Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles is coming to Wii next week. It’s an excellent light-gun shooter that retells the events of Resident Evil 2. Thanks to our friends at Capcom, we have five Darkside Chronicles prize packs to give away.

Each pack contains:

* The Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Wii Zapper Bundle
* The best promo t-shirt we’ve ever seen (pictured)
* A Darkside Chronicles pen
* A Darkside Chronicles medical mask
* A Raccoon City Police Dept wallet

How do you win?

You need to send us a photo of yourself (and a friend, it’s a co-op game after all) proving how well prepared you are for the zombie apocalypse. The most imaginative, creative, inventive and downright funny entries will win.

You’ve got until midnight, Sunday, November 29, to get your entry in. Send it to the usual address with Darkside Chronicles in the subject line. Only one entry per person, please!

Good luck!

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UPDATE: This competition is now closed. The second winner will be announced 11am Monday.

LittleBigPlanet on PSP is an entirely new Sackboy adventure with an Australiana themed area just one of more than 35 original levels. And just like on PS3, you can create your own levels and share them online with the PSP community.

Thanks to our friends at Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, we have two prize packs up for grabs, both including:

* A turqiose Slim & Lite PSP
* A copy of LittleBigPlanet on UMD
* A Sackboy screenwipe
* And a Sackboy PSP pouch

How do you win? It’s limerick time again. You have to write a LittleBigPlanet themed limerick that begins “There once was a Sackboy…” (Remember: limericks have fives lines; lines 1, 2 & 5 should rhyme, and lines 3 & 4 should rhyme.)

Good luck!

NOTE: As with all Kotaku comps, only one entry per draw is allowed. If you leave multiple entries, only the first one will be considered.

And the first winner is… Brent Harrison, who submitted not just the first but the best classification-themed limerick:

There was a sackboy named Michael,
who thought banning games was delightful,
Until one day,
Voters sent him away,
By electing his political rival.

Remember, leave your limerick here to go into the second draw. Entries close at midnight Sunday.

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Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles is coming to Wii next week. It’s an excellent light-gun shooter that retells the events of Resident Evil 2. Thanks to our friends at Capcom, we have five Darkside Chronicles prize packs to give away.

Each pack contains:

* The Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Wii Zapper Bundle
* The best promo t-shirt we’ve ever seen (pictured)
* A Darkside Chronicles pen
* A Darkside Chronicles medical mask
* A Raccoon City Police Dept wallet

How do you win?

You need to send us a photo of yourself (and a friend, it’s a co-op game after all) proving how well prepared you are for the zombie apocalypse. The most imaginative, creative, inventive and downright funny entries will win.

You’ve got until midnight, Sunday, November 29, to get your entry in. Send it to the usual address with Darkside Chronicles in the subject line. Only one entry per person, please!

Good luck!

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LittleBigPlanet on PSP is an entirely new Sackboy adventure with an Australiana themed area just one of more than 35 original levels. And just like on PS3, you can create your own levels and share them online with the PSP community.

Thanks to our friends at Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, we have two prize packs up for grabs, both including:

* A turqiose Slim & Lite PSP
* A copy of LittleBigPlanet on UMD
* A Sackboy screenwipe
* And a Sackboy PSP pouch

How do you win? It’s limerick time again. You have to write a LittleBigPlanet themed limerick that begins “There once was a Sackboy…” (Remember: limericks have fives lines; lines 1, 2 & 5 should rhyme, and lines 3 & 4 should rhyme.)

There’ll be two draws, one for today and Friday and a second one for the weekend. You’ve got until midnight tomorrow to get your entry in for the first draw. Then stay tuned for the opening of the second draw at 10am Saturday, where we’ll also announce the first winner. Got that?

Good luck!

NOTE: As with all Kotaku comps, only one entry per draw is allowed. If you leave multiple entries, only the first one will be considered.

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That’s right, we want you to share your views on the latest games with the rest of the Kotaku community.

It’s easy. Just write a review of a (fairly) recent game and send it to us.

OK, it’s not quite that easy. Your review must conform to the standard Kotaku review template, meaning it must contain:

* A brief introduction detailing what the game is about
* A description of the things you LOVED (using titled bullet points)
* A description of the things you HATED (using titled bullet points)
* A brief conclusion detailing your overall opinion

And you must do all this in under 300 words.

Check out the reader reviews we’ve published so far during October, September and August. Follow that format and you’ll be fine.

We’re looking for sharp writing, keen analysis and interesting views. Include your name and of course the name of the game you’re reviewing and email it to us with “Kotaku Reader Review” in the subject. We’ll be publishing the best ones as we receive them and we’ll be offering a prize incentive for the very best.

A prize? Yes, a prize. Thanks to the very kind chaps at Madman Entertainment, purveyor of all kinds of cool, indie and esoteric film, the best reader review we publish each month will win a DVD pack containing ten of Madman’s latest releases.

And here are the daily winners.

Monday’s winner is Tomasz, who made this brave admission:

Tekken with my bro;
He sat on the controller.
His ass cheeks beat me.

Tuesday’s winner is James, who pays tribute to his favourite Jackie Chan lookalike:

Play dead on the floor
Snake to crane, crane to panther
Lei, drunken master

Wednesday’s winner is jawbreaker982, for this tragic tale:

Circuits fried. Small fire.
Turns out I can’t build my own.
Really need that stick.

Thursday’s winner is Parabol, who speaks nothing but the truth:

she has chainsaw hands,
jet pack rocket wings and boobs,
no way she can lose.

Friday’s winner is Lance McDonald, who made me a little sick in my mouth:

Wow, look at those boobs,
Biggest so far in Tekken,
Oh, Bob, I love you.

Congratulations everyone. I’ll be in touch later today to organise delivery of your prize.

From Monday to Friday this week, we’ll be giving away one Tekken 6 Arcade Stick Edition on Xbox 360 each day. It comes with a wireless arcade stick from stick specialists Hori, a 100-page art book and, of course, a copy of the game.

To win, you’ll need to once more impress us with your literary creativity. Yes, it’s haiku time again on Kotaku. We want you to write an ode to Tekken (or perhaps just fighting games in general) in haiku form. And the haiku form we’re counting is three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables.

Leave your haiku in the comments below. You must leave it before midnight today to be eligible for today’s draw. Check back tomorrow at 10am to see if you’ve won and, if you didn’t, to enter tomorrow’s draw with a brand new haiku.

Please note: As per usual, only one entry per day is allowed. If you leave multiple entries, only the first haiku will be considered.

Thursday’s winner is Parabol, who speaks nothing but the truth:

she has chainsaw hands,
jet pack rocket wings and boobs,
no way she can lose.

UPDATE: This competition is now closed. Friday’s winner will be announced shortly.

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From Monday to Friday this week, we’ll be giving away one Tekken 6 Arcade Stick Edition on Xbox 360 each day. It comes with a wireless arcade stick from stick specialists Hori, a 100-page art book and, of course, a copy of the game.

To win, you’ll need to once more impress us with your literary creativity. Yes, it’s haiku time again on Kotaku. We want you to write an ode to Tekken (or perhaps just fighting games in general) in haiku form. And the haiku form we’re counting is three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables.

Leave your haiku in the comments below. You must leave it before midnight today to be eligible for today’s draw. Check back tomorrow at 10am to see if you’ve won and, if you didn’t, to enter tomorrow’s draw with a brand new haiku.

Please note: As per usual, only one entry per day is allowed. If you leave multiple entries, only the first haiku will be considered.

Wednesday’s winner is jawbreaker982, for this tragic tale:

Circuits fried. Small fire.
Turns out I can’t build my own.
Really need that stick.

UPDATE: Thursday’s draw is now closed. Stay tuned for Friday’s at 10am.

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From Monday to Friday this week, we’ll be giving away one Tekken 6 Arcade Stick Edition on Xbox 360 each day. It comes with a wireless arcade stick from stick specialists Hori, a 100-page art book and, of course, a copy of the game.

To win, you’ll need to once more impress us with your literary creativity. Yes, it’s haiku time again on Kotaku. We want you to write an ode to Tekken (or perhaps just fighting games in general) in haiku form. And the haiku form we’re counting is three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables.

Leave your haiku in the comments below. You must leave it before midnight today to be eligible for today’s draw. Check back tomorrow at 10am to see if you’ve won and, if you didn’t, to enter tomorrow’s draw with a brand new haiku.

Please note: As per usual, only one entry per day is allowed. If you leave multiple entries, only the first haiku will be considered.

Tuesday’s winner is James, who pays tribute to his favourite Jackie Chan lookalike:

Play dead on the floor
Snake to crane, crane to panther
Lei, drunken master

UPDATE: Wednesday’s draw is now closed! Stay tuned for Thursday’s at 10am.

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From Monday to Friday this week, we’ll be giving away one Tekken 6 Arcade Stick Edition on Xbox 360 each day. It comes with a wireless arcade stick from stick specialists Hori, a 100-page art book and, of course, a copy of the game.

To win, you’ll need to once more impress us with your literary creativity. Yes, it’s haiku time again on Kotaku. We want you to write an ode to Tekken (or perhaps just fighting games in general) in haiku form. And the haiku form we’re counting is three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables.

Leave your haiku in the comments below. You must leave it before midnight today to be eligible for today’s draw. Check back tomorrow at 10am to see if you’ve won and, if you didn’t, to enter tomorrow’s draw with a brand new haiku.

Please note: As per usual, only one entry per day is allowed. If you leave multiple entries, only the first haiku will be considered.

Monday’s winner is Tomasz, who made this brave admission:

Tekken with my bro;
He sat on the controller.
His ass cheeks beat me.

UPDATE: Tuesday’s draw is now closed! Stay tuned for Wednesday’s at 10am.

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