While his/her loved one was in the shower, a Redditor patched her computer's version of FTL: Faster Than Light to turn it into a marriage proposal with multiple dialog options: » 6/20/14 5:28pm 6/20/14 5:28pm

Japan's biggest gaming phenomenon of 2013 has hit its 1 year mark, and to mark the occasion, I finally utilized one of the more recent added features to the game. » 4/24/14 6:00am 4/24/14 6:00am

Kotaku reader Brandon's night was very special. It was his turn, you see, to ask Diane, the love of his life, to become his player two. He did this by using a custom Super Mario World level. "She said yes, and after I gave her the ring and such she demanded we play the level again... and again." D'aww. » 7/03/13 5:20am 7/03/13 5:20am

A young Chinese man in Sichuan province is in a little hot water with his wife and the courts because of his affinity for video games. The man, Zhang Ping, is being taken to court by his wife for neglecting his household chores in order to play online games, reports News Guangdong.com. » 5/27/13 6:00am 5/27/13 6:00am

The Wii U sure has seen some creative usage. First there's the Miiverse, which some people have experimented with to make awesome communities and artwork showcases. Others have found a way to use the Wii U to make movies. » 12/05/12 3:30pm 12/05/12 3:30pm

"Will you be my player two?" More beautiful words between two gamers have never been spoken. Offbeat Bride tribesmaid Kaharaminttu raised the phrase to new levels of sweetness with this creative coin box proposal to her husband-to-be. » 7/26/12 3:30pm 7/26/12 3:30pm

Three companies with major involvement in video games—EA, Zynga and Microsoft—have joined some 40 other companies, including the Gap, Google and Starbucks, along with several cities, including New York, Boston and Los Angeles, in filing a brief to support a legal challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act. The Act,… » 7/19/12 5:00pm 7/19/12 5:00pm

When Seth Hay arrived at the "Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy" concert last weekend in Toronto, he was met with a lovely surprise. His girlfriend, Cheryl Murray, had bought him tickets to a meet-and-greet with legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu and conductor Arnie Roth. After the show, they would… » 4/03/12 2:30pm 4/03/12 2:30pm

I was going to title this post "The Romance and Enchantment of Rift's In-Game Marriage System Makes Me Throw Up a Little in My Mouth", but that's far too long, and while spoil the cake? » 2/08/12 4:15pm 2/08/12 4:15pm

About 10 days ago, Nexon, the publisher of MapleStory found three out of four marriages initiated in-game end in divorce. So MapleStory's next content update will include features that emphasize couples sticking together. » 9/24/11 2:00pm 9/24/11 2:00pm

Gary Hudston commissioned three spectacular custom-built Portal 2 levels complete with fresh dialog from the voice of GLaDOS, Ellen Mclain, just to ask his girlfriend to marry him. After watching the glorious spectacle unfold, I'm ready to marry the guy. » 8/22/11 6:30pm 8/22/11 6:30pm

Hello, traveler! We have nuptials for you on the Fyrestone Bounty Board! This is a video Borderlands studio Gearbox made for superfan Ben, to help him propose to his Borderlands-superfan girlfriend Tora, and it is outstanding. » 4/23/11 8:25pm 4/23/11 8:25pm