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Hearthstone, Blizzard’s addictive online card game, is now available on iPad worldwide. New players get a free pack of cards.

Watch A DayZ Player’s Failed Attempt At Becoming A Bandit

YouTuber ThingsWePlay decided to check out DayZ, and for some reason decided to try and rob the first person who was nice to him. Karma caught up to him real quick. We could’ve been friends! [ThingsWePlay]

​What It Looks Like to Play a Four-Dimensional Game

Some games ask you to shoot, jump or strategize in ways that are similar to what you’ve done. Sure, there may be unique tweaks designed to pique your interest but you mostly go in knowing what to expect. Other games are different deep down in their DNA, challenging the way you do even the simplest…

Artists, Even Game Developers, Are Weird. That’s A Good Thing.

Video games have their rockstars. But they’re not the same kind of rockstars as the ones who strut around in dresses made of meat or go on talk shows to argue about their Twitter feuds. Compared to pop music or Hollywood, games often seem like they have a culture of celebrity that’s far more subtle.…

Sit Back And Relax With These Dark Souls Ambient Recordings

It sounds like a silly idea, but put on headphones and listen to a minute of giant axes gently swinging in Sen’s Fortress and tell me you don’t feel more relaxed. YouTube user eroticfishcake recorded a collection of ambient sounds in Dark Souls, along with some rather pretty shots of the areas the sounds are…

It’s Batman Versus Batman Beyond In The New DC Animation Short

DC released a brief clip from the upcoming Darwyn Cooke-directed Batman Beyond DC Nation short. See the video and some wallpaper-sized screenshots I pulled from it below: Previously: Batman lurks in this Arkham wallpaper You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Mod Makes Mass Effect‘s Climactic Space Battle Playable In Homeworld

As a fan of space combat sims, my gut twisted as I watched the massive battle between the Reapers and everyone else play out via cut scene in Mass Effect 3. I wanted to control it. Phoenix Interactive’s Mass Effect Reborn mod for Homeworld 2 gives me that chance. Mass Effect Reborn, released in early…

Infamous: Second Son Update Drops Tomorrow, With Surprise Photo Mode

Remember that nifty update for Infamous: Second Son we were promised at the beginning of the month? It arrives tomorrow, and it’s bringing a friend along to help document the occasion. Why doesn’t every game have a photo mode at this point? I mean, we’ve all seen the beautiful screenshots released for big-name titles taken…

Super Wine Glass: listen to this neat rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme song, played on a ton of wine glasses and a frying pan. (Via Dan Newbie)

Bioshock Triple Pack, PSN and LIVE Updates, Corsair Vengeance 1500

The insane deal that is the Bioshock Triple Pack made Bioshock Infinite our second most popular game of 2013. Today brings you another chance to get all three Bioshocks for just $13 using code EMCPFWE84. [Newegg] Everyone’s talking about the Fire TV, but that headphone jack on the remote is a killer feature, and the…

Titanfall Was Almost Destroyed By Lawsuits

Before Titanfall was Titanfall, the mech-heavy shooter went through years of development hell. Crippled by a complicated lawsuit back in 2010, the folks behind the newly-formed studio Respawn Entertainment worried for a long time that they might never actually make a game. This afternoon, games reporter and TV host Geoff Keighley released The Final Hours…

Slender Man Is In Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare

Hiding, watching, and immune, Slender Man lurks in the seemingly cheerful Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare. The second video below shows how to find him and also highlights the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Easter Eggs in the game: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images,…

Cyberpunk Character Designs From Node

Candy-colored cyberpunk characters from this gallery of Nodeworld concept art by Aaron Whitehead. See more of his cyborgs, robots, and vehicles below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

How To Unlock The Secret Challenges In Trials Fusion

Trials Fusion is out now, and it apparently has a collection of hidden minigames, including a first-person maze, and Trials versions of Marble Madness, Angry Birds, and… Tennis. Here’s how to find 5 of them. Reverse into a wormhole on the Stormtrooper level, and you’ll be on a 3D version of Angry Birds On Park…

The Gaming Books You Must Read

This is embarrassing to admit, but I haven’t read much in the way of nonfiction books about video games. Don’t get me wrong: there’s some incredible work out there. In general, however, I’ve found that digging around for more books very quickly slides into work that is prohibitively technical, academic, or both. Seeing how all…

Hyper Light Drifter Is Like A Surreal, Indie Zelda

Hyper Light Drifter, a game we’ve been psyched about since we first saw it on Kickstarter last year, continues to look great. Here’s some new hands-on video, straight out of PAX East 2014.

Custom Action Figure Of Deejay From Street Fighter

Deejay custom action figure by Leech Previously: Travel Posters from the World of Street Fighter You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

The Final Skylander Of The Season Arrives Next Week

Did you hear that? That’s the sounds of hundreds of thousands of parents and collectors breathing a sigh of relief, as they learn the final Skylanders: Swap Force character is being released next week. It’s quickly followed by a pained groan, as they discover Doom Stone’s debut is a 500-piece giveaway at the Toys’R’Us in…

Maverick, Goose, And Their Tomcat In Lego

Lego Tomcat with Maverick and Goose from Top Gun in Lego. See more photographs below, as well as a Lego Jurassic Park Ford Explorer with Ian Malcolm. The Tomcat is the latest addition to Ralph S.’s movie and television collection: Here is his Jurassic Park Ford Explorer with crew: And this photograph gathers many of…

The Shrine Of Azura Statue

New from Bethesda, Skyrim’s Shrine of Azura, available in bronze or stone finishes. See more photographs and purchasing details below: The regular version with stone finish is available for $210: The shrine features Azura, the Daedric Prince of Dusk and Dawn, standing majestically atop a snow covered mountain. At 1/6 scale, she measures approximately 18…