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The Japanese PlayStation Vita Launch From Lining Up To Stripping Down

5:20AM December 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Over the weekend Sony unleashed the next evolution of portable gaming on Japan, and Kotaku was there. Here’s our complete coverage of the Japanese PlayStation Vita launch, from queuing up to booting up and beyond. More »

Nintendo

Super Mario 3D Land Has Game Reviewers Loving The Extra Dimension

6:00AM November 10, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Up until now the best first-party Nintendo game on the 3DS was a remake of a 13-year-old Zelda game. If anyone can steal Link’s place at the top of the charts, it’s a fat Italian plumber. More »

PC

The Battlefield 3 Reviews We Can Find Are Pretty Positive

7:45AM October 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Normally on the day after the review embargo for a major video game release is up sites like Metacritic are flooded with fresh opinions waiting to be woven together into one of Kotaku‘s Frankenreviews. Not so with Battlefield 3. More »

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Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Isn’t Fooling Game Reviewers

9:40AM October 25, 2011 | Mike Fahey

On November 1, Nathan Drake ventures into the hidden depths of the Earth to capture the most elusive treasure he’s ever sought — the heart of game reviewers everywhere. More »

PC

New Multiplayer Details, Sumo Wrestling, And The Price Of Being Elite: All The News From Call Of Duty XP

6:00AM September 6, 2011 | Kotaku

Badges awarded at Call of Duty XP give an idea of the activities that expo attendees enjoyed over the weekend. Kotaku spent the past two days the inaugural gathering for fans of Activision’s combat shooter, where the publisher revealed more details about the premium Call of Duty Elite subscription, we spent time with the game’s multiplayer offerings, and everyone gazed at a massive display of firearms. All that and more is here for you now. More »

News

The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable

6:20AM June 2, 2011 | Adrian Chen

Making small talk with your pot dealer sucks. Buying cocaine can get you shot. What if you could buy and sell drugs online like books or light bulbs? Now you can: Welcome to Silk Road. More »

In Real Life

The Best Videos Of The Week

3:00AM May 8, 2011 | Matt Cherette

Maybe you couldn’t keep up with your favourite Gawker Media sites this week. Or perhaps you could just use something fun to do this afternoon. Well, whatever the reason, we’ve got your prescription: Here are some of the best videos we watched during the crazy, post-bin Laden week that was. More »

News

Video Gaming’s Future, In Three Acts

10:00AM March 5, 2011 | Owen Good

Friday at the Game Developers Conference found Kotaku’s newshounds still hard at work in the city by the bay, getting their hands and eyes on everything being discussed and displayed at the year’s first major games industry conference. More »

News

The Games Of Tomorrow, In San Francisco Today

10:00AM March 4, 2011 | Owen Good

Kotaku’s reporting team is in its second day of news-wrangling at the 2011 Game Developers Conference, bringing back details, screens, footage and anything else bubbling up at one of the industry’s leading conferences. More »

News

The Year In Video Game Surprises: Highs And Lows From 2010

3:00PM December 29, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Can we still be surprised by video games in an industry rife with rumours, leaks and publishers who prefer safe bets to bold risks? Looking back at the turn of events that was 2010, a year sometimes rocky, sometimes thrilling, it seems we can. More »