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.

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

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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…

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]

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,…

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…

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 •…

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.

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…

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…

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,…

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…

WoW At 5, The Video

Fahey wrote a superb chronicle of Warcraft and World of Warcraft yesterday to commemorate that latter’s fifth birthday. If you want more, a lengthy, funny and sometimes emotional series of interviews is live at WoW’s official site. Standout stories include Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime discovering that World of Warcraft would be a hit based on…

A Holiday Message From The Society Against PlayStation

The recent batch of PlayStation 3 ads hearkens back to a simpler time, when all you needed to market your console was a little song, some puppets, and a stick. Ah yes, the 90’s. The console wars were so much better back then, when companies weren’t afraid to create obviously fake protest groups in order…

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Review: Three’s A Welcome Trend

The Year of the Wii Lightgun Shooter continues with a Resident Evil entry that is two-thirds fun retro, never scary yet surprisingly generous. Too bad it makes a poor first impression. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is a follow-up to 2007’s Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Both Wii games are lightgun takes on gaming’s most…

Far Cry 3 Is Go

According to a comment by Ubisoft’s Kevin Shortt, development on the third installment of the Far Cry series is underway, and so far things look “pretty exciting.” Shortt made mention of Far Cry 3 during a recent media junket on the Avatar video game. UK magazine OPM asked the writer whether or not he was…

EA Makes Mercs Inc, A New “Pandemic” Game, Official [UPDATE]

Less than a day after the game’s existence was leaked, EA confirmed that a new Mercenaries is in development. The publisher announced the title as the next release from Pandemic, the studio that was all but shut down last week. The new game is in development at EALA, the studio where a core group of…

MLB 2K10 Longoria Gallery

Tampa Bay’s Longoria is — Officially — MLB 2K10’s Cover Man

2K Sports announced today that it’s chosen Evan Longoria, the All-Star third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays, for the cover of MLB 2K10, and will put six designs up to a vote of fans of the series. Ten days ago Kotaku obtained and published a confidential marketing survey showing that Longoria, the 2008 American…