College Is Not A Hotbed Of Lesbian Experimentation
The stereotype of the LUG (lesbian until graduation) takes a big hit this week, with news that women without high…
Supremacy Shows Women Can Kick Ass
Women are a growing force in MMA fighting-and now they're fighting onscreen in the new game Supremacy. According to its…
Teen Boy Invents Leather And Pizza-Scented Candles For Men
After making fun of his sister for selling scented candles as a school fundraiser, 13-year-old Hart Main of Ohio was…
A Chronicle of Misspelled Slurs — Except 'Fat,' 'Ugly' or 'Slutty'
From the message that Xbox Live user ralphy305 sent a female gamer, it's clear the time he should have spent on his…
You're Getting 45 More Angry Birds Levels Come March
Angry Birds Rio isn't the movie we'd been hearing about - it's a crossover with a movie, delivering another 45 levels…
This Gamey Noun Beat Out Crotchal "Junk" As 2010's Best Word
Terror baby, gate rape, fauxhemian, skyaking: 2010 was a wonderful year for words. Even more delightful, then, that a…
Video Game Reduced to 30 Seconds of Disapproving Moms
Electronic Arts' latest Dead Space 2 campaign is brilliant. Why? Because it uses the power of the disapproving mom to…
Dealing With Sex And Violence In Video Games
In today's installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Dracosummoner explores the controversial role of sex and…
The CityVille How To: A Guide to Building the City of Your Dreams
With about 68 million players worldwide, Cityville blends the best of Sim City and FarmVille into a Zynga Facebook…
What's So Special About The Next Bejeweled?
For some video gamers, December 7, 2010 is the world-stopping release day for the next World of Warcraft. There's…
A Life Well Lived on Facebook
A life well lived is a life well documented on Facebook, it seems.
The iPad's Best Free Games Right Now
You spent enough money on that shiny new iPad. You shouldn't have to pay for games as well. Here's a selection of the…
Review: Your Shape: Fitness Evolved
At last, I have a way to exercise in front of my TV without any contraptions (or other people) near my body but still…
Mario, Pokemon Represent Among Hundreds At U.S Supreme Court
People started lining up at 5 a.m. today in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for a chance to hear arguments in a…
All You Need To Know About This Week's Violent Video Game Case In The U.S. Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court hears its first ever case about video games this week. The stakes are high. Here's what…
Woman Kills Baby For Interrupting Farmville Session
A 22 year-old woman from Jacksonsville, Florida has pleaded guilty to killing her baby son over a game of...Farmville.
If Life Were a Video Game We Could All Do This
Seen here is not a single piece of animation or visual trickery. Instead it's five minutes of people doing things…
Oprah Audience Explodes Into Hysterics Over Free Xbox Kinects
We were kind of hoping today's Kinect plug on Oprah would mean she'd be piloting a virtual raft with her body, but…
Goddess Of War
Halloween's around the corner, and makeup artist Alisha Baijounas correctly notes that video games make great costume…
NSFW: Was Britney Spears Bamboozled Into Virtual Child Porn Protest Art?
Britney Spears is on the cover of British publication Pop Magazine. The images, the work of one of Japan's most famous…