Marriage

In Real Life

The Romance And Enchantment Of Rift’s In-Game Marriage System Makes Me A Little Queasy

10:30AM Yesterday | Mike Fahey

I was going to title this post “The Romance and Enchantment of Rift‘s In-Game Marriage System Makes Me Throw Up a Little in My Mouth”, but that’s far too long, and while spoil the cake? More »


In Real Life

A Live Action Minecraft Wedding Proposal

9:51PM November 20, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Reader Matt writes in to tell us how he proposed to his girlfriend up on the big stage at MineCon, getting the wonderful folks at Mojang to play along in getting his future wife up on stage to pop the question. More »


PC

Divorce-Happy MMO Providing Help To Troubled Couples

4:00AM September 25, 2011 | Owen Good

About 10 days ago, Nexon, the publisher of MapleStory found three out of four marriages initiated in-game end in divorce. So MapleStory‘s next content update will include features that emphasise couples sticking together. More »


In Real Life

When GLaDOS Asks You To Marry Someone, You Say Yes

8:30AM August 23, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Gary Hudston commissioned three spectacular custom-built Portal 2 levels complete with fresh dialogue from the voice of GLaDOS, Ellen Mclain, just to ask his girlfriend to marry him. After watching the glorious spectacle unfold, I’m ready to marry the guy. More »


In Real Life

When Your Favorite Game Is Proposing Marriage, The Answer Is ‘Yes’

2:00AM April 25, 2011 | Owen Good

She said yes. You’re dying to know, and Kotaku can confirm that for you now. Even though her marriage proposal came from a smart-aleck robot and contained references to herpes and, well, the big A, last night Tora told Ben yes, she will marry him, More »


In Real Life

Claptrap Has A Proposal For You, Tora

10:25AM April 24, 2011 | Owen Good

Hello, traveller! We have nuptials for you on the Fyrestone Bounty Board! This is a video Borderlands studio Gearbox made for superfan Ben, to help him propose to his Borderlands-superfan girlfriend Tora, and it is outstanding. More »


In Real Life

The Pokemon Marriage Proposal

6:20AM April 12, 2011 | Mike Epstein

How do you get a Pokemon fan to marry you? Catch her with a Pokeball, of course. [Buzzfeed]

See, it’s Super Effective!


News

Virtual Assets Are Not Community Property

3:40AM December 30, 2010 | Mike Fahey

A marriage based on a shared love of online gaming is just as valid as a normal one, but as one Chinese woman found out, virtual assets accrued during marital bliss aren’t divvied up in the divorce. More »


News

While You Were Sleeping

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9:00AM December 1, 2010 | Mark Serrels

While You Were Sleeping was a well-received romantic comedy starring the luminous Sandra Bullock and the irrepressible Bill Pullman.

It’s also the name of a regular section here at Kotaku, where we round up all the best news coming in overnight, to save you trawling down the page for an excuse to not start work. Don’t say we’re not good to you! More »


In Real Life

The Best Way To Ask People To Prepare For Your Wedding Cake

6:00AM November 13, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Tara and Seth are getting married. They also happen to love Portal. So they hired Gawker artist Sam Spratt to design their save-the-date for their upcoming spring wedding. More »