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Scribblenauts sequel gets big, blue, hairy, etc.
Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment announced the next Scribblenauts game (not pictured; that's the original up there) for the Nintendo DS, due out this fall. ...players use the stylus and touch screen to help Maxwell, the game's hero, acquire the "Starite," the prize earned from solving the puzzle in even more robust challenges and... »
Is the Nintendo Wii in its last throes?
Over on our sister site DVICE, Kevin Hall has written an intriguing pre-obituary for the Wii . He acknowledges its remarkable success, but lists a few reasons that he thinks it's going to be surpassed in the three-way race among Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. »
January 19, 2010: wallet threat level green
So I thought Dark Void was supposed to come out last week. Perhaps to avoid competing with Army of Two , Capcom delayed it to this week. But it's still no threat to your wallet »
Pokemon break out of the DS, want to go out for a walk
The next Pokemon game for the Nintendo DS comes in two flavors and one gimmick. HeartGold and SoulSilver will both include the pictured doo-dad. »
Microsoft to take away your controller, sell you old arcade games
At the Consumer Electronics Show keynote address, Microsoft officially announced that Project Natal will go live this holiday season, featuring an insidious all-seeing eye that tracks 31 of your body parts so you don't have to deal with the inconvenience of holding a controller. This will leave your hands free to flap about... »
Nintendo decides Zelda fan film isn’t such a good idea after all
Over the last few years, a couple of enterprising fellows named Joel Musch and Daniel Bass, together with a not insignificant number of cast and crew, have been making a fan-film based on Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time . But rather than call it that, they've called it Hero of Time .... »
Post-Christmas Deals on Video Games
A number of online stores are having post-Christmas sales on video games for the PC and Xbox 360. A few examples: Amazon.com: Year-End Deals in Video Games A number of Xbox 360 deals, including Assassin's Creed 2 for Xbox 360 ($40, usually $60) and Halo 3: ODST ($45, usually $60). »
Trauma Team will take you on your very own fantastic voyage
I got a brief demo of Trauma Team today, the latest iteration of the Trauma Center series, due out for the Nintendo Wii this spring. Trauma Team will follow a cast of six characters, each with a different specialty and therefore a different type of gameplay: first response paramedics, diagnostics, forensics, surgery, endoscopy,... »
iPhone: geoSpark is just right
A good game can be good on any platform. But then there's the perfect iPhone game, which is another matter entirely »
December 7, 2009: wallet threat level green
Electronic Arts dumps The Saboteur by the side of the road this week. It is the last gasp of 2009's releases and it's really not worth the bother. As far as open-world games go, it's no embarrassment like Godfather II »