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First pics of the DS version.

PS3-owning billiards fans have something to look forward to this week. This Thursday's PSN update will feature Hustle Kings, a PSN-exclusive game promising "real pool, real physics" and "the real hustle with real balls." With all this talk about being "real," we won't be surprised if this game eventually gets patched with PlayStation Motion Controller support. Sporting the standard $9.99 price tag, the surprisingly good-looking game also includes YouTube support to upload your best shots, in-game XMB music control, and online multiplayer. Check out the trailer after the break.

Click image to go from half-size to full-size Halfbrick has uploaded a slew of new screens for its upcoming XBLA puzzle-platformer, The Raskulls, to the game's official site. There hasn't been much on the title yet, save for a brief trailer showing some gameplay and thoughts on the game from its art lead during our interview with Halfbrick, but these new shots show the game is coming along nicely. We have yet to get our hands on it, but if the recent trailer is any indication, it looks like a frenetic, friendship-endangering good time. Hit up the gallery below for the new screens.

WarioWare DIY's simplified game design interface, used to create five-second microgames in the style of previous WarioWares, seems a lot simpler in these screenshots, mostly because it's now in English and we can read it. Quite helpful, that. And now that we can see it, it looks like an extremely user-friendly, but still complicated, programming language presented as if it's plain English. The game guides you through the creation of animation and sound, and then the development of the in-game actions and conditions. And with those tools, you can create the five-second DS microgame of your dreams!

Now that’s how you show your gamign love! If I still had hair, I think I might do something like that! I do have a beard though… Thanks to Johnny4 for the heads up!

Witness intense industry combat and fight as a squad; when victory is near, make the last push in this squad-based shooter.

It's not a good sign when Xbox know-it-all Major Nelson admits in his This Week on Arcade post that "information on the game is light, so here is what I was able to find." However, we can't blame him -- we'd never heard of KrissX, this week's new XBLA game, before today either. Apparently, the Blitz Games-developed, Konami-published puzzler tasks players with solving crosswords and unscrambling "over 3,500 jumbled words that will test your trivia knowledge and expand your own daily vocabulary." We're automatically apprehensive about games that try to sneak some education into our entertainment regimen -- we'll have to wait and see if KrissX is actually fun enough to deserve our 800 ($10). Sadly, we don't think the game has anything in common with Kriss Kross' other ludological outing. Someday, friends. Someday.

It's not a good sign when Xbox know-it-all Major Nelson admits in his This Week on Arcade post that "information on the game is light, so here is what I was able to find." However, we can't blame him -- we'd never heard of KrissX, this week's new XBLA game, before today either. Apparently, the Blitz Games-developed, Konami-published puzzler tasks players with solving crosswords and unscrambling "over 3,500 jumbled words that will test your trivia knowledge and expand your own daily vocabulary." We're automatically apprehensive about games that try to sneak some education into our entertainment regimen -- we'll have to wait and see if KrissX is actually fun enough to deserve our 800 ($10). Sadly, we don't think the game has anything in common with Kriss Kross' other ludological outing. Someday, friends. Someday.

Though Microsoft's XBLA Shadow Force has the real final say over when games are released on the company's digital distribution service, Introversion recently announced on its forums that its upcoming action RTS, Darwinia+, will be set free on February 10 -- set free for $15 (1200). Introversion has made a strong plea for your support, citing a "minimum sales figure" that "has to be achieved" in order for the independent studio to carry on. A better reason to buy Darwinia+ -- which features both Darwinia and Multiwinia in all its plusitude -- is simply that it's pretty fantastic. Still not convinced? Check out the trailer above and those screens below. You're welcome.

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Play the game and decorate your living quarters at the same time.

Retro Styled New Super Mario Bros. Wii by mattdog1000000 Looks like it would fit right at home in a New Super Mario Bros. Wii coloring book, don’t you think?! I hope Nintendo puts one of those out!

Pirated software may soon be possible on Sony's system.

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — JANUARY 25, 2010 — Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today revealed a GameStop-exclusive mini-poster promotion for Shin Megami Tensei®: Strange Journey™, its upcoming first-person sci-fi RPG for Nintendo DS™. The game, which already comes with a soundtrack CD packed in a collectible outer box (launch copies only), can now offer décor-concerned gamers who [...]

Producer says remake not coming any time soon.

I’ll tell you…this is the weirdest way I’ve ever seen the console wars described. At the link below, you’ll see a gay manga that discusses the console wars, and shows how things are going in a very graphic fashion. This is extremely NSFW, and I suggest that you stay far away until you [...]

I don’t know why, but I read this instruction booklet over and over again. I just couldn’t get enough of it. I guess I really liked the game…or the booklet artwork…or both! I don’t think there’s any other instruction booklet that I spent more time with. I actually wrote in this [...]

Allow us to draw your attention to some video and images of Max & The Magic Marker, which is currently available in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. For those of us patiently waiting for the game in North America, the internets have graced us with some video of the title, so we can see if it's worth drawing 1,000 Wii Points from our accounts when it eventually releases. For those who just can't wait to try out Harold and the Purple Crayon ... we mean, Max and the Magic Marker, they should feel free to try the demo on the official website. Check out video of the game after the break. [Via Nintendaan]

Well here’s a depressing article! We’re just barely into the 2010 year, and people are already calling for Wii games that are going to be ignored by the average consumer. I really hope that these predictions are wrong, because there are some titles coming up that look absolutely outstanding! How about you [...]