Intrigue
Florida developer n-Space isn't necessarily a big name in the gaming world yet, but with its well-regarded conversions of Call of Duty: Black Ops on DS and GoldenEye 007 on DS it's proven itself capable of making first-person shooters with non-traditional controls.
We've known for a while that Dance on Broadway was coming to Move, but now Ubisoft has announced an official release date for the title and given a little insight into the game's tracklisting too.
500 Point penguin puzzler
Picture the scene: you want to set out on an exciting journey with zany penguins, but international law prohibits you entering the animals' habitat, even if it is in order to lead them safely through 100 frosty levels by issuing commands such as walking, jumping or waiting. You know that without you they have no chance of survival, and that you must guide them to avoid broken ice areas, falling cages, wolves and other dangerous obstacles, but Greenpeace is resolute in its opposition to your plans. What can you do? Download Arctic Escape for DSiWare on Monday, perhaps.
Bad times
Despite the success of Kinect Sports, UK developer Rare is suffering from a round of redundancies in the studio's art department, according to Games Industry.biz.
Plenty has been written about the ongoing action at the top of the global Donkey Kong leaderboards, but what inspired plastic surgeon Dr Hank Chien to take up the challenge?
A leg to stand on
Without the need to hold anything in your hands there's not a huge amount of potential for Kinect accessories, but when it comes to keeping the sensor itself steady and well-positioned PDP has the market covered with a series of officially licensed peripherals. We recently got to grips with PDP's range of accessories, with the Official Kinect Floor Stand first on the list.
Rat goes cheap
As well as the Killzone 3 single-player demo, a few pieces of Move-related DLC received price reductions in yesterday's American PlayStation Store update.
Oh, and sun visors in February
It's not quite as cool as the Game & Watch Ball that Club Nintendo members in North America can pick up, but the European VIP Stars Catalogue just got an update containing folding fans, sun visors and, oddly, Nintendo Points cards to the value of 100 Points.
An acquired taste
Way back when Nintendo was putting the finishing touches to Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on GameCube, there were plans for a limited edition controller to accompany the little box's swansong. While the pad never hit the shelves, photos of its prototype design and packaging have hit the net for your eyes to behold.
"In a world..."
Fluffy launch title – there is no other way to describe it – Kinectimals isn't just a pet simulator, it's an adventure set on a secret island. To set the scene a little better, Microsoft and Frontier Developments have put together a so-called "fictional trailer" to explain your place in all this.
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