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Date archives for January, 2011
January 31st, 2011
January 30th, 2011
Talking Point: Is the DS Dead at Retail?
11:00 at nintendolife.com
Nintendo's DS has had unprecedented success at retail, becoming the world's biggest-selling handheld and shifting millions of copies of unusual titles including Nintendogs, Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? and the Professor Layton series. Now, however, with the 3DS on the horizon it looks like the machine's headed to pasture, with major retailers ignoring high-profile titles and diminishing store display space.
January 29th, 2011
Killzone 3 Cinematics Look Even Better From Behind the Scenes
17:30 at movemodo.com
Make with the boom boom
Players jumping into Killzone 3 may recognise a few familiar voices among the 70 minutes of cutscenes that drive the story forward. Malcolm McDowell and Ray Winstone will be among the voices guiding you through the war on Helghan, and this behind the scenes video from Guerilla Games shows the motion capture process that put the actors into digital form.
Swords & Soldiers is Half-Off Until Tuesday, You Know
12:30 at movemodo.com
Army sale
You already knew that Tumble is half-price as part of Sony's 11 for 2011 price promotion, but you may not have known that Swords and Soldiers has already had its cost cleft in two, now on the PlayStation Store in North America for just $4.99.
Toys ‘R’ Us Gets Exclusive PlayStation Move Heroes Bundle
10:00 at movemodo.com
Demo expected before launch
Toys 'R' Us brought home an exclusive EyePet bundle a few months ago, and the critter obviously behaved itself as the company is back to bring a new exclusive bundle for upcoming title PlayStation Move Heroes.
If You’re Down Under, Nab an Agent Ford Statue with Conduit 2
09:00 at nintendolife.com
Limited edition goodies inside
We brought you new Conduit 2 screenshots yesterday, as well as details of the multiplayer modes, and if they put you in a pre-ordering frame of mind – and you live in Australia or New Zealand – you might want to check out the game's Limited Edition.
January 28th, 2011
New Pokemon DS Game Comes With… A Keyboard?
18:00 at nintendolife.com
Or Pokéboard, if you will
The "games that teach you to type" genre has made one notable contribution to the gaming world: Typing of the Dead, Sega's bizarre typing/zombie title from the Dreamcast days. Right at the opposite end of the zombie spectrum comes this next title, Nintendo's Battle Get! Pokémon Typing for DS.
There’ll be Plenty of 3DS Consoles at Launch, UK
16:30 at nintendolife.com
Nintendo beefing up supply chain
With pre-orders reportedly outpacing the pre-release demand for Wii in 2006, gamers and retailers across the UK might be worried there won't be enough stock after March 25th to keep up with demand.
New Top Spin 4 Screenshots Look Smashing
16:30 at movemodo.com
At the moment, Move owners eager for a game of tennis only really have the option of Racket Sports, which is only slightly preferable to cutting off your own arm with a credit card. Soon they'll be spoilt for choice, with Sega's Virtua Tennis 4 hitting the court later this year, and 2K Sports' flagship Top Spin 4 heading to retail in the middle of March.
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