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When attempting kick the cigarette habit, tasks and activities once associated with smoking make the cravings flare. In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Peter Pan Complex struggles with video games as a catalyst for puffing his life away. More »
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Commenter Aikage returns to Speak Up on Kotaku for the second time in as many days, wondering if you every iamgine where life would have taken you if not for all of that time spent gaming. More »
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In today's installment of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Vlyke615 wonders what strange gaming habits we've developed over the years. It's sharing time! More »
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Shortly after games began to flood the channels of Apple's iTunes I asked a developer friend of mine why the ESRB weren't rating the games headed for the iPhone and iPad. More »
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Has the long-lived SideWinder line of gaming-centric computer peripherals finally bitten the dust? Microsoft says it isn't so. More »
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We've heard the term 'net neutrality' bandied about the internet for more than a decade, yet many gamers aren't aware of how important the concept is to their continued online entertainment. Why should you care about net neutrality? More »
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Apple touts the newly-released iPad as a "magical and revolutionary device." How much of that revolutionary magic was applied towards the gaming side of the spectrum? More »
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Windows Phone 7 is shaping up to be a mighty powerful looking platform for all forms of entertainment. What's that mean? Well check out all of the things you can do on the upcoming mobile phone platform. More »
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Ringing it at $500 to $830, the newly announced 1.5-pound iPad doesn't seem to bring much new to the table, despite Apple calling it magical. More »
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EA was present at Apple's iPad event today, giving us a glimpse of the first big-name game running on the iPad, testing the device's power with Need for Speed. More »
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Being Nickelodeon's Golden Girl for five years came with inevitable perks, such as limos, an Xbox 360 in my dressing room, free Spongebob DVDs, and opportunities to engage in hand-to-hand combat with those Disney Channel kids at publicity events. More »
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Over the years sound has increasingly taken the back seat to the other important elements of a PC gaming experience from mouse and keyboard to the graphics and light-kits. More »
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John Carmack has a long history working with Apple on gaming products, not all of it positive. More »
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There's a Nintendo Wii in The White House, and while this indeed is a great day for the gaming industry, without proper guidance, President Barack Obama could easily find himself under a pile of shovelware. More »
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It appears the news we broke last week of Slamdance removing the Columbine game from their lists of finalists and why has created quite the shitstorm, for lack of a better word. More »
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It's the day after and my house is filled with bits of shredded colorful paper and lots of toys for Tristan. While I didn't get anything specifically gaming related, I did get some nice computer dodads including a brand spanking new desk from my son, a Zune and one of those funky Bluetooth virtual keyboards. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=224189&view=rss&microfeed=true Kotaku reader and avid gamer Samuel Kahn contacted me last week to find out who he should contact at Nintendo about a problem he was having with the Wii. More »
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