The first screenshots reveal how hand motions are mixed with dance steps. Also, check out the four-player mode and the Wii dance pad!

First thing's first: Konami has launched the official Japanese website for Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party. There's not much to see yet, other than a bunch of glowing quotes from Konami employees, who you wouldn't expect to be very critical of a new game from their Bemani department. Crazed DDR fans may want to watch the site for updates, though.

Find out what to expect from us from Santa Monica over the course of the next three days.

It's time for something new. The E3 Media and Business Summit in Santa Monica officially starts tonight with the Microsoft press conference, but the real show doesn't get underway for us until tomorrow morning's Nintendo press event. A multitude of hotel appointments and hangar showings is set to follow.

Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 to be the first in the series to sport online functionality

Earlier today IGN Wii reported that Atari announced in a statement that the Wii version of Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 would infact have an online mode for competitive play with other players.

The Playstation 2 version on the other hand, will be home to a strictly offline experience, but... Read more...

Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed promises to let you wreak havoc in a mech.

THQ to Deliver a Double Dose of Hi-Fi Destruction in Funked Out 1970s with Two All New Destroy All Humans!® Adventures

Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon to Launch on Xbox 360™ and PLAYSTATION®3 System

Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed to Launch on Wii™, PlayStation®2 System and PSP® System

It's a collection of mini-games for "players of all ages". What a surprise.

EA and Steven Spielberg Reveal First Details on Original Videogames in Development

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today revealed the first details surrounding two of the three new original intellectual properties in development at EA Los Angeles (EALA) in collaboration with Academy Award® winning director and producer, Steven Spielberg.

Contra 4 for DS; DDR, Dewy's Adventure, and Fishing Master for Wii.

Konami Announces Blockbuster Lineup at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2007

Diverse Lineup of Games for Next-Gen and Handheld Systems Features Sequels for Hit Franchises, Original Concepts and Exciting New Products

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.,... Read more...

EA Trax seeks redemption with these 38 dance songs for the Wii-exclusive Boogie.

EA ANNOUNCES SOUNDTRACK FOR BOOGIE

Highly Anticipated Dancing and Singing Game Hits Retail Stores this August With Music Made Popular By Hit Bands Including The Jackson 5, Britney Spears, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cyndi Lauper and Black Eyed Peas

Montreal, Canada – July 10, 2007 – Electronic... Read more...

The new game for Wii features 2-player co-op, fully voiced dialogue, and more. Updated with the official announcement.

Jump to the official press release.

Famitsu Weekly's website has posted the first details and screenshots of Trauma Center: New Blood, the first real sequel to the popular surgery game. The game is to be officially announced this week by Atlas USA, and in fact there is currently no confirmation of a Japanese release. Both versions of the previous game were released in Japan before North America.

Sega's giving the Wii and DS plenty of love.

SEGA unveils ITS MOST DIVERSE multi-platform lineup at E3 2007

Industry Leader Showcases Roster of Original and High-Profile Licensed Properties for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC and More

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (July 10, 2007) – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today... Read more...

Cruis'n and Ultimate Mortal Kombat are among the titles to be demoed at Midway's E3 booth this year.

Midway Announces Diverse and High-Powered

Lineup for 2007 E3 Business & Media Summit

Explosive Product Line Features Proven Brands, Exciting New Intellectual Properties, Kids Titles and Highly Anticipated Next Generation Games E3 Media & Business Summit 2007

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Midway... Read more...

Wii Remote snap-in confirmed.

Activision today released final details regarding the wireless Gibson Les Paul controller, which will be the official control for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

The new controller, which as previously mentioned is wireless, supports a new officially licensed design modeled after the classic... Read more...

Watch the Mariners on your DS while you watch them in real life.

Though the pilot program has been going on for some number of months now, Nintendo is finally promoting the testing of their "Nintendo Fan Network" at Safeco Field, home of the Nintendo-owned Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team.

After downloading a small application from a kiosk, the... Read more...

Project "PQRS" said to be like Jenga block-building with the charm of a Saturday-morning cartoon.

N'Gai Croal of Newsweek is reporting the first details on legendary film director Steven Spielberg's first foray into video games, including his first Wii title.

The Wii game, currently code-named "PQRS," is an action puzzle hybrid that "blends the creativity of the building-blocks game Jenga... Read more...

Some interesting stuff came out this week.

The official Smash Bros. blog released a few interesting pieces of information this week, most of which we reported on the day of. We were also given a brand new stage to drool over today from one of the most memorable moments of Twilight Princess.

New Item: Assist TrophyAs reported earlier,... Read more...

Hudson to publish the game in the US, with Konami handling distribution and sales.

HUDSON ENTERTAINMENT AND KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE FISHING MASTER FOR WII

Fishing Comes Home to the Wii

REDWOOD CITY, CA - July 5, 2007 - Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm for Hudson Soft, and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Fishing Master... Read more...

Sega announces it will be bringing the Wii and online-enabled DS fighters to English speakers early next year.

SEGA® SET TO RELEASE BLEACH™ ON THE Wii™ AND NINTENDO DS™

Fast Paced TV Series Set To Deliver Intense Swordfights in Video Game Debut

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (July 6th, 2007) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that Bleach™: Shattered Blade will be... Read more...

Key translators and code monkeys from Starmen.net and Mother3.org will join forces to make the game available in English, one way or another.

Nintendo has seemingly abandoned the Game Boy Advance, which means that many good games released in Japan will likely never be released in other territories. One of those games is Mother 3, the prize eyed by many an Earthbound fan. (Mother 2 was released as Earthbound for the SNES in America.) ... Read more...

Smash attacks won't require gestural control.

Today's update to the official Smash Bros. Dojo blog gives an elementary explanation of the normal and smash attacks which have been around since the original Super Smash Bros. on N64. The interesting part is that the blog includes diagrams to show how these moves are performed on all four control schemes (Nunchuk, GameCube, Classic, Remote-Only).

We hit 10,000 registered forum members this week!

Last week, we asked if the ESRB was effective at rating games and informing people of game content. People seemed to have skipped voting in the poll this week (about 60-40 yes/no) in favor of long-winded answers and back and forth discussion. That's hardly a bad thing, is it? Feel free to peruse the sexier posts down at the bottom of this news post!

An unused portion of the NOA campus will soon be a car park for its next-door competition.

Reports are coming in from Seattle that Microsoft has struck a deal with Nintendo of America to purchase a vacant 28-acre site that lies just across the street to the north of NOA's existing headquarters. The price of the sale will not be known until the deal closes and the records of the transaction... Read more...