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Apologies If We Wasted Your Time With That Preview

A couple of writers for this site recently proposed that we stop previewing games. We could still talk to developers before games come out, they suggested. We could still visit studios early or even play games before release, but somehow, some way, we’d no longer write previews.


Updated: The Best Games You Should Play On Any Platform

We’ve updated our lists of the best games you can play on just about any machine that plays games. These our our top picks for everything from Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 to Nintendo 3DS and Android.


In Defence Of Perfect Scores

You will see, occasionally, the complaint that a video game has been given a perfect score. 10/10. 5/5. All five stars. The complaint tends to be that there are too many of these perfect numbers. These scores must come, the thinking goes, from easily impressed reviewers who are as full of bias as they are breathless.


Meet The Newest Members Of The Kotaku US Team

A month ago, I said publicly that the Kotaku team would be expanding, which may have led some to think we were going to add on the expansion pack of a single, terrific new hire. Or maybe we’d add two people. No way.


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