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By now we should all be on board with the idea that texting while driving is a particularly dangerous and…
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I didn't skip school a lot—hardly at all, now that I think about it. After watching this Australian PSA, I am really…
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That thing on the front of the Xbox One? That's a sticker. You can take it off. Some of you right now are wondering…
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Man, I don't have kids (that I know of) and I'm dawwwwwing all over this PSA that the ESRB just put out. It's a…
Saving Safely: good news, Pokémon players: there's a patch out for the Lumiose City glitch, (a glitch that can sometimes corrupt saves done in Lumiose City.) You can get the new patch from the eShop, or you can scan these QR codes for it, too. (Via Tiny Cartridge)
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Blizzard's mobile Battle.net Authenticator is a handy way to secure your StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Diablo…
The 'Shop Is Closed: We're taking a break from the Kotaku 'Shop Contest because I won't be around next weekend to round up the results and provide a new exploitable. We'll return with a new challenge on Sept. 22.
If you're a fan of sports video games and you aren't listening to the Press Row Podcast, what are you waiting for? The latest edition is out now, and I discuss the review of Madden NFL 25 with a panel of the leading writers on sports games. Hear it at Operation Sports or subscribe on iTunes. Read more
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If you haven't already, when you connect to Xbox Live today, you'll get the console update that finally does away…
Adios, Zune: Friendly reminder that, as of Aug. 22, the Zune Marketplace will shut down on Xbox Live, as part of the conversion from Microsoft points to local currency. If you've got Microsoft points, they won't be usable there anymore, in other words. More information is in this FAQ.
Free Games: For Xbox Live Gold subscribers, 2010's Dead Rising 2 and its DLC prequel Case Zero are both free, under the Games With Gold promotion. They'll be available until the end of the month.
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The Pokémon World Championships are underway at Vancouver Convention Centre, but it appears the livestream won't begin until featured events commence at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT. Check back here then.
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The Life. Love. Game Design Challenge to increase awareness of teen dating violence has named its winners. The contest is run by Jennifer Ann's Group, founded in memory of Jennifer Crecente, the niece of former Kotaku editor-in-chief Brian Crecente. She was murdered by a classmate the day after Valentine's Day in 2006.
I have a problem. You probably do too, if you're a gamer. I'm talking about the inability to stop using…
My colleague Mike Suszek of Joystiq, with whom I appear bi-weekly on the Press Row Podcast discussing sports video…