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  SingStar Gets Into The Christmas Spirit

  SingStar is normally something you associate with “Europeans”, “drunk women” and “popular music”. But with Christmas coming up, Sony figured it might be a good idea to add “tacky holiday songs” to the list as well. I say tacky because, sadly, when putting the list of Christmas songs together, they didn’t go the preferred route…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009
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  DSi LL Unboxing

  Ah, yes. Unboxing. The ritual of taking things out of a box and then posting photos of what is inside. Here is a look inside the DSi LL box. Hello cardboard!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009
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  WoW Cosplay Goes The Extra Mile With Official Uniforms, Weapons

  It’s World of Warcraft‘s fifth birthday this week, and longtime Blizzard collaborator Sideshow Collectibles are going all out. Not with statues, either. With tabards (ie the things you wear over chainmail), giant flags, and even full-size replica weapons. There are two tabards ($80) available, one for the Horde, one for the Alliance. They’ll fit a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009
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  iDOLM@STER Statue Brings The Fishnet Stockings

  Azusa Miura from Namco’s pop idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER is getting yet another statue. She’s wearing yellow garb and fishnets. Out March 2010, yours for ¥8,190 (US$95). Nerd heroin like this ain’t cheap! 『ブリリアントステージ アイマス』あずささんの限定カラー版を接写してみた！ [Dengeki]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009
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  Miyamoto Wanted To Patent “Jumping”

  Nintendo’s website has published another Q&A session between company legends Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto. And, like always, there’s some interesting stuff being discussed over upturned tea tables. In this instance, the fact that in the 80’s, Miyamoto thought seriously about patenting the idea of a jumping platformer. Iwata: Donkey Kong involved jumping, as did…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009
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  Lufia II DS Trailer Looks Like This

  We’ve already seen how the Lufia II remake is giving the game’s hero a makeover. Now let’s have a look at the game’s actual trailer. So here it is, the game’s trailer. Right now. Thanks Men!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009
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  EA Backing Slowly Away From Wii Development?

  EA’s Montreal studio (Army of Two) certainly is, putting Wii development on the back-burner in favour of more big budget titles for the 360, PS3 and PC. “The Wii market is a little bit unpredictable these days.” EA Montreal‘s GM Alain Tascan told Edge. “We’re going to see how Christmas is going to do and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009
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  LittleBigPlanet PSP Now Available Digitally

  Looks like Sony got whatever snafu was holding up the digital copy of LittleBigPlanet sorted. As we mentioned earlier, LBP PSP was hitting the PSN today — and it has. The game is live.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009
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  New Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Does Not Skimp On The Cinematics

  Square Enix Japan released a new Final Fantasy XIII trailer today. It’s great, because it’s super-long, has some gameplay footage towards the end, and there’s not a late-night infomercial host in sight. Click to view

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009
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  The DSi Extra Extra Extra Extra Large

  As seen on 読みゲー.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 25, 2009
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  Microsoft Working On In-Game FAQs?

  Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii has a thing called “Super Guide”. Helps you out when you’re stuck. Nintendo will almost definitely be using the technology again, but trademark filings reveal they may not be the only ones. Microsoft filed a patent in 2008 for a similar system for the Xbox 360, only instead of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  Michael Jackson’s Thriller In 8-Bit

  A little night music — Japanese chiptune pioneer Saitone has put out an 8-bit version of Thriller. You can hear the full live version here. Video: 8-bit ‘Thriller’ [Pink Tentacle]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2009
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  More DLC for Tekken 6? Maybe. Would It Be Free? Definitely

  Tekken 6‘s producer told PlayStation Europe his team is eyeing additional DLC for the game, and it doesn’t sound like he’s talking about the Cardboard Tube Samurai outfit or online modes. Whatever comes out, if anything, will be free. Asked about plans for more downloadable content, Katsuhiro Harada, the Namco Bandai producer over Tekken 6,…

  By Owen Good Published November 24, 2009
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  New Crackdown 2 Screenshots, Artwork

  Crackdown 2 has been running quiet for a while now, rarely popping its head up for a look. That changes today, with more screenshots and pieces of concept art than you could shake a zombie’s leg at. Zombies, cops, weapons, cars, proper screenshots, it’s all here. Knock yourselves out. Might want to grab a cup…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009
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  Pick Up Your NCAA Basketball 10 Named Rosters

  If you’re tired of playing PG#11 for Kentucky or C#45 for Kansas in NCAA Basketball 10, Operation Sports has put together a full named roster file for the Xbox 360 version that’s free and available for download right now. To grab the file, follow these steps: • Go to the NCAA 10 Main Menu •…

  By Owen Good Published November 24, 2009
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  Behold, Spirit Tracks Multiplayer Screens

  Those of you familiar with The Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords will have no trouble recognizing the color coded chaos going on in these screens. The rest of you will want to check out my multiplayer preview.

  By AJ Glasser Published November 24, 2009
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  Tekken 6 PSP Is Out, And This Is What It Looks Like

  The tiny handheld version of Tekken 6 is in stores and on the PlayStation Network today, and we’ve got a video showing you what you can expect from the tiny fighter. It looks like Namco Bandai did as fine a job porting over Tekken 6 to the PSP as they did Soulcalibur IV. I’d run…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 24, 2009
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  Games, Games, Games

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: When Did You Stop Believing in Santa Claus? I spent today doing my posts, pre-writing columns and features, and playing fames lots and lots of games. Fun. No sarcasm this time. What you missed: The DS and DSi Gift Guide Excitebike: World Rally Micro-Review: Race back to 1985 It’s Amazon…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 24, 2009
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  Old News ’95: Sega Might Sell Vodka In M-Rated Games

  Talk of urinals and deodorant ads in games got me wondering how long people have been talking about in-game ads. I found some chatter from 1995. The era of “Cool Spot,” the 7Up video game and other in-game ad dreams. You are reading Kotaku’s once-weekly (early this week!) journey back to yesteryear. It is March,…

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 24, 2009
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  The PlayStation Portable Buyer’s Guide

  The Playstation Portable got a fun, new little brother this year in the form of the slide-n-go, download-only PSPgo. The PSPgo launched on Oct. 1, kicking off an impressive glut of download-only games on the Playstation Store. It also marked Sony’s promised push for new, triple-A games for the Playstation Portable including MotorStorm, LittleBigPlanet and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 24, 2009