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A Sneak Peek At Amazon Games Studio’s Upcoming Titles

Sev Zero might be the first game coming to the Amazon Fire TV from Amazon Games Studio, but it’s far from the last. Here’s a look at what’s in store for Fire TV gamers. Amazon Games Studios has been putting out mobile games since 2012, but now that the Amazon Fire TV is here the…

Nuclear Throne’s April Fool’s Joke: An Entire Playable 3D Game

If you aren’t familiar with Nuclear Throne, it’s a 2D roguelike shoot-em-up. For April Fools, their joke was to announce they were changing the game to a 3D FPS. Except it wasn’t just a joke, they actually made an entire playable version. Youtuber JSmithOTI took a run through the April Fool’s build, check it out…

​Here’s Sev Zero, the First Exclusive Game for the Amazon Fire TV

The newly-announced Amazon Fire TV won’t just be letting you play Android mobile games on your TV. It’s going to have its own exclusives, too, and the first one—a sci-fi shooter called Sev Zero—looks like it’s aiming squarely pulling in people who play action-heavy games on consoles. Sev Zero’s being made by Amazon Game Studios,…

This Fall’s Lord Of The Rings Game Comes Out October 7

The next Lord of the Rings game, Shadows of Mordor, is out on October 7, and there’s a brand new angst-ridden trailer for you to watch. XGN got ahold of the trailer already, which you can watch above. While many previous LOTR games have stuck closely to the source material (or at least Peter Jackson’s…

An Original Game Boy’s Life, Animated

Most original Game Boys aren’t being used to play games any more, but some are being used to make music. The opening credits to Europe In 8 Bits offer a colorful version of the journey a Game Boy takes to get from the factory to a chiptune concert. The video above is the opening sequence…

​Heists Coming to GTA Online This Spring

Everyone’s been waiting for the heists—the signature criminal activities from Grand Theft Auto V‘s story mode—to come to the game’s online component. Rockstar says they’re coming this spring A post on the Rockstar Newswire lays out updates coming to the blockbuster open-world title over the next few months: Capture Creator: Coming next week, the Creator…

Meet Amazon Fire TV, A Video-Streaming Android Gaming Mini-Console

During a special event in New York City today, Amazon’s long-rumored Android game console came to light as Amazon Fire TV, a streaming set-top box that’s essentially a Kindle Fire for your television. Meant to compete with the likes of Apple TV and various Roku devices, the Amazon Fire TV is exactly what it needs…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Ani-TAY: Golden Time Review and Discussion • Games: A medium for thinking outside the box • Molten-Hot Magmar! Pokemon One a Day! • On: What is a Game • Hearthstone: The TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

That Vita Game With The Talking Dogs Comes Out June 3

When you’re really excited about an upcoming game, it sometimes helps to completely wipe any trace of it from your memory, as I did with PlayStation Vita Pets.“Oh yeah, that game!” is slated for release next month in Europe and June in North America. I’m so excited I could forget again. In case you were…

Ten new wallpapers: From Cloud Cuckoo Land to Blackgate

The Lego Movie Videogame by Sangreal. One of today’s ten gaming wallpapers: Infamous 2 by Figboy79 Infamous 2 by Holyfridge Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate by dearodie Killzone: Shadow Fall by Xenogenesis Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes by Timu Resogun by Timu Battlefield 4 by HolyFridge You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog…

Metroid sneakers

Custom Metroid sneakers made as a commission by Shannon Kordek, who has also made these Portal and Contra sneakers: You can order a pair at Etsy or get in touch at Reddit You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

Stylized Street Fighter Illustrations

Street Fighter illustrations by Phuwadon Thongnoum: Via Ape on the Moon You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

I like modern houses in Minecraft They give a good contrast to the fantasy setting, and motivate me to build something more complex than the tried and true crappy cubical wooden plank hut. The simple yet pleasant home above, by redditor KiltedCobra, is a prime example. Check out theImgur album for more screenshots. “Braced” –…

Photos of the upcoming threezero Titanfall Titan

threezero posted several new photographs of their upcoming Titanfall Atlas Titan: After showing fist Titanfall teaser earlier this week, we are just overwhelmed with your feedback and all the questions! Thank you so much for all the congratulations and excitement. Today, we are ready to share photos of Titanfall Atlas prototype. Figure will stand approximately…

Two Minutes’ Worth of Gameplay from the Adventure Game of the Future

Tossing a wineglass on the ground has never looked so fun The developers behind Loading Human have released a short clip showcasing some VR gameplay from their upcoming first-person adventure. It’s above, give it a watch. Looks like a perfect fit for motion controls and VR—I especially dig the somewhat System Shock-esque virtual segments. Loading…

“[Virtual Reality] is a technology that I think will completely change the world. I think it’s going to be a bigger phenomenon than smartphones.” Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney to Polygon, in an interview about the future of VR, the Unreal Engine, and game development in general. Read it in its entirety here

Skyrim Rendition of Game of Thrones Intro is Suitably Amazing

My inner fanboy is just about going crazy right now. The video, titled simply “Thrones,” takes the iconic Game of Thrones show intro and puts it in the context of Bethesda’s RPG, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Its creator, Brady Wold, worked on the animation for over two years, adding to it here and there in…

Thief Bug Is Breaking Games

Despite having been out for a little while now, over the past 24 hours we’ve got a number of complaints from users saying that Thief has suddenly developed a nasty game-breaking bug. Likely the result of a recent update, the bug is stopping people from progressing past Chapter 4 in the game. We contacted Eidos,…

Persona 4 (Probably) Coming To The PlayStation 3

It’s been awesome on PS2 and Vita, so sure, why not make it a hat-trick and let Persona 4 be awesome on the PS3 as well. Perhaps as a stop-gap until the release of Persona 5 (in 2015), the ESRB has a listing for Persona 4 for the PlayStation 3. It could be a PS2…

On Thursday, Get Monument Valley

It’s been a rough few weeks for mobile gaming, with stuff like ratings scamsand cloning scandals sapping people’s faith in the platform to delivery quality content. How nice it is, then, to sit down and play Monument Valley. I got the game on iPad last night, and haven’t been able to put it down. A…