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Check out this list of stories for just a taste of what we do:

Essays

• No Gods or Kings: Objectivism in BioShock

• Why A Man Plays Mario

• Maria Montessori: The 138-Year-Old Inspiration Behind Spore

• I Kept Playing – The Costs Of My Gaming Addiction

http://kotaku.com/354717/no-gods-or-kings-objectivism-in-bioshock

News

• GameStop Sells Played Games As New, Sources Say, Practice Could Be Illegal

• Jack Thompson Now Officially Disbarred

• U.S. Govt Confirms Three Wii Remote Injuries

• FTC Rules on Hot Coffee

https://kotaku.com/gamestop-sells-played-games-as-new-sources-say-practi-453115775

Humor

• Grand Theft Auto: DUI

• Halo 3 The Ride, Hands-On

• Two Brothers Meditating Upon Questions of Pac-Man

• The Kaketakumentary

https://kotaku.com/grand-theft-auto-dui-5011147

Exclusive Reports

• Is This Nintendo’s 3DS?

• Sony To Unveil PlayStation Home

• Xbox 360 Revealed

• Shigeru Miyamoto Spills Beans On “Kind Code”… Almost

https://kotaku.com/is-this-nintendos-3ds-update-5561086

Sex

• The World of Whorecraft

• Growing Up Games: When Will Mature, Mature?

• Activision’s Ex is Now Playboy’s Miss November (And She Prefers Rock Band!)

• Body Types: Why Ivy’s Boobs Are Such A Big, Big Deal

http://kotaku.com/234565/feature-the-world-of-whorecraft

Previews

• GTA4 Hands-On: The World is Yours

• Goldeneye For Wii Is a Remake with Some Asterisks

• The Next Smart Video Game Only Lets You Kill Once

• God of War III: Like A Threesome For Your Eyes

http://kotaku.com/373773/gta4-hands+on-the-world-is-yours

Reviews

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review: This Means War

• Halo 3: ODST Review: The More Vulnerable Edition

• Grand Theft Auto IV Review: Life, Liberty City And The Pursuit Of Happiness

• Alan Wake Review: Transcending Its Medium

https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-review-this-means-war-5400558

Hardware

• Alienware M11x Review: Ultraportable Gaming

• Mad Catz R.A.T.s Out Premium Cyborg Gaming Mice

• Tearing The DJ Hero Controller To Pieces

• Limited Edition Mario 64 DS, For China Not You

https://kotaku.com/alienware-m11x-review-ultraportable-gaming-5516181

Cosplay

• Can The West Cosplay With The Best Of Them?

• The Cosplay of NYCC

• Team Fortress 2 Gets Real

• PAX Cosplay Round 2 – FIGHT!

https://kotaku.com/can-the-west-cosplay-with-the-best-of-them-5432053

Interviews

• A Delightful Chat With the Most Hated Man in Video Games

• Jackson Explains How Fate Killed Halo And Gave Birth To District 9

• The Bill Gates Interview Wrap-Up

• The Unexpected Gamer Who Runs EA

https://kotaku.com/a-delightful-chat-with-the-most-hated-man-in-video-game-5559201

Photos

• Work and Play: A Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming’s Greatest

• Video Game’s Biggest Circus, In 10 Photos

• The Video Gamer’s Eternal Struggle Summed Up In One Photo

• Steve Jobs’ Game Face Is Terrifying

http://kotaku.com/343590/work-and-play-a-peek-inside-the-lives-of-gamings-greatest

Art

• Video Game’s Finest Pay Tribute To Artist Frank Frazetta

• The Art of Shadowrun, In Concept and Conception

• The Brutal Art of Brutal Legend

• The Art of War

https://kotaku.com/video-games-finest-pay-tribute-to-artist-frank-frazetta-5539115/

Debunking

• There Is No Such Thing As The “Madden Curse”

• Dissecting Jack’s Lies

• Real Photos Of the Tetris Vandalism Building

• Why Is CNN Talking About Rapelay?

https://kotaku.com/there-is-no-such-thing-as-the-madden-curse-347001

Podcasts

• An Hour of Sid Meier Brilliance

• Bioware’s Greg Zeschuk Has a Massive Effect on Kotaku Talk Radio

• Alan Wake Makers Talk Alternate Game Names

• One Excellent Hour with Rockstar Games

https://kotaku.com/an-hour-of-sid-meier-brilliance-including-his-surprise-5531995

Family

• Three Developers Explain LittleBigPlanet Level Design to a 7-Year-Old

• A 70-year-old’s Take on GTA IV

• How To Protect, Not Isolate, Your Child From Online Gaming

• How To Raise A Nerd

https://kotaku.com/three-developers-explain-littlebigplanet-level-design-t-5057652

Features

• Achievement Chore: She Plays For Gamerscore, Whether It’s Fun Or Not

• Minority Report: The Non-White Gamer’s Experience

• Gaming Before Chemo, A Child’s Escape

• The Real Metal Gear

https://kotaku.com/achievement-chore-she-plays-for-gamerscore-whether-it-5422154

Sports

• Turning the Beautiful Game Into a Video Game

• Once a Labor of Love, Sales of Football Rosters Now Inflame Passions

• If It’s In the Name, It’s In the Game

• The Art of Calling an Unseen Game

https://kotaku.com/turning-the-beautiful-game-into-a-video-game-5413650

Guest Writers

• The Goonies’ Chunk Answers Gaming’s Tough Legal Questions

• Ron Jeremy: Sex, Not Violence, Is Beautiful and Natural

• The Impact of Homophobia in Virtual Communities

• Op Ed: SmartBomb Author on Va Tech Shooting

https://kotaku.com/the-goonies-chunk-answers-gamings-tough-legal-questions-452581794

How Tos

• FarmVille How To: The Tips and Tricks of The Farming Masters

• Ink Meets Flesh: A Gaming Tattoo Primer

• Want To Work In The Japanese Gaming Industry? Here’s How

• A Buyer’s Guide To A Console Generation Past

https://kotaku.com/farmville-how-to-the-tips-and-tricks-of-the-farming-ma-5497590/

Columns

• Japan: It’s Not Funny Anymore

• Collateral Damage In The War On Piracy

• How Not To Play Games On TV, From Someone Who’s Been There

• The Replacements, Still Replaced in Video Games

https://kotaku.com/japan-its-not-funny-anymore-5484581

Crime

• Accused Game Cheater Gets Knife Through Head and Survives

• EA Ships Illegal Weapons To Press, Wants Them Back

• Man Spends Six Months Plotting Murder Of Counter-Strike Rival

• Own The Xbox 360 That Helped Kick the Mayor of Baltimore Out of Office

https://kotaku.com/accused-game-cheater-gets-knife-through-head-and-surviv-5499061

Culture

• Police Swarm to Bungie On Weapons Call During Kotaku Visit

• Romance With Disabled Girls: How (And Maybe Why) An Unusual Video Game Came To Be

• In Moral Debate About Shadow Complex, Both Sides Have Their Say

• Racial Term in DS’ Scribblenauts? Unintentional, Developer Explains

https://kotaku.com/police-swarm-to-bungie-on-weapons-call-during-kotaku-vi-5351721

Science

• Indian Holy Man May Hold Solution To Game-Interrupting Bathroom Breaks

• Kotaku Bureau of Weights & Measures Studies Fallout, Physics, Also Beer

• Infection Vs. Resurrection: The New Science of the Zombie

• Unreal Engine Puts BP Oil Spill Into Perspective

https://kotaku.com/indian-holy-man-may-hold-solution-to-game-interrupting-5535347

Videos

• Justify Your Game

• Autotune the Video Games with Kotaku

• A Very Special Kotaku Holiday Podcast

• Kotaku Kristmas Kard, ‘Still Not Banned’

https://kotaku.com/autotune-the-video-games-with-kotaku-5438130

Politics

• Industry Lobbies Clinton

• The Inconvenient Truth Of Buying Video Games?

• Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy Nixed on Xbox 360 Live

• Shoe Attack On President Already Turned Into A Crappy Flash Game

http://kotaku.com/116391/breaking-industry-lobbies-clinton

Toys

• This Might Be The Best Transformer Ever

• Remote Control Mario Kart Has Shells, Bananas

• A Black Widow of Your Very Own

• Valkyria Chronicles Figure is As Stoic As It Is Desirable

https://kotaku.com/this-might-be-the-best-transformer-ever-5578853/

Clothing

• Meat Bun Dresses You in Wizards and Warriors

• Iron Man Sneakers Will Light up Your Life

• How To Make the Perfect Tron or Daft Punk Costume

• I Clothe Gamers

https://kotaku.com/meat-bun-dresses-you-in-wizards-and-warriors-5577724

Advice

• Packing Tips From A Tetris Master

• The Traveler’s Guide to E3

• Kotaku’s Buyer’s Guide: An Introduction

• How To Lose Yourself in Akihabara

https://kotaku.com/packing-tips-from-a-tetris-master-453107494

Theme Weeks

• Religion

• Robots

• Love

• A Summer of Gaming

Events

• E3

• GamesCom

• Tokyo Game Show

• San Diego Comic Con

Movies

• Why Is This Johnny Cage So Familiar? He Explains to Kotaku

• The Colossus and the Comedian

• Dante’s Inferno’s Japanese Marketing Includes a Racial Twist

• Why You’ll Never Be Happy With Video Game Films

https://kotaku.com/why-is-this-johnny-cage-so-familiar-he-explains-to-kot-5560885

Photoshop Contest

• Up The Wall

• Gaming Merit Badge

• Next-Gen Cereal System

• Gaming Conversation Hearts

https://kotaku.com/kotaku-shop-contest-up-the-wall-edition-winners-5579131

Infographics

• A Visual Guide To The Role-Playing Game

• What’s My Motivation? Why We Play The Top 100 Games

• 2010: A Video Gamer’s Guide

• Kotaku Census 2010: The Results

http://kotaku.com/5546807/a-visual-guide-to-the-role+playing-game

Comics

• Marvel Vs. Capcom Comic Books a “Natural Thing”

• Sunday Comics

• This Week in Comics

• The New Pokemon Series Name Takes Some Liberties

http://kotaku.com/5522160/marvel-vs-capcom-comic-books-a-natural-thing-[update]

Industry

• ESA Confirms Lowenstein’s Departure

• EA promises changes in leaked internal memo

• The Biggest Break-Up In Video Game History

• Itagaki And Tecmo Settle Legal Brouhaha

http://kotaku.com/gaming/breaking/esa-confirms-lowensteins-departure-222905.php

You

• Game Face

• A Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming’s Greatest Readers

• Talk Amongst Yourselves

• Game Club

• Speak-Up on Kotaku

http://kotaku.com/345980/work-and-play-a-peek-inside-the-lives-of-gamings-greatest-readers

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