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Cursed Mountain new screenshots

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Sega publishing The Conduit

After some speculation, it's now been confirmed that Sega will be publishing The Conduit. In an interview, Sega's Simon Jeffery spoke: "The Conduit is one of those few games that comes along that ignites a frenzy of interest across the gaming community. We really liked the way that High Voltage Software was promoting and presenting the game. They had us at 'The?'". With games like MadWorld and The House of the... read more

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Freeloader future bleak

A user's correspondence with Datel has shown that the future of the Freeloader disc remains bleak. Nintendo blocked the Freeloader with firmware update 3.3 and since then haven't looked back. "Unfortunately at this early stage we're unsure when, if ever, we will be able to release a new version of Freeloader that will run on consoles updated with the v3.3 firmware. No refund or exchange is available (outside of... read more

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Art Style: ROTOHEX new screenshots

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The Gene Simmons Axe Guitar

Kobian USA has brought out a new guitar accessory for the Wii, but this is one with a difference. Available on Amazon for $79.99, it's the menacingly shaped Gene Simmons Axe Guitar. Compatible with both Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Bi-directional Strum Bar. Ultra Responsive Fret Buttons. Analog Whammy Bar. Holds the Wiimote. ... read more

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Strong Bad 3 out now

Happy Monday! Three more games on the Virtual Console and WiiWare catalog for people based in the US. Strong Bad Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands (WiiWare) Art Style: ROTOHEX (WiiWare) Earthworm Jim (Genesis) Can't complain about that too much. Big N are doing a good job delivering the goods lately. More on Friday with the Euro/Aussie releases.... read more

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Shigsy happy with Wii Music sales

Shigeru Miyamoto, senior games genius at Nintendo recently sat down for a roundtable discussion. He commented that he was pleased with the sales figures for Wii Music, saying they were "not too bad" (or not-o too bad-o?). Wii Music made it to #1 on the Japanese games chart in its first week, selling close to 100,000 copies. The game is now out in North America as well. Shigsy feels it will be a slow burner, with... read more

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DSi photo and sound editing demos

A video from Japan showing how you can have fun with the Nintendo DSi and its impressive photo editing capabilities. This one shows off how you can play with music's tempo and pitch settings on the fly. ... read more

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Tatsunoko vs Capcom arcade stick

To celebrate the Wii release of Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes in Japan, peripheral makers Exar have created a themed arcade joystick. There's also a more generic version available without the game branding: They've named it the Exarstick. The plain one is going for 5,229 Yen ($55) while the other is a little more expensive at 6,279 Yen ($66). Exchange rates correct at the... read more

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Home Sweet Home new screenshots

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Europe has a Tetris Party

Three WiiWare games added to the Europe/Australia catalog today: Tetris Party (WiiWare) The Incredible Maze (WiiWare) Home Sweet Home (WiiWare) Have a good weekend, we'll be back on Monday with the US releases.... read more

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MadWorld

Here's the box art for MadWorld, likely one of Wii's most violent games yet. ... read more

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DSi supports hotswapping

A new video released onto the Internet shows that Big N's latest handheld the DSi supports hotswapping. That meaning, you can remove game cartridges while powered on without the machine spazzing out. Some other small tidbits of info are now known too: The power button will pop up the menu in DSWare applications (similar to what the Home button does on a Wiimote). Photos taken on the DSi camera can be... read more

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Fishing Master World Tour new screenshots

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Tenchu IV

The Japanese box art for Tenchu 4 has been revealed: ... read more

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Guitar fire hazard

Up to 57,000 Rage Wireless Guitars for Wii are being recalled, thanks to a manufacturing error which caused burn injuries to one unfortunate player. Made in China, the guitars have a defective circuit board, making it possible for battery acid to leak out and cause mayhem. If you own one of these things you're advised to take it back to the retailer for a full refund. Also if you have a Wii Zapper from China,... read more

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Broken Sword game for Wii and DS

A new update on USK, the German ratings site, has revealed that a Broken Sword game is coming to both the DS and Wii courtesy of Ubisoft. Whether they will be ports or new games is unknown at this time. Broken Sword is a series of adventure games, typically using a point-and-click interface. It follows the escapades of George Stobbart and his on/off girlfriend Nico Collard as they go about solving mysteries. Much... read more

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Sudoku Challenge new screenshots

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Sudoku coming to WiiWare

Digital Leisure, the company that just released The Incredible Maze, have another WiiWare title in the pipeline: Sudoku Challenge. Sudoku Challenge Features Three separate difficulty settings. Original and Grand Sudoku modes of play. Over 100,000,000 puzzles. You can pick up Sudoku Challenge in November for 500 Points. Screenshots are already up. To me, the DS seems like a more natural platform for... read more

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Incredible Maze trailer

This is a trailer for the newly released The Incredible Maze on WiiWare. You'd have to admit the graphics stop far short of the incredible mark, in fact they're some of the most basic on the system. That said, if the controls are well done it could still be a fun title. Anyone downloaded it?... read more