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Here’s What PAX East 2014 Looks Like

Kotaku is at PAX East 2014, ready to bring you all news gaming-related throughout the weekend—but before we get started, let’s take a look at the show floor. So many booths to choose from. Don’t forget to click HD so you can take in all the details!

What Are The Best Desktop Speakers?

We’ve had you vote on your favorite monitors, mice, keyboards, desk chairs, and mouse pads, but we still need some sound. There’s a time and a place for the quality, privacy, and immersion that headphones provide, but today we’re nominating desktop speakers. Jump in the comments section and tell us about your favorites, even better…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Importance of Low Budget Games • Thoughts on Smash Bros Wii U’s Zero Suit Samus • Weird Theory: Why Doesn’t Link Rule the World? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

That’s Just Too Much Video Games For One Cartoon Episode

The show is Steven Universe, a relatively new animated series on Cartoon Network about a young boy called Steven, and his intergalactic female warrior friends. Its 16th episode, ‘Steven the Sword Fighter’ was aired recently and surprisingly, it was full of video game references! In this episode, Steven is about to learn the art of…

Perfect New Wind Waker Link Figure

Here is the new Nendoroid Wind Waker Link figure. Check out the multiple faces and accessories below: Via Tomopop Previously: Link in the Shadow Temple You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Metroid’s Zero Suit Samus and Samus in her power armor, combined into one amazing fan-art by the talented Wen-JR. A wonderful tribute to the series! Samus Tribute by Wen-JR [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us…

Minecraft Items, According To Someone New To The Game

Pixelated Minecraft items can be confusing for someone not familiar with the game—like Redditor CyanideX-Ed‘s wife in this case—with pretty hilarious results when they try to guess their names. In this version of Minecraft, you could make cocaine from broccoli stems: Minecraft Items According To My Nongamer Wife [imgur, via r/minecraft] To contact the author…

Creepy Woody Photobombs Ebay Listings

Nowhere is safe from Hentai (Pervert) Woody. Nowhere! Ebay user gil4011 figured out a way to make his Ebay listings more interesting: the infamous Revoltech Woody—aka “Creepy Woody” or “Hentai Woody.” Sometimes Woody’s appearances are totally innocuous. Like this: Sometimes, they’re helpful: Sometimes, he has friends: Then, there’s the Creepy Woody you know and, perhaps,…

Here’s the launch trailer for Double Fine’s fantasy hacking adventure, Hack ‘n’ Slash Does it remind you of anything? ‘Cause it really should, at least if you’re old enough. Or you like retro commercials. Anyway, the game launches on Steam Early Access in “just a matter of weeks”—check out our impressions here

New Mighty No. 9 Character Designs

The latest Mighty No. 9 update features several new character designs. See more below, as well as video of Keiji Inafune redesigning a character: Inafune was not satisfied with the figure with the shield and redesigned it to make it less humanoid: That design turned into this: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku…

Star Wars Propaganda Posters

Two of the Star Wars propaganda posters Russell Walks created for the Star Wars Chrome Perspectives trading card set. See more below: You can see all 20 designs at Russell Walks’s site Previously: Make your own Star Wars Hexaflexagon. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos…

Costume Quest Goes From RPG To Comic Book

Double-Fine’s Costume Quest is getting its own comic series. That shold be good enough news for fans of giant french fries monsters, but the even better news is that it’s being done by fan artist extraordinaire (and former Kotaku contributor) Zac Gorman

Abandoned Malls Look Like Sad, Empty Video Games

There’s a Facebok group called Dead Mall Enthusiasts. It’s a fascinating collection of photos people have taken of abandoned malls across America. There are all kinds of socioloical reasons why that’s interesting, but what’s really got me is how they look like a video game artist’s portfolio come to life. Left 4 Dead. Dead Rising.…

A Look At The Monument Valley Sketchbook

Cult of Mac posted several pages from the sketch book of Ken Wong, designer of Monument Valley. Previously: Posters and Video Game Fan Art by the Designer of Monument Valley You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Developers Discuss Next-Gen Growing Pains

It’s been six months since bouncing baby PS4s and Xbox Ones started landing on doorsteps, and things are still… transition-y. Titanfall runs great on Xbox 360, Borderlands is staying last-gen, and PS4 is getting a Last of Us port. What do you think? Are you optimistic, or are you regretting your purchase? Personally, I think…

Prosecco The Dolphin And More Video Game-Themed Drinks

A look at Loading Bar’s new video game-themed drinks menu. See the entire menu below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Game of Thrones Goes Smooth Jazz, And It’s Glorious

I’ve heard a lot of different versions of Ramin Djawadi’s Game of Thrones theme in my day—like this one—but never a rendition this smooth. Here we’ve got saxophonist Dave Koz sitting in with pianist Scott Bradlee’s trio, putting the G – Am – E in Game of Thrones. (I have no idea if those chords…

Life-Size Lego Titanfall Shotgun

Nick Jensen, who made a Lego Titan, is back with another Titanfall creation—an EVA-8 Shotgun. See more photos below: Previously: Titanfall-Themed Climbing Wall You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Why Does This MMO Seem So Much Better Than The Stuff We Get?

Black Desert, the Korean MMO that as a fantastic character creation system, is more than just a pretty game, you know. Judging from the trailer below, which showcases some battle mechanics, it also plays differently than many of the MMOs that we know. It’s almost like something out of an action RPG—Kirk compares it to…

Watch The New Film Noir Batman Short By Bruce Timm

DC just aired Bruce Timm’s new Batman short “Strange Days” featuring Batman versus Hugo Strange and Solomon Grundy. Watch the short below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.