My Final Fantasy Keyboard Has Quina Instead Of A Q
Along with giving folks a comfortable means of typing for hours on end, a decorated mechanical keyboard can also…
The Future Of Video Games, As Imagined By An 80's Cartoon
Something happened in the 80's that forever shaped the way I thought video games would be when I got older. And that…
The Real Metal Gear
Metal Gear is a series that’s (at least partly) about giant mecha and Cold War drama. It may be pure fantasy, but in…
The Story Of Solitaire, One Of The World's Biggest Video Games
For over twenty years, a video game has tormented mums, dads and office workers the world over. And it has nothing to…
The Banned Pokémon Episode That Gave Children Seizures
On December 16, 1997, an episode of the then-unstoppable Pokémon animated series was broadcast in Japan. Barely thirty…
Future Knights Battle Dark Magic In LEGO's Latest Original Creation
Launching early next year with 14 construction sets, a mobile app and an animated series, LEGO Nexo Knights mixes…
The Struggle To Release "Indie" Games Inside Ubisoft
Yoan Fanise spent 14 years working at Ubisoft, and during that time—some of which was spent working on the blockbuster…
The Games My Mother Played
(Originally published May 11, 2008) May 1st 1980 I came home from school to find my mother waiting there for me, a…
Final Fantasy XIV (2010 Release): The Kotaku Review
On this, the eve of the official launch of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, let's take a look back at the original…
Mass Effect 2 Review: Once More Unto The Breach
This review was originally published on Kotaku on January 26, 2010. To celebrate Mass Effect week, we're bumping it up!
Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station Micro-Review: A Curious Experiment
This post was originally published on Kotaku on August 28, 2009. To celebrate Mass Effect week, we're bumping it up!
There's One Sure Way to Have Fun in Defiance
The MMO tie-in to SyFy's upcoming Earth-plus-aliens series Defiance is in full swing, or as full a swing as it can…
Grand Theft Auto is Too Big. Yakuza is Too Small. Sleeping Dogs is Just Right.
Creating a compelling and enjoyable open world experience is more than just giving the player as much real estate…
Let's Not Forget the Wonderful Dyad Gaming Chair
The following story originally ran in March of 2011, but since the excellent game it's partially about just came out…
The Origin EON-11s is an Impressive Gaming Machine Masquerading as a Netbook
The bigger the gaming laptop is, the more powerful it is. At least that's been the experience I've had in my gaming…
Razer's Game-Changing Blade Gaming Laptop in My Hot Little Hands
Last summer PC peripheral maker Razer introduced the world to the Razer Blade, a device CEO Min-Liang Tan boldly…
Why an Xbox With Anti-Used Game Tech Makes Perfect Sense
So, we've heard from a source that the next Xbox may feature some kind of anti-used games technology. When you first…
Swapnote is Much More Than a Fun Way to Send Your Boss Penis Drawings With Your 3DS
When the original DS launched Nintendo gave us Pictochat, a decent local wireless program for chatting and exchanging…
Everything You Need to Know about Japan's PlayStation Vita
Over the weekend Sony unleashed the next evolution of portable gaming on Japan, and Kotaku was there. Here's our…
If Only Cartoon Network Took Its Games More Seriously
Perhaps I was the only male over the age of thirteen to hope that Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL for the…