Why Everyone Still Talks About Dark Souls
Dark Souls, man. It's always there, at the periphery of so many conversations about great games. This game is like Dark…
For Thanksgiving, Let's Take A Trip Down Last-Gen Memory Lane
Sure, the next generation of gaming is upon us. But not only are there still plenty of games coming to current- (or…
The Games That Defined The Last Generation
Eight years. Eight long years of video games, from the Xbox 360's 2005 release to today, the dawn of the next…
Our Favorite Video Game Characters of the Last Generation
Video games immerse us in worlds beyond our own, letting us encounter sights and sounds beyond our imaginations. But no…
The Best Box Art Of This Generation
You can't judge a game by its cover. You can, however, judge a game cover by its cover.
From Wii Sports to YouTube Itself, Readers Share More Last-Gen Heroes
We're nearing the end of our Last-Gen Heroes series, but that doesn't mean our readers have any less to say about the…
The Best Video Game Music Of The Last Generation
There may be no one part of a game that connects to our memories as immediately or intensely as music. Of course we…
Overheating Consoles Were the Worst Problem of Last Generation
With this past generation, the most terrifying thing console owners could see was a small red or yellow light that…
The Best Game Trailers Of The Generation
Video game trailers are all lies, damned lies. If they show us gameplay at all, it's cut together in the most exciting…
The Best Game Ending Of The Last Generation
As we at Kotaku planed out the final couple weeks of our Last-Gen Heroes series, we considered the possibility of a…
One Map Ensured A "Battlefield Moment" Every Match
I've been playing the Battlefield series since the original game, Battlefield 1942. Any long-time Battlefield player…
The One Real "Next-Gen" Game Of The Last Generation
Every time a new hardware generation comes around, we hear the same old boasts. More polygons! More effects! Higher…
PS3 System Updates, You Were The Worst
You made me angry with my PlayStation 3, if only for a few minutes at a time. Why'd you have to do that?
Goodbye, Massive Xbox 360 Power Brick
For this Last-Gen Zero, we recognize the original Xbox 360 power brick.
For A Single Generation, We Were All Rock Stars
Two hours earlier, I bought Rock Band.
I’ll Never Forget my First Journey with a Stranger
I love co-op gaming. Ever since I was a child, I have loved teaming up with friends to beat a game together. But Journey…
This Was The Generation Of Increasingly Silly Game Names
Look, video game names have always been a little silly. And likely always will be. But this past console generation saw…
Too Many Choices Of The Past Gaming Era Weren't Choices At All
Great characters are usually at their best when they're surprising us. A villain who is purely evil is never as…
The Toughest Life Or Death Choice In The Gaming Universe
Many games in the previous generation gave us choices about who would live or who would die. This was, I dare say, the…
Rockstar's Perfect Video Game Moment
I've played thousands of games over the years. And only once has a game ever given me a bonafide outbreak of…