The Chinese Room

Three Russians, a Frenchman, an Italian-Columbian, and a Chinese walk into a fake spaceship, and don't walk out…

Yes, of course, there are gold farmers in China. But why?

Like waves crashing against a cliff face, video games are slowly eating away at the foundations of the English…

A damning report from the National Labor Committe, released earlier this week, has highlighted atrocious working…

Hey, it's Kotaku Off Topic, where we... aww, you're probably playing Halo 2 on Xbox Live right now, aren't you?…

The most common email response I received to my previous column ("Japan: It's Not Funny Anymore") was a perplexed…

Our guy in Tokyo has descended upon San Francisco's Game Developers Conference. We asked him for a report. This is…

At the top is a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistol. Below, the WiiAuto Pistol. Mistaking the former for the…

I've lived in Japan for a long time. When I first came here, I liked living here. Now, I don't. I haven't changed.…

We can't all be rock stars. Or can we? Why can't we all be rock stars? Who says we can't all be rock stars?