Publicity push planned
Namco Bandai's furry mech RPG Solatorobo: Red the Hunter is due to attack European DS consoles on 1st July, courtesy of Nintendo. The publishing team-up has just announced a plan to bring new videos and details on the game every other week as its release date approaches.
Wet your appetite
Microsoft always said Kinect would give rise to brand new gameplay experiences, and considering 505 Games is preparing the only dedicated swimming game in recent memory we're inclined to agree.
240 Points for 235 G
THQ's Fantastic Pets just received its first round of downloadable content in the form of the new Wings DLC pack, available on Xbox Live Marketplace now for 240 Microsoft Points.
Console price drop incoming
The Wii is dropping to $149.99 in North America soon, but Europe's not being left out of the fun, as Nintendo of Europe has announced an almost identical line-up to its transatlantic counterpart.
After some heavy speculation, Nintendo has officially announced Wii is dropping to $149.99 starting on 15th May.
Unlikely bedfellows
Sony's MLB 11 The Show has stolen the baseball limelight for the past several years but that's not going to stop 2K Sports from unleashing Nicktoons MLB onto Kinect later this year.
I am playing We Dare. On my own. It's every bit as foul an experience as you expect.
Share your sequel ideas
After six months and 27 games, for many gamers it's Rare's Kinect sports still getting the most play time as they strive to conquer world records, defeat new opponents or just have fun making the crowd perform Mexican waves. The whole game is a great demonstration of Kinect's abilities, and developer Rare would be foolish not to follow it up with a sequel. With that in mind, what would you like to see in Kinect Sports 2?
Big licensed project in the works
Right from the start Microsoft has been keen to position Kinect not just as a gameplay device but as something that will become an integral part of living room life, and a recent job posting has shown the company is still taking this task very seriously.
The mind Boggles
EA's had considerable success with its Hasbro Family Game Night series on various formats, so it makes sense the publisher is ready to embrace the motion control revolution and bring the next instalment in the series to Kinect for Xbox 360 later this year.
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