Collector Offers To Pay $100,000 For Original Contra Box Art
While video game collecting is a popular hobby, video game art collecting is a more rarefied avocation. That’s probably…
Forget Bitcoin—These Guys Invest In Magic Cards
Rudy stands in front of his regal mahogany bookcase stocked full with classics like the Iliad, the Odyssey, and Arabian…
I'm In Love With A Final Fantasy Trading Card Game I've Never Played
I can’t stop buying Final Fantasy Trading Card Game booster packs. The iconic artwork printed on high-quality card…
Collecting Sega Master System Games Is A Huge Pain In The Ass
With only 114 U.S. game releases and fairly reasonable aftermarket prices, the Sega Master System is an increasingly…
A Complete Wii Collection Is An Impressive Sight
Including last October’s release of Just Dance 2017, 1,262 games have been released in North America for the Nintendo…
Okay, Maybe The Gameplay Isn't My Favorite Feature Of Smite
The latest patch for action MOBA Smite dropped today, adding achievements, a brand new god, a revamped store interface…
A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Video Games
So, you finally realized that you can't stand to part ways with your games, guides, and various gaming memorabilia.…
The World's Largest Video Game Collection Is Up For Sale
Michael Thommason, who is certified as having the world's largest collection of video games, is putting them up for…
An Entire Nintendo Console Generation In One Image
Redditor OhioStateBuck has collected every Nintendo 64 cartridge released in North America. Doesn't seem like much,…
Highest Bidder Backs Out as Ultra-Rare Console Fails to Find a Buyer
About a month ago, renewed interest in the "Sega Pluto"—a prototype console that was more or less an online-enabled…
Only two Sega Plutos ever were made—it was a prototype console made in the late 1990s—and the owner of this one just…
Goodwill Hunter Who Found Rare Game is Selling It to Pay Student Loans
The woman who purchased from a Goodwill store one of the rarest collectible video games in the world—valued by some at…
Woman Buys Old Nintendo Game For $7.99. Turns Out It's Worth $15,000.
It's the archetypal jackpot story of flea markets, pawn shops and antiques roadshows. Someone pays a few dollars for a…
The Sad Story Of A Man Who's Selling His Game Collection For Love
Aussie games collector Onur Gonullu has, in just five years, amassed a haul of 550 mostly retro video games, which can…
Darksiders II is Incredibly Frustrating for the OCD Gamer
In today's manic-action-packed installment of the TAY-powered Speak Up on Kotaku, our favorite OCD gamer, Daemon_Gildas,…
After 74 Emails, 27 Months and Six Phone Calls, a Sack of Cash Buys One of the Rarest Nintendo Cartridges
Three years ago, J.J. Hendricks (above, left) of Denver paid $17,500 for a rare Nintendo cartridge— Nintendo World…
A Love Letter to the Collect-o-Thon Platformer
In this "anything for an opportunity to feature Sly Cooper" edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter GiantBoyDetective…
Have Patches and Updates Made Collecting Modern Games Pointless?
In today's highly-collectible episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Gemini-Phoenix wonders what value this…
The Man Who Has Every PS2 Game In America
Ahans76, a PlayStation collector, is apparently more of a PlayStation collector than most, because he claims to now be…
These Video Game Achievements Should Not Exist
In today's episode of the daily Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter BiggunSid talks about the trophies and achievements that…