New Super Mario Bros. Wii Already Standing Out Here

Look what showed up at Kotaku on Modern Warfare 2 launch day. It kind of stands out. According to Nintendo, all copies will come in red. It ships on Sunday. More pics — and a note from Peach — follow.

Ignition Has A Deadly Premonition For 360 Owners

Ignition Entertainment brings more survival horror to the Xbox 360 next year with Deadly Premonition, a creepy tale of mystery and terror set in a remote rural town. Access Games’ Deadly Premonition not only sounds a lot like Silent Hill, it also looks like it as well, with a bit of Fatal Frame thrown in…

Shadow Complex Guide for the Xbox 360 Chair Entertainment, Epic Games Guide written by Big Bob Email: [email protected] ——————————————————————————————————————— What is Shadow Complex? If you’re reading this guide you probably don’t need an explanation, but I’ll give one anyway. Shadow Complex was created by Chair Entertainment and published by Epic Games. The game is a…

What’s Inside The European Bayonetta Special Edition?

What do folks in the UK, France, Spain, and Australia have to look forward to should they spend a little bit more on Bayonetta this January? It’s more than just an art book! But not much more, really. Sega Europe has announced the Special Edition of Bayonetta for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and…

New Saboteur Screens – Oh The Humanity!

Is it too soon for referential Hindenburg humor? I can never tell. It’s another batch of screenshots for Pandemic’s The Saboteur, featuring protagonist Sean Devlin doing things other than wading through the seedy underbelly of World War II’s burlesque scene. Marvel as he blows up a blimp! See him climbing a thing! Behold – he’s…

Vagrant Story Coming To PAL PSN

Released on the Japanese PlayStation Network in August, Square Enix is bringing classic PlayStation RPG Vagrant Story to the PAL PlayStation Network. Can a North American release be far behind? How good is Vagrant Story? At a time when Square was releasing Final Fantasy VII through Final Fantasy IX, Vagrant Story was the only original…

Want Uncharted 2: Fortune Hunter’s Edition? You Should Come Party With Kotaku!

There will be a big party in a few weeks in Denver to raise money for Child’s Play. And I think you should come. Here’s why. We’ll have Rock Band and DJ Hero up on stage for all to play, a free console arcade set up on the second floor, a GIANT disco ball under…

Bring Home Aion Purchase Bonuses For The Holidays

NCsoft is celebrating the success of Aion by offering the Aion Holiday Ascension Pack, a special bundle of retailer-specific in-game items for those who purchase the game during the holiday season. It’s not a preorder bonus, as the game is already out, so should we simply call it an order bonus? Either way, folks who…

Terrifying Clown Army Invades New York Best Buy

If you thought the line for Modern Warfare 2 was scary, check out the crowd waiting outside of a New York City Best Buy for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus game. Kotakuite Charles stopped by a New York City Best Buy location this morning to pick up Modern Warfare 2, only to…

Malaysia’s Wall of Modern Warfare 2

Just one of many video game stores preparing for the Modern Warfare 2 onslaught. Sent in by Stephen, picture by arjunawong-Lowyat.

Journey To The Gates Of Hell With The Dante’s Inferno Demo

Visceral Games takes you to the gates of hell next month, when the entire first level of Dante’s Inferno is release in demo form for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Dante has nine circles of hell to travel through in his quest to save his lost love, but first he has to get there.…

The Onion Reveals Modern Warfare 3

Modern Warfare 2 is nice and all, but The Onion has the scoop on Modern Warfare 3 – the most realistic military experience ever created. Cleaning humvees and complaining about cell phone coverage? Count me in! The only thing missing in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a feature where once you get killed…

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Alrighty, Who Has Modern Warfare 2?

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Modern Warfare 2 Launch Night, Do You Care? Oh yeah, I care. I’d like to play it, but I haven’t gotten it yet… Quite enjoy Infinity Ward previous Call of Duty games. And if you did get it, well, whaddaya think? What you missed last night Modern Warfare 2: 360…

Wireless N Network Adapter Coming to U.S. Xbox 360 Today

NewEgg.com, perhaps inadvertently breaking the news, is listing that a Microsoft Xbox 360 wireless N Networking Adapator will be going on sale today for $100. The adapter, which shows official Microsoft packaging and uses model number PHD-00001, is said to increase the speed, range and wireless security features of the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter. Here…

Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition Will Be DLC

The awkwardly-titled, motion-controlled Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition will be released in the West as downloadable content, Capcom have announced yesterday. The decision comes after a poll the company held, with users overwhelmingly voting in favour of picking up the game as DLC when it’s released next year, rather than opting for a boxed copy.…

British Sales Charts: The Calm Before The Storm

Welcome to last week’s British sales charts, where a number of games have done the chivalrous thing and kept the seat warm for the incoming Modern Warfare 2. You’ll see Wii Fit and Wii Sports Resort up there, which is awful swell of them, but if the 360 and PS3 versions of MW2 aren’t sitting…

Let’s Look At Russian Bayonetta

Ever Wondered What the Bottom Of Russian Bayonetta’s shoe looks like? BAM! Reader Sergey sent photos he took at Igromir 2009, Russia’s biggest gaming expo. More in the link below, some NSFW. Igromir 2009 [Flickr]

Monkey Island: The Deleted Scenes

Movies have deleted scenes, everyone knows that. But it’s rare we see deleted game scenes, because they’re normally just 1s and 0s, and if they’re not in the final game, we don’t see them. Unless we’re talking Monkey Island! While working on the recent Special Edition of the game, Lucasarts’ Adam Bormann says he had…

Don’t Expect Tales of Vesperia On The Wii Just Yet…

DOH. Just like we thought — popular Japanese voice actor Rikiya Koyama has confused Tales of Vesperia with Wii title Tales of Graces. Last week we reported that Koyama wrote on his official blog: “Tales of Vesperia is coming out on one thing after another: Xbox 360, then PS3, and now upcoming, goes on sale…