Water water everywhere
Dark Energy Digital's much-improved version of last year's Hydrophobia, Hydrophobia Prophecy is coming to PlayStation Network later this year, complete with PlayStation Move controls. We have the first trailer for your viewing pleasure below.
Under wraps so far
PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade title Moon Diver marks the return of Strider creator Kouichi Yotsui, but it won't be making the leap to Wii or 3DS any time soon, according to the creator. Why not? He has a much better idea up his sleeve.
Might we see Shining Generations?
Last month we brought you news about the Shining Force SOS campaign, an attempt to reunite Sega with Golden Sun: Dark Dawn developer Camelot and bring about a glorious return of the Shining Force series. While the campaign has not yet received an official response from Camelot or Sega, there may be some hope on the horizon, as current Shining leader Tsuyoshi Sawada has confirmed a new title in the series is on the way,It's been ten years since the Shining series was re-invented. Currently, we're preparing a title that sums up the whole series and should provide an answer to users' curiosity. I can't give details yet, but I'd like to reveal it before we go too far into the future.While it's not clear whether Sawada is referring to the original Shining style forged on Sega's Mega Drive and Saturn consoles, or the later more action-based games released after the Game Boy Advance, a Shining game to sum up the series provides a glimmer of hope for the return of the tactical battling that fans of the series love. Hopefully the game will find its way to 3DS, as one of the 10 Sega games we want on 3DS.
Get your hands ready
Kinect support for Netflix landed two weeks ago, but according to a new rumour Hulu Plus is joining the media party this Friday.
Nintendo's reluctance to reveal much of anything about the tentatively-titled Rhythm Heaven on Wii is a cause of much consternation, but one nugget we can share should enough happiness to unfurrow your brow.
Life in the old dog yet
Just because Nintendo is nearly ready to show off a new console doesn't mean incumbent home console the Wii is dead and buried. President Satoru Iwata is keen to keep the console alive, telling investors there are new games on the way every month of this year, with some unannounced titles too.
Where do we go from here?
The recent attack on PlayStation Network has made headlines around the world, even reaching the US Senate as players, analysts and politicians come to terms with what has happened. Here's a quick recap:
Announcement due today
The long and arduous path that Under Siege has followed on its way to the PlayStation Store was supposed to end today with its release across Europe, but the well-documented ongoing PlayStation Network outage has thrown a further spanner in Seed Studios' plan.
If you played, anyway
The centrepiece of last weekend's Xbox Live Nations event, in which everyone could access Xbox Live Gold services for free — somewhat ironic considering the ongoing PlayStation Network outages — was Saturday's world record attempt on Kinect Sports' 100m dash.
The Wii is Nintendo's most successful home console ever, with 86 million machines sold around the world since it launched in 2006, but with the recent announcement of Nintendo's new console it's time to peek forward to the future.
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