The sum of its parts

There's no doubt that James Cameron's Avatar in all its 3D blue-and-green beauty is a worldwide phenomenon, grossing millions upon millions of dollars and becoming a word of mouth sensation. With such a wave of success comes James Cameron's Avatar: The Game from Ubisoft, with its oft-heard promises of being an interactive experience to complement the movie, expanding the story and so on. Fittingly, it matches the movie in one key area: by pleasing despite its obvious formula.

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The videos on the MH3 site made me more than a little excited. Looks to have plenty of "WTF is THAT?!" moments. Bring on April! NOW!

Even better - S Club did a song called "Gangsta Love". Is there a more incongruous track/artist mix?

Loving the staccato woodwind in S Club 7's "Never Had a Dream Come True". Less so the synthy bass and faux American accents. Good song, mind

Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut's a healthy breakfast, right?

Lost Planet 2's looking more and more like Monster Hunter with guns, yet I still can't get excited about it. Must try God Eater later, too!

Not long until I hit 100,000 words for @nintendolife. My doc says 96,847, not including forum posts/emails etc. My fingers hurt now.

Now listening to a free-form jazz version of My Favourite Things from The Sound of Music. My week continues its descent into oddity.

Listening to Suspicious Minds by Fine Young Cannibals. Possibly the worst thing EVER. http://open.spotify.com/track/1LZQQyqKKSHdyLtOXhHVNG

Europeans get to dive again on February 5th

You won't have to hold your breath too much longer for Nintendo's next dive 'em up, as Nintendo announce the game will see a release across Europe on February 5th, 2010. Promising new features over the acclaimed original, including Wii Speak support and a new Pulsar gun that sounds like it was made for multiplayer deathmatches, Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep should offer more of the same soothing oceanic investigation. Here's the press release:

Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep offers six new ocean locations to explore. Plunge into the icy Arctic waters or explore the sunken wrecks in the Aegean Sea and, for the first time, venture into rivers such as the mysterious Brazilian Amazon to discover a vast array of freshwater wildlife. You can even step ashore onto dry land to encounter birds and other non-aquatic wildlife.

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