The Chinatown Wars are about to begin. Rockstar Games' first official trailer for the upcoming DS-exclusive Grand Theft Auto game finally shows off some in-game footage ... provided you slam your face to the monitor and squint. This much-too-brief trailer gives us a very basic synopsis of the game's story, and does very little to highlight any of the game's compelling gameplay. That's a shame -- because we really do like the game.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/26/gr...t-on-gameplay/ ...

A new Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer map has just been made available to download via Xbox Live.

Previously released for PC, it's the daytime version of the 'Makin' map. It's 69 MB in size and it's free, although Major Nelson says it's a Gold membership exclusive offer.

"The tide is out and the sun is high - this daytime version of Makin sheds new light on the battle!" reads the description.


The bonus map, which is set in Japan (but isn't available to download in Japan, which seems a bit tight to us), isn't part of the previously announced upcoming downloadable map pack, which will feature three new maps and an additional level for the Nazi zombie co-op mode.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=209336 ...

CBS app offers full episodes of top shows as well as clips, news updates and info.
CBS Interactive has released a free application for iPhone and iPod touch based on its TV.com online brand, giving users access to shows such as the original Star Trek.

The app also allows users the option to create custom video feeds based on TV shows, channels and topics. These personalised feeds proactively recommend content based on user-selected keywords and past viewing history.

CBS Mobile developed the app in conjunction with its technology partner, Veveo, which supplied vTap video search and personalisation software.


TV.com for iPhone offers full streamed episodes CSI, NCIS, The Young And The Restless and - from Paramount - Beverly Hills 90210 and the original Star Trek. Additional content includes twenty CNET TV shows.

Jeff Sellinger, EVP and General Manager at CBS Mobile, said: "CBS Mobile is excited to be on Apple's App Store with our application for TV.com, where TV lives online — and now on iPhone and iPod touch. Fans can now watch their favorite shows, great clips and create custom channels whenever and wherever they want."

http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/32767...-now-on-iPhone ...

Denki MD says portal's returns policy “forces developers to be accountable”.
Following increasing agitation amongst development circles concerning Google’s controversial 24-hour returns policy for apps downloaded from the Android Market, Denki MD Colin Anderson has leapt to the defence of the system.

Anderson told Develop's sister site CasualGaming.biz: “At last – someone’s forcing developers to be accountable for the games they pump out their front door.

http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/32766...Android-Market ...

Nintendo of America that it has "about" 120 games on the way for the Wii and DS. Although it doesn't name all of them, it outlines a few first-party titles:

Excitebots: Trick Racing is due on April 20; uses the Wii Wheel and contains, you guessed it "minigames". It comes from the same stable as Excitebike and Excite Truck.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat: moves away from its GameCube past to launch on May 4 on the Wii as part of the Play Control! series.

Punch-Out!! comes out on May 18 for the Wii - you may remember it from the NES in the 1990s. You might not. That's not really relevant.

The list as released is:

Wii -
2K Sports - Major League Baseball 2K9 - March 3
Don King Boxing - March 31 -
Activision - X-Men Origins: Wolverine - May
- Ice Age 3 - June 30
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - June
Aksys Games - Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus - May 12
Atari - Ready 2 Rumble Revolution - March 17
- Backyard Baseball 10 - March 31
Capcom Entertainment Inc. - MotoGP - Spring
Codemasters Inc - Overlord Dark Legend - Summer
Conspiracy Games - Real Heroes: Firefighter - April
Deep Silver, Inc. - Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity - April
- Fritz Chess - May
Disney Interactive Studios - Hannah Montana The Movie - April
Electronic Arts - Trivial Pursuit - March
- MySims Party - March
- EA SPORTS Active - May 19
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 - June
- BOOM BLOX Bash Party - Spring
- MySims Racing - Summer
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Summer
- G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra - Summer
- EA SPORTS Tennis (working title) - Summer
Hudson Entertainment - Help Wanted - Summer
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - DanceDanceRevolution Disney Grooves - April 2
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers - May 19
LucasArts - Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings - Late Spring
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc - Klonoa - Q2
Nintendo - New Play Control! Pikmin - March 9
- New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis - March 9
- Excitebots: Trick Racing - April 20

New Play Control! -
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - May 4
- Punch-Out!! - May 18
SEGA of America - Virtua Tennis 2009 - May
- The Conduit - June
- Let’s Tap - June
Southpeak Interactive - Roogoo Twisted Towers - April 7
- Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball - April 21
Zoo Games, Inc. - M&M’s Beach Party - March 10
- Puzzle Kingdoms - March 31
- Garfield Gets Real - April 7
- Pennzoil’s Build-N-Race: “Speed Demons” - April 14
- Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans - April 21
- Smiley World Island Challenge - April 28
- Garfield’s Pet Force - June 9

Nintendo DS[b] -
2K Sports - MLB 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars - March 3
- Don King Boxing - March 31
Activision - X-Men Origins: Wolverine - May
- Ice Age 3 - June 30
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - June
Activision/RedOctane - Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits - June
Aksys Games - Jake Hunter Detective Chronicles: Memories of the Past - May 26
Rockin’ Pretty - June 23 -
Aspyr Media, Inc. - Treasure World - June
Atari - Backyard Baseball ’10 - March 31
My Horse and Me Riding For Gold - March 31 -
Atlus U.S.A., Inc. - TrackMania DS - March 17
- Tokyo Beat Down - March 31
- The Dark Spire - April 14
- Dokapon Journey - April 14
- Steal Princess - April 21
- 101 in 1 Explosive Megamix - April 21
- Super Robot Taisen OG Saga:Endless Frontier - April 28
- Knights in the Nightmare - June 2
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor - June 23

Capcom - Mega Man Starforce 3 Black Ace - June
- Mega Man Starforce 3 Red Joker - June
Codemasters Inc - Overlord Minions - Summer
Deep Silver, Inc. - Pet Vet: Down Under - March
- Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity - April
- Elite Forces: Unit 77 - April
- DJ Star - May
- Fritz Chess - May
- The Humans - May
- Horoscope DS - May
Disney Interactive Studios - Hannah Montana The Movie - April
DreamCatcher - Dreamer: Shop Owner - April 21
- Dreamer: Babysitter - April 21
- Dreamer: Teacher - April 21
- Prank’d - May 19
Electronic Arts - Zubo - March 10
- Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure - March 17
- MySims Party - March
- SCRABBLE - March
- LITTLEST PET SHOP Spring - March
- MySims Racing - Summer
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Summer
Hudson Entertainment - Miami Law - Summer
KOEI - Monster Racers - June
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times - May 5
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Stardust Accelerators World Championship 2009 - May 19
LucasArts - Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings - Late Spring
Majesco Entertainment - Puffins: Island Adventure - April 14
- Powerbike - April 28
- Drama Queens - May
- Marker Man Adventures - May
- Hot ’n’ Cold - May
- Dawn of Heroes - June
MumboJumbo - Crazy Chicken Star Karts - March 31
- Crazy Chicken Atlantis Quest - April 28
- Crazy Chicken The Pharaoh’s Treasure - June 2
- 7 Wonders II - June 30
Nintendo - Rhythm Heaven - April 5
- Personal Trainer: Walking - May 25
- The Legendary Starfy - June 8
PopCap Games, Inc. - Peggle Dual Shot - March 3
Rockstar Games - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - March 17
Southpeak ...

Nintendo of America that it has "about" 120 games on the way for the Wii and DS. Although it doesn't name all of them, it outlines a few first-party titles:

Excitebots: Trick Racing is due on April 20; uses the Wii Wheel and contains, you guessed it "minigames". It comes from the same stable as Excitebike and Excite Truck.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat: moves away from its GameCube past to launch on May 4 on the Wii as part of the Play Control! series.

Punch-Out!! comes out on May 18 for the Wii - you may remember it from the NES in the 1990s. You might not. That's not really relevant.

The list as released is:

Wii -
2K Sports - Major League Baseball 2K9 - March 3
Don King Boxing - March 31 -
Activision - X-Men Origins: Wolverine - May
- Ice Age 3 - June 30
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - June
Aksys Games - Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus - May 12
Atari - Ready 2 Rumble Revolution - March 17
- Backyard Baseball 10 - March 31
Capcom Entertainment Inc. - MotoGP - Spring
Codemasters Inc - Overlord Dark Legend - Summer
Conspiracy Games - Real Heroes: Firefighter - April
Deep Silver, Inc. - Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity - April
- Fritz Chess - May
Disney Interactive Studios - Hannah Montana The Movie - April
Electronic Arts - Trivial Pursuit - March
- MySims Party - March
- EA SPORTS Active - May 19
- Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 - June
- BOOM BLOX Bash Party - Spring
- MySims Racing - Summer
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Summer
- G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra - Summer
- EA SPORTS Tennis (working title) - Summer
Hudson Entertainment - Help Wanted - Summer
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - DanceDanceRevolution Disney Grooves - April 2
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers - May 19
LucasArts - Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings - Late Spring
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc - Klonoa - Q2
Nintendo - New Play Control! Pikmin - March 9
- New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis - March 9
- Excitebots: Trick Racing - April 20

New Play Control! -
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - May 4
- Punch-Out!! - May 18
SEGA of America - Virtua Tennis 2009 - May
- The Conduit - June
- Let’s Tap - June
Southpeak Interactive - Roogoo Twisted Towers - April 7
- Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball - April 21
Zoo Games, Inc. - M&M’s Beach Party - March 10
- Puzzle Kingdoms - March 31
- Garfield Gets Real - April 7
- Pennzoil’s Build-N-Race: “Speed Demons” - April 14
- Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans - April 21
- Smiley World Island Challenge - April 28
- Garfield’s Pet Force - June 9

Nintendo DS[b] -
2K Sports - MLB 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars - March 3
- Don King Boxing - March 31
Activision - X-Men Origins: Wolverine - May
- Ice Age 3 - June 30
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - June
Activision/RedOctane - Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits - June
Aksys Games - Jake Hunter Detective Chronicles: Memories of the Past - May 26
Rockin’ Pretty - June 23 -
Aspyr Media, Inc. - Treasure World - June
Atari - Backyard Baseball ’10 - March 31
My Horse and Me Riding For Gold - March 31 -
Atlus U.S.A., Inc. - TrackMania DS - March 17
- Tokyo Beat Down - March 31
- The Dark Spire - April 14
- Dokapon Journey - April 14
- Steal Princess - April 21
- 101 in 1 Explosive Megamix - April 21
- Super Robot Taisen OG Saga:Endless Frontier - April 28
- Knights in the Nightmare - June 2
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor - June 23

Capcom - Mega Man Starforce 3 Black Ace - June
- Mega Man Starforce 3 Red Joker - June
Codemasters Inc - Overlord Minions - Summer
Deep Silver, Inc. - Pet Vet: Down Under - March
- Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity - April
- Elite Forces: Unit 77 - April
- DJ Star - May
- Fritz Chess - May
- The Humans - May
- Horoscope DS - May
Disney Interactive Studios - Hannah Montana The Movie - April
DreamCatcher - Dreamer: Shop Owner - April 21
- Dreamer: Babysitter - April 21
- Dreamer: Teacher - April 21
- Prank’d - May 19
Electronic Arts - Zubo - March 10
- Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure - March 17
- MySims Party - March
- SCRABBLE - March
- LITTLEST PET SHOP Spring - March
- MySims Racing - Summer
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Summer
Hudson Entertainment - Miami Law - Summer
KOEI - Monster Racers - June
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times - May 5
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Stardust Accelerators World Championship 2009 - May 19
LucasArts - Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings - Late Spring
Majesco Entertainment - Puffins: Island Adventure - April 14
- Powerbike - April 28
- Drama Queens - May
- Marker Man Adventures - May
- Hot ’n’ Cold - May
- Dawn of Heroes - June
MumboJumbo - Crazy Chicken Star Karts - March 31
- Crazy Chicken Atlantis Quest - April 28
- Crazy Chicken The Pharaoh’s Treasure - June 2
- 7 Wonders II - June 30
Nintendo - Rhythm Heaven - April 5
- Personal Trainer: Walking - May 25
- The Legendary Starfy - June 8
PopCap Games, Inc. - Peggle Dual Shot - March 3
Rockstar Games - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - March 17
Southpeak ...

FromSoftware’s Xbox 360 exclusive combat romp to get demo next month

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox 360 exclusive action title Ninja Blade will be released in the UK on April 3rd with an RRP of £44.99.

In addition, the game will see a playable demo released for download on Xbox Live on March 9th.


Ninja Blade is developed by FromSoftware, which is best known for mech series Armored Core and popular stealth ninja brand Tenchu. It was also behind the Xbox only Otogi series.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/33374/Ninj...etail-in-April ...

A host of North American games dated, including ExciteBots, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and Personal Trainer: Walking

Nintendo of America has dated a number of its upcoming big releases for the next quarter, and it’s Punch Out’s arrival on May 18th that leads the way.

The Punch Out brand is one of Nintendo’s most fondly remembered but least exploited, and seems ideally suited to the motion sending Wii console.

Also dated for the home machine is Excitebots: Trick Racing, the latest extension to the Excite franchise, which will be released on April 20th, and GameCube remake Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, which will join the New Control range on May 4th.


On the DS front, the firm has also dated Personal Trainer: Walker, which will be released on May 25th.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/33375/US-P...ng-on-May-18th ...

If dropping 80 bones on a Wii Super Famicom Classic controller sounds a wee bit insane, how's about a Jackson for a Famicom Wii controller? Datel's Old Skool Retro Controller (seriously, how great is that name?) works with any game that supports the Wii Classic Controller, and the unique "rapid fire" mode should really keep things interesting when firing up the Virtual Console. Can't really go wrong at $19.99, right? Right.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/d...ii-controller/ ...