Perfect Paths

Reading about Dragon's Dogma, Capcom's latest title that ventures into open-world fantasy territory, is like viewing…

Following the rules and doing what I’m ‘supposed’ to do in life are troublesome ideas to me.

In today's design-minded edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter DrZaius looks at design elements of ten gaming…

The first time I started to tear up a bit, I'd only been playing for two hours.

I want to talk about the medusa head, an enemy that has appeared in at least as many games as the goomba in Super…

[Editor's Note: Every month, we pay Tim Rogers to share his unique view of video games. But Tim has gone and made a…

One of the many eternal battles the gaming community consistently fights among itself is the seemingly…

Late in the original Zelda's second quest, I got stuck. I couldn't find the relocated and very well-hidden eighth…

Creating a successful 'freemium' game is an exercise in enticement and restraint. You need to slowly but surely gain…

The child who inherits an old iPod Touch, begins a lifelong relationship with the joys—and, let's be real,…