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  Steam is Making Your Wishlist Dreams Come True This Holiday Season

  Steam has just launched the Daily Wishlist Giveaway, with ten lucky winners each day receiving the top ten games in their wishlist. Make sure your list is current, and click on the daily featured deal to be entered! [Steam]

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  This Week’s Nintendo Download is So…Awww, Kitty!

  Another week, another handful of games you may or may not give a damn about coming to Nintendo’s download ready devices, including Xmas Puzzle, a WiiWare game about…oh my god it’s so fluffy! Awww, look at him, all curled up in the holly. Are you dreaming of sugarplums, my little tiger-striped friend? I just want…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  Guess Which Game Still Isn’t More Popular Than Call of Duty

  Battlefield 3 couldn’t do it and neither could Skyrim it seems, Call of Duty, two Call of Duty games actually, remain the most played games on Xbox Live for the week of Nov. 21. Yes, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim isn’t even an online game, but Major Nelson’s weekly list counts all games played on…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011
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  What the Heck Is Resident Evil Revelations Going to Be About?

  In the trailer above, the usual plot elements that have popped up in Resident Evil games since almost the very beginning of the series show once again. You know, bioengineered terrorism, governmental response, power-mad terrorists. That kind of thing. If you need the specifics, you’re looking at main characters Jessica Sherawat and Parker Luciani—agents for…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011
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  “Respect Mah Authori-Tah!” New South Park RPG Coming from Fallout: New Vegas Creators

  After the surprise success of their Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are looking to conquer the video game medium next. The December issue of Game Informer reveals that development’s underway for South Park: The Game, an all-new AAA RPG console title set to hit PS3 and…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011
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  How Does the First Quad Core Tegra Tablet Handle Gaming?

  Having spent an extensive amount of time playing games on a dual core Tegra 2 Android tablet, I can only imagine how much better gaming must be on the new quad core Tegra 3-powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Why? Because I don’t have one. Joanna Stern at The Verge does, however, so we’ll let…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  Blackwater Video Game Criticism Leads To Threats Against Congresswoman

  Attorneys for the founder of infamous private military company Blackwater are threatening to sue a member of congress over statements she made during an interview about the PMC’s bizarrely self-aggrandizing video game Blackwater Rep. Jan Shakowsky was galled at the idea that Blackwater, a company she says has become synonymous with the misconduct of private…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011
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  Nexon’s Maple Story Security Breach Was Just One of Many Korean Hack Attacks

  So, that enormous data trespass that Korean online powerhouse Nexon revealed last week was bad. Bad enough to be the second-largest such incursion in Korean history. If you think that sounds like there’ve been some other big security breaches, then you’re right. A Korea Times article by Kim Tong-Hyung gives some context as to how…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011
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  Batman: Arkham City‘s Creators Would Make a Lovely Matrix Game, Wouldn’t They?

  In today’s completely topical edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Ｓｏｕｌｓ feels he’s found the perfect developer to make the next Matrix game. Does anybody still care about The Matrix? Rocksteady. What a wonderful studio, bringing the Batman license games it rightfully deserves. They did something else though. They’ve created arguably the best hand-to-hand…

  By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011
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  To Whom I Have Offended: An Open Letter from Tom Bissell

  Editor’s Note: What follows is an open letter from author Tom Bissell regarding the response to a joke he made in his review of Skyrim for the website Grantland. The joke in question: “If you have no idea what the Elder Scrolls franchise is, you are probably either (a) an adult woman, or (b) the…

  Tom Bissell Published December 1, 2011
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  Someone Who Probably Has All the Games They Want Already

  As soon as games launch, he or she’s got ’em. This gamer doesn’t just play games, this gamer collects them. Their back catalogue is more than a best-of or a bunch of favorites, it’s a compendium—a library. So what do you get the gamer who has all the games? Baby Mario Plush Mario from the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2011
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Welcome back to another December (it’s not your first, is it?) and to another edition of our official forum about video games. Go on and talk about games all you want in the comments below. But! Before you do, cast your eyes again at our lovely December art. It is called “Hens and Rooster” and…

  By Stephen Totilo Published December 1, 2011
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  The Best Fake Peter Molyneux Twitter Account is Back, Go Follow It

  He’s back: Fake Peter Molyneux’s Twitter feed is once more live and ready to Tweet out funny, fake, absurd, sometimes interesting game ideas, as predicted. Follow him

  By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011
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  Should You Buy LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7? Yes.

  Traveller’s Tales are the masters of the brick. Their LEGO creations deliver not just fun gaming experiences, but those magical sort of games that you can enjoy alone, with friends, or with children. I’ve been a fan since LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game hit in 2005. Now, six years and twice as many LEGO…

  By Brian Crecente Published December 1, 2011
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  Jokes Fly Faster Than Arrows in the Goofy-Yet-Epic Bard’s Tale

  The Bard’s Tale, the highly enjoyable action role-playing game that launches today at the App Store, has a long, storied history—far longer and storied-er than your average iOS game. The first Bard’s Tale was a well-loved 1985 computer role-playing game, whose protagonist was, appropriately enough, a singing Bard. That alone set it apart from most…

  By Kirk Hamilton Published December 1, 2011
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  Check Out Final Fantasy XIII-2’s Tweaked Battle System in This New Trailer

  Paradigm Shifts? Cinematic Action? Sounds pretty but what does it all look like? You’ll get to see some of the features that I discussed in my hands-on preview of Final Fantasy XIII-2 in the new teaser released today by Square Enix. Will these features change the way you approach the game when it hits in…

  By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011
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  Where Nintendo Keeps Its Goodies

  Getting Ready | NORTH BEND, WASH: Nintendo of America readies stock for the holiday season. (Photo: Ted S. Warren | AP) Reviewing Chun-Li’s Giant Plastic Thighs (and Ryu’s Giant Veiny Feet) Square Enix’s first two Street Fighter IV figures, based on series “heroes” Ryu and Chun-Li, have just hit shelves. Part of the company’s Play…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2011
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  Assassin’s Creed Makes SoulCalibur V‘s Box Art Better

  If Yoda and Darth Vader were happy enough to appear on SoulCalibur IV‘s box art , you can bet SoulCalibur V would not shy away from its Assassin’s Creed guest star. As previously posted, SCV will feature the lethal stylings of Assassin’s Creed character Ezio. The game will be out in Feb. 2, 2012 in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2011
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  Is Resident Evil 6 Going to China?

  Survival horror game Resident Evil 4 was set in Europe—okay, Spain. RE5 was set in Africa. And the inevitable RE6? The game has not yet been officially announced, but Capcom mentioned it to Kotaku in the past. And Capcom producer Masachika Kawata is even hinting that the game might not be survival horror. So what…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2011
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  Can You Trust FedEX with Your Nerdy Shipments?

  Do not trust FedEx with your deliveries. I had shipped out a NES coffee table to someone who bought one, and upon receiving it, they ignored the “This side up” stickers and delivered it on it’s side. They also had stacked a large and very heavy box on top of it, tweaking the table inside.…

  Matt Borgelt Published December 1, 2011