Brett Caird, co-founder of 5th Cell, discusses Drawn to Life, Lock’s Quest, and future projects.

In a recent interview with Vooks, 5th Cell co-founder and game designer Brett Caird provided insight to the development processes of the company, future projects, and past projects, including the recently released Lock's Quest.

According to Caird, while developing Drawn to Life they "learned... Read more...

Sega and BioWare's Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood takes Sonic and his friends on an epic tale on the DS.

Sega has announced that Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is now available for DS in North America. Made by BioWare, the acclaimed creators of Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire, Sonic Chronicles features a "robust RPG experience" and a storyline including many of the series' characters both new and old.

This rhythm game offers 20 different outfits, 18 different styles of ballroom music and dance, 14 unique endings, and six possible Prince Charmings!

Natsume is hoping that the recently shipped Princess Debut for the Nintendo DS will be, "the perfect holiday gift for any girl who has always dreamed of becoming a princess and finding her own Prince Charming!" In this new rhythm title, players will have just 30 days to get ready for the big ball, including wooing a Prince to be their dance partner.

Travelers at the hotel chains will soon be able to enjoy room service and the Wii at the same time.

Nintendo has teamed up with Marriott and Renaissance hotels to bring the Wii to hotel patrons. Using a Wii hotel console, guests will be able to play top-sellers like Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Fit, and Mario Kart Wii from the comfort of their hotel room without the need to insert discs.

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Gamers will be able to buy TV Show King Party for Wii this November, as well as Guitar Rock Tour and Real Soccer 2009 for Nintendo DS.

Yesterday Gameloft announced three new games for Nintendo platforms. Guitar Rock Tour and Real Soccer 2009 will be appearing on Nintendo DS, while TV Show King Party is heading for the Wii.

Guitar Rock Tour lets gamers simulate the feel of playing the guitar and drums using the Nintendo DS.... Read more...

The Nintendo Wii has sold 2.5 million consoles in the United Kingdom in just the last year.

According to new sales figures recently released by data researcher GfK Chart Track, the Nintendo Wii now has a large lead in the number of consoles sold in the United Kingdom. This was achieved when the Wii installed base grew a very impressive 2.5 million consoles in the last year.

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Featuring up to eight player online matches and Mii support. The first online tournament, to be held October 6, is already accepting registration.

Yesterday's new WiiWare Bomberman Blast title combines classic traits from the series alongside new features made possible through the Wii's motion control. Three brand new items, the bomb change, rocket, and shield, were developed specifically to complement the Wii's abilities. Through a shake of... Read more...

Featuring eighteen songs from some of AC/DC's best performances, these master tracks will be available mid-November.

MTV Games announced today that AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack is officially on its way to Wii. The game will feature eighteen master recordings of live AC/DC material and will total more than 99 minutes of music for each instrument.

The track pack will likely be packaged and sold at retail... Read more...

Just about every game on DS and Wii that you can expect before the end of the year, organised by date.

Nintendo recently issued its comprehensive European release schedule for the fourth quarter of this year, listing games from third parties along with those published by Nintendo themselves.

The list assigns Wii Music with a European launch date for the first time: November 14. Also included for... Read more...

More marble guiding fun is on its way in this sequel, plus online trading of user-created levels, multiplayer, and Balance Board support.

Hudson Entertainment announced today that they will be releasing a new entry in their Kororinpa puzzle-adventure series, Marble Saga: Kororinpa. Marble Saga is set to have a number of improvements over its predecessor, Kororinpa: Marble Mania, including 150 brand new levels, level creation and online trading, Miis, and support for the Wii Balance Board.

A racer that aims to blend music with driving in a unique way.

Today, YUKE'S Company of America revealed that it will publish an innovative new driving game, BPM Racing for WiiWare. The game aims to combine high speed racing with adrenaline pumping electronic music to create an enjoyable, visceral experience.

Keeping the rhythm during the race will allow drivers to go faster, have more control, and earn multipliers. Players can also gain the ability to mix up the games soundtrack.

Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility is now available for Wii and continues the ten-year anniversary celebration of the popular farm-simulation series.

Yesterday, Natsume announced that the first Wii iteration of their popular Harvest Moon series, subtitled Tree of Tranquility, is now available in stores. The game, celebrating the series' ten-year anniversary, takes off after the Mother Tree disappears and the main character's island town loses its touch with nature. It's up to our hero (or heroine) to save the day and return the island to its former glory.

Ghouls 'N Ghosts is coming to VC, again.

Nintendo, through an update of their Japanese Virtual Console release list, has unveiled that gamers will soon be able to play SuperGrafx games on the Nintendo Wii. The SuperGrafx, which was released exclusively in Japan back in 1989, is a minimally enhanced version of NEC’s PC Engine (TurboGrafx 16 for the rest of the world).

The Live Arcade title is being remade for a February 2009 release.

Pinnacle Software and Strawdog Studios announced last week that they are developing Geon for Wii, an action title that first saw life on Xbox Live Arcade. In Geon players must outscore opponents by racing across geometric landscapes collecting pellets to place in your opponents' goals.

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Do you have what it takes to survive the wilderness?

Nature shows its deadly side in Activision's newest addition to its Cabela series released earlier this week, Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009. The player takes on the role of Flint Abrahams, an experienced hunter with a desire for rare trophies.

The game forces players through nine of the most... Read more...

Test your SAT skills with 2,000 questions on your DS.

Earlier this week Ubisoft announced the release of the newest addition to its My Coach series, My SAT Coach. Working side-by-side with the Princeton Review, Ubisoft developed the DS title as a portable training tool focused on building basic mathematics, vocabulary, and grammar skills.

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Nintendo is currently being sued by Hillcrest Labs regarding patents that have been granted as recently as August. Surprisingly, this case is going forward.

Hillcrest Labs is filing suit against Nintendo regarding four of their patents, including one which was granted a day before they filed suit against the game company in August. Due to an interesting loophole, Hillcrest Labs' case actually holds water despite the fact that Nintendo's Wii, which is... Read more...

Nintendo is offering a 20,000 copy limited print of the DS Lite at Amazon now.

Late last week, Nintendo made available 20,000 copies of their white DS Lite with a pink ribbon emblazoned to the back of the top screen. The print is intended as support for breast cancer research with Nintendo contributing $5 per DS, or $100,000 in total to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity.

Continuing the good streak of content, Bomberman Blast explodes onto WiiWare alongside a new Nintendo IP and Super Turrican 2 for Virtual Console.

After last week's great titles, the final week in September had a big act to follow. With the release of the anticipated Bomberman Blast alongside Art Style: ORBIENT for WiiWare and the Super Nintendo game, Super Turrican 2 for Virtual Console, the streak of weeks with quality games continues.

Possible price mentioned, and a larger screen, a Japanese newspaper reports.

The Nintendo DS could finally be getting the redesign that rumors have centered on for months. Nikkei Net, the online component to Japan's Nikkei newspaper, has reported that Nintendo is set to announce a new hardware revision of their wildly successful DS handheld system. This revision is said to include a built-in camera, music-playback capabilities, and the ability to connect to information terminals.