Toys 'R' Us, RIP: One Last Trip To Toy Heaven
For nearly two decades, this pressure-washed-to-hell beige building in a strip mall off North Point Parkway in…
Devrim Kay Is All The Destiny 2 I Need
No matter where I am in the solar system, what fantastic adventures I embark upon in the name of Dead Orbit, my heart…
My Beautiful, Perfect Children Discovered A Way To Fit Three DVDs In One Xbox
For the past year, my original Xbox One hasn’t been working properly.
My Beautiful, Perfect Child Deleted My 40-Hour Persona 5 Save
One minute my five-year-old was giggling along with the playful antics of Yooka-Laylee on the PlayStation 4. The next…
Your Best Stories Of Getting Rescued In Video Games
In video games, we’re used to being heroes, saving hapless innocents from villains, monsters, and their own demons.…
I Traded In A PS4 To Save My Valentine's Day
It’s Valentine’s Day, a day to show the ones we love how important they are to us. This year I got my wife a box of…
Madden Totally Ruined My Son For The Super Bowl
“What does NE stand for?” my five-year-old son asked as we watched last night’s Super Bowl LI. I told him it stood for…
I Introduced My Mom To VR For Christmas And She Took It Like A Champ
On Christmas evening, after the rest of our extended family had fled to their respective homes, I hooked up my Oculus…
Plush Pokémon Should Not Be $80 And Make Me Cry
I offer a picture of me during happier times, before my new best friend Popplio and I took a trip to the Toys’R’Us…
Late Night McDonald's Visit Turns Into Touching Tale Of Love, Loss And Redemption
Twitter user Josh Raby went to his local McDonald’s drive thru at 1 AM to get himself a milkshake. What he received was…
A Children's Bedtime Story, Courtesy of Fallout 4
Have you heard of a tale called “The New Squirrel”? It’s a good one!
My New Best Friend Is A Blade & Soul NPC
NCsoft’s martial arts MMO Blade & Soul is filled with colorful non-player characters voicing their enthusiastic praise,…
A Childhood Tale of Pokémon Heartbreak
This is a story about losing your innocence, and getting your heart torn out in the worst kind of way. Also, Pokémon.
A Lot Of Work Goes Into Making Skylanders The Most Story-Focused Toys-To-Life Game
Where Disney Infinity delivers a series of small self-contained stories and LEGO Dimensions is just getting started,…
Counter-Strike Champ Makes Cheating Teammate's Life A Living Hell
Lets say you’re playing a video game and you encounter a teammate who is very obviously cheating—we’re talking,…
Think Twice Before Entering Dirty Words In Video Game Text Fields
Earlier this week, while playing Square Enix’s Chaos Rings III on the iPad, I was asked to name my favorite food via…
The Sims Players Confess Their Most Evil Deeds
The Sims might look like a pleasant game where you just pretend to play house, but don’t let that fool you. Things can…
Why I Am Not Going to E3 2011
Last weekend I spent nearly $100 on new clothing for E3 2011. Now my flight is cancelled, I'm not going, and the only…
Sit Back and Listen to a Tale of The Witcher
In a dreary encampment outside the small town of Flotsam the inhabitants gather nightly to listen to legendary tales…
What's The Hardest You've Worked To Obtain A Video Game?
In today's hard-working edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Kadin regales us with his epic quest to purchase an…