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It’d Take 32 Hours To Read Every Book In The Elder Scrolls Online
Bethesda just threw up this fun infographic for The Elder Scrolls Online, which officially launches tomorrow for PC and Mac. (It’ll be out on PS4/Xbox One in June.) My favorite stat: since May 2011, the development team has had 162,784 cups of coffee. How did they measure that? Did Zenimax Online force every staff member…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2014 -
Bioshock cats are creepy. via Reddit
By Steve Marinconz Published April 3, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Why Skyward Sword is The Best Zelda • Ignorance is Bliss: The Immersion Factor in Video Games • TPS versus FPS: The Battle of The Islands • Why is Innovation Not Selling Games? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 -
One Year Ago Today, Disney Shut Down LucasArts
On April 3, 2013, the executives of Lucasfilm gathered the staff of LucasArts in a big room and dropped a bomb: Disney had decided to shut down the iconic video game studio The news came six months after Disney purchased Lucasfilm and enacted a hiring freeze at LucasArts, leading to a strange period of stasis…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2014 -
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, the first expansion to Blizzard’s action-RPG, has sold 2.7 million copies on PC since its last week launch. According to Blizzard, the expansion’s final boss has been slain 1.5 million times so far—a small number, considering you get to kill him over and over in Adventure Mode
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 -
Okay. Maybe The Wii U’s Selling Point Will Be Graphics.
Behold new screenshots of Mario Kart 8, the best-looking screenshots I’ve seen from Nintendo in a long time. They’re an 11-image argument that, okay, maybe seeing classic Nintendo franchises with HD graphics is worth the price of admission for Nintendo’s newish Wii U console. UPDATE: Trailer added. It’s not that Nintendo hasn’t made great-looking games…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 3, 2014 -
Here’s Pikachu conjuring a legit thunderstorm in the Wii U version of the next Super Smash Bros. As director Masahiro Sakurai put it, “Foes can dodge, of course, so the attack won’t hit consistently, but when it does, it sure feels good!” Looking at the badass visuals, I can certainly believe that. Pic of the…
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 -
“Free-to-play is the way that gamers should want their MMOs to be. If we don’t do a really good job, we don’t make a dime… it’s entirely our responsibility to make sure you’re entertained.” Everquest Next director David Georgeson explains to IGN why he considers free-to-play superior to other, pay-up-front models.
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 -
Daylight, the procedurally generated horror game, has a new release date—April 29 The date was revealed in the above trailer, released by Atlus yesterday. Hope that phone’s got one of those extended batteries. In any case, nota bene, horror fans: Daylight, PS4, PC, April 29.
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 -
New Journey Print By JC Richard
Journey print by JC Richard going on sale tomorrow at iam8bit
By John Struan Published April 3, 2014 -
A Look At The Bloom From Torment: Numenera
Posted today, this is a sketch by Daniel Kim of The Bloom, an area in Torment: Numenera. Below you can see an in-engine blockout of the area: And speaking of Numenera, everything is 42% off today at the Monte Cook shop with the code Everything42 You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated…
By John Struan Published April 2, 2014 -
Nova, Dominion Ghost, And More Heroes From Heroes Of The Storm
Nova, Dominion Ghost, is one of the characters in Blizzard’s upcoming Heroes of the Storm. Below, you’ll find wallpaper-sized images of a dozen more heroes, including the Queen of Blades. From the official site: Heroes of the Storm™ is a raucous online team brawler starring your favorite Blizzard characters. Build and customize heroes from across…
By John Struan Published April 2, 2014 -
A Halo Movie Is Getting Made (Sort Of)
Microsoft just announced a Halo “digital feature project”. Ridley Scott and David Zucker (Naked Gun, Scary Movie) are involved as executive producers, while Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (who has directed some episodes of Heroes and Battlestar) will direct. This isn’t a BIG movie, in the sense that this won’t go to theatres in the summer and cost…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2014 -
Riot Broke League Of Legends, And Fans Love It
Riot’s April Fools’ joke for League of Legends was to implement a temporary new mode called URF, or Ultra-Rapid Fire. It’s essentially a mode where the balance of the game is thrown out the window, with players able to cast explosive spells whenever the hell they wanted. Cooldowns are dramatically reduced, there are no spell…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2014 -
New Album Disguised As Old PS2 Game
I’m a sucker for gimmick record packaging, and it doesn’t get more gimmicky (and awesome) as Cex’s latest album, which comes packed inside an old PS2 case and features GameFaqs-style print-outs for liner notes. Shipping in recycled GameStop PS2 pre-owned cases, the notes are the real highlight, as they nail old-school GameFaqs guides, right down…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2014 -
Guy Skypes In For Job Interview, Gets Mercilessly Pranked
It’s awkward enough doing a job interview over Skype. So it’s gotta be about 500% worse when it turns out whole thing is an elaborate prank. This latest joke, from Black Box TV, is awfully tricky—they’re lucky the patsy didn’t get more violent at the end, because I know I would’ve. (via VVV)
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2014 -
Game Made Out Of Nothing But Light Looks Terrific
Particles normally make effects in a game pop, so it shouldn’t be surprising that a game compromised entirely of particles also looks striking. Check out A Light In Chorus—a game that looks promising, despite being so early in development: The minds behind the game, Eliott Johnson and Matthew Warshaw, have an interview over at Eurogamer…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2014
