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With the 'net alive with speculation that Nintendo may launch its Wii this October rather than the originally anticipated November, giving the company a significant headstart on the PS3, more news has hit giving further credence to the whispers.

Website Kotaku has word from a 'Deep Throat', suggesting that a large development team currently working on an undisclosed Wii title has felt the crack of Nintendo's whip recently. Apparently, the source states that "Alpha, Beta and Final times for the game just got vastly reduced and the common belief among the team is that the Wii will in fact be hitting this October."

It's an interesting nugget of information, although its authenticity is obviously questionable, given its vague nature. However, if true, it would certainly tie-in with earlier analyst reports also suggesting that a Wii launch in October is quite probable.

With Nintendo still sticking to its guns, promising that all will be revealed this September, it's not inconcievable that Wii could be out the door the following month. Of course, there's only one way to find out for sure - and that's to hang around waiting for Nintendo to finally flap open its gob. ...

As part of its most recent retail product fair over in Japan, Nintendo has announced a bunch of new DS-related bits and pieces - the most interesting of which is a mic/headphone set for the handheld, scheduled for release on September 14 for around 1,200 Yen (or 5.67 GBP if you prefer).

It seems the device is designed for games supporting VoIP, such as Metroid Prime: Hunters and the forthcoming Pokemon DS titles Diamond and Pearl. If you'll excuse us as we zip off on a speclative tangent for a moment, we'd also wager this means we can expect a similar Xbox Live chat-style service for Wii when it hits later this year too, which has got us jiggly with all sorts of low-level thrills.

Also announced at the retail event were the arrival of the DS Lite Jet Black for Japan (which, of course, we've already got in Europe - thanks Nintendo!), set to arrive on September 2. The DS Lite Jet Black will also be bundled with Winning Eleven DS on September 21.

Speaking of bundles, there's a rather swish and sexy white limited edition Final Fantasy III DS bundle, including the game and pimped-up handheld, which will hit stores on August 24.

No word whether we'll get the Final Fantasy III DS (probably not, we'd guess) or mic/headphone set (more likely) over here yet, but we'll let you know just as soon as we hear anything. Of course, import fans should keep their eyes glued to our friends over at Lik-sang.com, if any of that little lot has got your fingers itching.

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We've only heard brief details on the Nintendo Wii version of Call of Duty 3 from Activision to date, but the publisher is at least giving us an idea of how it's shaping up visually as first screenshots from CoD 3 Wii drop into our laps. In the screenshots, you can also see how VERY COOL you'll look when using the Wii controller to manoeuvre tanks and aim down the iron sights of the M1 Garand rifle!

Activision recently informed us that plenty of details on CoD 3 on Wii should be unleashed in around a month's time. It doesn't match PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game graphically, but naturally with the console's motion-sensing tech being employed Call of Duty 3 on Wii should be a little more unique. Enjoy the screenshots and then check out our in-depth preview from yesterday for further game details - yep, it's a preview of CoD 3 on Xbox 360, but it'll still give you a good idea of what to expect from game content.

Just in case you were unaware, the WWII FPS sequel focuses on the conflict's brutal Normandy Breakout campaign, which saw Allied forces battling across northern France in an effort to liberate Paris from the clutches of the German army. That man in the hat wouldn't last a second.

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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates will deliver one of three keynote addresses to the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next January.

The keynote, taking place on January 7th, will be Gates' ninth and possibly one of his most important, as Microsoft faces significant challenges on several fronts.

Microsoft's console business will face renewed challenge following the respective November and Q4 launches of rival PlayStation 3 and Wii formats, and the company will be looking to energise its software base with the 2007 launch of the Windows Vista operating system.

Widespread reports, anchored in the Seattle technology press, also suggest Microsoft will be launching a significant offensive in digital-media, with the release of the "Argo" media device and associated software and services anticipated before the end of the year.

Previous Gates keynotes at CES have included significant games division announcements and with PlayStation 3 and Wii certain to be on the market by next January, 2007's will likely be no exception.

During his keynote in January of this year, Gates solidified Microsoft's backing of the next-generation HD-DVD format with the announcement of an external Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive - due out before the end of 2006.

He even snuck in a couple of software announcements, revealing that Texas Hold 'Em poker and Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting would be making an appearance on Xbox Live Arcade during 2006. (The latter has now been confirmed for release on August 2nd.)

And interest in Gates' keynote is only likely to have been intensified by the recent announcement that he plans to draw back from the day to day running of Microsoft in July 2008 to work full-time for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Gates' January 2007 address will be one of three CES keynotes - with Motorola chairman and CEO Ed Zander, and Roger Iger, president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, also set to deliver speeches.

The 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show takes place between January 8th and 11th. ...

Microsoft plans to release a new Xbox Live Arcade title every week until August 9th.

Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting, one of the most highly anticipated titles on the Live Arcade schedule, has been given a concrete release date of August 2nd.

Meanwhile, arcade legends Pac-Man and Galaga join the line up, with Konami's Frogger, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary year, available from today.

Joining those titles will be newcomer Cloning Clyde, which has attracted press attention with its simple concept and interesting gameplay ideas.

Each of the unreleased titles will go live at 8AM GMT on one of the next four Wednesdays, and the first, Frogger, costs 400 Microsoft points (GBP 3.40). Xbox Live Arcade titles usually cost between 400 and 800 points, which users buy in bulk via micropayment.

July 12 - Frogger (Konami)
July 19 - Cloning Clyde (NinjaBee)
July 26 - Galaga (Namco)
August 2 - Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting (Capcom)
August 9 - Pac-Man (Namco)
The news that Microsoft plans to release five Live Arcade titles in the space of five weeks will be warmly received by fans of the service - although some will also question the whereabouts of the highly anticipated Lumines Live from former SEGA developer Tetsuya Mizuguchi's Q Entertainment studio.

Although the service boasts a broad range of titles, it has been over two months since the release of the last game - a version of popular card game UNO - and there have only been seven other new releases since the turn of the year.

One of the reasons it's taken so long to bring such small games to Live Arcade at a regular rate, Microsoft said recently, is that publishers weren't originally convinced of Live Arcade's merits.

However, with the platform holder now claiming that it has registered five million downloads (though the figures may be inflated by the inclusion of trial versions), and a groundswell of popular opinion on its side, the number of sceptics is starting to dwindle.

This week's announcement is also the first sign of the titles promised by Microsoft during its E3 showcase, when it revealed that publishers including Namco, Konami and Sega - working on a version of Sonic the Hedgehog - had pledged elements of their back catalogue to the burgeoning digital distribution service.

Prior to that, Xbox Live Arcade titles had generally been culled from the catalogues of independently made web and mobile titles from the likes of Carbonated Games and PomPom - with Midway (Robotron, Smash TV) and second-party developer Bizarre Creations (Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved) the only major labels to get involved prior to that. ...

Nintendo UK has denied a report in British tabloid the Daily Star that Nintendo Wii will launch "at the end of November, priced around £170".

"It's pure speculation on the part of the newspaper - we have made no announcements regarding Wii price or software," a spokesperson told our sister site Eurogamer this morning.

The Daily Star report was based on a recent press event for Nintendo Wii hosted in London, where Nintendo showed off a number of the games featured at E3 to lifestyle and newspaper press.

Speculation as to when the Nintendo Wii will launch has been particularly rife recently, although the company has steadfastly stuck to its "Q4" estimate. ...

Ebgames.com has listed the up-and-coming Resident Evil game specifically designed for the Wii. The significant thing about the page they set up is the release date March 30th 2007. Is this an official release date by Capcom? Time will tell when Nintendo's official magazine spills the details on August 6th.

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gizmo356 from our forums has released his first LUA game demo. Here's what he had to say about his first forray into coding...


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