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  Ezio Is Kicking Altair’s Assassin’s Creed Sales

  According to internal Ubisoft estimates, Assassin’s Creed II has sold 1.6 million units in the first week of release, 32% more than the original Assassin’s Creed sold two years ago. While Assassin’s Creed the first remains the fastest selling new video game IP in U.S. history, it’s younger brother isn’t doing too shabby itself, selling…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 24, 2009
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  The DS and DSi Gift Guide

  This year saw the launch of not one, but two additions to the DS family. The DSi, sporting two cameras and the ability to download games, hit in April. The DSiLL (XL to folks outside of Japan) is all of that a more, well more in the sense of size, super-sizing the screen and mondo-sizing…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Once a year, we must all shake our heads and wonder if/when Donkey Kong will be featured in his very own game again. Maybe even a good one? Talk about that and other gaming stuff in TAY. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 24, 2009
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  When Did You Stop Believing in Santa Claus?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Christmas the First Man, presents are a gianormous pain when we go the States for the holidays. Mini-Bash wrote his list to Santa yesterday. He wants a kickboard (I think it’s called a “razor” scooter in English — not sure) and Beyblade spinning tops. Not sure if we are going…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  LittleBigPlanet: From Sketchbook To The PlayStation 3

  As part of a recent re-launch of the game’s community portal, Media Molecule – the developers behind LittleBigPlanet – have shared with the world a ton of concept art from the early days of LBP’s development. In some ways, you can see that the game’s final aesthetic has a lot in common with its formative…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  British Sales Charts: Little Italy

  Big surprise this week, as Modern Warfare 2’s cross-platform domination is abruptly ended after only seven days, with the PS3 version nudged aside by a stealthy, Italian newcomer. Assassin’s Creed II has dropped from the rafters and, with a flick of the wrists, shanked MW2 in the guts, the 360 version of Ubisoft’s big franchise…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  This Appears To Be A New Mercenaries Game

  According to game site Bitmob, this trailer for Mercenaries Inc., a multiplayer entry in the Mercenaries franchise is a few months old, but real. The game has not been announced and is apparently being prepped at EA’s Los Angeles studio. Mercenaries was previously developed by Pandemic Studios. There is no longer any Pandemic Studios. About…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Remaking Commander Keen

  With id showing no signs of reviving the Commander Keen IP anytime soon, a guy in New Zealand is taking it upon himself to remake the game, give it a more contemporary touch. Laz, the creator, says the game is a “tribute”, but as fans of the little Cheesehead will instantly recognise, this is no…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  DSi LL Selling Faster Than PSPgo

  On November 22, the DSi LL went on sale. Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has sales figures for the new NIntendo handheld’s first two days. The portable moved 103,524 units in Japan. In comparison, the DSi sold approximately 170,000 units in its first two days on sale in Japan. In its first day on sale in The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Tony Hawk Keen On Kelly Slater Revival

  In an interview with GameSpot, skating legend and video game staple Tony Hawk has spoken fondly, and none-too-subtly, of his wishes to see another Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer game. Using the Tony Hawk: Ride controller, of course. Chatting about what comes next for the expensive peripheral, Hawk says “I think that the first priority, beyond…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  2 Million LIVE Users Logged Into Facebook

  Earlier this month, Facebook went live on Xbox LIVE. Loads of people have logged onto Facebook via LIVE. “Loads” is not very descriptive. “Two million” is. According to Microsoft’s first week figures, at least 2 million LIVE users logged into Facebook, and a half a million accounts were created in the first 24 hours. The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  EA Creates Madden For Disabled Gamers

  EA Sports have teamed up with VTree, a provider of software for those with disabilities, to release what’s essentially a modified version of Madden. It’s called “My Football Game“, and while it won’t win many awards for its graphics (it appears to be running on an ancient version of the Madden engine), it gets thumbs…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  Super Street Fighter IV Getting Three More Fighters

  Muay Thai fighter Adon from Street Fighter Alpha and Final Fight character Cody and Guy are the latest characters announced for SSFIV. Cody is decked out in his Street Fighter Alpha 3 prison garb. Super Street Fighter IV is slated for spring 2010 on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Know Your Enemy (Especially His Weak Points)

  By Olly Moss, as seen on A Life Well Wasted.

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  Look How Time Changes Character Design

  Back in 1995, role playing game Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals was released in Japan. The game is getting a Nintendo DS remake as Esptolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods, and its main characters are getting a makeover. Just look how main character Maxim has changed. At least his hair color is the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Microsoft Sued Over Memory Card Crackdown

  You know Datel? I like Datel, mostly because they made the Freeloader for the GameCube/Wii. Well, Datel are in the process of taking Microsoft to court over Xbox 360 memory cards. The dispute between the two companies stems from a recent move by Microsoft to block the use of “unauthorised”, third-party memory cards on their…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score

  Joining last month’s Bayonetta 40/40 score, this month’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii has been given a perfect score from Japanese game magazine Famitsu. The publication has stated that just moving Mario around is amusing, co-op play is fun and single player is a good time as well. Critics score games on a scale of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Is This The Future Of Aion?

  Mass bannings weren’t the only Aion-related business from NCSoft today. No, the MMO publisher also found the time to release this mysterious, 9-minute teaser trailer for the game. Called simply “AION Vision”, it shows sweeping visual upgrades to the game, along with a battle sequence that MMO fans could only dream of. There’s even a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  Blind Item: Which Celebrity Marriage Might End Over World of Warcraft?

  Guessing game time. A married aging actress is rumored to have decided to end her celebrity marriage over that dirty, dirty mistress: World of Warcraft. Via sister site Gawker.com, comes this BuzzFoto blind item: This married/aging actress has put up with a lot throughout her celebrity marriage. She’s practically raised the kids on her own,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  Guitar Hero Ponders A Subscription Model For DLC

  As Guitar Hero‘s catalogue of downloadable content grows larger, it gets harder and harder to make a buck selling the older stuff individually. So…what about a subscription to the whole service instead? It’s something Red Octane and Activision are thinking about, RO’s founder Kai Huang telling the Seattle Times “[a monthly subscription is] definitely one…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009