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Sunday Comics: Finished A Book Today…

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. (No new comic this week.) Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Originally published July 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Sept. 7. Read more…

‘Shop Contest: Why So Serious, Winners!

We live in a society that loves photo manipulation contests. So, after the first reviews of the upcoming Joker film went live last week, I asked you fine folks to create some images featuring the new and dark Joker. Our winning image this week comes from Neuroplastique who has pulled a George Lucas and made…

World Of Warcraft Classic Is Currently Facing DDoS Attacks And Is Down For Many Players [Update]

World Of Warcraft Classic is currently down for some players. The issues have been happening since around 11 AM EST in the United States. Blizzard has confirmed that the game is currently facing DDoS attacks and is working to fix the issues and get the game back up and running. Some WOW fans believe they…

EA Received A Guinness World Record For Most Downvoted Comment In Reddit History

Back in 2017, EA was dealing with the mess that was Star Wars Battlefront II and its hated loot boxes. During that time an unknown community manager used the official EA Community Team Reddit account to respond to a complaint about unlocking characters. Over 600k downvotes and two years later, EA’s infamous comment has officially…

Mario Maker Contest: Pipes, Pipes And More Pipes, Winners!

Last week I asked you, folks, to create some Mario levels featuring pipes! You delivered, giving me a diverse set of levels featuring every color and shape of pipe. Mario would be proud! This week I got some of the best levels yet! Most of the entries I enjoyed a lot, even if they weren’t…

There Are Now 100 Hidden Action Figures To Find And Collect In GTA Online

The world of Grand Theft Auto Online is filled with crime, action, and destruction. Often players are given jobs that involve robbing banks, assassinating enemies, stealing cars or blowing up drug dens. But in the latest GTA Online update, players have a decidedly more mundane task: Collect 100 action figures for a toy collector. To…

Exploud Screams So Loud It Causes Earthquakes

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Exploud! Exploud Details Type: Normal Average Height: 4‘ 11″ Average Weight: 185.2 lbs. First Added In Generation III You’ve…

Is It The X Button Or The Cross Button?

Hello! This week we run around the dark woods, talk about K.K. Slider, destroy a perfectly good pool, run a TV network, fix a six-year-old typo and argue over what to call a button on a controller. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here…

Next Week’s Big Red Dead Online Update Will Include Bounty Hunting

The next big Red Dead Online update arrives next week and will add new roles, such as becoming a bounty hunter. Each new role will come with new gear, abilities, and clothing. Rockstar is also promising improvements to the combat and movement controls. After a long period of silence, Rockstar has finally revealed more details…

The Week In Games: Brr! It’s Cold In Here!

Do you love Monster Hunter: World? Do you love snow and ice? Well, then you are going to be very excited this week! A brand new expansion for Monster Hunter: World releases later this week. Speaking of cooler weather, around where I live the temperature is starting to dip below 80 more and more. Summer…

I Love The Posters Found In Control

Control is a wonderful game. I can’t stop thinking about it and I can’t wait for the weekend to end so I can get back to playing it instead of working. But while many are talking about the incredible visuals or exciting action, I want to take a moment to showcase a small part of…

The Mobile Port Of GTA San Andreas Contains New And Secret Cheat Codes

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was ported to mobile devices back in 2013 and then this version of the game was ported to PS3 and Xbox 360, as well as a few other places. GTA fans and modders have recently found that in this mobile version of the game there are a host of new…

‘Shop Contest: Why So Serious?

The world will get a new Joker film in October. But some folks, including some film critics, have already seen the film and the reviews are surprisingly positive. Maybe this new Joker movie is actually really good?! Or maybe it’s terrible? I don’t know. But regardless, let’s have some fun with this new Clown Prince.…

Sunday Comics: Why Is Everything Burning?

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Sep. 1. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Aug. 29. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Happy Birthday, Winners!

I’m back after a weekend away. Did you miss me? I had a wonderful birthday and vacation and now I return to judge your creations for our latest contest. I asked you folks to throw me some video game parties and most of you did just that. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach…

Mario Maker Contest: Pipes,Pipes And More Pipes

Mario loves pipes. He travels in them, jumps on them and leaps over them. As a plumber, pipes and Mario are forever linked together. So let’s celebrate Mario and his wonderful pipes. Your Challenge This Week: Create levels that feature pipes! Theme: Pipes You can use any theme and game, just make sure your course…

Watching an artist sing their own song in the fake language found in The Sims series is always a treat. Even better when that artist seems super excited and happy while recording the gibberish. Beau Young Prince is featured in this clip on their Twitter account singing in smilish and reading the lyrics from a phone.

Warframe’s Latest Update Adds Playable Guitars

Sometimes space ninjas want to take a break from shooting and killing. Instead, they want to create sweet music. The latest Warframe update gives players that ability, adding a fully playable guitar-like instrument into the game. These new instruments are called Shawzinand they were added in the latest update that just hit PC this weekend.…

Back To The Future With Only Half-Life Sound Effects Is Wonderful

The sound effects from the original Half-Life are burned into my brain after playing the game nearly every year since it came out back in 1998. So hearing these iconic sounds and voices inserted into famous scenes from classic 80s films creates a weird mix of nostalgia and humor. And surprisingly this mash-up actually works.…

Sudowoodo Is Loved By Millions Of Old People

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Sudowoodo! Sudowoodo Details Type: Rock Average Height: 3‘ 11″ Average Weight: 83.8 lbs. First Added In Generation II Sudowoodo…