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Idiot Throws Firecrackers into Starbucks, Streams It Online
This man might be the stupidest person to use the internet. Ever. Or, at least, one of them. On Japanese internet video service Nico Nico, a recent stream showed a man throw firecrackers into a Starbucks, while another screamed through a bullhorn. You can watch a segment of the stream below: The man who threw…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2014 -
Meet The Mystery Fighter of EA Sports UFC: Bruce Lee
Lee joins the impressive roster of UFC fighters in EA’s mixed martial arts game. The character is the product of a partnership between EA Sports and Bruce Lee Enterprises, who agreed to support Lee’s inclusion with plenty of background material which, according to EA Sports, allowed them to create a highly authentic digital representation of…
By András Neltz Published April 7, 2014 -
Fantastic Minecraft City Was Built on Xbox 360 Over Almost 18 Months
Welcome to Titan City. In development since October 2012 and modeled after NYC, Titan City has been a one-man project of (and later, a group project led by) redditor FoxGaming, who posted renders of his map over the weekend. A fan of engineering, FoxGaming built the structures based on real-world methods saw in documentaries, with…
By András Neltz Published April 7, 2014 -
Report: Drone Hacked, Crashes, Injures Athlete
Drones don’t just exist for pretty videos and convenient delivery. They also exist to be a hazard to athletes, with a crash in an Australian triathlon injuring one competitor and leading to accusations of hacking. According to a report on the ABC, at around 9am on Sunday a camera drone that was filming the Endure…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2014 -
Homemade Totem From Monument Valley
Andreas Ekberg made a totem friend from Monument Valley: He has various custom skateboards on sale here Previously: Buy these posters 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.
By John Struan Published April 6, 2014 -
If The Black Death Turned Everyone Into Zombies
“It was important to us that the game feels as grounded in reality as much as possible”, says Dead Crusade’s creative director Scott Petty, moments before a trailer shows you hacking the arms off a crowd of medieval zombies. They key to that sentence is “as much as possible”. As in, yeah, the walking undead…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 -
Mario Jumps Out Of TV, Destroys A Dude’s House
Filmmaker John Huffnagle has made this clip that shows what happens when you leave Mario running and leave the house. It’s kinda of like Toy Story, if Woody was an even bigger jerk and just wrecked all your stuff. Mario is Destroying my house! [YouTube, via Laughing Squid]
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 -
Tiny Dead Space Bench Is…Cute?
Well, I mean, it is! The tiny scale, the little blinking screen (which actually goes through a boot sequence) and that popping “hello!” as it opens up, it’s about as cute as Dead Space is ever going to get. It was made by PsychoBoB, a very talented man whose work we’ve featured here before. This…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 -
Watch The Simpsons‘ Minecraft Intro Here
Tonight’s episode of The Simpsons—Luca$, featuring Zach Galifianakis—aired with this silly Minecraft-themed intro. It’s cute, if not exactly the best thing they’ve ever done. At least Moe makes for a good Creeper. Watch the whole thing here: You can watch the full episode over on Fox’s website when it goes live.
By Jason Schreier Published April 6, 2014 -
Game Of Thrones “LEGO” Is As Awesome As It Is Expensive
These figures are called the “Dragon Sword Fighter Force”, but that’s just to get around the copyright police. These are Game of Thrones LEGO minifigs in everything but name, and yes, you can buy them. There are four three-packs available, each with a themed collection of figures. These really do look like official products, from…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2014 -
Marriage Proposal For A Woman Who Loves Playing As A TF2 Sniper
Part of a multi-step Team Fortress 2-themed marriage proposal: The proposal was by Redditor MrHackworth. And yes, his fiancee loves playing as a sniper. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 6, 2014 -
The Community G.I. Joe Action Figures In Packaging
This week’s episode of Community featured a the cast as G.I. Joe characters, including a faux commercial for their action figures. Castle Geek-Skull created authentic looking packaging for the figures: Previously: Lost Planet action figures revealed You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 6, 2014 -
Watch Tetris Being Played On The Side Of A 29-Story Building
Drexel University professor Frank Lee took over the side of the 29-story Cira Centre in Philadelphia last year to play a gigantic game of Pong, setting the Guinness World Record for the “Largest Architectural Video Game Display.” Last night he doubled the record with a massive game of Tetris. Controlled by joysticks conneted to the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2014 -
Our First Look At Titanfall Xbox 360 In Action [Update]
Don’t worry about the fuzzy screenshot there. It’s just a still from a live Twitch stream of Titanfall on the Xbox 360 being played right now. Now with HD video. EliteXbox360Gaming promises HD video footage will be going up on their channel soon. Until then, they’re streaming live. Update — Their stream is over. Commenter…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2014 -
Elder Scrolls Online MMO Log: The World Is My Cat Box
It’s been one week since I donned my tail and cat ears and began my journey into The Elder Scrolls Online, and I’m having a much better time on day seven than I did on day one. My first level Khajiit Nightblade is now a tenth level Khajiit Nightblade who has seen and done many…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Hide The Megalodon
Last week Battlefield 4 players found the legendary Megalodon, parading the massive Cenozoic Era shark around the internet like some twisted fishing trophy. Sounds like ol’ Megalodon needs a better hiding place. Perhaps Photoshop can help. Hey Megalodon, if you’re trying to hide from Battlefield 4 players, inside Battlefield 4 is probably not the best…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2014 -
Get that $450 Titanfall Xbox One Bundle Today With A Free Year of LIVE
Target has the $450 Xbox One Titanfall Bundle with a free year of Xbox LIVE thrown in, effectively bringing the price down to $390. This is the best deal on the Xbox One so far. [Target] Update: This deal also applies to the “standard” Forza 5 Xbox One Bundle If you want an extra controller,…
By Shane Roberts Published April 6, 2014 -
Persona Q‘s Battle System Makes Me So Happy
Why are the characters in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth so tiny? So you can fit more of them on the battlefield at once. “But Fahey, having five characters fighting at once leads to a whole lot of menu navigation during battles.” Stop trying to sell me, I am already sold. Besides, they’re not…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2014 -
New Photograph Of The Threezero Atlas Titan
The latest look at threezero’s upcoming Atlas Titan. Are those Crisis and Mass Effect cases teases of upcoming projects? Previously: Call of Duty: Ghosts custom action figures You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 6, 2014