What Game Could Possibly Make A Kid This Sad?
Look at this little boy’s face. He is the saddest little gamer who ever gamed. What sort of video game does this to a…
The Battle Of The Big-Headed Anime Children
“Please defeat these children,” she said. “It looks like they won’t learn without some pain.” Don’t worry, it feels…
Thank You For The Amazing Game Cube Collection, Random Game Store Guy
I went to my local video game store on Friday to pick up a copy of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, and I walk out…
Five Video Games That Put My Children Right To Sleep
For some parents all it takes is a cuddle or a short story to send their little darlings into dreamland. Not me. I have…
Being A Dad Means Playing What The Kids Want To Play
Yesterday was Father’s Day, and what better day to launch the inaugural episode of a series about connecting with my…
A Dad And His Kids Happily Play Video Games Together. They Have To.
This is an image of a happy family; a father and his two adorable children bonding over a video game. It's a stock…
A Delightful Look At The Opening Of The First Legoland In 1968
The Legoland amusement part in Billund, Denmark is holy ground for fans of the colorful plastic bricks. Back in 1968,…
A Version of Grand Theft Auto Just For Kids
Grand Theft Auto isn't exactly the most family friendly franchise around, what with all the illegal activities and…
Another Christmas Ruined By A Porn-Filled Nintendo 3DS
Another year, another Nintendo handheld packed with pornography under the Christmas tree. Last year it was a…
Marine Vet Justifies His Argument For Xbox As "Anti-Empathy Machine"
Today on televison, somebody said something reasonable about violent video games.
Save Me From Assassin's Creed III's Nightmarish Hell-Children
The Assassin's Creed series has always been full of weird ambient dialogue. People on the street mutter the same few…
You Try to Give Them An Education, and They Steal Your Damn Pokeball
Commenter GiantBoyDetective is going to cry, because little kids can be dicks. In today's Speak Up on Kotaku he tells…
Four-Year-Old Boy Kills His Father After Not Getting a PlayStation
A preschool-aged boy in Saudi Arabia reportedly fatally shot his father this weekend because of a PlayStation.
I Am One of Those Horrible Neglectful MMO-Playing Parents
Whenever I post a story about a parent neglecting their children while playing a massively-multiplayer online…
Kids Spend Less Than 20% of Their Media Time Playing Video Games, Study Finds
It's become a well-worn truism over the past few years now that video games, far from being "just for kids," appeal to…
Why Steal Game Consoles When You Can Get a Six-Year-Old Girl to Do It For You?
On Monday employees at a Super CD in Johannesburg, South Africa realized two PlayStation Vita systems were missing…
Today's Video Gaming Kids Don't Know How Good They Have It
In today's completely grown-up edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter DukeofWulf muses on how easy it is for kids…
Child Left in GameStop Leads to Neglect Arrest
Attention parents of the world: GameStop is not a babysitting service. That fact was made abundantly clear to…
Scientists Want to Use Video Games to Help Kids' Eyes
When I was a small child my parents would warn me that spending all day in front of the television playing video games…
Police Say Christmas Gaming Drove Woman to Attack Children with Butcher Knife
Allegedly enraged over her five-year-old son's playing of a video game he received as a Christmas gift, Jutrina…