Those of you who've dabbled with DSiWare shoot 'em ups may have had a blast to Cosmos X2's soundtrack, and now it's available for you to carry around with you wherever you go.
So expect huge games
The new-style cartridges used by 3DS may look similar to those you currently slot into your DS, but they're actually bigger, on the inside at least.
Xbox, inform!
If your Kinect, like a naughty puppy, is failing to obey your simple commands then perhaps this helpful list of voice activation phrases for Kinect will help out.
Plus more sharpshooter info
Will they, won't they? The ongoing saga of whether DualShock 3 and Move users will be able to pit their skills against each other on the battlefields of Killzone 3 has taken many a twist and turn, but now the word has come from the official US PlayStation blog that yes, the two controllers will go head-to-head online in February.
Here comes the science
Last month, Blitz Games CEO Philip Oliver spoke of USB imposing limitations on Kinect, with the bandwidth of the USB 2.0 connection restricting the amount of information the sensor can send in any one go. Now Eurogamer claims a source at Microsoft has confirmed the company is working on technology to allow better compression of the data, theoretically allowing more information to reach the Xbox.
Discover your Magic Destiny on December 31st
My Starry Night has already educated WiiWare owners about the wonders of astronomy, but Shanblue's upcoming Magic Destiny wants to teach you about the very different celestial practice of astrology.
Get in the festive spirit
Europe is set to receive Mario Party 2 on Christmas Eve but North American Wii owners can sneak in there just a little quicker, as the game is released in the Wii Shop Channel on Monday December 20th.
Namco Bandai's bringing the familiar face of Dr Ryuta Kawashima to Kinect in February with Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Exercises (known as Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Connection in North America), so there's a few months to get your head around the new minigames the publisher claims will help maximise your mental acuity.
Going underground
Top-down action RPGs may be long past their 90s heyday when Diablo and its ilk ruled the roost, but Gameloft is handing the genre a revival potion in the form of Dungeon Hunter: Alliance, heading to PlayStation Network in 2011.
Possibly also signed, sealed, delivered
Those of you waiting for echochrome ii can mark your calendars for next Tuesday, with the game set to cost $14.99 when it reaches the PlayStation Store.
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