Getting Final Fantasy XIII? On 360? Might Want To Get A Twitter Account

Just how excited are you to play Final Fantasy XIII when it ships in North America next March? Enough to sign up for a Twitter account? And to tolerate some disc swapping? Good, because Microsoft and Square Enix are giving away something Final Fantasy XIII related if you’re willing to re-Tweet something on their behalf.…

Notebook Dump: XIII Discs, Reggie’s DS, And A Drone Update

There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter’s notebook but didn’t turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? Drone Confusion: Last week, right here in Notebook Dump, I posted about Mass Effect 2’s helper drones, having held that information out of an earlier preview until I had gotten…

Alan Wake Gameplay Comes To In All-New Video

Miss last night’s episode of GameTrailers TV? Then you also missed a bevy of gameplay videos of Remedy’s Alan Wake shouting "Alice!" while Alice shouts "Alan!" followed by Barry shouting "Al! Al!" Oh and there’s so much more. Some of this footage you may have gotten a sneak peek at during this year’s E3, but…

Mario Goes Round And Round In NASCAR Race

If our glowing review for Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. doesn’t convince you to buy a Wii, perhaps seeing Mario, Luigi and his Toad followers on a NASCAR chassis will! Nintendo and GameStop are co-sponsoring driver Denny Hamlin for this weekend’s Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, forcing him to drive a New…

Just Cause 2 Screens… Just ‘Cuz

Sorry, had to do it. Enjoy the fancy screens with their livid explosions and rich, blue skies through which you’ll be parachuting sometime in the near future.

PlayStation 3 Is Japan’s Bestselling Platform

Once again, Sony controls the majority of this week’s Japanese hardware chart, thanks to the company’s four platforms representing. Oh, and the fact that the PlayStation 3 is outselling everything else in Japan. And doing so by a relatively wide margin, as the PS3 outsold the Nintendo DSi by more than 10,000 units, the console’s…

Thank You Mario, But Our Princess Is In Another Game, Getting Kidnapped Again

New Super Mario Bros. Wii is released this weekend, continuing the proud tradition of Princess Peach getting her delicate bottom kidnapped by lizard creatures. Let’s explore her victimization record, shall we? Princess Peach gets kidnapped a lot. There are few women with more kidnappings under their belt than her royal mushroom highness, with only Daphne…

Review Round-Up: Mario, MW2, Loco Roco, Lego And More

Kotaku reviewed piles of games and peripherals this week, and not all of them have to do with Modern Warfare 1 or 2. PSPgo Traveler Case Micro Review: Stylish and Sleek In which Brian Crecente uses the word “sexy.” Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Review: You Only Sing When You’re Winning In which Luke Plunkett likens…

Don’t…Don’t You Want Me? And a PlayStation3? And an Energizer® Power & Play Station with which to Charge your Mighty Controllers?

We figured as much. Email your best device-running-out-of-juice story to [email protected] (subject: “Energizer”) and you’ll be entered to win all of the above*. Contest wraps EOD, Monday Nov. 16.** [Rules] Click through for deets on the Power & Play Station. In just 2.5 hours, the Energizer® Power & Play Charging System for PS3 charges up…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

This weekend will be nothing but zydeco and zombies as I rack up the hours playing Left 4 Dead 2 multiplayer, hopefully finding a few Survivors via Xbox Live to play with. What may muck with those plans? More Modern Warfare 2. While it seems everyone on my Xbox Live friends list is playing that…

Record of Agarest War Coming To Xbox 360, World Saved

Aksys announces that their saucy strategy RPG Record of Agarest War, would be coming to the Xbox 360 as well as he PlayStation 3 next spring, a decision they claim has saved the world. Record of Agarest War, also known as “that soul-breeding game,” was announced for North American PlayStation Network release back in July,…

Kotaku Game Club: Modern Warfare 2 Discussion Resumes.. NOW (Levels 4-6)

And we are back for the second part of the only gaming “book club” promoted on national cable TV. We are discussing levels 4-6 of Modern Warfare 2 in the comments section. The levels we are covering are the notorious No Russian terrorism level, the Brazilian Takedown level, and Wolverines, which features an invasion of…

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Review: Go Buy A Wii

It’s been two years since we’ve had an all-new Mario Bros. game. Two years of fans waiting for a title that will not only reintroduce them to a beloved character, but could reshape the way we play video games. That’s a lot for a single title, one with more than 20 years worth of games,…

Play Dress Up With Tofu In Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Tofu Mode returns to the Resident Evil series in The Darkside Chronicles, only this time you’re killing tofu, and you can play dress up while you do so. Confused? Watch the videos. Capcom celebrates Friday the 13th by giving us two new videos from Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles for the Wii, showcasing the all-new…

PlayStation Store Update: Slowtaku Edition

This week’s North American PlayStation Store update hit a little late yesterday, meaning our weekly recap is also running a little late. If only we could rewind time, as in this week’s PSN highlight Braid. PlayStation 3 owners who haven’t enjoyed Number None’s time twisting platformer should really drop the $14.99 USD and do so.…

A Closer Look At The Imperial Agent

BioWare has updated the holonet page on the Star Wars: The Old Republic website with more information on the Imperial Agent, the recently revealed character class for the upcoming MMO. Revealed last Friday, the Imperial Agent is a powerful player in the Empire’s ploy for universal power. Whether working in the shadows with his or…

Project V13 Screenshots

Nintendo Explains The Red Box, Dashes Hope For Yellow Ones

Why is the next big Mario game the first Wii title to not come in a white case? Credit Japan, Nintendo told Kotaku today. And don’t expect it to happen again. “It was an NCL idea,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said today, referring to the Japanese company’s home office to which his office…

Dino D-Day: Dinosaurs And Nazis, Living Together, Mass Hysteria

You’ve fought Nazis, and you’ve fought Dinosaurs, but have you fought Nazi dinosaurs? You can now, with Dino D-Day, a new Half-Life 2 mod from Digital Ranch Interactive. Digital Ranch Interactive is releasing a full Dino D-Day game onto Steam in 2010, but you can get an early taste of the twisted World War II…

Modern Warfare 2 PS3 Controller Faceplate Review: Cheap, But Does The Job

Among the bounty of Modern Warfare 2-themed Mad Catz accessories are vinyl faceplates for the official Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 controllers. Is it worth buying a piece of plastic to slap onto your controller? Let’s see. Loved Fanboy Look: If you’re a big fan of Modern Warfare 2 and want everyone to know it,…