Play ball online

Four Mario-themed sports are heading to North America on February 7th, as Nintendo announces the release for Mario Sports Mix.

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14-year old takes the title

Konami's search for the UK's best young lyricist just came to an end with the crowning of 14-year old Leah Newcombe for her rap about the perils of fitting in at school.

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Well worth a shot

Online shooter MAG is already available cheaply in the Greatest Hits range, but if you're still not convinced it's worth the money then perhaps a PlayStation Plus-exclusive free game trial will help twist your arm.

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Western debut for classic RPG

Following on from the success of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, Nintendo has confirmed it'll bring predecessor Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation to North America on February 14th 2011.

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More DLC confirmed

Want to bust some moves to a trio of new Dance Central tracks? Fire up Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow and the new content will be sat there waiting for you in the form of new songs from Blur, Rihanna and Janet Jackson.

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Not a turkey in sight

It's the season of giving, and Sony Europe's present to you is money off a pair of Move-compatible titles in the European PlayStation Network store until January 5th.

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Phantasy Star Portable 2 and Valkyria Chronicles 2 both down in the PSN Store. A Christmas present from @SEGA? You shouldn't have. Love you.

Mario gets the party started!

It's the week before Christmas and plenty is stirring in the Wii Shop Channel, with everything from Virtual Console party games to WiiWare games about killer robots with afros. DSiWare doesn't do without though, with more Christmas carols, dragon's lairs and more.

Virtual Console

Mario Party 2 (Nintendo 64, 1000pts) – A classic multiplayer outing from the plumber's 64-bit days, Mario Party 2 offers a familiar combination of themed boards, chaotic minigames and last-gasp turnarounds where unlucky players rack up plenty of stars to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. We'll have a full review available later this week.

WiiWare

Frobot (Fugazo, 1000pts) – The coolest killer robot in the galaxy arrives on WiiWare after a long wait indeed. A mixture of top-down shooter and puzzle result in a unique combination that's got buckets of style. We've spent a long time in Frobot's company so our review will be ready to hit the dance floor later today.

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In completely unrelated news, I bought tickets to Amsterdam today. Decided on January 19th, seemed like a good day. No real reason.

Not another dim and grim outing

Dungeons are supposed to be grisly, foreboding places, lit only with torches and the sparks that fly from clashing swords. Not in the world of Dungeon Defenders though, which teams tower defence mechanics with elements of online RPGs, all wrapped up in a cartoon-inspired graphical style.

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