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Now on WiiWare: Actionloop Twist

This week the popular Nintendo DS puzzle game Actionloop Twist launches on WiiWare! Pick your favourite Mii and take control of the Gemstone Launch Pad by twisting the Wii Remote back and forth.

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The countdown to Super Smash Bros. Brawl begins!

Have you ever argued with friends and family about who’s the ‘hardest’ Nintendo character and who would be left standing after a brawl? Frustrated at how you can never back up your claims? Well fret no more as a resolution to settle those disagreements has arrived! Super Smash Bros.

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PS3 to Get Dynamic In-Game Ads

Hot on the heels of a study released by Microsoft subsidiary and in-game advertising firm Massive, Inc. which indicated that in-game ads "enhanced the realism of the game," comes the news from Sony that it is opening its gaming platform to in-game ads from outside companies.

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How to take interactive video games to next level

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health has received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to explore how interactive digital games could be better designed to improve players' health.

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Ace Attorney producer tells all at the official website

As fans of the Ace Attorney series will tell you, there’s never a dull moment in the courtroom when Phoenix Wright or Apollo Justice start laying down the law. Of course, the leading lawyers in the legal dramas are just two of the great things about the series.

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Unleash your inner Pokémon and save the world

Pokémon fans get ready to rejoice and dust off that explorer hat as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Time and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Darkness hit stores across Europe very soon! Having sold over 1.5 million copies globally following their launches in Japan and the US, this epic adventure, based in a world of mystery full of friends, enemies and hidden treasures, will give players the chance to live the life of a Pokémon.

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Celebrity Guitar Hero Ads Spoof 'Risky Business' Scene

The year was 1983 and the movie was Risky Business. Tom Cruise played a suburban Chicago teenager who is left home while his parents leave on a vacation.

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Guitar Hero World Tour Is Official

Following the popularity of the Rock Band drums, the upcoming Guitar Hero World Tour will also incorporate a drum set. What's new in this drum set is that it will be wireless, speed sensitive, and will have 5 elements to bang on. Two cymbals will be higher than the 2 toms and snare drums.

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Video games can make us creative if spark is right

Video games that energize players and induce a positive mood could also enhance creativity, according to media researchers. However, the study also finds that players who were not highly energized and had a negative mood, registered the highest creativity.

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Community Games on Xbox LIVE Beta

Game development has been democratized as the newly designed XNA Creators Club Online Web site and the highly anticipated beta of Community Games on Xbox LIVE are launched. This was announced by David "LetsKillDave" Weller Program Manager - XNA Community.

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Nokia to distribute KONAMI games for N-Gage platform

Nokia and KONAMI, a leading global developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, today announced that KONAMI mobile titles will be added to the N-Gage mobile games platform.

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New Nintendo DS colours and Cooking Guide on way

Get ready for a double treat this summer as the season is set to be full of tasty food and colourful new Nintendo DS Lites!

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