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I am pretty much the biggest Metal Gear Solid fan there is, and I really, really hope that Metal Gear Solid 5…

I know what you're thinking, and stop it. "Hey, Lisa, what makes you think you are an authority on such a…

Sexism in games remains an unsolved problem, it's clear. Some of you will be nodding along, and some of you will…

You're lying on your deathbed. Family members of the closest kind test the capacity limit of the hospital room, and…

Many video games turning twenty-five this year could set themselves on a podium and brag until their throats are…

Japan may not be the birthplace of video games, but it is the heart of video game culture.

My proudest moments as a tap dancer are displayed in my parents' house in the form of sparkly, obnoxious trophies.

Anders Behring Breivik was a likable loner, a seemingly harmless Norwegian who masked his sudden disappearance from…

With hairpins jabbing into my brain, an assistant director yelling "Hold the noise!" and a vegan Rice Krispie Treat…

Over the years, I've asked many gamers about their favorite game soundtracks, and more often than not they respond…

Twenty years ago today, Sega released the first Sonic the Hedgehog videogame. It was a joyous occasion—and it was…

Any great video game has a groove to it, a kinesthetic dance of feedback and response that can easily be thought of…

"I'm sorry. I never should have left. I never should have left. Take me back. Take me back. Take me home... please."

It has come to my attention that we might, within a few short years, find ourselves living on a planet devoid of…

"Disco is NOT dead!" shouted Eddie Izzard as a disco dancer-in-denial in the ridiculous super hero parody, Mystery…

Recently I watched the entirety of the television series Twin Peaks and kept thinking about Silent Hill.

It's a country with 120 million people, with a deep and long history, with a complex and beautiful language. Yet,…

We've seen some great gaming set-ups on Kotaku in the past: Brian Crecente's High-Def Game Room, galleries of…

You know when you're going to finish a video game. It pushes its ethereal fist into your chest and seizes hold of…

"That's it. I am never playing a Kinect game again."