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The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s Trailer Remade With Toys is Charming

The latest trailer for the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie had some pretty cool scenes, and the homemade version by the folks at Cinefix, with paper sculptures and toys, nails them perfectly. Especially Rhino. Here’s a side-by-side comparison to the original trailer: And here’s a behind the scenes edit: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer –…

Conan O’Brien Takes Over A Football Stadium’s Screen With Video Games

One of the largest video-capable screens in the world is finally being used as it should be: To play Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Need For Speed, Flower and a few more games on it. Not playing Pong on it is probably a wasted opportunity, though. Or, at least, Conan O’Brien shows us…

Nintendo’s New 3DS Game Is Like Animal Crossing On Acid

With a dash of The Sims, a chunk of Animal Crossing, and a liberal injection of Robot Chicken, this might be the weirdest 3DS game we’ve seen in North America so far. It’s called Tomodachi Life, and it’s out on June 6 for 3DS. Here’s Nintendo describing the game: Everyone you know, and everyone you…

The leaf on Totoro’s head seems a bit small when he’s replaced with a REX from Metal Gear Solid The iconic scene was reimagined by Dragunovi, and The Omega Nerd added a rain animation to it. Not sure if any bus would stop for these two. My Neighbour Rex by Dragunovi [DeviantART] – Rain Effect…

Ice Hockey Is Much Better With StarCraft Characters

This must be one of the most creative StarCraft II mods out there. Fast-paced ice hockey with StarCraft characters and abilities, made entirely with the game’s map editor. The creator of this mod, Leeroy, made the rules simple but fun: Each team has four players, three Zealots and an Immortal goaltender. Shoot the puck past…

“I think what indies really need to watch out for is not becoming the new casual games… indies are being pushed more and more to have a lower price. I’d like to fight that. Double Fine wants to keep indies premium.” Double Fine COO Justin Bailey to USGamer, on how the company will operate as…

Atlus Revives Failed Earthbound-Inspired Kickstarter RPG

Last Fall, the developers of modern JRPG Citizens of Earth took to Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for their project. Sadly, it didn’t work out. But now, thanks to Atlus, the game is going to be completed on time after all. So if you’re on the lookout for a good comedy RPG based in modern times…

SNES-Style Tactical RPG Stars a “Raging Alcoholic”

Our heroine, ladies and gentlemen. Dragon Fin Soup will follow the story of several playable characters; one of them is Red Robin, an alcoholic bounty hunter who hails from a remote village on Asura—essentially a planet formed on top of giant cosmic turtle that swims around in space-time. The game’s Story Mode promises a dark…

Xbox One And The PlayStation 4: Weirdest. Console. Transition. Ever.

Is it just me or is the current transition to ‘next-generation’ consoles extremely, extremely weird? On Kotaku today: news that a new, updated version of The Last of Us, previously a PlayStation 3 exclusive, is en route to the PlayStation 4. In stores today: an Xbox 360 version of Titanfall. A video game experience that…

South Park Gets Name Change (For Some) After Internet Security Flaw

The security flaw known as “Heartbleed” could be the worst thing that’s ever happened to the internet. Whether or not you’re spooked by it, some people are already taking measures. Like…renaming their games on Steam. For those who already own the game, South Park: The Stick Of Truth is, for the time being, no longer…

Samus’ New High Heels Are, Well…

Zero Suit Samus is in the new Smash Bros., and she has some rather interesting footwear. Which, if we’re being honest, should put her at a competitive disadvantage. Comic artist Natasha Allegri knows how to make things fairer. Don’t take Samus’ stupid heels off. Put stupid heels on everyone else Bowser, you are killing it.…

Playing As Link In Diablo III

A Redditor created a Diablo III Crusader inspired by Link from the Legend of Zelda. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Skyrim Gifs Transform Winter Wasteland Into Tropical Getaway

Kirk says Tropical Skyrim is a “tragedy”. I say “IT’S LIKE SKYRIM BUT WITH FAR CRY 3“. Whatever your stance on what the ambitious mod (which you can get here) does to the fifth Elder Scrolls game, you can’t argue with the fact it makes for a very pretty thing to look at. Something Zenoseth’s…

Hey Sony, People Are Having Sex Live On The PS4

Give people a camera and a means to broadcast and you can bet that, sooner or later, they’ll use it to film themselves doin’ some sex. Even if it’s using a PlayStation 4 (warning: NSFW content follows). In case you’re not aware, the new PS4 has a program called Playroom. If own a PS4 camera,…

Seven Things You Might Have Missed About Greninja’s Smash Reveal

The Nintendo Direct we watched yesterday, which focused on Smash Bros? It contained more information than what Nintendo actually talked about. But if you pay close enough attention, you can catch some cool stuff hidden in the footage. Take Greninja, for example. He might not be Mewtwo, but he’s still pretty interesting! GameXplain proves this…

Most Trolls Aren’t Assholes, They’re Just Having A Bad Day

In part because it’s the biggest game on the planet, and in part because its community has a pretty poor reputation, the developers of League of Legends have been looking at some unique ways to combat unsavoury behaviour in the game. And are coming up with some refreshing results. “We really wanted to figure out…

​Dark Souls II‘s Best Early Joke

Everyone talks about how difficult Dark Souls II is. People rarely talk about how funny it is. But the Souls games really are very funny. The developers at From Software are a very specific type of smart—careful, calculated, and deliberately punishing, if never quite cruel. But all of their game’s taut toughness is packaged with…

Probably The Biggest Thing On Video Game Inventories Ever Written

Inventories in video games? They matter. Rob Sherman, creator of interactive fiction Black Crown, explains why in painstaking (and painful) detail, weaving together a disastrous real-life hiking expedition, ownership, possessions, poetry, F2P, inhumanity, and how games get it all wrong. An absolutely amazing read

Goats Screaming Like Humans Do The Game of Thrones Intro

We know all about humans learning to empathize with goats thanks to the instant classic that is Goat Simulator. But who knew goats could master such a wide range of human emotions? Here’s a whole different kind of game of goats. Be careful if you play this one, though. Because when you do, you win…

New Wasteland 2 Screens

The latest Wasteland 2 update included new screenshots and and a promise of 50+ hours of gameplay: The screenshot above is of Watts in Los Angeles, overtaken by vegetation. Those towers are the Watts Towers in Los Angeles: The update also included a look at the barter screen: And the developers promise a massive amount…