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​A Little Bit of Sonic, Some Super Meat Boy and a Lot of Difficulty

Video game movement’s the best, isn’t it? Jumping higher than possible in reality, dodging, rolling and sprinting with impossible smoothness across precise vectors… it’s no wonder you get limitations like a double jump or short dash distances. Fenix Rage takes those strictures away, giving you infinite dash and infinite jumping. It’s the kind of game…

The Banner Saga Art Print

The Banner Saga art print by Gregory Sujkowski available at Society 6. I posted a closeup below: Previously: The Banner Saga wallpaper You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

This iPhone Game Tricks You Into Dancing

Someone recommended that I play “this weird dancing game” at PAX East. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I saw people spinning around with an iphone between them, but Bounden is easily one of the most fun games I played all weekend. I first played Bounden with the game’s producer, and immediately saw how…

Legend Of Zelda-Themed Marriage Proposal

It’s dangerous to go alone! See the chest opened below: Via R/Gaming Previously: Team Fortress 2-themed marriage proposal You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Inspiration For The Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Poster

James White says of the Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon poster and album art he designed: Shamelessly aped this colour palette for my BLOOD DRAGON design. Previously: Buy the Blood Dragon Album You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Super Mario Bros. 3 Finally Comes To Wii U And 3DS Today

Rounding out today’s Nintendo Virtual Console update is Super Mario Bros. 3, generally considered one of the best platformers ever made. I have no idea why it took this long for Nintendo to release their NES classic on 3DS and Wii U, but hey. BABY STEPS. (Also out on Virtual Console today: the GBA games…

PC Mega Sale, Titanfall, GTAV, Tropico 5, Portable Gaming For Bosses

The GAEMS G155 Sentry Personal Gaming Environment doesn’t get a whole lot of attention, but it’s an essential piece of equipment in many a gamer’s life, from college students to military personnel. You strap your Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 into the protective case, which sports its own screen and speakers, find a wall outlet,…

Final Fantasy XIV on PC vs PS3 vs PS4

It’s time for a graphical showdown, MMO style. If you are curious about the different versions of Final Fantasy XIV, particularly when it comes to the visuals, then you should watch this comparison video by IGN. To me, it seems like the differences between all the versions aren’t too pronounced—but obviously, the PS3 version doesn’t…

Rupert Murdoch Using An Oculus Rift

All signs indicate that the Murdoch Here Tumblr is genuinely an official look at the life of Rupert Murdoch, and not an elaborate hoax: New York, Los Angeles, London, Sydney or wherever else we happen to be in the world… this is a glimpse of what life is like behind the scenes with Rupert Murdoch,…

​Sonic the Hedgehog Dances His Way Into Your Nightmares

Warning: the video below contains people in Sonic character suits doing some really terrible twerking. The dance routine featuring Sega’s mascot character has been around for a while but just popped up on my radar via the Facebook timeline of Twitch streamer RaquibMarvelous. The segment originally aired years ago on Puerto Rican variety show Entre…

Create Your Own Mortal Kombat Cosplay With This One Weird Trick

You may know the old trick to turn a t-shirt into a ninja mask, but throw in some pants and a lampshade, and you can have a pretty sweet Raiden costume. Redditor Aaragon posted an image titled “Cosplay for beginners” showing how to add to the t-shirt mask with a pair of pants: Which resulted…

Nintendo Almost Got A Piece Of The Skylanders Cash Cow

Imagine, if you will, a world where Activision’s crazy-popular Skylanders series isn’t just populated with giants and dragons, but Marios and Zeldas and Samuses. It almost happened, according to Fred Ford and Paul Reiche, co-founders of Skylanders developer Toys For Bob. Speaking to the gaming website Polygon as part of a larger Skylanders feature, Ford…

Who would’ve guessed that this is what the Little Sisters in BioShock started out as? Eurogamer just published a thorough report on the origins of the seminal first person shooter that’s worth a close read.

Drift-Racing Expert Playing Soccer With His Car

Gymkhana king Ken Block’s latest video features him and World Cup star Neymar Jr. The full video will be released April 22, but you can watch a short tease below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

A Puzzle Game That Makes You Kill Yourself To Win

Life Goes On embraces death in a way that most games don’t. Sure, lots of platformers embrace death in the sense that they know that landing the perfect jump will first require a lot of trial and error, but few make you intentionally kill yourself to get across from point A to point B. Here’s…

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​Coming Soon To An RPG Near You: Panic Attacks!

Life is stressful and sometimes even the bravest people shut down under too much trauma. Darkest Dungeon takes that emotional reality and weaves it into the game, giving players a band of warriors who can get so sick and tired of fighting all the damn time that they’ll just quit or run away. We’re used…

The second season of the The Walking Dead, Telltale Games’ renowned episodic adventure game, is coming to the PlayStation Vita next Tuesday, April 22, Sony announced this morning. In other words: if you have a Vita and you haven’t already started playing this phenomenal game, plan to set aside a few hours next week. We’re…

Ten Things You Might Have Missed in Dark Souls 2

Dark Souls II is a huge game. Even its world hub, Majula, has easter eggs in every corner that are really easy to miss. Some might be easy to discover, some need NG+10 to be unlocked (good luck). YouTuber Vaati‘s here to demonstrate his findings with a cool video. Here’s the full clip (with spoilers,…

It’s FarmVille 2 Without All The Annoying Bits, And It’s Lovely

Somewhere behind the frustrating timers and social friend-bothering quests of FarmVille 2 there’s a lovely little farming and crafting simulator. Zynga brings out the best in the game with FarmVille 2: Country Escape for iOS and Android. Rather than porting FarmVille 2 over to mobile, bringing all of its baggage along, Zynga built FarmVille 2:…