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The calendar says "2009". The Xbox 360 launched in 2005. That means we're four years into the "next generation" of…
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Fergus Mills searches for the words. It's clear he wants to say this carefully. The 22-year-old from Macon, Ga. is…
Fall is here and that means two things: Prices are rising and temperatures are dropping. But you can still score a…

Bob Dylan once told a journalist that the first time he heard a recording of Elvis Presley singing "That's All…
This Labor Day weekend two giant shows took over Seattle: One dedicated to music, the other to video games. But…
When future generations of gamers look back on this period of growth and advancement in our medium, will they be…
It's a regular occurrence. Open my email, and time after time, there the question is, staring me in the face: How…
It's alarming how many of you people hate sports games. To the point where a harmless post on a sports game on this…
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The problem with previewing multiplayer maps is all that damn running and gunning — it always interferes with my…
Not content to pay any old price for a used game, Kotaku recently attempted to figure out how big stores decide…
It's been three months since the breakup and I still can't delete my ex's Mii. I still have Achievements and…
The new Xbox rating feature, one of many Microsoft released today, won't win any sexy points. Games on Demand has…
His parents can recite the days from memory. What parent couldn't, for such watershed trauma in the life of a boy…

Pokemon, aka "Pocket Monster Trainer", is the undisputed Biggest Video Game Property currently existing in the…