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January 18^th, 2010

First Impressions: Art of Balance

10:20 at nintendolife.com

We get to grips with this blocky beauty

Puzzle games are ten-a-penny on WiiWare, varying from the boring to the brilliant. Attempting to nestle nicely into this overcrowded genre comes Art of Balance, a physics-based block-stacker from the developers of DS shooter Nanostray. Having had chance to sit down with Art of Balance for a few hours it’s clear this is a classy puzzle game that should make you sit up and take notice.

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Ubisoft Slices Sales Predictions for Red Steel 2 in Two

10:10 at nintendolife.com

500,000 still a big figure, though

We've been keeping a close eye on Ubisoft's upcoming East-meets-West shooter Red Steel 2 - seriously, we have some of the world's best content on it, y'know - which is now due for launch in March of this year. Perhaps taking on board the recent discussion of mature games on Wii, the company has decided to lower its sales estimate from one million to 500,000 units sold.

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08:45 at twitter.com

Are Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent good friends? No - they're always rowing!

02:44 at twitter.com

Up and answering emails at 2:44am. Now that's dedication (also see: stupidity.)

January 14^th, 2010

DSi XL to Hit Europe on March 5th

08:15 at nintendolife.com

We've already told you what we reckon about the new DSi XL and its mammoth screens, but if you live in Europe then you'll get a chance to try it yourself when the console launches on March 5th, 2010.

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January 13^th, 2010

Review: Avatar: The Game

13:04 at nintendolife.com

The sum of its parts

There's no doubt that James Cameron's Avatar in all its 3D blue-and-green beauty is a worldwide phenomenon, grossing millions upon millions of dollars and becoming a word of mouth sensation. With such a wave of success comes James Cameron's Avatar: The Game from Ubisoft, with its oft-heard promises of being an interactive experience to complement the movie, expanding the story and so on. Fittingly, it matches the movie in one key area: by pleasing despite its obvious formula.

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January 12^th, 2010

22:36 at twitter.com

The videos on the MH3 site made me more than a little excited. Looks to have plenty of "WTF is THAT?!" moments. Bring on April! NOW!

10:16 at twitter.com

Even better - S Club did a song called "Gangsta Love". Is there a more incongruous track/artist mix?

10:13 at twitter.com

Loving the staccato woodwind in S Club 7's "Never Had a Dream Come True". Less so the synthy bass and faux American accents. Good song, mind

08:54 at twitter.com

Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut's a healthy breakfast, right?

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