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#clips
Left 4 Dead 2's Midnight Riders Wish You Warm Christmas Beatings
They may not be getting a starring role in Left 4 Dead 2 downloadable content as we'd hoped, but the self-proclaimed Greatest Southern Rock Supergroup of All Time is providing more musical back up than we were expecting. More » -
#consoletaisen
Big Final Fantasy XIII Sales Mean Big PS3 Sales In Japan
When you're selling over 1.5 million copies of Final Fantasy XIII to the Japanese game buying public, you're gonna sell some PlayStation 3s to go along with it. How many? More than triple what Sony sold the week before. More » -
#lazysundays
What Are You Playing This Holiday Weekend?
As I mentioned last weekend, my gaming options are limited to one platform—the Nintendo DS—and two games—The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes. And so it goes this weekend... More » -
#changes
Here's Nintendo's Enviro-Friendly Game Case [Update]
The TIE Fighter-Wing looking "green" game cases have been out for Xbox 360 since most November releases. Go Nintendo has an image of what they'll look like for Wii games, beginning with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. More » -
#whoops
Stolen 360 Helps Cops Bag Prolific Bronx Burglar
Jeremiah Gilliam's streak of 200-plus larcenies and burglaries came to an end when the criminal mastermind plugged in a jacked Xbox Live, leading the cops directly to his door. More » -
#harmonix
Rock Band Takes A Gamble On Even More Country
Harmonix, clearly knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, has gone all in—in terms of bringing exactly seven new country tinged tracks to Rock Band next week. More » -
#news
Guess What San Jose Mercury News' GOTY Is?
Street Fighter IV wowed the San Jose Mercury News enough this year to earn it's Game of the Year award. No, there won't be a parade — have you seen the streets in downtown San Jose? More » -
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#salesget
Final Fantasy XIII Versus The Competition, By The Numbers
Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIII last week, a release that, in its first four days, sold more than 1.5 million copies. But how did the competition fare with the Final Fantasy sales juggernaut vying for Japanese gamer's yen? More » -
#clips
Why Can't This Ever Happen At The Airports I Use?
This is quite possibly the only Army of Two: The 40th Day teaser that's made me laugh. Probably because I've spent six hours in airports so far this holiday and have another four ahead of me to go home. More » -
#pc
New Screens For Carrier Command Remake
Bohemia Interactive, creators of Operation Flashpoint and ArmA, are working on a remake of the classic Carrier Command. Things had been pretty quiet on that front, but then we got these new screens. More »
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#psn
Sony Add NBA, NHL Games To The PlayStation Network
Continuing moves made earlier in the year, when MLB, UFC and wrestling content was made available on the PlayStation Store, Sony yesterday announced there are now NBA and NHL games ready for download as well. More » -
#delays
Batman Was Great, But Remember, Batman Was Late
Game delays are big news and bad news. But once a game comes out and proves to be good, game delays are often forgotten news. Batman: Arkham Asylum was delayed in 2009. Its lead creator recalled that forgotten moment. More » -
#clips
It's White Knight Chronicles, Only This Time In English
Level 5's White Knight Chronicles, a previously Japan-only title, is to be released in the US early next year. Want to see what it looks like in English? More » -
#ps3
Sony Promoting Safe Online Play With Handy Website
Game companies, whether they be console manufacturers or publishers, are always the victims of bad press when it comes to keeping kids safe from questionable content online. So it's nice seeing one - Sony - doing something proactive about it. More » -
#science
Doctor Advises No Games Before Sport
A doctor working with the British Olympic Association has advised athletes to avoid playing games before sport, as it adversely affects their sleep patterns. More » -
#retro
Segata Sanshiro Toy Filmed For Your Pleasure
Segata Sanshiro was SEGA's mascot character for the ill-fated SEGA Saturn. The character was a parody of Sanshiro Sugata, the character from the Akira Kurosawa film. More » -
#cosplay
Final Fantasy XIII's Sazh Cosplay In Japan
Sazh Katzroy. You know, the FFXIII dude with the afro, dual pistols and the chocobo chick living inside said afro. He's also got an adorable kid, and now, a hardcore cosplayer. More » -
#clips
NSFW: A Brief Peek At Heavy Rain's Adult Content
Adult games and games for adults are different. European developer Quantic Dream doesn't just dream of making games for adults, it is. More » -
#squareenix
Non-Blurry Look At Final Fantasy XIV Customization
Yesterday, Kotaku detailed the character customization for upcoming MMO Final Fantasy XIV. Today? Today brings non-blurry images and new screens. More » -
#gallery
Christmas Eve In Japan — With 2D And Plastic Girlfriends
For Japanese, Christmas dinner is usually chicken and cake. Booze is involved as well. And the more discerning individuals, spend their meals with those closest to them. Alone. -
#clothing
More Fancy Street Fighter Clothing
Triumvir, who last year brought us a range of snazzy Street Fighter clothing, are back for 2010 with a whole new line, again going with the "dress like a Shadaloo foot soldier" theme. More » - Yesterday - December 23, 2009
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#2009yearinreview
2009 In Review: Motion-Control Gaming Grabs The Spotlight
In the dark, distant future, when people write about the history of video games and get to the part labelled "2000-2010", they'll note one thing: 2009 was the beginning of the end for the control pad. More » -
#ffxiv
More Final Fantasy XIV Screens Than You Can Shake A Chocobo At
Square Enix today not only updated Final Fantasy XIV's North American website, but passed along a ton of screenshots for the upcoming MMO. Here they are. More » -
#2009yearinreview
The Year, NSFW
Every year has its moments suitable for framing. Here, our look back at 2009 presents the ones meant for stuffing under your mattress: It's Kotaku's Year NSFW, which, as the title implies, is NSFW. More » -
#reviews
The Twenty Best-Rated Games Of The Decade
Lost slightly amidst all this "end of year" review business is the fact this is also the end of the decade. Which means it's time to take a look back and what the best games of 2000-2009 were. More » -
#clips
A Nomination For Coolest Game Developer Of The Year
This is Uber Entertainment's Aung Zaw Oo an animator and man of... other talents. Great, yet another game developer who eats potato chips. Oh, and he can juggle. And sit in a chair. But look at how he does it! More » -
#playstation3
Uncharted 2 Adds Double The Cash, 100% More Santa Hats
We love the holidays, if only for events like Naughty Dog's holiday themed Uncharted 2: Among Thieves weekend self-promotion, in which gamers will get double theexperiencecash for doing something they'd normally do anyway. More »
