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What Do You Do When You Get Stuck In A Video Game?
I am so stuck on a video game right now. Should I rage quit, read a walkthrough or just cry out to the Internet via random forums to help me? More »The Role of Music Games
I got kicked out of choir in middle school and ever since, I've limited my study of music to whatever Guitar Hero and Rock Band have bothered to teach me. More »International Relations And Video Games — An Almost-Interview
For four years, I studied everything about East Asian security dilemmas and conflicts in post-Soviet Russia. What good is my international relations major if I can't inflict it on a game developer? More »Torture In Video Games
At PAX, I had the good fortune to catch Bethesda's Brink demo. While there was a lot of cool stuff in the game worth blogging about, what stuck with me was the use of torture in the game. More »PAX Panel Attempts To Define “Gamer,” Sparks Casual Controversy
The PAX panel, Game Culture: How Gamers Impact Society & How Policy Affects Gamer Culture, had some mildly interesting moments – but it got really interesting right at the end, during Q&A. More »Journalists In Video Games — An Anniversary Celebration
One year ago today I started officially blogging for Kotaku. What better way to celebrate this anniversary than by ticking off a list of journalists that appear in video games? More »GLAAD Panel: Pearls of Wisdom And Points Of Discussion
I've got a re-cap of last Saturday's Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation right here, but if you're looking for quick quotes and interesting issues to rehash, here are a few gems. More »Our Missing Video Game Robot Hero
High or Low? Fantasy in Dragon Age
Columbine Author on Winnenden Shooting
By Jeff Kass More »How Seriously Should We Take Game Addiction?
A Chinese gamer swallows razor blades in a suicide attempt, Daniel Petric shoots his mom and Brandon Crisp runs away from home – anyone see a pattern here? More »Would You Buy An Apple Gaming Console?
Best of Categories, Which Ones Should We Keep, Lose?
Turner's GameTap Shutters Editorial, Boots Staff
Wii Fit: Innovation in Gaming or Marketing?
Going Off the Deep End: Has Gaming Grown Up?
We talk about innovation in a number of ways in the game industry, some of which are very far off in the grand scheme of things: erudite discussions of game play, biomechanics, tailoring an experience to each individual. We have the less esoteric, more realistic discussions of what can be done with games now, and that sort of 'innovation,' I think, is really more a discussion of games 'growing up' and heading into more mature territory. Perhaps some of these debates are being cast in the wrong terms, or at least, there are multiple avenues of discussion to be explored. More »What King of Fighters XII Taught Me About Diablo 3
How Long Until DLC Adopts The Rental System?
Why Isn't CES Filling E3's Gaping, Festering Hole?
Open World vs. Real World, And My Feelings on the Burnout Paradise Demo
Why Doesn't Xbox LIVE Have Age Matching?