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Kotaku Comments Get Star Power, Edit Option, Tiering
I've often said that more important than the stories, the writers, the pictures and videos to Kotaku, are the commenters. More »
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Comment by Madeira: I've been reading and commenting here for a few years now, and I think this is the wrong way to... 39 Responses | Other threads
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e3 2009
Come To Kotaku's E3 Party This Sunday
Kotaku's annual pre-E3 party is happening this Sunday, giving you a chance to buy those shots you owe me, rub elbows with fellow Kotaku readers, and drunkenly hit on video game PR reps. Good times. More »
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Comment by I_Hate_This_Place: I'll stop by....so I can ask directions to the Destructoid party. I kid. :) 8 Responses | Other threads
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Come To Kotaku's Pre-E3 Party!
The Kotaku crew is headed to E3 2009 in just ten days. As we do every year, we're throwing a little get together on the eve of E3. And you're invited, dear reader! More »
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Comment by n00b_pwner: Why can't the law reverse itself back to 18 and over again? It worked during Vietnam because of the draft.... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Lionhead Teases Tomorrow's Fable II News
Why put off announcing something until tomorrow when you can announce the impending announcement today? More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by SolidOni: Was Fable II worth buying? I never got it and since summer is just around the corner I am going... 19 Responses | Other threads
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Games Journalist Quits Job For More Games Journalism
Stephen Totilo has long been a gaming journalist I've admired, from his thoughtful exchanges with Newsweek's N'Gai Croal to his timely analysis of gaming stories that others, including Kotaku, let fall by the wayside. More »
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Comment by Dragonzigg: That is amazing news! Stephen's a first class writer, it'll be a pleasure to see his stuff on here :-) 14 Responses | Other threads
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Do You Love Kotaku? Prove It!
You say you love Kotaku, but do you really mean it? More »
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Comment by Derek Rumpler: I love Kotaku enough to allow Crecente to let my girlfriend have his baby. . . . what do I win? 6 Responses | Other threads
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sony
What Is Sony Announcing On Tuesday?
Sony dropped Kotaku a line to let us know that something is going down on Tuesday, March 31st. Could it be the long-rumored price cut is finally upon us?
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By Mike FaheyComment by bob_ross: They will admit their system is just an expensive blu-ray player? Oh wait it does have 3 or 4 exclusive titles... 40 Responses | Other threads
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Chat Up Crecente Tonight
I'll be getting interviewed live tonight on UfragTv, if you're looking for something to kill 15 minutes or so. More »
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Comment by BlackVanguard: Can't wait to see Crecente's locks of beautiful hair flowing in the wind... 9 Responses | Other threads
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About Kotaku Previews
After launching the Kotaku review template last year, we decided to move on to the next most important aspect of judging games: Judging them before they're finished. Most folks call them previews.
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Comment by Mister Jack is Stalking Konata: You sure have been explaining the review process here lately. Is this all because of Killzone 2? 16 Responses | Other threads
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A Guide to Proper Commenting
Let's start with what is the heart of Kotaku's commenting principals: Commenting is a privilege not a right. More »
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Comment by Powerslave: So when are the editors going to stop posting snarky (trolling) comments in the article? You know that will get... 42 Responses | Other threads
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contest
Here Is Your New Kotaku Editor For The Day
This is it, the last contest of the year for Kotaku. The lucky winner receives a sweet schwag pack, and guest editing privileges here on the site. What does that mean? More »
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Comment by GT STRanger: cool, go get em tiger *winks and clicks fingers* 7 Responses | Other threads
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Week in Games Returns Next Week
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These Are Your Kotaku Editor For a Day Finalists
A little more than 100 Kotaku readers entered our contest for a chance to be a Kotaku Editor for a day... and to get their hands on all of that lovely swag.
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Comment by The Maginomicon: "We randomly picked out five finalists from the list for you, the rest of the readers, to check out." Randomly? You picked... 14 Responses | Other threads
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getting to know mr. ashcraft's substitute teacher
Hello! Mr. Brian Ashcraft is hiding for the remainder of 2008. I am here to take his place. First: I'm going tell you a little bit about myself. You are advised to skip this post.
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By tim rogersComment by CanadaDry: Weight: 66.5 kg Bench press: 45kg oh lawd. 10 Responses | Other threads
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What Do YOU Want Reviewed
We here at Kotaku Tower have spent the better part of two months reviewing games, triple-A titles, triple-F titles and everything in between, but there's only so many games we can review given our review policies and the number of writers we have.
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podcast
Kotaku Video Invades iTunes
We've decided to dirty the iTunes water with some of our original videos. Adam has been hard at work digging through our stack of vids looking for some of the better stuff to put up on our brand spanking new Kotaku Video Podcast page over on iTunes. More » -
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Kotaku Now iPhone Friendlier
The million monkeys wailing away at the million keyboards in our tech department have struck upon a feature update that will put the "M" back in "Kotaku." A new, improved mobile version of the site — extra iPhone friendly — is now live for those of you who need to get your gaming and/or "poo-flinging primate" news fix on the go. Plus, if you ever need a shot of magenta and chartreuse, you're well taken care of. More »
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Comment by KoopaTroopa: You are just announcing this now? m.kotaku.com has been up for a while now. 7 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by Soldier_CLE: That's a nice touch, Brian! It will get rid of alot of complaints from those who say that there is too... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Halloween Cosplay Contest Start!
Check your calenders, because soon it will be Halloween. What better way to celebrate Halloween than dressing up in scary costumes. And what better way to encourage you to do that than have a cosplay contest. We've got a hand-made Dead Space helmet. There are only 8 of this on the planet Earth. More »
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Comment by damatman: Now the question is: How do I create a Colossus costume? 3 Responses | Other threads
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@Commenters: Comment Threading Goes Gold
Threaded comments? On my video game blog? It's more likely than you think, now that the nerds that power Kotaku's tech have pulled the trigger, introducing a new way to look at comments. The goal? In order to make conversations with your fellow readers here easier, the new "threaded comments" system organizes comment replies more logically and makes discussing the post at hand easier to do and digest. Hit up any post with comments to start tinkering with the new system yourself, or read on to get the full rundown of what's changed and why... and some helpful commenting tips! More »
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Comment by Schoolimangooli's backpack turns into a ham sandwich!: I love you,Awesome! 22 Responses | Other threads
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Ban Monday Begins!
Hooray! Our favorite Kotakuday, Ban Monday, has finally arrived!! While we don't have any problem banning on regular days, we turn up the Ban Hammer sensitivity to MAXIMUM on Ban Monday. For those who don't know, here's how it's gonna go down: Send us the commenter page to commentsATkotakuDOTcom for anyone who should get the axe, err, hammer. You can put in your request at commentsATkotakuDOTcom. No ban gloating. Gloating leads to Ban Hammer backfire, which could cause you to get the boot. And that would be very embarrassing. We'll be back to normal on Tuesday, lighter, faster and better. Hope to see you on the other side.
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Comment by CitizenInsane27 (Would like to eat your soul please.): Mmm. Every ban Monday is like Christmas in a dysfunctional family. Where everyone is having a good time, chatting it up, and... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Do You Know What Next Monday Is?
Oh where have you been? How we've missed you! Fret not, Ban Monday is back. While we ban everyday (and night!), next Monday, we are going to turn the Ban Hammer sensitivity to MAXIUM. For those who don't know, here's how it's gonna go down: Put in your request at commentsATkotakuDOTcom. But no ban gloating. Gloating leads to Ban Hammer backfire, which could cause you to get the boot. And that would be very embarrassing. We'll be back to normal on Tuesday, lighter, faster and better. Hope to see you on the other side. More »
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Comment by KeroseneClimax: Now this is something I haven't seen in awhile. Seriously, this place needs an enema. Half of the reason I've... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Subscribe To Kotaku's Weekly Newsletter... Totally FREE
Ahoy! For those who want Kotaku in their email (or other connected things), listen up. We've got this de-lightful newsletter just waiting to land in your in box. Isn't that just great?! You'll get the top seven stories of the week delivered to your email, Skype, AOL, Twitter (public or private), Microsoft Messenger or Yahoo Messenger. Better than me screaming the top stories at you! None of you ever heard me, and that always made me so horse. More »
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Comment by excaliburps: @Chilly Hollow: Yeah she knows what it is now. Funny stuff for the first few months though she thought I... more » | Other threads
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Kotaku's New Tool: The Straight Razor of Disemvoweling
I think it's fair to assume that everyone on Kotaku is very familiar with the Banhammer, wielded now with force by Shiraz. But I've never been totally happy that our only options for comment management is to either do nothing or ban someone. In fact for months, maybe years, I've been asking tech to whip something up that would allow us to warn users that they are tip-toeing into banhammer country, traipsing into the cave of the angry comment moderator.
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Meet Your New Commenting Czar
We've been running this contest throughout the past month or so, so I think it's about time to announce who the new king of comments will be. More » -
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A Call to Ban
I woke this morning to find Kotaku at a crossroads, one peopled with a mob. It seems there's a decision to be made: Do we want Kotaku to be represented by the chatter of a thousand voices, people trying to be heard over one another, many not stopping to think before they talk. Or do we want to cull the crowd, reduce the noise so our many intelligent readers can still be heard over the roar and those who speak take the time to think, to read before doing so.
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Sponsors Thanks
Busy week! So busy! The busiest. Man, we need to sit down, max and relax. Anyone got some strawberry milk we can sip? Yep, our Sponsors do. And for that, we thank them. This week, Kotaku was brought to you by Ace Combat, Coors Light, Netgear, New York Times Travel, Unscrew America, and Vista. Now, back to that strawberry milk. More »
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Comment by human3rror: Vista? Windows Vista? Aren't there Vista-bashing-by-Apple ads all over your stuff? Or is that on valleywag... can't... more » | Other threads
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Comment by MC Double Def DP: Wow, I barely knew Kaketaku, but I miss it already. I started going crazy when I saw that I had... more » | Other threads
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happy april fools
Kaketaku: Glucose, Whip and Leaf for Obsessive Game Cakers
Welcome readers to the new face of Kotaku, a site rededicated to the minute coverage of all things Game Cake. It was a long time coming, but over the years we've noticed that while sites like GameSpot, IGN and 1Up voluminously cover the video game industry, little time is spent on that sweetest of tangents, the artful Game Cake. More »
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Comment by Jagzi11a: First of all, the cake is a lie. Second, I love April fools day! more » | Other threads
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Hyper Multi-Tap Is Dead. Galactic Multi-Tap Lifts Off!
Announcement time! That's right, Hyper Multi-Tap is changing its format. Up until, say, last Friday, the only reward those commenters nominated for Multi-Tap got was a happy feeling. Ditto for those kind enough to nominate them! But, we'd like to do more. You know, repay you for making brilliant comments and nominating them as well. So! Here's what we are going to do: Award a Kotaku Star (see above) to those commenters who make Multi-Tap, plus one to those who nominate. Keep in mind, that we are only doing seven comments for Galactic Multi-Tap. (Hopefully, the best ones!) What happens to those who repeatedly nominate or make it into Multi-Tap? They won't get extra Kotaku Stars, but rather, a warm place in our cold, bitter hearts. More »
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Comment by Billkwando bought his tickets for Hyde's US tour: @Custom Reality: 90 percent of the comments are trash? That's ironic. I don't think it'll take any extra effort from you... more » | Other threads
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awards
Kotaku Named Best Worldwide Resource for Video Games (In Denver)
Every year newspapers and alt papers around the country print mammoth guides to their community to highlight the best places to eat, hang-out, drink, go shopping and what have you.
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Comment by JohnnyHundo: @Islandkiwi: Qdoba will soon be taking over that Chipotle spot... keep an eye out. more » | Other threads
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Become a Kotaku SUPER STAR
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Cats > Kotaku In 2008 Bloggies
Yeah, we were nominated for a Bloggie this year. Kinda cool! We didn't win, though, much to the surprise of absolutely, hmmm, nobody. To anyone who actually voted for us, all we can say is...what were you thinking? Come on. We were up against I Can Has Cheezburger! Why didn't you vote for them? We're bitter, mean games writers. They're cute, fluffy kittens!
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Hate Your Weekends? Love your Kotaku?
It's weekend number two sans-Flynn and we're still in search of a Weekend Editor. More »
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How to Selectively Read Kotaku
Personally, I think Kotaku is at least 99.9 percent gold. I'd like to think we are, in fact filler free. I do know for a fact that all of Kotaku writers, myself included, only post the stuff they find interesting. But the fact is we do a crapload of posts in a given day. A fact I'm sure you are well aware of if you're a Kotaku regular. Not only do we post a story every 20 minutes on the site during the day, we have our night crew who slave away on the site while the sun is in the other hemisphere. More »
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Comment by EmeryHennessy: @Brian Crecente: Comment on How to Selectively Read Kotaku Hi Brian, i found an image of a gun with a sucker.... more » | Other threads
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Last Call For PSP2 Concepts!
We just wanted to send out a notice that today is the last day to submit your PSP2 concept designs for the first ever, last ever, official Unofficial Kotaku PSP2 Design Challenge. We've actually received some decent designs—but believe it or not—we've received some real crap, too. Just so you know, the whole "5-year-old sketches a PSP2" bit has been done (pictured here). So, those looking to get in an entry before the deadline should realize that the joke has been made, we actually laughed and now we can all carry on with our lives. More »
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