Our parent company, Gawker Media, is taking several actions to deal with the troll attacks on our comments sections.…
A note to all readers: We are disabling image uploads on all replies as a short-term way to deal with a troll's decision to attack all Gawker Media sites by posting offensive or NSFW GIFs in our comments sections. We are manually deleting images that got through. If you see any we missed, email feedback@kotaku.com.… Read more
And, for good measure, why do you care to read about video games on the Internet? Please answer below. Your…
Earlier this week we published an opinion piece regarding a rape accusation made against the co-creator of Cards Against Humanity. We've taken the unusual step of publishing a revised version of the article here that I think better expresses the piece's original intent and hopefully provokes valuable discussion. A… Read more
I've got two new Kotaku offshoots to tell you about today, two new subsites for people who enjoy to look at the…
If you live in the U.K., you're about to get your very own version of Kotaku. The good people at Future Publishing…
And now for something a little different.... You may notice that Kotaku looks a little different today and hopefully you'll be enjoying some performance improvements. We're switching to a somewhat slicker layout that has been designed to load the page faster and give you a smoother experience while navigating through… Read more
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You did good, PA Report. Penny Arcade's editorial operation, the Penny Arcade Report, is shutting down after a two-year run. Led by Ben Kuchera, the crew there worked hard to do quality reporting and writing about video games and pop culture. Their successes are numerous, and the outlet will be missed. Good luck to… Read more
If we can interrupt the fun stuff for a moment... The Philippines was wracked by a devastating hurricane this past weekend with more than 10,000 people feared dead. If you'd like to help relief efforts, here's a list of places you can donate to. To our readers in the Philippines, our thoughts are with you.
A year ago, Superstorm Sandy ravaged the East Coast. It also knocked Kotaku offline, forcing us to publish exclusively on Tumblr for a while. Our hardships were nothing compared to what millions of others had to put up with. To those affected, we praise you for your strength. And to those who stuck with us through one… Read more
We haven't done this in a while, so let's do it now. For the next 90 minutes or so, I'll be answering reader…
In case you didn't know... you can read condensed Kotaku reviews of new games in the New York Times every month. The Arts section in today's paper includes short versions of our reviews of Game & Wario, Deadpool, Color Zen, The Swapper and Company of Heroes 2. New round-ups monthly. Viva print! (And the Internet, too.)
I was recently asked to be more clear with readers about who Kotaku is and isn't for.
Do you love video games? More importantly, are you able to communicate your love of video games through the…
A couple of design notes for regular readers: 1) Clicking the arrow next to our logo will now get you to our sister sites more quickly. 2) Clicking the other arrow up there will give you a list of our 10 most popular stories. You may have figured this out already!
We cover video games here at Kotaku, but, in case you hadn't noticed, we cover some other stuff, too—and we…
In less time than it takes to make a new BioShock, but in more time than it takes to crank out a new PlayStation…
A couple of writers for this site recently proposed that we stop previewing games.