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Track: Barf Day | Artist: Diet Cig | Album: Swear I’m Good At This Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The new world record in the Any% category for Slay The Spire is 5:03. You can watch runner AntiFlame do some very fast card slinging here. 

‘Shop Contest: Ocarina Appreciation Station

This week we celebrated the 20th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, so now we’re going to continue that birthday party with ‘shops. I don’t have much love in my heart for The Ocarina of Time. I was a PlayStation person at the time, and I just missed out on many…

This week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen tackles two big games: First we bring on Kotaku’s Ethan Gach to talk about the bizarre, buggy Fallout 76 (6:51) and then Kirk and I take a deep dive into Red Dead Redemption 2‘s story (35:32), spoilers and all. (Seriously, we spoil it all.) Listen here or via your…

Sunday Comics: Paper Saber

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 November 19. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published November 19. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

‘Shop Contest: Final Fantasy VII Remake Creation Station, Winners!

Last week I asked you to show me some progress shots of Final Fantasy VII Remake, and you did not disappoint me. I’m looking forward to the Remake with a kind of grim fascination. I’m of the strong opinion that we don’t need it, that it doesn’t need to exist, and that if you like…

This Week In The Business: Always Bet on Black (Ops) 

STAT | 4 million – Number of digital copies Red Dead Redemption 2 sold worldwide in its first week of release, according to Superdata. It came in second for the month, behind Call of Duty: Black Ops 4‘s digital sales of 4.2 million. STAT |73% – Year-over-year increase in US gaming sales for October, according…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

This weekend started early for me, since yesterday was Thanksgiving. While my coworker Riley MacLeod filled Kotaku with stories of his Red Dead Redemption 2 experiences and the Goku balloon, I finally downloaded Tetris Effect and guided those dropping Tetrominoes into their rightful places. I played Tetris Effect all the way up until it was time…

The Broken God Of Fallout 76 Wishes For Mortality

One Fallout 76 player just found out the hard way that immortality is very boring. Cue up Queen’s “Who Wants To Live Forever,” because this story, as recounted by a user who goes by Brogadyn on the Fallout 76 subreddit, deserves a tragic soundtrack. No matter what Brogadyn does, their Fallout 76 character will not…

Making Up Lyrics For Instrumental Video Game Music

Listening to Tetris Effect’s many varied songs has brought back an unexpected memory: the lyrics that I invented as a child for “Korobeiniki,” the original Tetris theme song. Back then, I knew the song as the Type A music selection on my Game Boy copy of Tetris. I heard the song over and over, and…

The Fun And Frustration Of That Doctor Robbery Early In Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2 doesn’t force many of its myriad activities on players, though it it’ll often send characters your way to tempt you to try certain things. Those of us who’ve played the game haven’t all seen the same sights, but a good chunk of us have at least have robbed the doctor’s drug…

Track: Gips (Live) | Artist: Ringo Sheena | Album: Shoso Strip JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Our Favorite Cosplay From Alamo City Comic Con 2018

Beginning in 2013, the Alamo City Comic Con has grown to become one of the fastest-growing shows in the US, with around 80,000 people turning up at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio last month. There were plenty of cosplayers among them, and Mineralbluwas there to take these shots and video for…

The Art Of Battlefield V

Every year, the art team at DICE do some of the best work in video games, and 2018 has been no exception. Battlefront II featured some of my favourite pieces from 2017, and some of the work that went into imagining Battlefield 1 could have been hung in a War Memorial. That’s a theme running…

The World Record For Highest Xbox Gamerscore Is Now Two Million

Ray Cox, known in the gaming world as Stallion83, previously held the world record for being the first person to get 1 million points in Xbox achievements. Yesterday, he beat his own record by bringing his Gamerscore to 2 million. Cox streamed the achievement on Twitch, which he completed by playing Halo 2 from the…

I Can’t Stop Talking With This Red Dead Redemption 2 Character

There’s a lot to do in Red Dead Redemption 2. There’s so much going on that even when I head into a town for a few errands I’m besieged by things to buy, strangers to help, and places to rob. But there’s a guy in Valentine I always make time to speak with, whether I…

Track: Getting Away With It | Artist: Electronic | Album: Electronic JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

It Takes Lots Of People To Remake Resident Evil 2

While the 2019 Resident Evil 2 game is a remake of the 1998 release, lots and lots of people are needed to make the game happen. Wonder how many? At least 800! That’s according to a recent NHK special on Capcom, as pointed out by Alex Aniel: Aniel adds that around 600 people worked on…

Geralt, Is That You?

It is accepted truth that Maul is the King of Geralt cosplayers, but boy, Joshua Rifle is giving him a run for his money. He made this outfit with the help of his wife, and it’s one of the most impressive pieces of Witcher cosplay I’ve ever seen. You can see more of Joshua’s cosplay…

The Art Of Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

Now that the third game in Lara Croft’s modern reboot is out, let’s take a look at some of the concept and promotional work that went into imagining Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s world. You’ll find links to each artist’s portfolio in their names below. And note that while this is a lot of art…