New game releases of April 22-28
Next week brings a fine lineup of new releases, including zombie-smashing sequel Dead Island: Riptide, survive 'em up Don't Starve, heist 'em up Monaco, tie 'em in Star Trek, the expandalone Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, and loads more lovelies.
READ MORE >Nintendo turning off most Wii Channels in June
Now that the Wii U has been out for a while, Nintendo is making moves to start shutting down most of the 'Channel' services on the original Wii. Come June 28, it'll turn off the Nintendo Channel, News Channel, and more. Fear not, though: by and large, useful ones like YouTub...
READ MORE >"This is kind of sad. Lots of memories with friends using these random channels like Everybody Votes."
see all 14 commentsDisney's Planes coming to Wii U, 3DS on August 6
Disney Interactive is developing Planes games exclusively for Nintendo's platforms. The games will hit Wii U, Wii, 3DS, and DS on August 6.
READ MORE >Pandora's Tower finally feasting in North America on April 16
The trouble with dating simulators is that they're so unrealistic. Flowers, fragrances, whiskey and chocolates are awful gifts for one you want to stick it to. Now Pandora's Tower, that knows what to give: hunks of flesh torn from the still-twitching corpses of rare monsters...
READ MORE >"the title reminds me of the middle act of god of war, and that makes me want to play that instead"
see all 3 comments130 million Rock Band songs downloaded, as DLC ends
Not only did millions of people join in on the Rock Band craze, they bought DLC. Lots of it.
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"My rebuttal is Bohemian Rhapsody and London Calling in its entirety."
see all 9 commentsNew game releases of March 18-24
Next week's bulging bag of new releases includes the brosome Gears of War: Judgment, intriguing GTA-ish LEGO City Undercover, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, the PC edition of Trials Evolution, zombie shooter The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, Zen Pinball 2 for Wii U, and Luigi...
READ MORE >"This is the week the Wii U gets new games! Huzzah! I wonder when the MH3U review will be out?"
see all 2 commentsDisney Infinity delayed to August 18
Disney Infinity has been delayed into August 18, from its previous June release date.
READ MORE >Pandora's Tower rises on Wii in April
Pandora's Tower will quite possibly be the last major release on Wii. XSEED Games is publishing the long-awaited JRPG come April, which should give Nintendo fans reason to dust off their Wii (or Wii U) consoles.
READ MORE >"Some gamestops still have it. I got a new copy a couple months back because I saw it was ..."
see all 4 commentsROM City Rampage (8-bit Retro City Rampage demake) coming tomorrow
Retro City Rampage is finally making its long-awaited appearance on Wii tomorrow. However, the WiiWare version of the game comes with a unique bonus: ROM City Rampage, an 8-bit demake of the game.
READ MORE >"Agreed, tries too hard with nostalgia and doesn't bring much gameplay."
see all 12 commentsNew game releases of February 25-March 3
Packed into the new release cannon for next week are the PC edition of Brutal Legend, standalone snipe 'em up Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army, BIT.TRIP's Runner2, 3DS RPG Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus on Vita, and more.
READ MORE >"Played the demo for Etrian Odyssey. Holy shit that game is hardcore. Like, dungeon crawler where ..."
see all 4 commentsRetro City Rampage hits WiiWare on February 28; minigame also coming to Steam, Wii U
Retro City Rampage is coming to WiiWare on February 28, along with a free ROM City Rampage content update that will hit Steam port on the same day.
READ MORE >"I tried it when we got it free on PSN but I couldn't get into it. "
see all 8 commentsAngry Birds Trilogy coming to Wii, Wii U
Angry Birds Trilogy will be releasing for the Wii and Wii U sometime this year, Activision and Rovio have announced.
READ MORE >Disney Infinity's fourth playset to be Cars
Disney Infinity will be getting a Cars playset, complete with track-building tools for the Toy Box.
READ MORE >"This, plus Minecraft/LBP-style building mechanics. It's not for me, but my nephew's going to ..."
see all 8 commentsSkylanders Swap Force announced
It's a new year so you know what we need: a new game in each major franchise! Actually, Skylanders Swap Force does sound like an interesting upgrade to Activision's $500 million-grossing collectible toy-video game-thing, introducing characters whose parts can be switched and...
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"Attention Dark Souls fans, if you haven't played Dragon's Dogma and you own a PS3 or 360, I ..."
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