Good news, everyone
GAME Group's out of administration less than a week after it entered.
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Date archives for April, 2012
April 2nd, 2012
Hi-Ya! It’s Johnny Kung Fu Trailer Number Two
12:00 at nintendolife.com
eShop scrapper Johnny Kung Fu caught our attention with its Game & Watch-inspired stages, and there's a further glimpse of the old-timey presentation in this second trailer below.
10:34 at twitter.com
Steel Battalion Has Gut-Stuffing and Corpse-Dismembering - Kinect for Xbox 360 news http://t.co/CTvNNZ7W via @kinectaku
Steel Battalion Has Gut-Stuffing and Corpse-Dismembering
10:30 at kinectaku.com
What more do you need?
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor is Kinect's next mature game and it sounds like it may even give Rise of Nightmares a run for its money in the adult stakes.
Baker and OpCapita Deal Saves GAME
10:30 at nintendolife.com
Better late than never
GAME has left administration after less than a week.
09:16 at twitter.com
Good appointment! Martyn knows his onions T @MCVonline: Former Gamestation boss Martyn Gibbs is new GAME CEO http://t.co/572nqDWh
Game of the Month: March 2012 – Journey
09:00 at movemodo.com
Of course
There's only one game we could possibly choose as the best of March: thatgamecompany's superlative Journey.
08:49 at twitter.com
Misleading headline of the day: "Singer Feist wins Juno threesome". Ellen Page isn't even mentioned!
Nintendo Download: 5th April 2012 (Europe)
08:30 at nintendolife.com
Speeding thru
It's an auspicious day when Europe gets a new piece of 3DS download software, and that's exactly what's on the (SD) cards this week as Nintendo itself publishes another digital delight. Elsewhere there's an ages-old WiiWare game, a pretty poor DSiWare game and the world's most exciting demo.3DS Download Software
SpeedThru: Potzol's Puzzle (Nintendo, £5.40/€6, 277 blocks) — The spiritual successor to WiiWare puzzler ThruSpace, this one's all about rotating blocks and dropping them through holes, now in 3D. Check out our SpeedThru: Potzol's Puzzle review to see if it's worth a go.3DS Demo
Farming Simulator 2012 (Rondomedia) — Officially licensed farming machinery, rendered in full 3D. Need we say more? Try out a free slice of the farming life later this week.DSiWare
Pirates Assault (CIRCLE Entertainment, 200pts) — Not the finest of CIRCLE's digital offerings, as our Pirates Assault review explains.WiiWare
Violin Paradise (Keystone Game Studio, 500pts) — Some 18 months after its release in North America, Violin Paradise takes a bow in Europe. It looks nice at least, so that's something: our Violin Paradise review has more.Kirby Channel
Wii owners can enjoy the Kirby cartoons all over again as they're back for the next six months.Items of Interest
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