A few years back, Activision contracted the Mutant Mudds developer to make a Crash Bandicoot demo.

Renegade Kid made a Crash Bandicoot DS demo, called Crash Landed, for Activision sometime around 2008 or 2009, according to a video from an anonymous source close to Activision.

No other details about the video were given, outside of its existence and veracity. It's likely that Renegade... Read more...

UPDATE: Layton's release date is confirmed by Level-5 and a new preview video for the game is available!

UPDATE: Level-5 has officially launched the Japanese website for the Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies which confirms the February 28 release date in Japan. The packaged version of the game will retail for 5,500 yen while the downloadable version will go for 5,000. Be sure to check out the latest preview video from Level-5 below!

Complete with collectable cards that can give gamers access to special puzzles in the upcoming 3DS Layton title. 

Ezaki Glico Co., LTD, best known for the Japanese snacks Pocky and Pretz, are bringing Layton themed chocolate to Japan starting on January 15 and will be available until around the end of March. 

Each package comes with one of ten different puzzle cards. These puzzle cards also serve as... Read more...

Nearly two years since launch, Japanese 3DS owners can download Hershel's penultimate adventure.

Level-5 will be releasing their 3DS launch title Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask in an upgraded form on the Japanese eShop.

The revised game, known as Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask +, will arrive on February 6 and boasts a variety of enhancements. News of this release comes from Famitsu, as reported by Siliconera. It will sell for 3,000 yen.

At 30% off, this is quite the (completely legal) steal.

Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition for the Wii U is 30% off, bringing the eShop title down to $6.99.

In this WayForward Technologies developed title, players take control of Patricia Wagon, a police officer out to capture several escaped convicts. Using her ability to manipulate blocks in the environment, players must solve the obstacles that lay before them and arrest these no-good-nicks as quickly as possible.

Still don't have one? Join the Club Nintendo gold rush before it's too late.

Club Nintendo's coveted Gold Nunchuk for Wii has returned to the North American rewards catalog once more.

Originally released in Japan and later PAL regions, the Nunchuk is intended to match the limited edition Gold Wii Remote that came packaged with select copies of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward... Read more...

Meet Xerneas and Yveltal.

The official names for the two new legendary Pokémon that will headline Pokémon X & Y versions have been revealed.

Xerneas, pronounced ZURR-ne-us, is the Pokémon that resembles a deer, while Yveltal, ee-VELL-tall, is the bird legendary.

These names come from the official Pokémon site.... Read more...

Lego Bricks Assemble!

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes was revealed today.

Developed by TT Games, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will feature over 100 popular and obscure Marvel characters each with unique abilities. After being called upon by Nick Fury, your heroes will face famous Marvel villains including Loki and Galactus.

Filled... Read more...

It's new Pokémon, dammit!

Pokémon X and Y have been announced for 3DS release later this year.

The games were announced via the special Pokémon Direct hosted by Satoru Iwata. The games feature entirely 3D graphics and new Pokémon. 

New Pokémon include Fennekin (Fire-type), Froakie (Water-type), and Chespin (Grass-type). Two larger new Pokémon were also shown, but not named.

Test drive the 3DS game with the super-long title (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate) before its March release.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate will be getting an eShop demo prior to its March 5 release in North America, according to Producer Dave Cox.

The game, a side-scrolling cross between Lords of Shadow's combat-heavy gameplay and other portable Castlevania game's Metroidvania design, was previously set for a 2012 release before the delay to 2013. You can check out our E3 2012 impressions here.

Pokémon event to be broadcast worldwide.

Major Pokémon news will be revealed tomorrow through a special "Pokémon Direct."

The presentation, hosted by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, will broadcast around the world, airing in North America at 6 AM EST, Europe at 12 noon CET, and 8 PM in Japan.

The tweets from Nintendo of America and Europe note this as a "short message," with Serebii reporting that it will be 10 minutes in length.

Don't let the penguins eat the Tetriminos! 

Tetris, Snowpack Park, Punch-Out!! Feauturing Mr. Dream, and Mario Kart 64 are all rewards through Club Nintendo.

Tetris is the classic 1989 Game Boy puzzler featuring falling Tetriminos. This classic can be yours for 150 Coins.

Snowpack Park places your Mii in the role of caregiver of up to 100... Read more...

Wii U players have the chance to get the game cheaper for another month! 

The eShop deal in North America for the downloadable title Little Inferno, will be extended until February 1st. This is what developer Tomorrow Corporation has announced to the public.

Little Inferno went on sale on December 20th from $14.99 to $9.99 and the deal was supposed to end last Thursday on January 4th. The developer has decided to give Wii U players more time, though no specific reasons were given as to why.

It won't be a long wait for this sequel to the WiiWare classic!

Gaijin Games has revealed that their upcoming title, BIT.TRIP Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, is nearly complete, according to a statement posted on its blog this past Friday.

The statement reads:

''Come Monday all art and animation will be in and 98% and ready to ship. We... Read more...

And the results will either excite or disappoint you!

Jools Watsham, co-founder of Renegade Kid, recently took to Twitter to measure interest in a retail cartridge containing Mutant Mudds and its upcoming sequel.

Based off retweets and favourites, Watsham surmised that respondents preferred the retail compilation over a 3DS eShop-exclusive release (the other option provided). The results by no means confirm any such plans, as Watsham insisted they were gathered out of his own curiosity.

Ring in the new year with a dungeon crawler, a rootin' tootin' cowboy, and more! 

What better way to kick off 2013 then by showing some eShop pride and pick something up from today's rather interesting line-up of downloadables. 3DS eShop lovers can dip their toes into the living dungeons found within Unchanined Blades, slide their entire foot into the platforming boots... Read more...

Surprise! It's another new Lego game!

Legends of Chima, the recently announced line of Lego products, is receiving a video game adaptation. Titled Laval's Journey, the game is set to release later this year on Nintendo DS and 3DS.

The latest Lego title from series stalwarts TT Games, Laval's Journey expands upon the Legend of Chima universe, a mythical world where tribes of anthropomorphic animals battle for control over a precious natural resource known as the Chi. 

Miyamoto wants to move the series away from the changes made in Pikmin 2. 

Pikmin 3 will be a return to the series' roots as per Shigeru Miyamoto's misgivings over Pikmin 2's design decisions.

Miyamoto, who serves as producer on all three installments, told GamesMaster magazine that he didn't completely agree with Pikmin 2's less stressful mechanics. The sequel dropped the time restraints found in the first Pikmin, allowing each player to achieve the objective at his or her own pace.

Solange is hopping her lovely way across the pond.

Code of Princess will more than likely be heading towards the European market, as an USK rating for the game has popped up this past week.

The rating reveals that the product will only be playable in English. Futhermore, the game will be published by its orginal developer and publisher Agatsuma Entertainment. All signs are pointing towards a Nintendo eShop only release, though it is too early to guess at this point in time.

Marvelous AQL's action game is hopping on the digital bandwagon.

Following the trend of more third-party releases on the Nintendo eShop, Marvelous AQL's Senran Kagura Burst will be available digitally on January 10, 2013, as confirmed by Nintendo's Japanese 3DS website.

The website lists the title at its retail price, which was roughly 6,000 yen. The size of the game is currently unconfirmed.