mobile game developers…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2014 -
I Built A 4K Ultra HD Gaming PC… And I Love It
The next-generation of monitor technology is upon us, quadrupling the number pixels our monitors can manifest and placing a heavy burden on our beleaguered video cards. What does it take to put together a 4K-ready gaming PC? Let’s find out, with a little help from AMD. I first reached out to AMD about the possibilities…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2014
