Master the new moves
The countdown to Pokémon Black & White is ticking on, and Nintendo has just released a new video showing off the raging battles to be had when you pit new monster against new monster in the upcoming DS release.
Shiny happy people waving hands
Kinect Sports is the biggest-selling Kinect game and it's not hard to see why when you see the looks on the faces of these players.
Cheap and cheesy
Funky Lab Rat is a Move-enabled platform puzzle game featuring Diego, the titular rodent who must escape a laboratory using his powers of telekinesis and time control, of course. If it's taken your fancy, and you live in Europe, you can now grab it for a chunk less change than before, as it's received a price drop in this week's PlayStation Store Update.
Shiver me plastic timbers
Last year Disney and TT Games joined forces to announce LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean for Wii and DS, and now the twosome have brought us the first trailer for the game and some concept art to boot.
Go bang bang, pew pew
So far, every one of the Kinect games released has been disc only, but 'Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel has just announced the first Kinect game for Xbox Live Arcade: The Gunstringer, and calling it "unique" doesn't quite fit the bill.
Not in Fight Night Champion, though
There's two options for Kinect owners wanting to enter the squared circle for a spot of boxing: Rare's excellent Kinect Sports and Ubisoft's not-bad MotionSports, but arguably neither does an excellent job of simulating the intricacies of the sport. EA's Fight Night series has earned itself a good reputation for just that, and although this year's Fight Night Champion won't be using Kinect that doesn't mean EA has ruled out sensor support in future titles. In fact, it's already dome some prototyping to see how the two might work together.
WiiWare's already had log burning simulator Fireplacing, but if that wasn't enough to satiate your desire to pretend to stoke a virtual fire you're in luck, as Cosy Fire is landing on WiiWare this week.
Ubisoft is the leading third-party publisher on Kinect, so it's no surprise the international giant is looking to bring more of its popular franchises to the sensor. In an interview with retail magazine MCV, Ubisoft's chief marketing and sales officer Geoffroy Sardin hinted at future titles to come from the publisher.
We will be bringing some of the industry’s most innovative offerings to Kinect soon. I think we can propose Kinect versions of all the brands that we’ve got, but it is down to the production team. I can’t announce anything, but we will have something for everyone, that I can assure you.With heavyweight brands like Assassin's Creed, Just Dance, Rayman, Prince of Persia and the Tom Clancy name including Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six, Ubisoft could certainly deliver on its "something for everyone" promise, but how well these games would translate to Kinect is another matter entirely.
Bring on E3
Nintendo is working on 2D and 3D Mario games, and we've already seen Paper Mario, but there's another 2D Mario adventure in the works, as revealed by this Iwata Asks.
Name that film
Every year, around Oscar season, cinema goers marvel at the acting talents of big name icons whilst often thinking, "I could do better than that". Well, Yoostar2 is going to give you the chance to put your money where your popcorn-filled mouth is, with its unique take on movie karaoke.
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