With everything lurching forward to Black Friday, Kotaku turned its mission of public service toward assisting you with your holiday purchases, be they for yourself or others. Gift guides for all the consoles went out, supplemented by reviews of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Need for Speed: Undercover, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm and, of course, Left 4 Dead. We didn't forget the news, either. The launch of the New Xbox Experience certainly provided its share. Here's our highlights.

The PlayStation 3 Gift Guide
The Wii Holiday Gift Guide
The Portable Holiday Gift Guide
The Xbox 360 Gift Guide
Holiday Game Review Madness
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Review: A Pretty Good Start
Animal Crossing: City Folk Review: Crossing Over Again
Need for Speed: Undercover Review: You're Not Good, and You're Not Bad
Left 4 Dead Review: 2 Good 2 B 4gotten
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Review: Finish Him
Talking About Super Columbine Massacre RPG (Exclamation Point)
Vexed by Online Bigots' Language? Psychologists Say They Want You to Be
NXE Experiencing New Errors

Kotaku Video Invades iTunes
Tabula Rasa Shutting Down, Team Hit by Lay Offs
Midway One Step Closer To Oblivion
GameStop Black Friday Ads Leaked
Frankenreview: Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)
Aurora Feint II: The Arena Brings Asynchronous MMO to iPhone This Friday(ish)
Free Risk Invades iPhone
iPhone's Puzzle Quest Hits December For $10
The Wii Enters Its Terrible Twos Today
GameFly Prematurely Closes The Agency
The Official Raving Rabbid's Ass Pad
Frankenreview: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
The Playstation Portable Travel Kit
Atari Back From The Dead To Feast On The Flesh Of The Living
A Cordcrete Jungle

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