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European Guild Blazes Through WoW Classic’s First 2 Raids In 6 Days

After World of Warcraft first launched on November 23, 2004, it took players 69 days to defeat the endgame raid boss Onyxia. The ten bosses of the Molten Core raid weren’t completely conquered until April 25, 2005. It only took European guild APES six days to accomplish both feats in the newly-launched World of Warcraft…

Control Is Packed With Alan Wake References

Control, the latest game from Remedy Entertainment, has completely taken over my brain. In it, you play as Jesse Faden as she explores the Federal Bureau of Control, a federal agency that studies and contains supernatural objects. Playing a game about secrets and conspiracies will start making you believe in secrets and conspiracies, it turns…

Track: Coming Down From Outer Space | Artist: Acid King | Album: Middle Of Nowhere, Center Of Everywhere

I Can’t Convince My Friends That Overcooked 2 Is Fun, Not Stressful

No game is more controversial among my friends than Overcooked 2, a relatively innocuous game about cooking, plating and serving food. Overcooked 2’s saccharine art style and upbeat ukulele soundtrack are a thin cover for is deeply stressful gameplay. For me, this is a draw; for everyone else who comes to my apartment, Overcooked 2…

Track: [I Know] I’m Losing You | Artist: Rod Stewart | Album: Every Picture Tells A Story 

That Reminds Me, Where The Hell Is Advance Wars

Waldemar Kazak is an artist from Russia. You can see more of Kazak’s stuff (and purchase prints of his work) at his personal site

Oh, It’s Just T-Pain Cosplaying As A Tekken Character

DragonCon, one of the biggest conventions in the US, is going down this long weekend, and among the cosplayers in attendance is rapper T-Pain, living his absolute best cosplay life as Tekken’s Leroy Smith. Leroy is a brand new character for Tekken 7, meaning this could all be just a very good marketing stunt. Then…

I Should Stop Quitting Games At Boss Fights

I finally got a chance to boot up Control a couple days after the game launched. Since it was late at night, I only had a little time to explore its unsettling world before I had to go to bed. I quit at the game’s first boss fight, intending to play more later. Instead I…

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…

Midnight Stop

Oleksiy Rusyuk is a concept artist and illustrator at GSC Game World, the studio behind the STALKER series. You can see more of Oleksiy’s stuff at his ArtStation page

A Single Image That Helped Lead To Grand Theft Auto

Mike Dailly, of Lemmings and GTA fame, shared something very cool on Twitter over the weekend: an image he made in 1994 that, in a very direct way, led to the creation of the original Grand Theft Auto He also shared an animated version of the image created for an old talk, which you can…

‘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…

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.…

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…

Please Don’t Kill My Emoji Family!

Hello! This week we explore The Oldest House, yell about Fortnite, watch a weird wrestling match, listen to Claptrap, call Lovecraft a stupid child and kill our emoji family. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here are a few of my favorites! Control is…

Homeworld 3 Is Coming, Hell Yes

Twenty years after the release of the first game in the series, we got news today that there’s going to be a third mainline Homeworld game. Gearbox announced the title today at PAX West, with development being handled by Blackbird Interactive, the studio behind not just the recent Homeworld Remastered games, but the Homeworld prequel…

Control’s Hidden Puppet Show Is A Horror Masterpiece

Control could be called a horror game. It’s creepy and unsettling,right down to the title cards that pop up in every new location. But Control is also a good action game, withfun, bombastic gunfights. It’s probably best to just call it a thriller—at least, until you find the first episode of Threshold Kids, an inexplicable…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for baking a cake, if I don’t eat all the blueberries I plan to put in the cake first. It’s also for playing video games (possibly while eating cake). At long last, we have returned to the time of Too Many Games. I’m excited to play more Control, and also hop into…