New video game releases of 8/29-9/4
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Next week brings Madden NFL 12, Tropico 4, Bodycount, the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection, the new DeathSpank game, fascinating time-travel RTS Achron, and heaps more.
READ MORE >NightSky coming to 3DS eShop
Indie PC game NightSky is getting a 3DS port, developer Nicalis announced last night. The company also hinted at a second 3DS game in the works to release after NightSky.
READ MORE >Telltale becomes Wii publisher, bringing Back to the Future to retail
Telltale has signed up as an official Nintendo publisher, and plans to celebrate this announcement by releasing Back to the Future: The Game as a $20 retail disc this October.
READ MORE >"Awesome. I'm ok with anything that gets people to play more advneture games, even if BTTF was ..."
see all 3 commentsRedesigned Wii same size as old model
The European Wii bundle that removes GameCube backwards compatibility is otherwise the same as the original Wii, right down to the dimensions.
READ MORE >"This isn't really correct. There is no OS. Applications allocate memory for using the sensor ..."
see all 22 commentsKirby's Return to Dreamland scheduled for October 24
Zelda isn't the only big game coming to the Wii this holiday season. Nintendo of America has announced that Kirby's Return to Dream Land (formerly known as "Kirby Wii") will be releasing on October 24th.
READ MORE >Just Dance Kids 2 announced
Ubisoft announced Just Dance Kids 2 today, due for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii on October 25.
READ MORE >New video game releases of 8/22-8/28
New Deus Ex! New Deus Ex is out next week! The new one! Deus Ex! Deus Ex! Oh, and Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overlocked.
READ MORE >"How'd you manage to unlock it? Steam tells me the game isn't available yet and won't let me ..."
see all 40 commentsUbisoft developed inTouch tablet for Wii
Ubisoft has developed a tablet for the Nintendo Wii that is not unlike THQ's uDraw.
READ MORE >"Is this can be used in Android else it is so beautiful. Beauty"
see all 7 commentsCombat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII preview
Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII is set to strike this fall, and we dive into the cockpits of a few planes to check out some missions from the game's single-player campaigns.
READ MORE >Nintendo of Europe launching redesigned Wii, loses Gamecube support [Updated]
Nintendo is introducing a reconfigured Wii, meant to sit horizontally and reportedly lacking GameCube compatibility. It's set to hit stores in Europe this fall.
READ MORE >"well, the slim ps3 uses less power....and it could have been placebo but ive noticed less slowdowns"
see all 27 commentsLegend of Zelda: Skyward Sword launches November 20
The next proper Legend of Zelda game has finally been given a date. Skyward Sword will be arriving on Wii on November 20th, nearly five years since the release of the last big Zelda game.
READ MORE >"Basically this ... I only use my Wii for Zelda, Mario (Galaxy mainly), and Metroid."
see all 6 commentsNintendo adds four more value-priced 'Selects'
Nintendo has added four more games to its Wii $20 Selects line: Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario, Mario Strikers Charged, and Punch-Out.
READ MORE >"I personally think the best use Nintendo found for Luigi is the entire Mario & Luigi series."
see all 16 commentsThe video game release list of 8/15-8/21
The summer video game drought ends next week with the arrival of No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, PC editions of From Dust and Bastion, and... Jerry Rice and Nitus' Dog Football.
READ MORE >Nintendo watching Xenoblade 'very closely' in Europe
Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime has breathed new life into hopes for at least one of the Operation Rainfall games reaching our shores, as he's stated the Nintendo of America will be watching Europe's sales carefully.
READ MORE >"yes, nintendo has loads of games lined up for people like us. The last Wii game i bought was ..."
see all 8 commentsTHQ closes two studios, shelves MX vs. ATV
THQ has laid off around 200 people, shutting down two studios, as well as shelving the MX vs. ATV series and closing its dev team. It's part of a "strategic realignment" away from licensed and kids' games towards owned IP.
READ MORE >"I'm willing to bet "broad-appeal IP" means Facebook games. Sad to hear that with Rainbow ..."
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"How can Elevator Action be Deluxe and ten dollars. Explain that one"
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