Readers

Work and Play: A Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming's Greatest Readers

When Brian first told me what I was going to be doing, I'll admit I was a little overwhelmed at the thought of going through potentially hundreds of photos, and making them presentable for all the world to see. But now I understand why Crecente called the first gallery his "labour of love". It was really exciting getting hear from you guys and receiving stories about your gaming setups from all over the world. I'm a little sad I couldn't include all the great stories you guys provided me with, but I think many of these pictures speak for themselves.

I hope you all enjoy looking through these galleries as much as I enjoyed putting them together!
(Just a head's up: I have added ALL of your photos - at least all the people who sent me their country - but you may not see them on the main gallery page, as it will only display the first fifty. But don't worry! Click through the gallery, and you'll find your photo!)

To check out the desks and gaming setups of big names in gaming like David Jaffe, Sid Meier, and Penny Arcade's "Gabe" and "Tycho", visit the original gallery: Work and Play: A Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming's Greatest (with updates always being added, including new photos this week from Tommy Tallarico and Ted Brown, Lead Level Designer for Buzz Monkey Software.).

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11:00 AM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By torif
16,109 views, 152 comments

Latest by StolenName: @Duophonix: glad to help support you dude! Hehe, I write about games so they kind of pay for themselves - and then get refunded through tax ;) @john2p0: Well, I would have cleaned up except that my friend was over and more »

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Contest: Win iPod Shuffle For Telling Us About You

What you know about us: I live in Japan, Crecente is a pirate, McWhertor needs to shave, Fahey gives away cookies to strangers, Plunkett has "LOVE" "HATE" tattoos, Mark Wilson's real name is actually Wilson Mark and Flynn is always five minutes late. Always. More »

7:00 AM on Fri Feb 23 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
1,968 views, 38 comments

top

"BBC/Kotaku PS3 Launch Coverage Is Racist"

Earlier, we posted a letter from a reader detailing what went on during the Japan PS3 launch. Homeless people lined up for consoles as well as select Chinese who then turned around and tried to sell the machines. The story got substantial internet play, including being picked up by the BBC, who interviewed me as well. But, was the coverage racist? More »

9:22 AM on Wed Nov 15 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
542 views, 148 comments

gamestop

Getcho Ass To Gamestop... BITCH

Yo, peeps. Up in da Ko to da tak to da you, we all be mackin' some love on Gamestop. Sometimes, we sparks a blizz, puts on da bling and we just go mackin' on down to Gamestop. "Yo, foh shizz, lez get da PS3 pre-order IZ-ON," we be sayin' to the Gamestop peeyimp behind the counter. "Sold out... BEEYOTCH!" he responds. "Hell NO, negro!" I'm all like, because we both be bein' black brothas. "Help an African-Irishman albino brudda out..." And den he all be like BLSADJDFSKKDJSK;LDSKDLS;F... More »

6:00 AM on Fri Oct 27 2006
By brownlee2
261 views, 18 comments

Latest by Ryfael: Pulling your leg? We albino-Africans have to stick together. Just for that, you owe me a pint. more »

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A Child's Wii Drawiing

Going by the random IMs and emails, it would seem that most of our readers were at least 14 years-old. That, or inmates. Not so! Apparently, we beam into grade schoolers. Inspired by yesterday's Wii post, ten year-old Anthony sent us a couple hand-drawn pictures of the Nintendo Wii. We think they're pretty charming in a serial killer sort of way. I mean, he is ten. We think. More »

10:22 AM on Tue Oct 24 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
269 views, 205 comments

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The PlayStation Claw: A Medical Diagram

Rhys Hale wrote us with this charmingly wrought diagram of the medical consequences wreaked by PlayStation ergonomics. Right click, select "View Image" for PlayStation Claw in it's full glory. More »

7:40 AM on Wed Oct 18 2006
By kotaku.com
2,185 views, 20 comments

coasters

Stick To The News: More Gaming Coasters!

Nothing important is going on in gaming today, so why not post more gaming related paraphernalia no one gives a flying crap about. In response to our earlier post on Bubble Bobble coasters Kotakuite Ryan sent us these pics of some other game related coasters he did. Pretty snazzy... one for each beer I have open at once! Thanks, Ryan. Florian Eckhardt More »

9:40 AM on Thu Oct 12 2006
By kotaku.com
110 views, 17 comments

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Mass Ave. Mega Man!

I think this is my favorite bit of gamer themed street art we've ever posted. I like to think that this is less deliberate art than a miraculous coincidence — the sole remaining piece of a Byzantine mosaic's millennia-spanning decay. The rusted pipes give it an air of almost Turkish squalor. More »

5:00 AM on Wed Sep 27 2006
By kotaku.com
1,495 views, 12 comments

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Melbournian Zelda Graffiti

The Amazing Mr. Pee — a Wildeian wit — sent us this shot of some graffiti in Melbourne, New Zealand. That's not just any Link you're seeing there: that's Link from The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap! More »

10:40 AM on Tue Sep 26 2006
By kotaku.com
961 views, 19 comments

tom clancy

Save Vegas: Rainbow Six Viral

Kotakuite Michael C. forwarded us this message from the Rainbow Six Vegas viral game, Save Vegas. More »

7:42 AM on Thu Sep 21 2006
By kotaku.com
181 views, 2 comments

xbox

Xbox Fruit Roll Ups

Mmm. Xbox Fruit Roll Ups. "Every day glow green snack has a hint hidden under the wrapper." And a strawberry red ring of death inside! More »

2:40 PM on Wed Sep 20 2006
By kotaku.com
1,028 views, 18 comments

comics

If God Played Xbox Live

Kotakuite Robin was doing some surfing, when he or she (who can tell within the context of an email signature?) found this fairly funny comic strip called God's Plan The vast, cosmic implications of deity combined with a fun gaming bent! I'm not really sure if steps 1 - 4 are necessary for a decent high score, though. Florian Eckhardt More »

11:40 AM on Wed Sep 13 2006
By kotaku.com
141 views, 5 comments

space invaders

Space Invaders Against Racism

Oh great. Ash has done it again. By plucking something from the tips jar (in his ineffable laziness) that no one else thought was even interesting enough to post, he's caused an avalanche of similar crap to come rumbling down on the site, to bury you all. More »

10:40 AM on Wed Sep 13 2006
By kotaku.com
260 views, 10 comments

terrorism

Microsoft: The Fun Starts on Nine One One.

Jonathan B. of the Gamebang Blog wrote us in about a curious Xbox 360 College Tour that occurred at his university on the fifth anniversary of September 11th... right across from a Red Cross Blood Drive. More »

5:00 AM on Tue Sep 12 2006
By kotaku.com
159 views, 32 comments

readers

The PS3 Dev Kit Revealed

As seen on the recent 1UP Show , at an interview with the Insomniac team, I give you... the PS3 dev kit. More »

2:40 PM on Mon Sep 11 2006
By kotaku.com
2,698 views, 48 comments

readers

The Cheap Ass, Duct Tape DS Game Wallet

Duct tape solves all woes. It's great in special ops missions, either as a make-shift gag, pair of handcuffs, or just to patch open the long, oozing slit that an enemy bayonet just tore up your belly. As all men know, Apollo 11 was only able to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere by patching a hole in the shuttle with duct tape. And so on. More »

11:40 AM on Mon Sep 11 2006
By kotaku.com
1,606 views, 13 comments

playstation

A Reader Solves The PLAYSTATION Dispute

And one intrepid reader saves me and my all-consuming punctuation pet peeve a bright, shiny bullet: More »

9:42 AM on Thu Aug 31 2006
By kotaku.com
176 views, 12 comments

mario

Husband and Wife Sport Matching Mario Tees

Gamer love doesn't merely cuddle close to the homerotic. After we posted the tattoo of a Hot Topic employee's Luigi tattoo and explained that it was a testament to his passion for his best friend (their love ripped asunder by different college acceptance letters), Kotakuite David S. wrote us: More »

11:40 AM on Thu Jul 13 2006
By brownlee
615 views, 9 comments

Kotaku

Ubisoft Used Pirate Hack to Fix Rainbow Six Vegas 2

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