An acquired taste
Way back when Nintendo was putting the finishing touches to Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on GameCube, there were plans for a limited edition controller to accompany the little box's swansong. While the pad never hit the shelves, photos of its prototype design and packaging have hit the net for your eyes to behold.
"In a world..."
Fluffy launch title – there is no other way to describe it – Kinectimals isn't just a pet simulator, it's an adventure set on a secret island. To set the scene a little better, Microsoft and Frontier Developments have put together a so-called "fictional trailer" to explain your place in all this.
Ahoy, a-har, etc.
It's not even out yet and already the 3DS is set to receive two games in the LEGO series: LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars arrives on day one, and a little further down the line gamers can expect to cross swords with Jack Sparrow and crew in LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean.
If you've been dabbling in the Killzone 3 multiplayer beta you might be ready for a new challenge, in which case we have good news: the single-player demo is available for North American PlayStation Network members right now.
RT @kinectaku: News: Kinect and Windows Phone to Offer Media and Multiplayer: Says industry expert http://bit.ly/fZHAUW #kinect #xbox
From Double Fine
The mystery Sesame Street game for Kinect has been revealed as Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, currently in development at Costume Quest developer Double Fine.
Tesco "have contacted 3DS customers to apologise and offer refund", apparently. So that's what the invoice in my inbox is for.
You probably already know if you won
Last week's Jam City Rollergirls contest went down a storm, with retweets pinging around the Internet like a jammer hurled through a crowd of blockers. From such a vast array of entrants we reached out and grabbed two, offering them a free copy of Jam City Rollergirls, and those winners are:
This gets weirder. Tesco emailed me an invoice stating: "Total we'll take from your payment card: £162.60" Did I win the game? #Tesco3DS
"When a mistake like this happens, the trader is not obliged to sell you the goods at the lower price." (via http://is.gd/QAC10m) #tesco3DS
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