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You may have noticed some changes to Kotaku this morning. Specifically to how important you have become to the site. More »How To Find Our Tokyo Party
Next Monday we are having a Kotaku event in Shibuya, Japan. I will be there. Crecente, Totilo, McWhertor and Tim Rogers will be there as well. Other people, too! But how do you find the damn place? More »Heeeeeeeello Monday. Ban Monday.
Our favorite Kotakuday? Ban Monday. While we don't have any problem banning on regular days, we turn up the Ban Hammer sensitivity to MAXIMUM on Ban Monday. Here's how it's works: More »Turning Japanese, Kotaku's Turning Japanese
If you live in Japan you may have noticed that you're not able to read or even see this right now. In fact, you're probably reading a very similar Kotaku, except entirely in Japanese. More »Starred Commenters, Listen Up!
Last week, we rolled out a re-organized and revised version of our comments. Our star commenters's comments will now get much deserved top billing. But that's only half of it. More »Kotaku Comments Get Star Power, Edit Option, Tiering
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GamePro is listing its 20 most influential people in gaming from 1989 to 2009. Ranked at number 20 is Kotaku Managing Editor Brian Crecente — or as GamePro calls him "The Provocateur". How provocative. More »How To Filter Kotaku
You read Kotaku. Some of the topics, you love. Some of them, you don't. What to do, what to do. More »This Is Kotakuland's Favorite Board Game Trash Talk
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Our favorite Kotakuday? Ban Monday. While we don't have any problem banning on regular days, we turn up the Ban Hammer sensitivity to MAXIMUM on Ban Monday. Here's how it's works: More »Get The Most From Your Kotaku Kommenter Account
So you're commenting on Kotaku. Congratulations! But did you know that aside from speaking your mind and saying mean things about us (do we not bleed?), there are other things you can do as well?More »
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