Date archives for August, 2011

August 4th, 2011
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Nintendo Download: 4th August 2011 (North America)

Get out the chisel and get on the grid as the original portable Picross comes to 3DS Virtual Console, alongside some Spanish, black-and-white rubber-burning and plenty more.

3DS Virtual Console

Mario's Picross (Game Boy, Nintendo, $3.99) — The classic picture crossword game makes its way across the pond after its 14th July release in Europe. Picross is always a solid purchase and this version is no exception, as our Mario's Picross review explains.

WiiWare

Monochrome Racing (Nordcurrent, 500pts) — Minigame pedlars Nordcurrent surprise us with an old-school racing game with more than a touch of Micro Machines to it. Let's hope it can be that good.

DSiWare

B Team - Episode 2: Ice and Venom (Subdued Games, 800pts/$7.99) — A follow-up to B Team - Episode I: Dust and Steel, this offers more of the same team-based strategy with all-new enemies and environments to destroy. We'll bring you a review soon.

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Nintendo Download: 4th August 2011 (North America)

Get out the chisel and get on the grid as the original portable Picross comes to 3DS Virtual Console, alongside some Spanish, black-and-white rubber-burning and plenty more.

3DS Virtual Console

Mario's Picross (Game Boy, Nintendo, $3.99) — The classic picture crossword game makes its way across the pond after its 14th July release in Europe. Picross is always a solid purchase and this version is no exception, as our Mario's Picross review explains.

WiiWare

Monochrome Racing (Nordcurrent, 500pts) — Minigame pedlars Nordcurrent surprise us with an old-school racing game with more than a touch of Micro Machines to it. Let's hope it can be that good.

DSiWare

B Team - Episode 2: Ice and Venom (Subdued Games, 800pts/$7.99) — A follow-up to B Team - Episode I: Dust and Steel, this offers more of the same team-based strategy with all-new enemies and environments to destroy. We'll bring you a review soon.

Read more...



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Halo’s Kinect Features Will Be “Cool”, But No Great Shakes

Find out more

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will make use of Kinect, though we're not sure on how — or even why — just yet. Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor is playing sensor controls down though, saying they're nothing to get "hyper-excited" about.

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These Chinese Move Controllers Don’t Look Bad, Actually

Bit costly though

Third-party Move controllers are still thin on the ground, but Chinese company FirstSing has put together its own Move and Navigation and they don't look too bad actually.

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Zelda Symphony Concert Hits London on 25th October

Nintendo's Legend of Zelda anniversary celebrations reach Europe with a symphony concert in London on 25th October.

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Zelda Symphony Concert Hits London on 25th October

Nintendo's Legend of Zelda anniversary celebrations reach Europe with a symphony concert in London on 25th October.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is Wii-Bound

Going out with a bang?

There's been a lot of talk about the Call of Duty series on Wii over the years, even though the only title missing from the console since launch is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. History won't be repeating itself though, as Activision has confirmed in an investor call that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming to Wii.

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Activision’s Kinect Cabela’s is a Party Game, We Fear

Everybody, hunt!

Activision said it would bring the Cabela's series to Kinect, and true to its word it's got a new title lined up for later this year. It might not be quite what you're expecting though.

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August 3rd, 2011
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Nintendo Will Announce Wii U Release Date Next Year

Since the Wii U's unveiling at E3 in June and the vague announcement of a 2012 release date, we've all been hanging on to find out exactly when Nintendo's next console will be available. We'll all have to keep hanging on though, as that information won't arrive until next year.

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